Clearance Fishman SA220 Solo Performance System & Acoustic Guitar Combo Amp Black

As some others have mentioned on here I have to question the quality of the electronics used. I have had this amp almost 3 years as a backup and it was used infrequently. Early on I had issues with crackling sounds on both channels. And then it just completely stopped working. I can't imagine if I actually had used this thing on a regular basis. Thankfully I had purchased the pro coverage but they have been sitting on it claiming the parts they need are on backorder and there is no ETA on when the parts will come in. What's the point of purchasing Guitar Center's pro coverage if they will just take your gear and tell you oh well it will get fixed whenever it gets fixed? Waste of money.

I bought a Fishman SoloAmp 220 new in 2011 - it was used 2~3 times a week for 6 years. I bought a second SoloAmp 220 in 2012 as a backup - this one was never used, other than the first initial checking to make sure it functioned when received. The first unit's electronics went out on channel 1 and 2 recently. Fishman advised me to disassemble the amp and can air out the electronics from dust. This seemed to work, but immediately afterwards, the channels went out again. Strangely - the 2nd SoloAmp that I never used in 5 years had the exact electronic outage when I turned it on to use it! So I now use both SoloAmps with a mixer connected to the Auxiliary channel on the rear of the amps. Poor electronics that even Fishman can't seem to figure out.

Avoid getting this solo Pa system! You will waste your money. I am a musician that plays about 4 - 6 shows a week. Each show being about 2 - 4hour sets. I make my living being a musician and I depend on my equipment to work. The system has been such a headache. After about six months of using this system it started to crack on both channel 1 & 2. Then the PA would randomly completely shut off. In the middle of a song of course. Very embarrassing and unprofessional. I called Fishman and after months of following their directions and having them have me take it apart and send parts back to them they finally told me the problem was "intermittent" and they sent me a new front panel to replace the channels. It worked okay for about an hour and started cracking again and shutting off again. I am very disheartened to the fact that I wasted all that money on a system that stressed me out as much as it did and only worked for about 6 months. I wasted valuable time and money on this system. It is not reliable at all.

I use the SA 220 for my solo acoustic performances. It's easy to set up and easy to move around. It is clear sounding and powerful enough to accommodate most size rooms a solo act would play.

I bought this Solo amp last Christmas and I absolutely love it! I also purchased an Alto six channel mixer and I plug it into one of the channels of the Fishman. I run four wireless mics, a keyboard, and my Taylor Acoustic Guitar through the mixer and the sound is incredible. The sound is clean and loud, and the set up is quick and easy, and it's light and easy on the back! I really like having it set up behind me, I can hear the vocals better than any monitor that I've ever used before. I'm honestly amazed at how well it does all this, with such good highs and lows. We play mostly smaller churches and so far it's been plenty of sound for every setting we've used it for. It's not quite big enough to do much outside, but I do use it as a monitor with my bigger Yamaha system. I would strongly recommend it to use in smaller venues!

bought two SA220's for my acoustic show which includes two guitars bass and percussion. One stopped working after the warranty was up. I contacted Fishman for the repairs they sent me an RA to send it back. I was prepared to pay for the repair knowing it was out of warranty. To my surprise I sent it to them and within a week They sent me back a new in the box unit. The only thing I paid for is the shipping to the factory. This is a great sounding small PA and the icing on the cake for me is the great customer service at Fishman. I am hooked no pun intended. A helpful hint if you are looking to add more bottom end as we do we hookup our QSC K-12 powered speakers to the monitor out and hook up a mixer to the monitor in the results are we can set up the full band with the PA behind us with a lot of punch and control over the volume and tone. We have been using Boss GT-100's for electric guitar sounds the bass direct, and mics on the kick drum and overheads. The sound is fantastic. Try experimenting with these versatile Fishtics. It is everthing that Bose wants to be only with a warmer sound and more power.