Harley Benton MA-5 Miniamp

This really small and cheap amp is good for getting a little sound from your electric guitar, but nothing more than that. You can´t expect a great sound from such a small unit. This is basically what you get, a little sound from your guitar. It´s really nice though to be able to switch to overdrive for some funky sound. It´s also nice that you can either run it by a battery or plug it in. I decided to try this as this was such a cheap unit, and it´s quite fun.

A good amplifier for the money. Do not forget to purchase a power supply unit.

Pretty good

Works fine, does the job.

The Champ

This mini-amp is the champ. Seriously. Not because of it's sound quality (which isn't bad for what you get, but also not great), but because of it's build quality. This miniamp expects an inverted barrel jack connector (voltage on outer sleeve rather than ground), and it does say it on the side, though it's not easily apparent (part of the molded plastic so it has to catch the light correctly to see it). Well, I didn't know that, plugged a standard barrel jack A/C adapter in, and got the wonderful magic smoke. I thought it was done, but when I reversed the polarity, the amp STILL WORKED. Amazing. It only blew up one diode (probably responsible for protecting the 9v from being charged on A/C power). Line out doesn't seem to work, but I did smoke mine, so it might have before then. Oh well, still impressive for what you pay.

A great guitar amp for the money, I got it because I wanted low power and cheap. It lived up to expectations, the sound is tolerable for playing in a flat, but after you move the volume switch further from the middle it starts to make a lot of noise.

Price performance

It is enough for home study. Use with 9v battery or adaptor.

Harley Benton MA-5 Miniamp

Good for practicing at home

Small footprint. Satisfactory quality for home jams. Pre-amp

More than the quality, this product has excellent usability. It is compact and makes an excellent accessory to be kept in the guitar bag. Good for small impromptu jams

Cool amp for that money

Yeah, like it is working and able to produce sound of your inputed guitar. What's may be better? Overdrive sound awful, but clean is pretty ok

Not worth it

It doesn’t sound good at all. It’s barely better than nothing. Cheap plastic. Battery cover doesn’t fit. Clean and dirty are the same. Save your money.