Small amp head for practice and recording.

[steviedee]

Anyone tried the Ampeg Micro VR?

[tauzero]

Another vote for the Hotone. I used mine with a BF One10 for rehearsal, going to try it with a BC micro cab and my Plenty cab.

[steviedee]

Just bought the Hotone, currently £50 in Andertons I mean a no brainer. Can it be used without a speaker as a headphone amp?

Edited March 29, 2024 by steviedee

[Dan Dare]

3 hours ago, steviedee said:

Can it be used without a speaker as a headphone amp?

 

Check the user manual.

[steviedee]

33 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

 

Check the user manual.

It hasn’t arrived yet so I don’t have a manual but I’ll definitely check that when it arrives, thanks for the top tip!

Edited March 29, 2024 by steviedee

[tauzero]

1 hour ago, steviedee said:

It hasn’t arrived yet so I don’t have a manual but I’ll definitely check that when it arrives, thanks for the top tip!

 

https://hotoneaudio.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/prod/support/Thunder Bass_Manual_EN_V05_221018.1667279975866.pdf

 

PDF of the manual (always handy to have downloaded to a phone) - there is a headphones output.

[steviedee]

4 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

https://hotoneaudio.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/prod/support/Thunder Bass_Manual_EN_V05_221018.1667279975866.pdf

 

PDF of the manual (always handy to have downloaded to a phone) - there is a headphones output.

 

Thanks much appreciated!

[BassAdder60]

On 28/03/2024 at 14:37, steviedee said:

Anyone tried the Ampeg Micro VR?

I’ve just got the Ampeg Micro VR yo use with my SVT112AV cab 

 

It’s a nice amp for the money and definitely an Ampeg tone 

 

Some claim it has a noisy fan but I found it to be quieter than the Trace Elf and acceptable 

 

Very light and small and perfect for home use or acoustic small venue gigs 

[steviedee]

40 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

I’ve just got the Ampeg Micro VR yo use with my SVT112AV cab 

 

It’s a nice amp for the money and definitely an Ampeg tone 

 

Some claim it has a noisy fan but I found it to be quieter than the Trace Elf and acceptable 

 

Very light and small and perfect for home use or acoustic small venue gigs 

Thanks for the info!

[nilorius]

On 26/03/2024 at 11:23, steviedee said:

I go straight to the desk live but I’m thinking of buying a wee amp head to pair with my remaining Bareface cab. Just for messing about in the house really but a bonus would be if it gave me options for recording. So a DI perhaps? I like the look of the Ampeg PF20T but it’s a wee bit pricey for something that may not get a lot of use.
 

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

Depends on what way You want to record - mic the cab or ballanced out from the amp.

[Reggaebass]

Would the Ampeg micro CL recently listed be any good stevie 

[steviedee]

1 hour ago, nilorius said:

Depends on what way You want to record - mic the cab or ballanced out from the amp.

I'd say just a di really

[steviedee]

53 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Would the Ampeg micro CL recently listed be any good stevie 

Looks great but don't need the cab thanks for letting me know!

[nilorius]

9 minutes ago, steviedee said:

I'd say just a di really

Used or new Warwick Gnome could be the one - di out, hp out, cab, small, ok sounding for rec and live.

[steviedee]

1 hour ago, nilorius said:

Used or new Warwick Gnome could be the one - di out, hp out, cab, small, ok sounding for rec and live.

Yeah they look great and so cheap!

[Paddy Morris]

I've got a Gnome and have tried an Elf also, into a Super Midget.  Then I got the little 350 watt Magellan, and I'm never using another amp.  Yes, it's twice the price of most of the micro amp heads, but it's also 10 times better.

[nilorius]

7 minutes ago, Paddy Morris said:

I've got a Gnome and have tried an Elf also, into a Super Midget.  Then I got the little 350 watt Magellan, and I'm never using another amp.  Yes, it's twice the price of most of the micro amp heads, but it's also 10 times better.

Used Aguilar tone hammer 350 is also a very good micro amp, but is rare and twice the price.

[steviedee]

3 hours ago, nilorius said:

Used Aguilar tone hammer 350 is also a very good micro amp, but is rare and twice the price.

I had one a long time ago was an excellent amp.

[steviedee]

So I bought a Hotone and a 2nd Hand GK Mb200. Why buy one thing you don’t need when you can buy two!

[StingRayBoy42]

7 minutes ago, steviedee said:

Why buy one thing you don’t need when you can buy two!

This is the Basschat motto.

[steviedee]

Wow knocked out by the Hotone just taking the headphone out into my powered monitors at the moment but really awesome!

[asingardenof]

Late to this topic but the Elf is definitely worth considering, I think it sounds great DI'd because you only get a post-EQ signal.

[steviedee]

1 hour ago, asingardenof said:

Late to this topic but the Elf is definitely worth considering, I think it sounds great DI'd because you only get a post-EQ signal.

Thanks, I thought the Elf looked great but I ended up picking up out a 2nd hand GK MB200 cheap, which is probably huge in comparison to the elf  😀

[msb]

The MB200 is a great little amp , I found the HoTone underpowered , but gave it a lot of use as a headphone amp.

[Boodang]

If you can find one a SWR Baby Blue head (they did produce the head as a separate item to the combo, although the 2 x 8 combo is great).  Pre switch mode psu and pre who ever took over swr and trashed it. 
Tube pre amp and DI plus a semi parametric eq. 
Great recording pre amp and has their aural enhancer control. Plus 180 watts if you need it.