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    Has anyone tried the Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp with a mandolin? It says it is for guitars so I am not sure if it would work with a mandolin. I just bought an Eastman MD614 Oval hole and to my surprise, they did not talk about it in their advertisement, it had an output jack. I want to play on the street and wondered if anyone has had experience with the Fender amp. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp

    Interesting.. you get the Schertler Dyn pickup in your eastman mandolin?
    it would use the microphone input..

    the 1/4" is expecting an electric guitar plugged into it.

    6 C cell batteries would have more amp/hours than the 6 AA , in the Roland Mobile AC I did buy..


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    Default Re: Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp

    Since you have a K&K pickup in the Eastman (I checked the website), it should work with the regular instrument jack.

    Have not tried the Fender, but no reason it shouldn't be okay. A bit underpowered at 7 watts, IMO. But it may be enough for busking. Certainly small enough.

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    Default Re: Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp

    I tried one of these out to amplify my mandolin in a practice session/band and it wasn't really loud enough -even though I was the only one amplified. Otherwise I liked it.
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    We use one of the larger versions for outdoor worship services and it does well, but it’s a completely different animal. Haven’t played through a mini yet.
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    Thank you for your responses. Actually it may be good that it is not a loud and one might think it should be. Where I intend to play is a place called Old Town. There are often other buskers performing and indeed the city law makes us stay 50 feet away from each other. Thanks to Eric for the info on the K&K pickup. Good to know. Think I will buy it.

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    Default Re: Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp

    I expect its heavier and bulkier than my Roland Mobile AC.. *
    I can carry my whole kit in a canvas shopping bag..

    *They offer more battery powered street amps , also..
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    Quote Originally Posted by calvindebeverly View Post
    Has anyone tried the Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp with a mandolin? It says it is for guitars so I am not sure if it would work with a mandolin. I just bought an Eastman MD614 Oval hole and to my surprise, they did not talk about it in their advertisement, it had an output jack....
    First, every amp under the sun (other than a keyboard amp) is designed primarily for guitar. The first question to ask is whether it is designed for acoustic or electric. This one seems at first glance to be electric-oriented, but there is a reasonably favourable review of it in Acoustic Guitar mag, (live on Youtube) so that is OK.

    The second thing I wonder though is what kind of jack you are referring to on the 614. Typically, 600-series Eastman models have a built-in XLR output, is that the case on the 614 or is it a straight 1/4” jack? If the former is present, note that the Passport has only 1 XLR input, for the simple vocal channel, not the guitar channel with all the groovy effects. (Plus, are you singing?) So to access the instrument channel you may need to use a 1/4” adapter and lose some of the benefits of the xlr (possibly incuding some output, and with only 7 watts, not a lot of headroom there).

    Let us know how it works out, or what you end up with—have fun out there!

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    Default Re: Fender Passport Mini 2-channel Mobile Amp

    As I inquired in 2nd post, having read, here, that Eastman installed C dyn-S or similar Schertler ..

    which if like my Mix, uses a TRS 3 conductor 1/4" (blue strap button/ring)
    [If K&K, a piezoelectric source, it will be thin , the dynamic transducer capsule is bigger]


    then TRS balanced cables *, and TRS to XLR cables , let you use the Mic channel..

    (or with a impedance matching transformer - XLR to 1/4" TR adapter.. into the instrument/electric guitar channel)

    * tip-ring-sleeve , cable itself has a blue and white pair + the braided sheath,
    that goes to ground,
    cable for microphone uses same cable so it can have same or different ends
    with 3 contacts..




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