Hotel room amp?

[JB_From_Hell]

I know a lot of you guys travel for a living. Might be getting a new gig that involves a considerable amount of travel (ie, most of the week). The obvious answer to playing in a hotel room is a headphone setup, but does anybody get away with an amp? Like a Micro-Cube?

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: Hotel room amp?

The Micro Cube was what I used back when I was traveling a lot.

 

[Diego]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Blackstar Fly 3, Sir.

A friend of mine has one and it's unbeatable for that purpose. Way smaller/lighter than the MicroCube, simpler and it has delay onboard.

He even used it live once straight into a PA using the headphones out, and you wouldn't believe how good it sounded through the house speakers as a preamp. It was a small gig and it killed for that purpose.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Hotel room amp?

A Boss Katana Air or Katana Mini would be my choice.

 

[justFred]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Pignose...

 

[BlueSnMettle]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Wow, just checked out the Fly3 online. Quite impressive.
My vote would be for that. I have a Micro cube and it's
fun little amp, but for traveling, the Blackstar wins out
in my book.

 

[Securb]

Re: Hotel room amp?

iRig and a good Bluetooth speaker can do wonders.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I use headphones and a VOX AC30 Headphone Amp in hotels because I don't wanna hear other people noodle all night -so I don't do that to other people either.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I use headphones and a VOX AC30 Headphone Amp in hotels because I don't wanna hear other people noodle all night -so I don't do that to other people either.

I agree about being rude. However, I figured I'd treat it like TV and keep the volume reasonable.

 

[Securb]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I use headphones and a VOX AC30 Headphone Amp

The VOX AC30 Headphone Amp also sounds good through a speaker. I play mine into my JBL Charge 2 and it sounds awesome.

 

[shupe13]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Fender GT 40

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[FuseG4]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I use my computer/PC speakers with my fender modeling amp at 3am and no one can hear me but me. It sounds as good as the internal speaker, just tons smaller and quieter, lot less bass but not out of balance, so I have no doubt that just about any decent modeling rig with truly small speakers is gonna do a good job, so long as it's not a cheap POS.
I too am paranoid about annoying people, but sometimes I feel really disconnected to my playing when the guitar sound is right in my ear.
My headphones sound good though, ATH-m40. Having cans that are more "flat" sounding helps me enjoy the headphone thing when I have to. I couldn't do it with Apple iphone buds or something. yuck.

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I agree about being rude. However, I figured I'd treat it like TV and keep the volume reasonable.

Cool. good that your respectful -The real difference is that TV is a finalized audio format which has been AGC'D, Compressed,Limited, Compelled, excited etc. and the broadcasts try to keep a near linear stream of sound with out many dips to full silence and in keeping with FCC Dial norm standards -so when transmitted through a wall or down a hotel hallway sounds almost like low pass filtered white noise at times -unless they are watching a horror movie

-but at the same volume -TV is much more tolerable than the erratic and sporadic riffs of a man in the depths of guitar solo :LMAO: .....

as someone who spends 200 nights year in a hotel -I'm sensitive to this topic....

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Hotel room amp?

as someone who spends 200 nights year in a hotel -I'm sensitive to this topic....

Might be about to become that guy. Trust me, I don’t even play loud at Guitar Center.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Barring the above selections, roll one of these in, it should work.

 

[Swampy]

Re: Hotel room amp?

One of those Yamaha THR-5’s or THR-10’s sounds pretty darn good at low levels.

 

[FuseG4]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Barring the above selections, roll one of these in, it should work.

I would love to see the desk clerk's face as you wheel this in the lobby.
Elevator's... that way right???
O_0

 

[NegativeEase]

Re: Hotel room amp?

Might be about to become that guy. Trust me, I don’t even play loud at Guitar Center.

I don't find any value in turning up at Guitar Center -I'll buy and take home and crank it through a rig I'm familiar with and return if necessary.

These dudes blasting terrible blues and metal riffs for hours makes no sense to me.

 

[Demanic]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I've played my Microcube in plenty of hotel and motel rooms. And on Pacific Beach CA, for that matter.
The Microcube sounds killer turned down or through headphones. And it has an aux input if you want to jam to a recording etc.

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[Diego]

Re: Hotel room amp?

I don't find any value in turning up at Guitar Center -I'll buy and take home and crank it through a rig I'm familiar with and return if necessary.

These dudes blasting terrible blues and metal riffs for hours makes no sense to me.

Oh, I'm fully opposite. I do hate cranking amps at stores on principle BUT... If I'm buying an amp I need to know how it behaves, right? I mean, you don't test a racecar at 30 MPH.

I almost bought an Orange head a few months ago, which sadly turned to mush when real loud. I dodged a bullet there.by annoying other customers, but it's the sound business, what can you do?