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Headphone Amps

#21
Vox Amplug2 gets loud enough with passive Yamaha RBX bass, hi gain setting, to hurt my ears with Sony over-the-ear headphones - no break-up. If you used good quality ear buds it would be WAY loud. Some hiss if you max the tone , but turning it down doesn't hurt the bass sound.
 
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#22
Amazon.com: Mini Pocket Guitar Amp Amplifier Joyo Ja-03 Tube Drive: Musical Instruments

This is the one I got. Quite happy with it. I had a power outage today for an hour right when I sat down to practice, no joke! Plugged this guy in without my boost pedal and was able to get a killer session in. Eyes closed zone out scales and everything.

The amp does seem to pick up noise and hiss from other electronic devices (cell phone, laptop) but as long as you keep them a foot or two away there is very little noise. Maybe I could wrap it in tin foil haha.

The slight hiss that might be present will become white noise after a few minutes.

I'm playing out of an active SR500. Just like the Non-Swivel Amplug it won't fit my ibanez without a 1/4" extension. It is plenty loud, even without my boost pedal, but then again my bass is active.

Bear in mind I'm college kid on a budget.
 
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#23
Review for vox amplug2 bass:

Good practice tool with the potential to declutter all the mess of amps; pedals and cables around a guitar regularly played at home.

When paired with a (no-latency) portable speaker (I am using a Creative Sound Blaster Roar 2 (33Watts RMS)), it can be used to accompany acoustic instruments around the fireplace. This is a nice outcome but its success will depend of how clear the bass response of the speaker is.

There is a noticeable white noise; blatantly noticeable when the tone knob is high. I tend to keep this knob as low as possible.

There are three gain settings that provide something akin to the warmth; compression and saturation inherent to a valve amp. Nonetheless, all of 'em target a clean tone.

The flexibility of the control over the rhythm section is surprising given such a small device. You should read the manual in order to properly enjoy it.
 

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