Vox amPlug 3 Boutique Headphone Guitar Amp
The amPlug 3 Boutique plugs straight into your guitar jack and sends the signal to your headphones, so a full practice session needs nothing more than a cable free pocket amp. This generation adds features over the previous version while keeping the analogue solid-state circuitry.
- Voicing: boutique amp character with smooth overdrive
- Channel one: vibrant clean tone
- Channel two: bright, silky drive sound
- Circuitry: analogue solid-state
- Effects: stereo effects for a wider sound in headphones
- Rhythms: built-in patterns to practise against
- Connectivity: TRRS connection for recording video on a smartphone
- Size: pocket sized and easy to carry
The TRRS jack is the useful addition here. It lets you film a take on a phone with the amp sound going in directly rather than through the phone microphone.
The Vox amPlug 3 Boutique is a headphone guitar amp that plugs directly into your instrument. It is aimed at players who want a proper amp voice for silent practice, in this case a boutique style tone with smooth overdrive.
Two channels
Channel one is a vibrant clean sound and channel two moves into a bright, silky drive. Between them you have the range most practice sessions need without reaching for anything else.
Analogue circuitry
The amp uses analogue solid-state circuitry rather than digital modeling, which is a large part of why it responds the way it does to picking dynamics and to your guitar volume control.
Stereo effects and rhythms
Stereo effects open the sound up in headphones, where a mono signal can feel closed in. Built-in rhythms give you something to play against for woodshedding and timing practice.
Recording with a phone
A TRRS connection lets you plug into a smartphone and record video with the amp signal going straight in. That is a fast way to capture ideas or post a clip without setting up an interface.
Practical points
It fits in a pocket, so it travels with the guitar rather than being another thing to pack, and it improves on the previous amPlug generation with added features.