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Best small amp for home practice? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago by BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyz to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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What is the best home practice guitar amp with a 150-200EUR price cap, roughly 5W output, no app dependence (I don't want to go for app diving in the few minutes I can practice and also want to probably use the thing after the company decides that the model is outdated and not supported any more)? There is no real size requirement (I don't want to put it in my pocket or anything), but battery operation would be a nice plus, and good sound quality (even in quiet operation) is a must.

Currently I have an old Nux Mighty 15, but at the low volume level I'd need it's output is really poor, you can't increase the gain, and the sound is generally muffled in the lower quarter of the volume.

I came across Boss Katana Mini X, Yamaha THR5, Blackstar Fly 3, Nux Mighty Light BT, Vox Mini Go 10 , Mooer SD10... online tests rank all these as the single best one in the category, so it seems like an impossible choice. What's your take?

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[–] Distorted_Signal@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Just adding in a few things for different small amp options.

Regular mini amp? Blackstar Fly 3

Cheap headphone amp? The Vox amplug series, for one-trick ponies, they are great at what they do.

Modelling headphone amp? Skip it and get the multifx Donner Pocket Go pedal, community amps and presets on top of the defaults, has amps, cabs and effects, headphone ready as well as being an audio interface for £50. It's a great tool for all sorts of situations. In fact, I haven't bothered to get a practice amp since I got it, I just run it on the Fly 3 clean.

I have a regular amp as well, but I'm lazy. And still, I run that clean using a larger multifx that handles the modelling.