NAD...technically. JOYO JA-02 II

[Embenny]

I was arranging a local trade, and the other guy wanted to plug the guitar in to check the electronics. It occurred to me that I make a lot of deals where we just go on faith that the electronics work, and that I should just get a little battery powered amp.

So I did. Emphasis on little.



Cheap as dirt, and doubles as a Bluetooth speaker. Guitar input, aux input, headphone jack, Bluetooth input, tone control, volume control, gain control, and even a dirt channel.

It gets plenty loud, and charges via USB-C. Small enough to tuck into a gig bag, and virtually weightless. Surprisingly honest clean channel. Plugged in a strat and all the pickup positions were actually discernable, which is impressive for such microscopic speakers. Sounds less toy-like than it looks, though I wouldn't say I was reveling in the majesty of its tone or anything.

I think I'll use it on my workbench when wiring up guitars, too. Worth the price of entry, which was around $50 CAD/$35 USD.

Just realized this technically counts as a New Amp Day. Hardly the exciting type, though.

[Jonesie]

I did the same thing recently, except I bought a mid 00's Roland Micro Cube, from when they could still be battery powered. It's definitely a handy thing to have, even though I sell / trade guitars maybe once every couple of years.

[Maggieo]

I think there needs to be a suburb of Tiny Amp Town.

Micro Amp Village?

[JSett]

What a weird looking little thing!

I have an old 70s Pignose as a bench amp but it seems kinda wasted in that role. Not that it's a great sounding amp anyway, definitely a very particular 'thing' of its own going on.

That Joyo comes in pink 🩷 for £30 I'm tempted

[marqueemoon]

Micro Amp Metropolis

[Jonesie]

I think there needs to be a suburb of Tiny Amp Town.

Micro Amp Village?

[panoramic]

I think there needs to be a suburb of Tiny Amp Town.

Micro Amp Village?

I just got an orange micro dark, impressive little thing for it's diminutive stature it sure pushes speakers like a champ.

[Jonesie]

I think there needs to be a suburb of Tiny Amp Town.

Micro Amp Village?

I just got an orange micro dark, impressive little thing for it's diminutive stature it sure pushes speakers like a champ.

I had the regular Micro Terror with the Orange 1x8 cab. That thing was LOUD.

[panoramic]

I think there needs to be a suburb of Tiny Amp Town.

Micro Amp Village?

I just got an orange micro dark, impressive little thing for it's diminutive stature it sure pushes speakers like a champ.

I had the regular Micro Terror with the Orange 1x8 cab. That thing was LOUD.

Yeah I have been running this into a 2x12 and it really captures some good sounds at around 3 on the volume and my rat with a low setting. It's surprised me pleasantly thus far. $115 well spent.