Phil Jones Bass Combo S-77

Excellent sound, not only for bass

This amp is a great combo. With aux input I use it for home practice. The unit meets all my requirements exactly. It's small, lightweight, easy to handle and powerful in a discreet black design.

I was deeply confused about the description as "vented box". I've been worried about a noisy fan. The unit has no fan.

The term "vented enclosure" means bass reflex box. That's the opposite of "sealed enclosure" - the compact box.

Nice feature: After half an hour silence the amp enters a sleep mode. Blue power LED turns off. With next signal from the instrument on input the amp is awaking within seconds.

Blue power LED glows up again.

Phil Jones Session-77

Phil Jones Session-77

Nice looking amplifier, solid construction, and then it does not weigh that much. The sound is good though not the same deep bass sound as from a larger speaker unit of course. The sound when using headphones is a bit disappointing, especially the aux input changes the sound so that it seems very flat, not the same experience as with the headphones directly in the phone / sound module. From the beginning there was a "hissing sound" when the notes from the bass faded out both at low and high volume. I have sent the amplifier back and have got the money back, thinking a bit before I decide which amplifier I want to buy instead.

Excellent sound quality, and louder than you'd expect

Bought as a practice amp; the sound quality is crystal clear and shows up all my bad habits - exactly what you need in a practice amp.

It can deliver growl and punch when you need it, too - it even handles the low B from my five string well.

It's everything I was looking for except for one thing: the feature list on the website is wrong about the DI - it doesn't have one - you need to get an external DI box which can be fed from the line out on the amp. I have a DI on one of my pedals anyway, so it's not a deal-breaker for me.

Other than the (for me) very minor DI complaint, I'm very happy with it and would recommend.