Guitar Amplug
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New Vox Lead amPlug Guitar Mini Headphone Amp $49.99 |
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K-ON Yui Hirasawa VOX amPlug Headphone Guitar Amplifier Amp 3nd ver w/battery $85.99 |
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K-ON Mio Akiyama VOX amPlug Headphone Guitar Amplifier Amp 3nd ver w/battery $85.99 |
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Vox Metal amPlug Mini Headphone Amp with Distortion for Guitar $39.99 |
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VOX AMPLUG APMT METAL HEADPHONE GUITAR AMP AP-MT $39.99 |
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VOX AMPLUG AC30 PORTABLE HEADPHONE GUITAR AMP APAC $39.99 |
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VOX AMPLUG APCR CLASSIC ROCK HEADPHONE GUITAR AMP AP-CR +FREE ERNIE BALL STRINGS $39.99 |
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Vox Acoustic amPlug Mini Guitar Headphone Amp APAG $39.99 |
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VOX APBS Amplug Bass Headphone Bass Guitar Amplifier $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug Bass Guitar Headphone Practice Amplifier (Model APBS / APBA) $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug Electric Guitar Headphone Practice Amplifier (Model APAC / AC30) $39.99 |
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Headphone Guitar Amplug Amplifier Mini Amp MP3 USB Charge & 3.5mm audio cable $11.39 |
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Headphone Guitar Amplug Amplifier Mini Amp MP3 USB Charge $16.14 |
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Vox amPlug AC30 Headphone Guitar Amplifier $5.00 |
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Vox APLD amPlug Lead Guitar Headphone Amp w/ Delay $49.99 |
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Headphone Guitar Amplug Amplifier Mini Amp MP3 USB Charge $17.99 |
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K-on Azusa Nakano VOX amPlug Headphone Amp for Guitar 3nd ver Anime K-ON! New $90.00 |
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K-on Yui Hirasawa VOX amPlug Headphone Amp for Guitar 3nd ver Anime K-ON! New $90.00 |
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Vox Classic Rock amPlug Mini Headphone Guitar Amp with MP3 & CD Input $39.99 |
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VOX AMPLUG CLASSIC ROCK PLUG IN GUITAR HEADPHONE AMP $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug AC30 Guitar Headphone Amp $61.63 |
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Vox APAC AC30 amPlug Guitar Headphone Amplifier $39.99 |
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Vox APJS amPlug Joe Satriani Guitar Headphone Amp $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug Joe Satriani Guitar Headphone Amp $49.99 |
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K-ON Azusa Nakano VOX amPlug Headphone Guitar Amplifier Amp 3nd ver w/battery $85.99 |
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Vox Amplug Lead Electric Guitar Headphone Amp $49.99 |
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Vox amPlug AC30 Guitar Headphone Amp $43.50 |
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VOX APLD Amplug Lead Headphone Guitar Amplifier $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug Joe Satriani Palm-Sized Headphone Guitar Practice Amplifier (APJS) $49.99 |
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Vox Amplug ap-mt metal headphone guitar amplifier $30.00 |
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Headphone Guitar AMPlug Amplifier Mini Amp MP3 USB Charge -Metal $15.99 |
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Headphone Guitar Amplug Amplifier Mini Amp MP3 USB Charge $18.99 |
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Vox amPlug Metal Headphone mini Guitar Amp AP-MT NEW $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-BS Headphone BASS Guitar Amplifier NEW $49.99 |
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VOX AMPLUG JOE SATRIANI PLUG IN GUITAR HEADPHONE AMP $49.99 |
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Headphone Guitar Amplug Amplifier Mini Amp MP3 USB Charge $17.99 |
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VOX AMPLUG AP-NT AMP PLUG NIGHT TRAIN COMPACT PLUG IN GUITAR HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-JS JOE SATRIANI Headphone Guitar Amp NEW $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-CR Headphone CLASSIC ROCK Guitar Amp NEW $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-LD Headphone LEAD Guitar Amplifier NEW $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-AC Headphone AC30 Guitar Amplifier NEW $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-AG Headphone ACOUSTIC Guitar Amp — NEW $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug AP-MT Headphone METAL Guitar Amplifier NEW $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug Classic Rock Guitar Headphone Amp $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug Lead Headphone Guitar Amp $49.99 |
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VOX amPlug AC30 Headphone Guitar Amp $39.99 |
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VOX amPlug Bass Headphone Bass Guitar Amp $49.99 |
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VOX AP-CAB amPlug Guitar Amp Cabinet $29.99 |
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VOX amPlug Metal Headphone Guitar Amp $39.99 |
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Headphone Guitar Amplug Amplifier Mini Amp Overdrive/Distortion $25.99 |
The Vox AC30 Amplug Packs A Lot Of Amp Power In A Tiny Package
The Vox AC30 amplug enables you to play electric guitar quietly through your ear phones and get a very close approximation of a Vox AC30 amp. It’s great for night practice sessions or when the baby is taking a nap. It costs around $40 US and can be found at most local guitar stores or online.
The device itself is small and made of plastic and has a rather flimsy feel to it. Though after two weeks of hard use it hasn’t shown any signs of breaking. It has one port for your earphones and another auxiliary port in case you want to play along with a song. It also has three small wheel adjustments for gain, tone and volume, and a tiny on/off switch. A red led lets you know if it’s on. It requires two triple-A batteries which were, amazingly, included.
How does it work? Just plug it into your guitar, then plug in your earphones and switch it on. Then adjust the tiny gain, tone and volume wheels as needed.
How does it sound? Well, it sounds quite nice. Now if your guitar has cheap pickups then the sound will not be optimal. But, if your guitar sounds good through your normal amp it should sound great through the amplug. Some reviewers say the amplug sounds just like a Vox AC30 amp. You can get a nice clean sound by keeping the gain at around two or three, or you can get a real distorted sound by cranking the gain up to nine.
There are other versions of the amplug. There’s a Classic Rock version, Metal, Bass, Lead, Acoustic, and even a Joe Satriani version, each giving a slightly different sound. The Lead version has a hi-gain sound with a touch of digital delay. The Classic Rock is supposed to sound like a high-gain, British amp; the Metal version is supposed to sound like US high-gain metal; and the Satriani version sounds like, well, Satriani. Who knew you could become Joe Satriani with just a simple plug?
The AC30 is the most versatile of the bunch offering a nice clean sound or a fairly dirty distortion. It’s great to rock out with the dirty distorted sound, but after awhile, the clean sound is quite welcome. The amplug will fit any type electric guitar: strat style body, Les Paul, etc. On guitars whose plug ports are not recessed like the strat, the amplug hangs out there precariously and you have to be careful not to knock it off while you are jamming. So no Pete Townsend-like guitar heroics, unfortunately.
Final Thoughts: I’ve been using the amplug AC30 for about two weeks now and it’s fantastic. I’m not tied down to the amp, so I can wander about the house at night playing guitar and no one else in the house is the wiser. This is great for two reasons: no one gets woken up, and no one has to listen to my desperate attempts to play like Jimmy Page.
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