"Plug In, Rock Out!"

"The headphone guitar amp that lets you enjoy serious guitar sound, fast.
Jamming late at night? Don’t want to wake the neighbors? Maybe you want to work out a lick with your MP3 player without taking the time to set up your amp. You want to play guitar right now. amPlug is the answer. Simply plug this palm-sized headphone guitar amp directly into your guitar, and enjoy serious guitar sound anywhere, anytime.

The amPlug series received wide-ranging acclaim from guitarists around the world for delivering incredible guitar tone in a pocket-sized unit.

The NEW Joe Satriani signature model is the latest addition to our incredibly popular amPlug series of headphone guitar amps! With its bright red body, the "amPlug Joe Satriani” delivers the awesome sound of Joe Satriani’s custom rig – distortion pedal through a high-gain vacuum tube amplifier, followed by a delay – and reproduces the settings created by Joe himself. Inspired by the distortion circuitry of the VOX/Joe Satriani Satchurator pedal, the amPlug Joe Satriani preserves much of the “pick attack” to create an articulate, playable distortion. (more info..)

'Lead' is based on a US-made high-gain boutique amp, further modified for lead guitar. It also contains a digital delay effect, delivering a huge, spatial sound that could not be previously obtained, and giving you a rich and full-fledged lead sound that you can play anytime and anywhere.

'Bass' is modeled on VOX's classic AC100 bass amp, and expands its potential with a full-range tone that supports today's bass sounds. A compressor/boost effect provides not just compression but also a thick overdrive sound, giving you the perfect tones for performing in any style. Careful attention has been paid to the sound quality, and a high-quality FET buffer circuit has been used to obtain even greater dynamic range.

The amPlug 'Acoustic' quickly creates shimmering, rich acoustic guitar sounds. Two distinct sounds are available using the Fat/ Bright switch. The Blend combines the acoustic tone with the original signal for just the right mix! In combination with electric guitar's own tone controls and pickup selection, the sound variation is unlimited. The ultra-long battery life provides up to 27 hours of extended enjoyment! At home, in the studio and on the go, amPlug Acoustic delivers superb acoustic guitar sounds anytime, anyplace. < Hear the demo >

The original models are still available in three different sound styles: VOX AC30, Classic Rock, based on a UK-made amplifier head, and Metal, based on a California-made high-gain amplifier head. Even with its ultra-compact size, amPlug perfectly reproduces the complex and warm distortion that is distinctive of a vacuum tube, as well as the powerful high gain produced by a large amp stack. Using all new analog modeling technology, amPlug delivers full-fledged amp sound.

• Plugs directly into your guitar/ bass —a great-sounding headphone guitar amp that gives you serious sound fast.
• Now available in six styles: Lead, Bass, VOX AC30, Classic Rock, Metal and Acoustic.
• AUX in jack lets you jam along with your CD/MP3 player.
• 100% analog circuit faithfully simulates the response of the original amps.
• 'Lead' delivers hi-gain lead guitar sounds, plus a digital delay effect.
• 'Bass' features a full-range bass sound with a compressor/boost effect.
• AC30 emulates the AC30 top boost sound of a vintage VOX AC30.
• Classic Rock gives you the great high-gain sound of a UK-made 100W amp.
• Metal delivers the explosive roar of US high-gain metal sound.
• 'Acoustic' features Fat/Bright switch which offers two types of acoustic sounds.
• 'Acoustic' also features blend control which mixes the acoustic tones with your original signal for just the right mix.
• Up to 15 hours of battery life with two Alkaline AAA batteries.
• Quick and easy setup! Just connect amPlug to your guitar and enjoy serious sound.

With its completely analog design, great care was also taken with amPlug's gain circuitry. The 'AC30' uses two natural-sounding gain stages to reproduce the distinctive AC30 tone. 'Classic Rock' uses four classical gain circuits to deliver that great sound. 'Metal' uses two stages of ultra-high gain plus a mid-cut circuit, giving you modern metal high-gain sound anywhere and anytime. Even the circuit response of the original amp is simulated completely. The simulation extends not only to the response of the tone circuits, but also to the way in which the high frequency and gain are affected when you turn down the volume control of the guitar. Every detail has been faithfully reproduced.

amPlug can be used in numerous ways
With up to twenty seven hours of battery life, it's easy to take amPlug anywhere. In addition to practicing at home, it's a great way to warm up before a live performance or on the road. And amPlug is not just a convenient way to get great guitar sound. There's also an AUX input jack so you can jam along with your CD/MP3 player.

amPlug is your fastest ticket to great tone – anytime, anywhere!

VOX amPlug Specifications

• Power supply: two AAA batteries
• Battery life: with alkaline batteries: approximately 27 hours (with zinc-carbon batteries: approximately 10 hours.)
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 86 x 80 x 31 (mm), 3.39" x 3.15" x 1.22"
• Weight: 40g /1.41oz. (not including batteries).
• Included items: two AAA zinc-carbon batteries

*Specifications and features are subject to change without notice."

 Transform any of the VOX amPlug headphone amps into a tabletop mini-stack amp!

So there you have it - the amplug heads and cab in a nutshell. Brilliant devices that let you plug in and play immediately and at a low volume so that you don't upset the neighbours, but also allowing you to jam along to mp3 tracks with it's aux input. The actual tone that comes out of the things is phenomenal, I was really blown away at how the Satch head emulates his sound so well, and the AC30 one sounds just like a mini AC30 combo. The cabinet is great as well, it looks the business and has some real kick - the volume is surprising for it's size, and so simple to use.

Obviously the heads can be used as standalone amps by plugging headphones, and they're all compatible with the cabinet - so you could collect them all for big tone library and have a variety of on-the-go tones to choose from.

A really well executed mini-amp that i recommend every guitarist to have.

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Thanks for reading, 

Rich from the SAM team.