Vox - amPlug2 AP2-BS Bass Guitar Headphone Amplifier with Rhythms

The sound quality of this tiny device is absolutely brilliant for a bass. There are times, if I have a trip away that might last a few days or a week or more, that I want to practise but it is not worthwhile hiking my gigging gear around. This tiny device is just the thing to help with practise. The sound quality is amazing. There are various rhythm styles that you can jam along with or just alter to a simple metronomic drum beat. The only thing I wish was that you could alter the tempo of the rhythms. However, that said, most of the time I don't need the rhythms as I just practise any difficult passages I want to keep on top of. I tested this out with headphones and earphones. The quality was, as expected, better with headphones. Earphones are just easier to pack in my bass case and a very acceptable sound can be had from them. All in all, the price is surprisingly low for such a great little device. Well worth having it as back up for practising away from your amp!

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Is all I can say about this tiny box that punches well above its weight. I'm amazed that something this small can produce good quality, deep and rich bass tones with more than enough volume for use with headphones.It's about the size of a chocolate bar so easily fits into a gig bag, runs on two 'AAA' batteries and allows you to practice anywhere and at any time; for me this is important as I travel away from home a lot with work so I can now take my bass with me and practice in the hotel room in the evening without disturbing anyone else. I can easily see it being just as useful for those wanting to warm up before a gig or recording session although you may need to have noise excluding headphones if there's a lot of background noise to avoid excessively loud volume within the ear cups.There are jack sockets for Aux in, allowing the connection of an mp3 player, laptop etc if you want to play along to a track, and headphones. There's also controls for gain (high, std and low settings), volume and tone allowing a good sound to be found easily enough. There's another thumb wheel to control which pre-set rhythm to use and the tempo, the latter can be a bit fiddly to use. Connected to my TGI headphones gives a great sound and you soon forget you're wearing them; in fact the exclusion of other noises seems to help with concentration I find and you suddenly find it's a lot later than you realised.Top tips for getting the best out of this unit would be to buy some good quality alkaline batteries to maximise the run time and use the pre set rhythms sparingly as these eat the run time considerably. Overall, a useful addition for the beginner / improver and the more experienced musician which won't break the bank.

I had mixed feelings when I ordered this headphone amp. Several reviews online mentioned strong hiss and white noises etc. I decided to give it a go anyway - and I was surprised just how good this little gadget sounded.Volume is loud enough (I have high impedance headphones), I have no hiss at all, and I find the inbuilt rhythms quite useful, too.I need to point out, that I am using an active bass, so maybe there is hiss etc with passive basses. But for me it works perfect.Operating the amplug2 is a bit fiddly. It is not possible to access the controls while it is plugged into my bass. especially changing the rhythms (when a combination of buttons needs to be pressed at the same time) is a bit too fiddly... (By the way, it is possible to change the speed of the rhythms by holding the rhythms button pressed while rotating the rhythm volume wheel...)The main problem with the Amplug is the flimsy build quality. It is a shame, since they could heave easily built a more sturdy version of it for a few dollars/pounds/euros more. With its current build quality, I would expect it to break immediately if i ever accidentally dropped it. Also, the headphone jack might easily break, if some force is applied. So: handle with care. But it is a great gadget, small and powerful

Many mentioned this product was flimsy and yes whilst it's not built with the same material as a full sized amp it is not flimsy you just have to be careful when plugging and unplugging it or not sitting on the sofa in a very harsh and careless way.When it comes to sound quality and the fact that you can plug in your phone to it or any aux device and play along to tracks or training material whilst being fully mobile and not disturbing anyone is such a great plus for me.The volume.and tone control is not amazing but does what it sets out to do and I feel for the price its a great addition to my bass arsenal. Plus it does look like a vox usually does which is something I enjoy.

Been trying several mini amps for on-the-road and quiet practice for quite a while, this is the only one I found that fits the bill and is right for bass. I wouldn't recommend using the combo ones (guitar/bass for example) as they seem to be compromising and the bass tones sound a little too guitar-ish and sometimes buzzy on the low end.Tones come out great for practice purposes, even via speakers there's enough oomph and clarity. Obiously there are limits, but it's a mini amp after all. There's a little bit of white noise but again, mini amp! They all have it and it can be dialed down with the tone knob (I use the bass knob for that).The built-in rhythms are a great on-the-fly solution for testing but you'll still need some drum loops which can be fed in though, and battery life is great (worth having recharchable ones).Last but not least, stellar customer service from Vox Amps UK. Had a problem after Amazon return window closed, and they helped quickly and efficiently!