timloudon Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I was wondering if anyone knew of a device that could be plugged straight into a bass and used for practice- like a mini amp, using headphones of course. I'm sure I saw one of these a while ago, but I can't remember where. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Yup - Amplug. No idea how good they are though. My local only sells the gu*tar models. [url="http://www.dv247.com/invt/57462/"]http://www.dv247.com/invt/57462/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) Vox do the Amplug [url="http://www.voxamps.com/us/amplug/"]http://www.voxamps.com/us/amplug/[/url] Is that the sort of thing you meant? Edit: you beat me to it Eight Edited January 23, 2009 by Musky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 [quote name='Eight' post='389446' date='Jan 23 2009, 11:39 AM']Yup - Amplug. No idea how good they are though. My local only sells the gu*tar models. [url="http://www.dv247.com/invt/57462/"]http://www.dv247.com/invt/57462/[/url][/quote] I have something called a Pocket Rock-It that sounds OK but is very noisy, even with the gain turned down. The headphones that come with it are surprisingly good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) Here's a few. Not bass but could be worth a try. [url="http://www.gear4music.com/inventory-detail/index/?int_product_id=8568&gad=COO_5foBEgjUTSM1_6-iXBi0mZL_AyDfv5AR"]http://www.gear4music.com/inventory-detail...Bi0mZL_AyDfv5AR[/url] [url="http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/headphoneamps/voyagerheadphoneamplifier.htm"]http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/headphoneamps/vo...neamplifier.htm[/url] and there's a whole pile of them here: [url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/categories~name~Headphone-Amplifiers~ID~86.asp"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/categories~nam...fiers~ID~86.asp[/url] In fact, come to think about it, the mini mixer I'm selling would enable you to do this as well as lots of other stuff. I wouldn't worry about them not being bass specific - I've been using guitar combos for practicing at home since I began playing bass in 1987. Edited January 23, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timloudon Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Cheers for the replies. I think the Vox Amplug is what I'm looking for, just something that'll plug straight in for a quiet practice. Is it really worth £29 though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) If you think it is. [url="http://www.voxamps.com/amplug/"]http://www.voxamps.com/amplug/[/url] Damn it - I'm now thinking about getting one of these now that I've seen it Edited January 24, 2009 by Delberthot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agroupuk Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I have one and it's excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker83 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I use one of these [url="http://www.easounddesign.com/"]EARWIG[/url] Great little device, great company, fast shipping. I know a few people who have the VOX and they all say the same thing, that it eats through batteries. My Earwing runs off a single 9v battery i've had the same one in for 2 months now and i use mine for at least an hour a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkleygit Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 This is a little more expensive,but I would be lost without my Korg Pandora around £99 the last time I looked,the guitar/bass model has loads of useful effects,incl the option to jam along with cd's or mp3 via an aux input together with a bass cancelling option to cut the bass line from the aux input so you can play your own bassline over the top of your chosen track (hope that makes sense),versatile piece of kit well worth the expense, mike b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisba Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote]This is a little more expensive,but I would be lost without my Korg Pandora around £99 the last time I looked,the guitar/bass model has loads of useful effects,incl the option to jam along with cd's or mp3 via an aux input together with a bass cancelling option to cut the bass line from the aux input so you can play your own bassline over the top of your chosen track (hope that makes sense),versatile piece of kit well worth the expense, mike b.[/quote] Or the Tascam MP-BT1, which has about 2GB(??) of memory for MP3's to play along to, speed up, slow down, transpose key etc. More detail [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=15875&hl="]here[/url] £100 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Delberthot' post='390573' date='Jan 24 2009, 06:38 PM']If you think it is. [url="http://www.voxamps.com/amplug/"]http://www.voxamps.com/amplug/[/url] Damn it - I'm now thinking about getting one of these now that I've seen it [/quote] Yeah, me to :-(. I have a Pandora but hardly ever use it, this would be great for going over songs back stage. Ive tried a couple of the guitar ones in the past but they all seem to be based on distorted sounds, no good for bass. I wonder if this one is cleaner. EDIT: Just listened to the demo's and they sound fine. Im going to order one this week. Edited February 2, 2009 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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