Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

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Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by sal paradise » Wed Jul 27, 2022 9:08 pm

I’m stuck away from home for a while. Rather than get a traditional amp, was thinking are there are any good options for a budget multi-fx type thing with amp/cab sim & headphone out that I can just plug in & play in the house? Extra points for manual controls & minimal computer editing.
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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by GreenKnee » Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:51 am

Line 6 Pocket POD Multi FX

https://reverb.com/item/52452225-line-6 ... t=52452225

£99 new, could be a bargain if you find a used one

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by sal paradise » Thu Jul 28, 2022 5:26 am

Ah, perfect! Cheers
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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by cestlamort » Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:35 am

The old Boss ME5 has a headphones out that is decent - no amp sims but the effects are all good to great.

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by Lost In Autumn » Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:24 am

perhaps too much computer fiddling required, but this seems pretty simple:
https://www.fender.com/en-US/guitar-amp ... 00000.html

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by Dollywitch » Sun Jul 31, 2022 2:39 pm

The Nux Mighty Plug for sure, the new version has a ton of features. The lack of knobs sucks for these things of course, you do get more with the Fender one but also have set effects blocks.

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by sal paradise » Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:19 am

Little update. Came close to pulling the trigger on a pocket POD, and then I came across a video for a cheapo chinese thingy.

£30 & it sounds awesome. Plus it’s got switches & it’s got a rechargeable battery. It’s so little, I’m quite amazed at both the sim quality & the amount of stuff onboard

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by Dollywitch » Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:39 am

What, that looks cool as shit. I'd consider picking one up as a recording interface. The IR feature could be useful too.

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by 1452L » Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:43 am

Where did you get it for £30?

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Re: Budget multi-fx headphone amp?

Post by UlricvonCatalyst » Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:28 am

Was going to recommend you look for an old Zoom H4, which doubles (or should that be multi-tasks?) as a field recorder and 4-track, as well as doing multi-fx, USB I/O, etc. but I guess you're sorted. Often available cheaply if anyone else is on the lookout for such a thing.

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