SONICAKE Pocket Master Guitar Bass Amp Modeling IR Cabinets

Love this wee device, sound is really good, with firmware update it does midi via the usb, battery life is great, small sound is good , NAM support and works with the free NAMs, presets are really good, and they are easily modified, works will with headphones too, so you could basically have this mounted on your belt with belt clip, a wee short cable to the guitar, and a pair of headphones. Does not come with a usb c cable, don't know why, but you need one for power or charging, or using as an audio interface. Can connect via Bluetooth to your phone, phone app is good, and you will need to use Bluetooth if wou want to use the full set of drums rather than just the metronomes. Also allows you to play along with music from phone and properly mixes it. The website has all the firmware updates, software, and drivers for Mac and windows, and the unit also can be used for recording to the pc in DAW or whatever you want. Not really played with the looper that much, but it works, it's only 10 seconds but it you can overdub and pause and restart easily enough. Phone app makes life so much easier when using this. Hold all three buttons to put into firmware update mode of for copying NAM files, can hold 5 NAMs at a time. Loads of good videos on YouTube for demos, and reviews, the best 40 quid I've spent on my guitar for a while, might buy some more for gifts for other people. Buttons are nice and solid so you could use your feet, and belt clip is detachable so you don't scratch wooden flooring. Strong, well made, long battery life, great device.

Over the years I've had many boxes like this all the way back to the original Korg Panadora and onwards through the various Pandora versions they made. They were all great in their own way. This doesn't move the concept on massively except in a few areas - smaller size and the inclusion of bluetooth and a built in battery. All my old headphone practice amps needed an audio cable from whatever backing source you might be playing with, but with this unit streaming wirelessly from my phone is now open to me. A huge plus. You'll still need to plug your guitar in, obviously, but that's it. The unit comes with a robust grip clip so you can attach the unit to your guitar strap. Plug in and you're good to go. The small size means menu diving is the order of the day to change parameters on the patches (of which there are plenty built in) but that's part of the fun to set up your sounds. For the price this is ridiculous value. There's built in drum tracks to play and a metronome, all the things you'd expect. These are decent quality and more than adequate for a little practice device like this. Any shortcomings (say slightly fiddly menus, small screen etc) seem pointless to mention as what else do I expect of a device this small? The performance per £ is off the chart really. I have some nice amps at home but unless I actually wanted to be heard this is what I would reach for every single time.

We have become used to getting amazing audio gear for practically nothing these days and it is sometimes a good thing to step back and take stock. This is not perfect but it is incredible that it is available to all for pocket money. You have to set up presets and so it takes a bit of work to make it work for you, but the sound quality is impeccable (I was a studio engineer back in the 1980s with a few number ones under my belt and I know whereof I speak) and the variety and controllability of the effects, in stereo, particularly if you add midi control, is remarkable. Whether in the end you decide it's for you, only you can tell, but let's not be disappointed it doesn't make the tea as well. If you're a guitarist and you can't sound good with this then go home and practise some more.

The great - it's so small you can put it in your trouser pocket. The good - it's rechargeable, take it anywhere and if it needs a recharge in use it's USB C. The OK - the presets are all over-the-top, but can be toned down easily on the phone app. The not so OK - it's not a foot pedal, unless you have tiny feet. It's a finger pedal. The bad - turn on Drums without the app and you just get a metronome. To get drums, you have to go back into the app and reconnect Bluetooth again to get real drums, which is really frustrating. The really bad - using a looper with your your finger (the same finger that needs to be either holding the plectrum or on the fretboard). But for £50 it's incredible and has taught me so much about various FX without having to buy individual pedals. I now have 10 personal presets which cover everything I need.

The unit seems very sturdy, the screen is clear and concise, versatility is stratospheric with separate usb c ports for charging and data, bluetooth connectivity for audio pass thru and patch editing - all this works flawlessly with the free Soniclink app on my phone. For practice at home, backstage noodling, onstage pre soundcheck noodling with headphones or IEMs on this is completely game changing, no more annoying band members with noisy playing, the fx, amp sims sound great to my ears. For small gigs and quick rehearsals I can just bring the pocket master along, with the easy editing and patch functionality I can rustle up sounds in no time, in rehearsals if we need to listen to phone based audio, just link up to bluetooth and problem solved. I can't believe I waited so long to get this, high quality at such a low price it's such a no-brainer!

Great LITTLE multi effects system, funcions well through headphones, amp or computer. each preset contains effects, amp models and is customisable. contains presets for guitar and bass, rechargable battery is good for 4 to 6 hours constant use. Takes minutes to begin using but is customisable enough to take days to fully explore. small enough to fit in your pocket, one of the best multi effects boxes ive used, great value for money. Okay so nothing is perfect, the tabs take getting used to and the drum machine only works as a metronome unles connected to a computer and the screen icons need good sight or glasses,also the bluetooth is incoming only.

This should be in every guitarist’s kit bag. An absolutely incredible sounding little box that you can hook up to an amp or use as a pocket recording / playing device. It goes straight to headphones, or an amp input, has loads of fantastic sounding amps and effects, plus IR’s, and probably best of all, it integrates directly as an audio input for GarageBand on an iPhone via just a simple USB-C. Result? Instantly ready to record high quality sounds in seconds. It’s just absolutely brilliant and incredibly easy to use straight out of the box. It does have a ton of options, but you don’t need to use any of them. It’s sturdy enough for home use, comes in loads of different styles, and fits perfectly into any space. I bought the pink one because it was cheaper, but also bought one for a friend. Looks ace. A wonderful bit of kit for capturing all those ideas that you usually do via the camera on your phone.

If I'm honest, it was what I expected for the price. Its just OK. It does have an app that runs on my ipad, so that makes setting it up a whole lot easier. For its size etc. it does a reasonable job. You do have to spend a lot of time fiddling and learning how it works. The default presets are not great, most have far to much reverb or delay, but I managed to get it to sound presentable, although I don't actually use it now. It not suitable as a professional item, but fine for budding home guitarist.

This is a fabulous multi-effect unit for the price. Fitting in your hand it is the perfect tool for practicing. The range of presets is ample and nearly all of them are very useful . A wide variety of genres is catered for and a few of them are better than the presets on other, far more expensive, multi-effects pedals I own. You can also edit the presets and save your edits. Or make your own from scratch by adjusting a clean tone to your taste. It also has facilities that I am told are the latest in amp simulations. But that's beyond me as I am in the "Old Dog vs New Tricks" era of my life 😁 The only thing missing, for me, is an AUX input that would have allowed me to feed my backing tracks directly into the device without needing a PC. But if you connect it to a computer you can use that as your AUX input. That's what I do when I improvise to backing tracks on YouTube.

% stelle perchè il prodotto fa quello che dice, Ti diverti, ci studi, in cuffia o in cassa, Effetti che vanno regolati perchè di default per i miei gusti c'è sempre troppo Dilay anche dove no serve, Ma tra software che lo gestisce, sia con cellulare che con Ma o Win e possibilità di aggiungere profili Namm, per una scatoletta così piccola e leggera che costa meno di un pedale serie, non si può chiedere di più. Certo non lo consiglio per suonare dal vivo, anche se sarebbe possibile, qui dipende da cosa si vuole come suono finale, io non amo i suoni digitali. Ma chi li usa lo troverà comodo, ti porti chitarra e scatoletta e vai nell'impianto. Ne ho comprato anche un'altro per mio nipote, quindi è uno strumento ottimo, soprattuto per chi studia o per chi come me prova senza dover attaccare ampli valvole in casa o non vuole disturbare usando le cuffie e potendolo fare agevolmente in qualsiasi luogo. Potreste divertirvi con gli amici collegandola alla vostra casa bluetooth in giro per la città. Insomma strumento davvero azzeccato.

Wrong version sent. Ordered the transparent white, received the purple one. As it's for a special occasion, I don't have time to return it. Good product it seems, but I can only hope my kid won't be disappointed.

I don't write a lot of reviews but this unit is a fantastic deal. The quality of the available sounds are unbelievable, at this price point. It's a very compact unit that I highly recommend. It sounds great, it's inexpensive and it runs off a built-in battery! I bought it for travel but I'm actually going to be using it at home a lot and it might end up replacing another unit I have, entirely. The ability to load NAM profiles, at this price point, is a welcome surprise. My main interest with this unit was the ability to load NAM profiles. If that is your main interest, here are the steps I took, with my Apple devices. While these are the steps I took, I still recommend reading the manual, first. These steps should be similar for Windows and Android but your mileage may vary. 1. went to Sonicakes' website and downloaded and installed the pocketMaster software on my Mac computer (NAM profiles were added in a firmware update). I also download the firmware update and the manual. 2. powered up the PocketMaster and hooked it up, by USB, to my Mac. 3. used the software to update the firmware. 4. downloaded the Soniclink app on my iPhone. 5. enabled bluetooth on the PocketMaster and launched the App, pairing my iPhone with the unit. 6. went to the Tone Hunt website and looked for NAM profiles to download to my phone. 7. went to the amp button, in the app. 8. under mode, I clicked on the Clone tab. 9. selected "import clone" and navigated to the unzipped folder and choose the NAM profile to import. 10. selected one of the 5 available slots that said 'empty,' in the app, and pressed "import." 11. tried several NAM profiles in the patch patch I was in to see how they sounded. Final thoughts: I'm blown away by the ease of use, functionality and tones, at this price point. I wasn't keen on some of the presets but every unit I've ever tried was like that. It's a a simple thing to tweak, until they sound good. Frankly, my main purpose was to use NAM profiles with effects and I'm very pleased with how that sounds. The effects are excellent. I wish looper was longer than 10 seconds but the drum patterns and ability to jam along to Youtube Videos on my phone, is all I needed. The PocketMaster is selling out for reason.

We truly are lucky to live in these times where gear this cheap can sound so massive. I bought it as I have come to admit that I have an unhealthy obsession with miniature music gear (tiny synths, guitar pedals, etc) that does big things and this did not disappoint! Very nicely built too (it's plastic and isn't a pedal so be careful), and the smaller NN version of the NAM profiles it can load still sound great! Is it going to replace my Tonex pedal or my EVH amp? Unlikely for serious gig or recording, but I would absolutely rock it for a rehearsal that doesn't require me stomping on it.