Since the guitarist friend acquired his dream rig last month he is suddenly very keen to host the monthly jam sessions at his place from now on instead of at my place. Due to this I decided to invest in a micro head for travel use as all my amps are on the bulkier side of things. I definitely won’t be moving my Bassman rig out of my music room any time soon.
So here it is. I ended up getting PJB BP-200 head and I’m really pleased. This thing is tiny and weighs nothing yet very sturdy and well constructed (really nice weight on the knobs, the whole unit is not plasticky at all).
The micro head segment seems like an incredibly competitive market in the recent years but the following criteria led me to this particular head.
Despite only equipped with three band eq it is easy to sculpt spectrum of clean and punchy tones. The simplicity of the control is quite refreshing to me leading to less dialing and pressing buttons, and more playing!!
In all honesty, I don’t need both cabs connected for its intended use but it is nice to know that this mishmash rig can work well together when needed.
So here it is. I ended up getting PJB BP-200 head and I’m really pleased. This thing is tiny and weighs nothing yet very sturdy and well constructed (really nice weight on the knobs, the whole unit is not plasticky at all).
The micro head segment seems like an incredibly competitive market in the recent years but the following criteria led me to this particular head.
- clean tone profile
- Speakon connection
- Very quiet
- Headphones input
- Mute switch (somehow I love this feature on an amp)
Despite only equipped with three band eq it is easy to sculpt spectrum of clean and punchy tones. The simplicity of the control is quite refreshing to me leading to less dialing and pressing buttons, and more playing!!
In all honesty, I don’t need both cabs connected for its intended use but it is nice to know that this mishmash rig can work well together when needed.
