AP2BS amPlug 2 Guitar/Bass Headphone Amplifier Black

I sold my bass amp when I moved into my apartment and was getting tired of playing only through my computer. This is a great solution! It plugs right into my bass, I pop in my headphones, and it just works. Really good sound, gets pretty loud and even has a tone control. I also like the drum options, good for practicing scales and arpeggios, or just jamming. If that's not enough, I plugged my phone into the AUX jack and wow that makes it so easy to learn a new song. Just start the music and play along, really amazing. Totally happy with this, 100% satisfied.

I wish I had this when I was first starting bass as a kid. Plug it straight into your bass with your headphones and it sounds great for practicing. You can also,use the headphones out to go into many computer 1/8 inch Mic jacks and record into a freeware recording daw of your choice. Best of all is the drum feature. 8 different beats plus just straight metronome. Tempo adjustable. Way more fun to practice with a beat! And! No reason not to use it with guitar. It has a great clean sound and put it at the end of a couple pedals, any you like, and it works out pretty great. They are crazy cheap and worth every penny!

I use it with a Epiphone Viola bass. Really nice, clear, deep tone on normal (i.e., "high gain") setting. I don't tend to use the other settings ("normal gain", "low gain") as much, as it is hard to compensate for the volume drop, and I can change tone in other ways on the bass itself. (Those setting choices may be more important for other basses though.) The many built-in rhythms aren't an essential feature but they can be fun to practice along with. The ability to pipe in music through the aux jack is great when I want to play along to songs, and the volume of the bass and the music can be changed independently. Based on the quality of the sound and the simplicity of the setup, I have found using this Bass AmPlug to be a nicer experience than the one I had using an iPhone, an iRig adapter, an instrument cable, and guitar apps like AmpliTube. (Those apps are great in their own right and have a crazy number of features, but despite all of the setting possibilities, I could never get my bass tone to sound as pleasing as it does with the AmPlug.) The simplicity of the setup -- bass, AmPlug, headphones -- has caused me to pick up the bass a lot more, as I can quickly "gear up", sit back on the couch, and hear myself play without offending others in the family who want things to be more quiet. The only thing that prevents me from giving it 5 stars is that the cost seems at least $10 too high for something so simple and lightweight.

i LOVE this device! I've got two other amps, one in each of my practice spaces, but lately I find myself always using this little headphone amp. it's just so portable and convenient, and lets me play very quietly so I don't disturb my roommates. the sound quality is pretty good. a little hum, but much less than either of my large amps. my only slight gripe is the max volume is kinda low, wish it would go just a tiny bit louder.. the cool thing is you don't have to use this amp only with headphones, you can plug in any speakers, or plug it into line in on your pc and take advantage of the features there too! for this unit, the Bass version, there are volume, tone, and drum loop volume settings. additionally, there are three pre-set drum loops that you can flip between, which is super convenient for practice on the go. i really love the aux input, let's me connect my mobile phone and pass through audio for my drum loop app or to listen to youtube videos or backing tracks while i play. so many features in such a small affordable package, everyone should have one!!

Every parent should buy one of these for their talented kids. It's a real confidence - builder to be able to play loudly when no one can hear you. you don't have to worry about what you sound like to others, your parents or police pounding on your doors (until you actually get into a band). You can just stick this into your Bass, and jam into your headphones while running your computer output of lessons or songs from your computer. It has good effects; however, overkill is my MO, so I run the bass into the Zoom BX-1 Four, plug this Vox unit into the output of the Zoom, feed the computer lesson jam tracks into the Vox, and output into my Marshall Bass headphones. However, with it's battery power, you can just plug the Vox unit in wherever you are standing around with your Bass, and play into some headphones, even if you're waiting to go on at the side of the stage. It's a very cool little unit. I bought it to play bass during 2 week quarantine in a hotel overseas. It was great, once the jet lag let me up; I used it every day.

I’ve been looking for a small, quiet device for playing bass without bothering anyone (since everyone’s locked up together during COVID). I saw a review of this device online, and realized this may be just what I was looking for. What won me over is that there’s a separate input for plugging in an iPad/phone to get the backing track or sang to play along with. That’s awesome! It works perfectly, and that would have been enough for me. But wait... there’s more!! The device plugs into the bass without being in the way too much. The plug folds away for storage, which is nice, and since it moves, you can angle it however you want to keep it tucked away. WARNING: I play an EN MM Stingray with the plug on the bottom, and this gets in the way no matter how I sit. Other basses may not have this problem. There also a nice feature where you can select from a bunch of drum beats. That’s really cool when you don’t want to plug in a track/song and you want to explore something more spontaneous. There’s one thing that’s really annoying, and I’m not 100% sure where it comes from: when you plug in your tablet/phone with a dual-ended audio cable, whenever you even touch that cable you get a LOUD crack in your ears that leaves them ringing. I haven’t figured out a way to lower the massive sound blast. All the cables seem to do it, so it doesn’t seem to be the cables. The iPad doesn’t do that with regular headphones. Soooo... must be the Vox. Right? Dunno? Overall, I recommend the VOX.

Because I practiced unplugged for a long time, I developed the habit of plucking really hard (so I could hear the notes without amplification). I wanted to develop more "touch" and economy of motion, so I started practicing with my amp... which makes noise (not always ideal). My amp has a headphone jack, but it's not portable at all, which also limited practice options. Now, with the Vox, I can hear all the notes clearly without making a racket and practice anywhere I want. I really like the "aux in" feature - I can play tracks from my phone and hear both the bass and the track in my earphones. It also works with my metronome, which has a headphone jack. The unit is easy to use. All the controls are fairly intuitive. Excellent sound quality, in my opinion, with several options for tone. My only concern is that the plastic housing, jacks, and dials feel kind of cheap - it almost felt like I was going to break something the first few times I used it. This Vox unit is listed at around $50. Not equivilant by any means, but for $60 - 65, I can get a bullet-proof Boss pedal (DS-1 for example) with a metal housing. I feel like Vox could have made it a little sturdier without breaking the bank. UPDATE (11/21/2024): I used the hell out of this thing for the last four months. One thing I noticed was that the batteries that came with the unit didn't last long, but I put new ones in and got a solid 20-30 hours of playing time (but should point out that I never used the built-in drum machine feature). Recently I was practicing and accidentally stepped on the "aux in" cord, causing it to lightly tug on the Vox unit, which immediately caused the housing to separate and cracked the "aux in" jack socket. Snapping the housing together was easy, but my favorite feature, the "aux in" jack, was no longer useable. This validated my concern about the cheap housing and components. Unfortunately, most of the pocket amp designs I've seen look like they share the same basic design (and are probably made in the same factory, just with different chips and branding). I ended up replacing it with a "Valeton Rushead Max", which has similar features, but a different design. The Valeton is also rechargeable (USB-C). So far the Valeton seems more robust. UPDATE (2/19/2025): I used the Valeton product for about 3 months, then it died (wiring issue, wouldn't work without jiggling). So, NOT more robust. I'll probably buy another Vox and be extra, super careful with it. So, full circle: If you're trying to decide between the Valeton and Vox, I'd go with the Vox. If you get the Vox, be very gentle with it.

Summary: easy to use, battery powered, perfect for private practice and playing. I'm probably the shyest musician out there... and I don't like other people hearing me practice (the whole reason I picked electric instruments). Plug in any normal headphones (make sure to put the chord behind your bass/guitar to keep it out of the way) and you won't be bothering the neighbors (or your family) even with full volume!! There's not much else to say.... the built in metronome feature is great too... idk, I don't use many of the features but I love it because no one hears me practicing and I can use it to sort through and learn a song before effects would be used anyway.