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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:05 pm
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Guitars are loud, and i don't live alone. If i had a headphone amp i could practice much more, so i'm hoping someone can suggest me one.

Cheaper ones, around 100$

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Look on craigslist, I bought a used Fender Frontman 25 R for $45 and it works fine. Just try it out before you buy what your looking at.


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oh ok thanks.

but i mean more of a portable headphone amp.

i saw this vox ac30 headphone amp and it looks good because u dont need a cable.

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Plug it into your computer's sound card. I've heard it works. I have a Line 6 Guitar Port which you can pick up for $100 at any music or computer store. It has a lot of guitar amp models. You can download lessons(for a price). Basically it's just an analog to digital converter box with some snazzy software. I paid $175 for the Riff Tracker software because you can do multi track recording and burn to a CD. It's not bad but I think the sound degrades when you record to many tracks.

Yeah, it has an output for your headphones but you can also hook up to your PC speackers. I use them all the time and it's not too loud. I hardly ever use my amp. I also have a Korg Pandora I don't use either. Never really got into setting it up and it's hard to get a good sound out of. I suppose the new one are better but expensive as the Line 6 PODS.

Besides that I've seen some headphone amps at Sam Ash but I think they are under $100 and don't look too hot. You might want to go with a Pig Nose or other small amp preferrably battery powered.


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When you say "headphone amp" do you mean an amp that has a headphone output? If you do.. I bought a Behringer AC108 for 65 bucks and it has a headphone out as well as a line in (it says "CD input" but I plugged my Sandisk MP3 player in just fine). It is a hybrid tube amp and I really like it but it makes some noise. The bass and treble are very effective controls as is the gain control which is enabled by a gain button.
Fender has a Frontman 15R for around 100 bucks that might do.


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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:33 pm
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when i say "headphone amp" i mean a miniature amp that has no speakers; it plugs into the guitar and sends the sound to headphones.

Not an amp with a headphone jack, but a headphone amp.

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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:00 pm
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To start out I'll say that maybe you should've posted this in the general forum because more people read it. About your amp..... my RP350 has sound out through the headphones without an amp attached but its not portable, however I saw a Line 6 pod that attaches to the belt and it probably uses batteries, it might work for you. I would try the general forum to get more responses or go to your local retailers and ask them.


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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:16 pm
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I got a PocketRockit V2 headphone amp at GuitarCenter; it works okay, with some caveats:
1.) It requires either alkaline batteries or it's own special rechargeable
2.) It's got some modelling, but just a few effects. Sometimes I use it as a poor man's pedal, into my normal amp, since I've never had a pedal before.
3.) I got the high end version, with a tuner, but the tuner is off - it tunes high.

Given those, I've had some fun with it without bothering my family. It was about $100; they have one without as many effects or the tuner for about $50, I think. One nice thing is that it comes with just about all the wiring you'd need: headphones, splitter, adapter to go into your amp.

I saw the VOX plugins, but they each are set for one particular kind of music, and I haven't narrowed down my preferences yet. They are cheaper, though.


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Vox AC-1 (is a mini replica of a Vox AC-30) but this is no longer available. That's what I have. It's a little table top type of amp with 2 2" speakers in it, also has the headphone jack and is about as big a portable radio, but I know about the ones your talking about that are out today without any speakers that just plug straight into your guitar. That's an option.

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dethklok wrote:
i saw this vox ac30 headphone amp and it looks good because u dont need a cable.


I bought the Vox AC30, and I have been a little disappointed. The sound is more like a buzz than an authentic electric guitar sound. It's okay for practicing quietly, but you won't get anything approaching acceptable tone. :x

This is what I got: http://www.zzounds.com/item--VOXAPAC
I don't really recommend it.


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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:05 pm
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russianracehorse wrote:
dethklok wrote:
i saw this vox ac30 headphone amp and it looks good because u dont need a cable.


I bought the Vox AC30, and I have been a little disappointed. The sound is more like a buzz than an authentic electric guitar sound. It's okay for practicing quietly, but you won't get anything approaching acceptable tone. :x

This is what I got: http://www.zzounds.com/item--VOXAPAC
I don't really recommend it.


I thought you just wanted something that would let you "practice quietly", and that's just what you got. If you want a real amp sound you'll have to use a real amp. Or, you could always just plug headphones into the amp if it has an input, as many do. Expecting something that that little box can't deliver doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it, it just means your expectations were unreasonable.

If you only had a Stradivarius you'd be able to play the violin, right? Same thing. Enjoy that little Vox - it's better than you describe unless you have one that's defective in which case take it back for another and try it before leaving the store. I first bought a Pocket Rockit that crapped out after a few days of easy use and returned it to GC with no questions asked. I tried the Vox and found it to offer better sound than the PR even though the PR had more "features". It tried to do too much in a limited package, in my opinion and was a piece of junk as a result.


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You might want to check a tascam guitar trainer. not only can you jam quietly you can slow done music cd's without changing pitch to pick out those blistering lead riff's note by note. on the cheaper side there are some mini fender amps battery powered and not bad for practice.


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The vox plugamps seem good :)


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I have a pocket rocket from guitar center when they were having a sell for $10 it works good but i only use it on trips since i have another amp

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Cheaper ones, around 100$


Look for a used Tom Sholtz Rockman. :wink:

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