I think that this bodypack is usable only for people who don?t play too loud with their band. I tried it with a band (drums, guitar, bass, keyboard) and it started to distort the sound at some volume level. I think when you play alone or in an acoustic setting with your band, it?s a great and cheap solution. But when you play loudly, you might need bodypack with preamp. I returned it for this reason. But I?d like to offer a more expensive version of this - Fisher In Ear stick. Fisher amps are well manufactured and perfectly robust. I reccomend it but if you want this Mini bodypack, you should know that you need to play less loud. Anyway, Fisher amps are a great solution for me.