headphone guitar amp

dg27

dg27

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I'm buying my wife her first electric guitar (a Fender Standard Tele) for her birthday. I'm thinking that I should probably get her one of those small headphone amps that plug directly into the guitar. I saw several Vox models online.

Any advice would be appreciated. I'm a bass player and don't use anything of that ilk.

Thanks.

dg
 
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Holy crap--as soon as I saw "Smoky" I realized that I actually have one of those, given to me ages ago (when I smoked Newports--that was three brands ago and I quit years ago).

Will have to dig it out and see if it still works. If so, problem solved.

Thanks!
 
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I'd suggest something a bit more versatile like a Roland Microcube. You can plug a set of headphones into them, they have a wide range of effects and tone choices which will let her grow with the amp. Then when she's confidant enough to want others to hear her, she will have enough amp to play to a small room and with similarly amplified instruments.
 
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Nice! I think any headphone amp that has a switch for overdrive/gain and an option to play it clean will be enough to get her started. Doesn't have to be too fancy or expensive.
 
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I used to have one of the original Rockmans back in the 80's. It was a great headphone amp but you had to run it through some sort of pa if you wanted to be heard by others. When I started playing again 10 years ago after a 13 year hiatus, I wanted another one, but then I found the Microcube, a small amp that I could run headphones through. And it was only $125. Oh and it ran on batteries, so that meant I could take it to the beach etc. I was sold and I still have and use it, even though I have acquired many more amps since.
 
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Line 6 Pocket Pod

Most of the guitar headphone amps I've tried just haven't sounded very good through headphones. Or they haven't been versatile enough to get more than one decent sound. Or they can't do portable. This one has none of those problems. I bought one for a friend as a gift, but I picked mine up used for $59.

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SnakeAces said:
Nice! I think any headphone amp that has a switch for overdrive/gain and an option to play it clean will be enough to get her started. Doesn't have to be too fancy or expensive.
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Demanic said:
I used to have one of the original Rockmans back in the 80's. It was a great headphone amp but you had to run it through some sort of pa if you wanted to be heard by others.
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She will have access to (some of) my stuff when the time comes.

What I was really thinking of for her right now was something like this: http://goo.gl/9L3Id0. But I don't know whether those are total crap.

I still have an original Rockman, which I believe still works, but she'd be better off right now with something ultra simple that plugs into the guitar.

Thanks for all the advice.
 
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Thanks, Little Pigbacon. I'll look at this as well.

My wife is not very gadget-inclined. The simpler the better.
 
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Demanic said:
I used to have one of the original Rockmans back in the 80's. It was a great headphone amp but you had to run it through some sort of pa if you wanted to be heard by others. When I started playing again 10 years ago after a 13 year hiatus, I wanted another one, but then I found the Microcube, a small amp that I could run headphones through. And it was only $125. Oh and it ran on batteries, so that meant I could take it to the beach etc. I was sold and I still have and use it, even though I have acquired many more amps since.
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I still have my old Bass Rockman... still works, but I never use it anymore. Those things were pretty cool back in the day!
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In answer to the OP's request:

I use a POD HD400 for most of my sound, and as a bonus it makes a great headphone amp too. It's discontinued (of course), but I'm sure that Line 6's newest POD incarnation would be just as good... probably better!

EDIT: After seeing your response to the others, the full-sized PODs may be too complicated. :dunno:
 
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The little VOX amps are nice, they're not as nice as a real AC, obviously, but they do sound nice through a good set of headphones! A Telecaster & VOX amps just seem to compliment one another, & the fact they are less then $30 new is pretty nice too!
 
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Nostalgic Distortion said:
The little VOX amps are nice, they're not as nice as a real AC, obviously, but they do sound nice through a good set of headphones! A Telecaster & VOX amps just seem to compliment one another, & the fact they are less then $30 new is pretty nice too!
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Thanks--this is good to hear.

Keep in mind she is all new to electric, has no preconceived notions and wouldn't know a fuzzbox from a toaster oven. She's been playing acoustic for about a year and a half. She does have very good Audio-Technica over ear phones (the same ones I use). I just think it'll be a real treat for her to play and hear an electric. The ability to plug into the guitar and be unconnected to an amp is a plus because she often plays in the kitchen late at night.
 
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Irig + smartphone (thy have the irig for android now) is very hard to beat. If it's a iphone the regular irig is getting cheaper by the minute since the hd came out.
 
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Thanks. She does not use a smartphone. Hates them (as do I actually).
 
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