Amp in a box - for warm tube sound - for Jazz/Swing and Rockabilly

[MaresEatOats]

Recommendations for an amp-in-a-box for home use - connecting to Headphones and an 8" speaker/cabinet?

Looking to spend under $300 (used).

There seems to be a lot of these on the market - but which really sound like a tube amp? And have the ability to "break up" at lower volumes?

Thanks

 

[holoholo]

Strymon iridium?

 

[greatmutah]

Tech 21 Blonde?

 

[MaresEatOats]

Tech 21 Blonde?

I've only recently learned about Tech21. I like their stuff. I was looking at their SansAmp. Why the Blonde instead of the SanAmp? Thanks.

 

[ragingplatypi]

If you’re including used gear on your list, you have a lot of choices. Any particular size of pedal? Do you need reverb? Want other effects?

 

[greatmutah]

Blonde is primarily based on the Blonde and Blackface tones and uses sans amp technology. Only thing it lacks is a dedicated headphone out. It can run a signal to PAs, interfaces and Mixers so if you have one of those that may help? I think the stock Sansamp would be cool too. I just thought more blonde given the genres you mentioned and that rockabilly in particular has an affinity for blonde and black panel fenders.

 

[AFKAEjay(retired)]

Tonex

 

[newholland]

i like tech 21 pedals okay- i have a leeds and it does a pretty decent hiwatt imitation. joyo makes a decent version of the whole line if you want to cut cost even further just to try out the premise. https://www.joyoaudio.com/product/63.html

i actually think theyre way more usable for a wider array of tones than small watt tube amps, which unless you get a great one, just sound kinda craptastic to my ears.

 

[QQQ]

Tonex

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

 

[newpedals]

Blonde is primarily based on the Blonde and Blackface tones and uses sans amp technology. Only thing it lacks is a dedicated headphone out. It can run a signal to PAs, interfaces and Mixers so if you have one of those that may help? I think the stock Sansamp would be cool too. I just thought more blonde given the genres you mentioned and that rockabilly in particular has an affinity for blonde and black panel fenders.

This is good. Have tried it in a store.

Something like this + a simple reverb pedal (RV-5, Neunaber wet etc.) will sound beautiful.

There seem to be some chinese adapters at online marketplaces which you can supposedly use to connect such an output with an headphone.