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Bedroom practice amp

Practice Amp Rec

  • Yamaha THR

    Votes: 2 2.4%

  • Vox VX50

    Votes: 4 4.7%

  • Phil Jones Double 4

    Votes: 37 43.5%

  • Boss Cube

    Votes: 15 17.6%

  • Carrots

    Votes: 26 30.6%

  • Joyo MA-10

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Total voters
    85
#21
Killing Floor said:
The Double Four is such a great sounding amp my big rig is getting jealous. Very true sound and plenty loud enough to practice. The bottom end response is as good as anything 2X the size.

Plus it comes in white so you can be cool and your SO will like that it matches the decor better.
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White is pretty sweet, really like the look of the read one, but maybe you’re right in terms of not offending my SO haha.
 
#23
bhendrix said:
I was seriously considering a Boss Bass Micro Cube as a home practice amp since I keep my rig at the drummers basement (where the magic happens). Thought it'd be fun with the extra effects, etc. Ended up paying a bit more for this...

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And SO glad I did! Tons of fun and an almost endless combination of effects, amp and cab models. Also very cool to stream your music to play with via bluetooth! ;)
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Never heard of this. Pretty cool looking and good to see fender including some modern features. May be a touch too big though.
 
#24
moon-bass said:
I have the Cube and the Double 4. For practice I prefer the Cube, if I was going to play out with it at all I would prefer the PJ. If I were to recommend a good bedroom amp I would look at the Roland Cube 60. I have the 120xl and love it. It's great for practice.
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What do you like better about the cube compared to the PJ? Would think at least price wise the PJ is higher end.
 
#25
jkazam said:
What do you like better about the cube compared to the PJ? Would think at least price wise the PJ is higher end.
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The PJ is an amp, and a good one at that. Small and portable. The Cubes, depending non which model you get, have some additional features. Amp modelling, effects, loopers, drum.machines, etc. I use my PJ when I need something portable (it's great for outside playing).

I actually misjudged the size of the 120xl and bought that one. Really wished I would have paid more attention and bought the smaller 60 :)
 
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jkazam said:
I'm wondering what you all are using for a bedroom/very small practice amp?

I've had the original THR10 since it came out and it's surprisingly decent for bass, even though bass was clearly an afterthought on the device. It also doubles as a USB interface so that's a plus.

I'm thinking of getting another for another room in my house. Any better recs out there? I believe there are some offering from Vox, Spark, Boss, and even more traditional types such as Phil Jones. What do you all like?
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GK MB108 or Traynor SB106
 
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#29
I doubt this has any bearing, but my bedroom practice amp is a Rumble 200. At some point, it'll become the living room practice amp and the bedroom practice/gig amp will be something as yet undecided (Aguilar, Mesa, etc.).
 
#33
Just picked up this for my bedroom today. $250 off Craigslist.
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jkazam said:
I'm wondering what you all are using for a bedroom/very small practice amp?

I've had the original THR10 since it came out and it's surprisingly decent for bass, even though bass was clearly an afterthought on the device. It also doubles as a USB interface so that's a plus.

I'm thinking of getting another for another room in my house. Any better recs out there? I believe there are some offering from Vox, Spark, Boss, and even more traditional types such as Phil Jones. What do you all like?
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Micro vr stack
 
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#36
jkazam said:
I'm wondering what you all are using for a bedroom/very small practice amp?

I've had the original THR10 since it came out and it's surprisingly decent for bass, even though bass was clearly an afterthought on the device. It also doubles as a USB interface so that's a plus.

I'm thinking of getting another for another room in my house. Any better recs out there? I believe there are some offering from Vox, Spark, Boss, and even more traditional types such as Phil Jones. What do you all like?
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Ashdown's Mini Stack of Doom
 
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#37
It depends on the size of your bedroom and what you're wanting out of a practice amp, but i picked up one of these on FB marketplace for a whole 35 bucks. It does a pretty respectable job for as simple as it is. It does sound like an actual bass amp instead of a transister radio like something from a Squier strat pac.
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