Hi! I hope you don’t mind giving some advice on buying a desktop amp. I’m talking basically about those amp sims with full range mini-speakers. I’ve been playing for years, but I’ve been using amp sims. I’ve previously owned tube amps, but found them inconvenient for practicing and always ended up playing unplugged. I also tried vox amPlug, which was better, but I also dislike having headphones on while playing. So I primarily want a desktop amp that would inspire me to play more.
I’ve looked at various ones online (I don’t really have an opportunity to try them live), which makes a decision very hard.
My list so far:
- Yamaha THR30
- Positive Grid Spark 40
- Hotone Pulze
- Nux mighty space
I also don’t have great PC speakers, so maybe I could also use it as general speaker there. Do you have experience on any of those? Some others? Any advice?
Thanks!
Edit:
Ordered a Nux Mighty Space, it could take a week or two before it arrives. I’ll post an update once I get it. Thanks everyone!
This is indeed a big plus I didn’t know it had! This means, even if the company died or stopped supporting the product, you still have options. Thanks.
For myself, I’ve taken quite the opposite route instead and on my desk I have an Orange Crush Mini.
It has 3 control knobs (gain, volume and tone) and a tuner which is pretty accurate. I just plug in my guitar and my phone with an AUX cable, set up a drum track and jam. No frills, no distractions and a surprisingly good sound for a 3w amp. And it’s cheap, I got mine 2nd hand for 30€.
This might work. But I need it to have enough versatility on its own. It needs to have high gain (I’m a metal fan), plus some reverb/delay. I’d prefer not to need pedals for a practice amp. At least I think I need this, not sure unless you try. Also, second hand, I currently can’t find anything nice locally (I’m in Serbia).
Ok, I’d stick with the NuX if I were you then, it’s the full package, it’s even sold with its own pedal included, that you can use to control the effects and the drum/loop. I’ve just seen that on Thomann they have a couple B-Stocks available that let you save some buck, if you’re interested