In regards to your question about the Fishman Preformer acoustic amp, all I can say is WOW. I have owned one for several years and cannot find ANYTHING to come even close to the sound, tone and clairity of this amp. I give it a 10 on all counts. I'm sure you probably own one by now so this is way to late to help but I had to at least sing it's praises one more time. You can find my review on Harmony-Central under BoogieBob. Hope you got one and are still enjoying it, Bob