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!

  • pH3ra@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    8 months ago

    A friend of mine has the NuX Mighty Space and I’ve been blown away by the sound and sheer amount of features cramped in a single product.
    Another big selling point is that it can be controlled by your Android Phone with a FOSS app available on F-Droid.

    • fluxx@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      8 months ago

      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.

      • pH3ra@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        8 months ago

        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€.

        • fluxx@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          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).

          • pH3ra@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            8 months ago

            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