Pocket Amp Bass : Pocket Amp

5 years ago

So it's rather cheap, has lots of controls and inputs and outputs. And it's tiny. I like that I can take it wherever I take my bass, just plug into it and play.

- Bypass is not really a bypass, it's amplifying the signal, too. It creates nice clean full tone. Sounds better than plugging the bass directly into the Hi-Z input of a mixer;

- EQ controls affect the overdriven sound. If you set Blend to 0, EQ will be flat;

- Gain+Blend+EQ controls make for lots of combinations of settings. I find it rather difficult to set a good tone. Sometimes the best tone I can get is the Bypass (Green LED);

- I can't really hear what Saturation does. According to the manual, it's a mild compression.

- Aux in and headphone out are great for practice in the night;

All in all, it's a great combination of features.

I guess if you pay more and buy a bigger box, you'll get better tone. But you won't be able to carry it in your pocket.