Hotel room amp?

[NegativeEase]

Re: Hotel room amp?

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?

It's a fair point, I guess I'm more comfortable with the effort of over buying and returning stuff and you with shaking the ukuleles off the wall. :lmao:

 

[PFDarkside]

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I remember being at a small mom and pop store back in 2000 when I bought my first Strat. I’m nervously noodling away with the amp on 1/2 all self conscious that the staff would think “why is this guy trying an MIA Strat when a Squier would clearly be sufficient”... This guy comes in, grabs a bass off the wall and plugs it into a solid state bass combo (either Peavey or Fender, I can’t remember) and proceeds to turn it basically to max and test the headroom/transient response with continual picked notes. Just ridiculous and not even music. When I saw the Megadeth Behind the Music and when Mustaine was awakened by Ellefson just cranking out Running With the Devil I laughed my butt off because I had experienced it....

 

[Aceman]

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As a consultant, I managed to avoid serious travel (fortunately). But if necessary, I think:

1. iRig + Bluetooth would be easiest
2. Korg PX4 Pandora or pocket Pod + Phones
3. Blackstar
4. Microcube/Vox etc...

The guitar would be more challenging IMO. I'd get a Spirt headless.

 

[FuseG4]

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If I'm looking to buy then I prefer to crank the amp and I'll take it into a side room like the acoustic section or whatever, I try to keep from wanking, just play a song that I think should highlight the amp sounds. I really don't want to buy something that doesn't sound good loud, but I don't wanna annoy anyone, but unless they're idiots they gotta understand that amps are musical instruments and if you don't test it at the levels you'll use it at, then how do you know if its the right one?
No shop owner has ever discouraged me from cranking it, in fact I've been more often encouraged to do so.

 

[Boogie Bill]

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I would think that one of the all-in-one pedal boards, like the Boss GT-100 with good headphones would be more satisfying than a mini-amp. I could be wrong.

Another headphone idea would be one of the Tech 21 Fly Rigs, or or one of their amp-in-a-box pedals.

Or a Boss DR-880, and program drum beats and bass lines. I love practicing with a drum machine.

Good luck!

Bill

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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The guitar would be more challenging IMO. I'd get a Spirt headless.

Some travel will be flying, so no guitar, but a lot is driving by myself, so no problems with the guitar. I'll probably pickup a cheapie CL Squier Tele or Strat (or both!) that can potentially be left in the car without worry.

 

[DonP]

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Cheap POD and headphones. I tried low wattage amps and didn't like the anemic tone.

 

[rbc]

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If you want to go the used route, the Rockman X100 headphone amps are among the most popular of the SR&D Rockman headphone amps.

 

[ehdwuld]

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I've heard good reviews of the Nux battery powered amp

Has a phone app for adding effects

 

[Adieu]

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What kind of jobs got you in hotel rooms 200 nights a year?

And is this crappy motels or executive suites?

 

[JB_From_Hell]

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What kind of jobs got you in hotel rooms 200 nights a year?

And is this crappy motels or executive suites?

Lots of people travel frequently for work. The Asset Protection manager at my current job (haven't found out about the new one yet) is on the road 5-6 days a week.

The gig I'm looking at budgets for $100-ish/night places, like Comfort, Holiday, Hampton, etc... which, IME, are fine.

 

[NegativeEase]

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What kind of jobs got you in hotel rooms 200 nights a year?

And is this crappy motels or executive suites?

When you stay over 200 nights a year -you become in the top tier of the hotel customer base -so you pay for normal rates and get the very best rooms usually.

In Starwood (Marriott/Westin etc) it's called the Ambassador program -it's like the top customer of their "Platinum Premier Elite Group" . or some crap like that -basically I have over 2000 lifetime nights in their hotels. 2 weeks ago, Westin gave me almost the entire top floor of their skyscraper in Atlanta -the room was called the "Imperial Suite" or something like that -which was wasted on me -as I wen't straight to bed.

Honestly, I don't really care -if the room gets to 65 degrees, has a clean bed, and blackout curtains -i'll sleep in a bunkbed by the elevator on the ground floor.

 

[saladin]

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[Laughing Kookaburra]

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Microcube works great for me in the few situations that I am on the road.