Item Reviews for: ZT Amplifiers Lunchbox Guitar Combo Amplifier  -  ZTA LBA LIST

Sounds Good but did not last
By: James Bailey from Lake Charles, La      Submitted: 9/14/2012

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The amp performed well for 1 1/2 years of minimum use. I have Peavy Amps that are 20 years old and still work. Reliability How has it stood up over time? No, only for 1 1/2 years. Overall Your general opinion of this product. I really liked this amp and thought it was a great product. It was light weight and had a good sound. However, it only lasted for 1 1/2 years before it quit on me during a performance. I did not use the amp that much and it was never abused. Usually the volume level was around 6 or 7 at the most.
Like a PigNose on steroids
By: Mark Nutini from San Bruno, CA, USA      Submitted: 11/1/2011

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The construction is solid. I'm sure it could withstand a few tumbles off of a stand. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Only time will tell. So far, so good. Overall Your general opinion of this product. I wanted an amp that could go from bedroom to stage and not break the bank. The lunchbox sits on my nightstand ready to go. I prefer a bluesy/jazz tone and I can usually go from clean to crunch just by changing the gain. The headphone jack allows me to play quietly or use it as a feed to my computer if I want to dump an idea to disk. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Action How was the action out of the box?
The Amp Superman would use if he played guitar!!!
By: guitfiddleblue from NC      Submitted: 9/10/2011

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The Lunchbox is built very well. Would I drop it from my stairs to see if it would work afterwards??? Hmmm... no, but I wouldn't do that with any amp, no matter how sturdy it is. However, this seems very well made and is a tough little biscuit. Reliability How has it stood up over time? It seems very reliable. I haven't owned it long enough to really give a strong opinion on its reliability, however, I think it probably will hold its own over time due to the fact that it's built like a tiny tank. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Wow! Overall this amp totally kicks @$$... It is literally the size of a lunchbox and pumps out enough clean tone to give you more overhead than any amp in its size AND it holds its own in a band situation. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? N/A Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Good in the mids and highs (lacking in the lows). Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Paint job is awesome. Action How was the action out of the box? N/A
A lot of lunch packed into a small box!
By: Allan Ploth from Atlanta, GA, USA      Submitted: 1/6/2011

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Seems solidly built. Reliability How has it stood up over time? nc Overall Your general opinion of this product. Great value, great price, surprisingly nice tone. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The "ambience" knob is useless; leave it off. The tone knob doesn't seem to be anything more that a high-frequency roll-off, but I could be wrong. The Gain and Volume knobs work really well in combination with the volume and tone knobs on my guitar, in terms of getting a wide variety of tones and degrees of saturation (yes, distortion is, to a limited extent, a GOOD thing in amps used for jazz guitar). Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Solid, good-looking amp. The free carrying bag is great. Action How was the action out of the box? nc
Incredible for the size
By: Scotty from Rutherford, NJ      Submitted: 12/20/2010

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Indeed. Overall Your general opinion of this product. Great amp that takes up almost no room in the house Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Easy to use. Pretty standard controls that are easy to customize Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Mostly bright is the sound you get from just the amp. Again, if you want deeper, just get the cabinet too so you don't have to push it hard. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? good presentation Action How was the action out of the box? Easy and smooth
my take on the lunch box
By: from       Submitted: 9/29/2010

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Quality seemed good Reliability How has it stood up over time? returned item so could not say Overall Your general opinion of this product. fine for a practice amp or backup not enough presence to gig on stage with unless it is very small venue nice options for a small unit Ambience barely changes the sound Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Felt solid smooth controls Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? needs pedals and speaker cabinet really shine Finish How did the stain or paint job look? finish was good Action How was the action out of the box? action was fine out of the box
Big Surprise - Small Package!
By: Bob Foster from Austin, Texas      Submitted: 8/6/2010

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Amazing for the $$. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Like a Brick. Overall Your general opinion of this product. For the $$$, it's a steal. You can go to Goodwill and buy a small PC Case - and your LB Amp, cables, etc. are in one small kit. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Light, solid, well made. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Ambiance changes sound from closed cab to open. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Metal be good. Action How was the action out of the box? N/A
Loud but not that loud
By: Kevin volkan from Camarillo ca 93012      Submitted: 5/28/2010

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Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Seems ok so far Reliability How has it stood up over time? Looks well built so we will see. Got the extension cabinet and it is not as well made Overall Your general opinion of this product. Interesting little amp. Don't be fooled however, it is not all that loud by itself. Maybe a 10th as loud as my crate v30 class a tube amp (which is really really loud). Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Controls are simple but work fine. I turn everything to 11 and control from the guitar. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Has a nice punchy gritty sound - much better than I expected Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Very nice looking Action How was the action out of the box? This is an amp not a guitar but it sounded fine out of the box
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