FLY 3 Bass Pack : Great little bugger

I bought the Fly 3 Bass Pack for 2 reasons: For practicing my electric base and for giving a little extra bass volume when playing Trad with my Höfner HA-B174 accoustic bass.

When I bought the device I was a little anxious if this unit would actually do what I wanted it to do. Lets be fair: It looks like a toy and considering that the rated amplifier power is either 3W (single) or 6W (both speakers) it was more than likely you would not get anything more than a slight idea of a bass sound from it.

God was I educated wrong: The Fly3 is a total surprise to me. This is as it is fully capeable to perform even in life-pub situations against the scream of the audience and multiple accoustic instruments.

Off course: The speakers are not 15" monsters. Due to this physical fact the low end will lack. However: If you enjoy to hear your bass (specifically the acoustic bass I am using) loud enough to know you are playing bass this thing is your choice.

The distortion channel works. I cannot say more as I never really liked distorted bass sounds. The compressor does a decend job if your playing is uneven equalising these peaks. It also adds to funky bass patterns. The sound control is as good as it needs to be for this application.

I would recommend this unit to anyone. IF you use it in full volume the unit can get into a slight unwanted compression. Then again if you want to rock a hall buy AMPEG