Carl Martin Rock Bug

I bought the Carl Martin Rock Bug because I realized it wasn’t possible for me to play through anything else but headphones. There is no way of getting a proper sound from a small amp with speaker, or a big one for that matter, playing at low volume. It’s just utterly dissatisfying. So for playing under these circumstances, the Rock Bug in a headphone setup really is the way to go. You get the full sound from the Rock Bug, with all the detail, effects and dynamics in bass, mids and treble, nothing is lost, and everything sounds right, just like it would with good volume on a full size speaker setup.
In the manual it says “(600 ohm)" with the headphone output. This could suggest a rather high output impedance on the headphone out and it means you’ll need a 600 ohm headphone to get proper damping. Since I use the 80 ohm version of the Beyerdynamic DT770 and the 64 ohm AKG K702 headphones, I’ll just use the headphone out as line out to my Lake People G109s headphone amplifier, which has a low output impedance. The sound quality of the Rock Bug is very high and will also give you outstanding results in combination with a high performing headphone amp like the Lake People.
The rca line in is also really useful. I use the analog output from my Mac mini and connect it with the Rock Bug rca input. Then I’m able to play along with anything from music I like to Youtube educational videos. This is brilliant.
So needless to say I am extremely satisfied with the Rock Bug and recommend it without hesitation.

This box has an open and closed cab sim, which means you do not have a lot of options, especially when compared to digital units that have hundreds of options. However, that's not an indictment. The Rock Bug does open/closed cab sims very well and it works exceptionally well with various stomp boxes in front of it. I can only recommend it for those who want a simple and affordable solution or those who prefer good ol' fashioned analogue!

Mon evaluation sur ce produit ne concerne que l 'utilisation que j 'en fait c 'est à dire uniquement en home studio directement branché sur la carte son en l 'occurrence une motu audio express pour être précis .
Je branche le pedalboard sur la bête et c 'est parti , j 'ai le son de mes pedales préférées sur l 'ordi pour jouer à volume raisonnable , enregistrer et composer.
Les reglages sont simples et efficaces et le son très bon.
Seul tout petit bémol ,l 'absence d 'interrupteur on - off.

Je ne peux pas me prononcer pour une utilisation live car jamais testé .......... mais pourquoi pas ...........

Si comme moi vous voulez profiter de vos pedales d' effets à la maison sans defoncer les oreilles de vos voisins alors foncer vous ne serez pas deçu.

Die wenigsten analogen oder passiven Speaker-Simulationen können wirklich überzeugen, es bleibt immer noch ein Rest an unnatürlichem, kratzigen oder Plastiksound. Carl Martins Rock-Bug macht hier keine Probleme, man kann einfach die Gitarre allein oder zusammen mit einem beliebigen Effektgerät einstöpseln und direkt in die Aufnahme gehen oder nachbarnschonend mit Kopfhörern oder über die HiFi-Anlage bei Nacht üben. Will das Teil nicht mehr missen!