Vox AmPlug 2 Blues
Cons
- Lightweight plastic housing and plug swivel require handling care
- Controls are close to each other, sometimes resulting in inadvertently messing up the settings
Pros
- Great blues tone (even better when using headphones with good low-end response)
- Versatile gain voicings with Clean, Crunch and Lead options, ideal for fans of Blues and Rock music
- Plug swivel mechanism for easier storage and positioning
- Intuitive controls
- Lightweight and portable
- Unmistakable Vox aesthetics
Vox continues to be the go-to brand for electric guitar headphones use, thanks to the success of their amPlug line, which is now on its 2nd generation.
The amPlug 2 Blues is among their best offerings, designed to reproduce the famous Tweed amp tone. It gives you great-sounding Texas blues style grit straight through headphones. This is quite the feat because blues tones require more clarity and dynamics, which even full-size amps struggle to reproduce.
Even if you’re not into Blues style, hearing the nuances and details of your playing will help you make more accurate assessments of your skill and make proper adjustments. For this reason, this amPlug works well with other styles, except those requiring heavy gain.
Speaking of gain, Vox equipped this unit with three selectable voicings: Clean, Crunch, and Lead, which you can cycle through via a single button on the side. It also comes with three chorus types, delay and reverb, although you’ll probably use reverb most of the time for blues.
Being a bug-type amplifier, it attaches to your guitar directly via the main plug and is powered by 2 x AAA batteries. The plug is adjustable via a five-notch 180-degree swivel mechanism for better positioning and easier storage. It also helps that amPlugs retain classic aesthetics that are unmistakably Vox.
Note that it has an auto-power-off feature to save batteries if you forget to turn the unit off.
If blues is your thing, this is your ideal silent amplifier for practice sessions.
Specifications
- Tone: Blues (Cranked Tweed Amp Crunch)
- Effects: 3 x Chorus, 3 x Delay, 3 x Reverb
- Modes: Clean, Crunch, and Lead Amp
- Controls: Knobs: Gain, Tone, Volume | Button: FX, Power/Amp Mode
- Inputs: 1 x 1/4″, 1 x 1/8″ (Aux in) Stereo
- Headphones: 1 x 1/8″ Stereo
- Power Source: 2 x AAA Batteries up to 17 hours (Included)
| Website | Source | *Rating Value |
| Youtube | Grant Parker | 95/100 |
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