Vox amPlug 3 High Gain Headphone Guitar Amp
The amPlug 3 High Gain is the aggressive member of the amPlug 3 family. It is a pocket-sized headphone amplifier running analog solid-state circuitry, and the point of it is that silent practice does not have to cost you the gnarly high-gain distortion sound.
- Two channels: channel one is a dazzling clean tone, channel two is the sharp, aggressive high-gain distortion.
- Analog solid-state circuitry: the gain is generated in analog rather than modelled.
- Stereo effects: effects run in stereo for a bigger sound in headphones.
- Built-in rhythms: patterns to woodshed against when you are practising alone.
- TRRS connection: hooks up to a smartphone, which makes video recording straightforward.
- Pocketable: small enough to carry with the guitar rather than pack separately.
Playing through a headphone amp usually means accepting a thinner version of your sound. The Vox amPlug 3 High Gain is built to avoid that where heavy tones are concerned, giving you sharp and aggressive distortion for silent practice while nobody else in the room hears a thing.
Two channels
Channel one offers a dazzling clean tone. Channel two is the reason to choose this particular amPlug, delivering the gnarly high-gain distortion the model is named for. Having both on one unit means a session can move between clean parts and heavy ones instead of settling on a compromise in the middle.
Analog circuitry
The amPlug 3 High Gain leverages analog solid-state circuitry rather than digital modelling, which is what gives the distortion its character.
Stereo effects and rhythms
Stereo effects are included, and width counts for more in headphones than it does through a speaker because the sound is right against your ears. Built-in rhythms give you something to lock into, which is the difference between practising a riff and simply repeating it.
Smartphone connection
A TRRS connection lets you connect the amPlug 3 to a smartphone, so video recording captures the guitar tone directly rather than through the phone microphone across the room.
Size
The whole unit is easy to carry around and fits in a pocket. For anyone practising in shared accommodation, in a hotel room or on the move, that is most of the appeal.