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.

It can do some really impressive things to the sound of your mono 1/4" feed from a guitar or synth. Really impressive. But the volume between the presets is extremely inconsistent making switching between them much more work especially as you can only step between them one by one without using the app. So you either go 'quiet loud LOUDER quiet' through them via the buttons or grow an extra hand or two. And it's not easy to control with your feet. Want to have say reverb at only one point in a piece? You'll need to set up some presets yourself and hope you can switch to and from it right. That app almost counts as essential.

This sounds great to my ears. I'm using it with keyboards not guitar. The output is stereo so you can just plug in a pair of headphones for practice. It's got a built-in tuner (which is useful) and a looper which give you about 10 seconds of looping time (so will not replace a dedicated looper). You also get a simple metronome built in. The effects sound really good, and there is a lot to choose from, and you can move quite a lot of them around in the signal chain although Drive, Amp, IR, and EQ are in a fixed block. You can edit all the effects directly on the pedal (with a little bit of menu diving). It's fairly straightforward but a bit fiddly. The good thing is that you can download an app to a computer/IOS/android and edit it from a phone or tablet using Bluetooth. This is very handy and is easy to set up. You can also download 5 user IRs and NAM files for the Amp (although when using NAM files you lose the IR module - as it's probably too much of a strain on the CPU). There's a website that offers free IRs and NAM files called Tonehunt. You can also use this as a sound card for your computer - although I've not used this yet. It's powered by a built in rechargable battery which can be charged by USB-C. It's tiny, but that's part of its charm. It's well worth the money and is a third of the price of comparable multieffects pedals. I liked it so much that I ordered on for my best friend's 50th birthday.

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.

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.

Excellent bang for your buck, here. Toms of effects and amps, plus the ability load your own NAM and IRs. Sturdy and well built, even though it's plastic. It comes with a clip and is small enough, I often hang it on my strap. No buzz or interference, whether plugged in or running of battery, which lasts forever. Might be the best 65 bucks you can spend on a multi effect unit. Especially considering the amp modeling. You can also pair an M-Vave chocolate plus midi controller for programmable external foot switches. The presets were good enough, but there are also 50 slots for user load outs as well. Honestly, probably worth it as a standalone distortion, reverb, delay, or OD pedal alone. And the fact that is has bass effects, amps, and cabs is icing on the cake. Super versatile, super cheap, super good.