Hotone Ampero II Stomp - Review

[KingsXJJ]

I'm in club "spring reverb is the weakest of the reverbs". I don't even care for real ones!

The HQ 140 Plate is really nice. I really wish they'd add more HQ models and fx.

Yes Sir, the HQ plate is my go to. The HQ Velvet Verb is also quite lovely.

Totally agree that more HQ models/effects would be very welcome. I remain hopeful that Hotone will deliver!

 

[KingsXJJ]

Playing the Stage tonight. Really enjoying the Bogner models. Blue Vintage, Blue Modern, Red Vintage, Red Modern.

Super cool and a blast to play. I think they have the same ones for clean but f*ck that! Using either a plate or delay with them is tremendous fun. Super eay to set up and tweak.

 

[KingsXJJ]

You can get a new Ampero II Stomp from sonicake on eBay for $365 including tax and shipping right now.

 

[KingsXJJ]

New Ampero II Stage is $547 shipped with taxes included.

Coupon on product page and another applied automatically at checkout start. On both products.

 

[KingsXJJ]

That’s Mooer territory!

 

[GTR37]

Looks like another new box from Hotone coming June 30th wonder if this will be a ToneX catch

 

[laxu]

Looks like another new box from Hotone coming June 30th wonder if this will be a ToneX catch

Looks a lot smaller than the Ampero stuff for sure. Maybe it's something akin to an upscale Valeton GP5?

 

[GTR37]

Looks a lot smaller than the Ampero stuff for sure. Maybe it's something akin to an upscale Valeton GP5?

It’s actually about the size of your stomp if you flip it sideways maybe a tad smaller
Looks also about nano sized
If you look there are definitely footswitches at
Least 3 possibly 4

 

[Sedaxel]

Links? Pics?

 

[GTR37]

Links? Pics?

On their FB page looks like a box in an ice block

 

[laxu]

Well, fixed my Ampero 2 Stomp power jack.

It fits a standard 2.1/5.5mm 3-prong DC jack like this:

They really could've used a 0.1 cents more expensive part here.

The repair itself isn't too hard, but I don't recommend swapping the jack without a heat gun, plenty of flux and good desoldering tools. It's a pain in the ass to desolder 3 prongs, and you might damage the pads if you are not careful.

1. Open up the unit.
2. Disconnect front panel flat cable (turn up the little black flap holding it in place) and power cable.
3. Disconnect the short fx loop PCB cable.
4. Remove the square wave shaped support beam. Three screws under the device.
5. Remove nuts and washers from jacks.
6. Remove 4 screws from I/O board.
7. Lift the I/O board until the 3 thick conductive pads underneath it become loose. It can be stuck pretty tight.
8. Desolder DC jack.
9. Clean up pads with a desoldering braid.
10. Clean up any solder and flux residue with isopropyl alcohol.
11. Solder in new DC jack.
12. Clean up any solder and flux residue with isopropyl alcohol.
13. Test that it works by connecting the front panel power cable. No need to connect the flat cable. If the footswitches and touchscreen light up, you're good.
14. Reassemble.