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Great practice bass amp
I have the Joyo equivalent which is nice, but this Harley Benton Jamaster is smaller, has a fatter tone, and more features. I also use the Harley Benton Mini Stomp Deep Tone five band equalizer for an even deeper tone. Fantastic sound for quiet practicing.
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Just the job
Wanted something light but decent sounding to practise while on holiday abroad. It scores well on both counts. It's plenty loud, but I took my ancient Hartke Bass Boost pedal to give it a slightly fuller sound and it passed the "do I want to sit for a while longer and jam?" test. The bluetooth function and headphone socket are nice touches. Only (very) minor downside is no carrying handle, but hey, for this price I could glue on a strap or buy a case.
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Does everything it needs to and more!
First off, the packaging. I ordered a cable with it too, which for some reason doubled the size of the packaging. Pointless waste of space, but I digress.
However, the amp is really great. Took some time to get a good tone, but when I did, then man was it nice. It features a gain, volume and tone knob and also overdrive, which is really adequate to my standards. It's not too raspy or loud or too mild. The volume is great, you can play plenty loud if you want to, but the quality slightly suffers a bit on the low end. It also features bluetooth! I connected and played a song and it sounded alright. The treble of the audio felt a bit weaker than the original, but it's a bass amp so I digress. Amazing for the price! It comes with a short power cable and also can fit 2 AA batteries! The amp is also light and I imagine it would be easy to carry. Great for practise at home or maybe even playing out in a small place. Definitely worth a try, did not dissappoint!
However, the amp is really great. Took some time to get a good tone, but when I did, then man was it nice. It features a gain, volume and tone knob and also overdrive, which is really adequate to my standards. It's not too raspy or loud or too mild. The volume is great, you can play plenty loud if you want to, but the quality slightly suffers a bit on the low end. It also features bluetooth! I connected and played a song and it sounded alright. The treble of the audio felt a bit weaker than the original, but it's a bass amp so I digress. Amazing for the price! It comes with a short power cable and also can fit 2 AA batteries! The amp is also light and I imagine it would be easy to carry. Great for practise at home or maybe even playing out in a small place. Definitely worth a try, did not dissappoint!
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JB
Great value
I wanted a portable (battery powered) bass practice amp with aux inputs and overdrive. Loud enough to hear at close range but not enough for neighbors to complain or housemates to throw things at me. This checks all those boxes.
It does feel a little cheaply made, but after all, it's a cheap amp, right? My five star rating considers value for price paid.
Thomann customer service was great. UPS charged a whopping 115% tariff to the US. An appeals court recently upheld a ruling that these tariffs are illegal. So bow it'll go to the Supreme Court for final ruling. Unfortunately we have a "kiss the ring" conservative majority in the court, so it's anybody's guess whether they'll follow the law or kiss the ring. Stay tuned.
It does feel a little cheaply made, but after all, it's a cheap amp, right? My five star rating considers value for price paid.
Thomann customer service was great. UPS charged a whopping 115% tariff to the US. An appeals court recently upheld a ruling that these tariffs are illegal. So bow it'll go to the Supreme Court for final ruling. Unfortunately we have a "kiss the ring" conservative majority in the court, so it's anybody's guess whether they'll follow the law or kiss the ring. Stay tuned.
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B
Fab desk top amp
For sound, playing along and generally great for practicing, a bargain buy
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TE
Love this Wee Thing
Bought this desktop amp so that I wouldn't disturb the neighbours or incite rage from the head of the household (my wife). Music is for sharing, of course, but who wants to hear someone practicing the same four bars over and over?
Great all-round sound, with some flexibility to shape that sound. Useful functionality for playing along with your chosen device. Love this wee thing. Would recommend.
Great all-round sound, with some flexibility to shape that sound. Useful functionality for playing along with your chosen device. Love this wee thing. Would recommend.
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Great mini amp
Quite loud i can say, nice amp, for me as a beginner it is great
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Nice practice bass amp
Great for the price. Compares well to more expensive mini amps (I've used blackstar fly mini bass)
Good range of sounds, just don't expect the low end or range of a full size amp.
One minor thing- not an issue- comes with european 2 pin plug only, so you'll need an adapter if you live elsewhere. However, many mini amps charge extra for the ac adapter, so no complaints. As other reviewers have commented-a handle would be nice. But, the main thing is for the price it sounds very good, not like the tiny and tinny sounding offerings you usually expect for this price
Good range of sounds, just don't expect the low end or range of a full size amp.
One minor thing- not an issue- comes with european 2 pin plug only, so you'll need an adapter if you live elsewhere. However, many mini amps charge extra for the ac adapter, so no complaints. As other reviewers have commented-a handle would be nice. But, the main thing is for the price it sounds very good, not like the tiny and tinny sounding offerings you usually expect for this price
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serious jamster
its well worth the price. its obviously not the loudest but if your just jammin with some mates or wanna take it outside or sum its great
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Excellent little amp
Bought to use with an acoustic bass (also Harley Benton) with which it works very well.
Used them at a little ukulele jam and it was excellent, getting through the normal cacophony!
Came with an external power supply, but it works well on AA batteries.
Used with the acoustic bass and also a passive solid body bass too, but had to wind up the gain to get any volume.
Highly recommended for the money..
Used them at a little ukulele jam and it was excellent, getting through the normal cacophony!
Came with an external power supply, but it works well on AA batteries.
Used with the acoustic bass and also a passive solid body bass too, but had to wind up the gain to get any volume.
Highly recommended for the money..
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