Practice amp

[Michael Mars]

I'm looking for something I can use in a bedroom or hotel room that's small and not too loud. It has to sound great.

Can anyone tell me what the best small low powered practice amp is?

The thougtht of researching the subjuect makes me feel tired.

 

[AutomationBias]

For a hotel I'd use a modeler with headphones.

 

[laxu]

For a hotel I'd use a modeler with headphones.

Yeah something like the Boss Waza AIR would be a fantastic product for travel.

 

[Mikael Dez]

I'm looking for something I can use in a bedroom or hotel room that's small and not too loud. It has to sound great.

Can anyone tell me what the best small low powered practice amp is?

The thougtht of researching the subjuect makes me feel tired.

I echo the modeler and headphones solution, even as a guitarist I’d be pissed if I was in a hotel and some dude was noodling next door lol

 

[paisleywookiee]

Either modeler+headphones, or a small amp like the Katana Air that has a headphone jack, so you can do either/or.

 

[deadpool_25]

Yamaha THR

 

[paisleywookiee]

Yamaha THR

I know I know. I’m the only guy that doesn’t like these amps

 

[DrewJD82]

I’m going to snag one of these at some point-

 

[paisleywookiee]

I’m going to snag one of these at some point-

You nerd.

 

[Jarick]

+1 for a laptop and headphones

If you aren't worried about the space, the Yamaha THR5 is a great shout, it's a compact little amp that runs on batteries and doesn't need a computer to run.

I have the Positive Grid Spark Go and never use it because it sounds as tiny as it looks and I don't like fussing with an app to practice.

Or the Blackstar Fly 3 is a great little option. It's even smaller and lighter and has very few options or distractions. Clean and dirty channels with a couple knobs and a delay if needed. That's what Tom Bukovac uses for hotels too.

 

[AlbertA]

Thread 'Hotone Pulze Amplifier'

Jul 13, 2025

I was able to score a new one of these for $299 on Amazon. Like Leon said, it sounds great and based on what I hear with the latest firmware, even better now.
I always assumed this had the same modeling as items like the Ampero Mini. It doesn’t.

A tasty nugget I found on it is Hotone’s next gen Mesa Petrucci models on the Pulze. That would lead me to believe the rest of the models are Ampero II level.
Either way, it sounds fantastic IMO. And smokes my Yamaha THRII 30.

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[Jazz Padd]

So many options. If you want something really tiny, rechargeable, plugs directly into a guitar, try this:

Clean, overdrive, distortion, reverb, bluetooth, about 30USD, fits in your pocket. Also made by Joyo.

 

[Byrdman]

I have the Blackstone Fly 3 that got thrown in with a guitar I bought and TBH, it's pretty impressive for what it is. I use it as a couch amp and I also use it to play MP3's through my laptop when playing with my real amps learning new songs with the band. It can also play the MP3 and the guitar at the same time with distortion and delay for the guitar and not affect the sound quality of the MP3.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

I have a Spark GO but I bet the Mini has the goldilocks low end of the product line (I hear the big one is too bassy?)

The Spark Go really comes to life when plugged into some bigger speakers or headphones. We just bought one of those Bluetooth "boomboxes" with an Aux input and the combo of the two sound better than they should.

I don't like fussing with an app to practice.

The app can be fumbly, I wouldn't want to use it every time I pull out the Spark. I have a few presets dialed up and almost don't touch the app

 

[Frodebro]

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