Pocket Amp Bass : SansAmp on budget

4 years ago

I've never heard about Palmer before. They made pretty impressive little bass machine!

Here are my observations after few tests:

- pretty solid build, but has some flaws in coating. That makes it look "cheaper", than it could be.

- impressive EQ with parametric mids. A lot of options to shape your tone.

- can be used as DI-box.

- can be used as practice amp with headphones.

- can be used as overdrive/fuzz effect.

- Blend control is useful to create mix of dry and overdirven signal. I find this the most cool feature of the device.

- thus, it gives a lot of routing possibilities.

- overall tone is pretty good, though not the best one maybe.

- can be powered with 9V battery, which is useful if you don't have standalone power source.

Conclusion: very good device for it's money! It gives you DI-box, overdrive/fuzz effect, practice amp and splitter in a single unit. Good choice, as for me.

Image Palmer Pocket Amp Bass

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Palmer
  • Released in 2016
  • Average price : $162
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