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What's a great sounding mini amp?

#61
coy garcia said:
They do sound great. My favorite practice amp by far, i've had it many years.
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I do like the Phil Jones double four a lot, but it is spendy.

The Ampeg BA-108V2 is still in stock at Guitar Center for $120. What I like most about it is that the Aux in can either be stereo 1/8", or mono 1/4" (so you can input from a preamp pedal), and the Aux has its own volume control (most don't).

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I won a Hartke HD25 as a raffle prize. It’s turned out to be a little champ!

Now it doesn’t sound amazing, it’s not hifi, but it’s fine. And good headphone jack and aux in, small and light.

But that Quilter Interbass looks amazing, if you can find a small cabinet to play through, or for headphones.

I recently borrowed, and plan on buying, an Acme Low B Series II that is tiny but sounds great. It’s a ported 3-way, 10”, 3.5” mid, dome tweeter. Not really light though, it only weighs a tiny bit more than the HD25.
 
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I was in a similar situation to the OP needing to move my bass playing around the house to avoid disturbing people.
Bought a Vox amplug, and have found it to be awesome. I ended up playing bass more often because it's just so convenient. Next I bought the studio monitor headphones, then I upgraded the Amplug to the Zoom multi effects, which also is awesome, and I use it for gigging too.
Both the amplug and the zoom have lots of built-in drum patterns to play along with, which is such a valuable tool for practicing.
I now also have a Warwick BC10 combo for when I want to give my ears a rest from the headphones. It's only 10 Watts, but I've never pushed it anywhere near it's limit, as most of my practice is in the evening when my kids are in bed.
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Wow, this thread has given me a lot to think about. I keep going back and forth between thinking one of the sim apps on iPad would be good enough for sitting around the bedroom and playing with headphones, or getting a small head like the TC Electronic BAM200 for $170. But this Zoom B1 Four thing also seems pretty great.

Here's one of my biggest questions, though: Are there any good $50 or less headphones?
 
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mattm said:
Wow, this thread has given me a lot to think about. I keep going back and forth between thinking one of the sim apps on iPad would be good enough for sitting around the bedroom and playing with headphones, or getting a small head like the TC Electronic BAM200 for $170. But this Zoom B1 Four thing also seems pretty great.

Here's one of my biggest questions, though: Are there any good $50 or less headphones?
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Superlux hd35 or koss porta pro are two pair of headphones you might like.
 
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Luigir said:
I do have the the headphones only version which I find amazing and it's super for playing when the family sleeps.
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15W may still rattle the walls very seriously. Do not be irritated by radios claiming to have 300W. Those are fantasy watts, but bass amp watts are real watts. I think the NUX mighty plug has fantastic sound over headphones, much better than other headphone outs on cheaper devices like practice amps, and it is very comfortable to use.
 
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