I need your help on mini-amps

[muhaimin765]

I want to buy a mini amp but im not sure which to choose.
its either a marshal ms-2 or ms-4 a vox amplug(is it the same like a normal amp) or fender minitwins?

im not sure.i need your help..
and they require batteries right?
i want one asap.i need your help!

 

[muhaimin765]

okay.so i have chosen orange micro crush,vox amplugs and fender twin amps.so pls tell me which one to choose from!thanks.and may i know how much do they cost.

 

[vernplum]

Personally (and I have owned a Marshall MS-2) mini-amps are nothing but gimmicks. They sound 'ok' at best and are overpriced - you could get the same sound out (assuming you could input your guitar) from a $10 mono radio set. I have tried the small Fender one and it is similar in quality to the Marshall i.e. low-fi. I cannot speak for the Orange Crush.

The VOX amplugs are a different story - these are modelling devices that model one particular type of amp and do speaker sim if I am not wrong, so the quality (with headphones, as these do not have a built in speaker) will be much better.

Ask yourself this - "what am I buying a mini-amp for?"

 

[muhaimin765]

just to buy for fun.use it if wants to session outside the house like that.
so which one is better?how bout the roland mobile cube?

 

[bigblackbear]

the roland micro cube is a whole different story. though it's only 5w (or is it 3w??) it can go pretty loud. it has a few different amp models and built-in effects. on top of that, it can be powered by batteries.

used to own one myself. if you want something that is portable and yet reliable, i'd say go for it

 

[vernplum]

just to buy for fun.use it if wants to session outside the house like that.
so which one is better?how bout the roland mobile cube?

If you want to do a session outside the house, the mini amps are next to useless in terms of volume.

I recommend something like microcube.

 

[ShredCow]

A micro-cube is pretty good.

The thing is really loud - you can still annoy your parents. Heh. Its 2 watts by the way.

 

[subversion]

if you look forward to some appealing tones from these amps; you are better off NOT getting them. i own a few of these & they are better novelty items than tone generators per se (& i'm not talking about GOOD tones...).

if your primary consideration is mobility & you own a device with a headphone outlet, do consider this option:

 

[muhaimin765]

hmmm

how much is the pod then?it requires a speaker or a headphone am i right?
haha.i really dont know much about amps.so what are microcubes?and how much are they?

 

[vernplum]

Pocket Pods are in the $160-$170 range at City Music. They also have an 'Express' version which is a reduced set of sounds for about $120.

MicroCube can be obtained at Swee Lee for about $150-$160 after discount. Go look it up on the Web for its specs and size.