Vox Amplug 2 AC30 Reviews

Pocket-Sized Rehearsal Room

This headphone amp is my go-to for effortless practice with classic tones. It even offers cool built-in effects. Ideal for bedroom players looking for a simple, effective way to practice without getting out all the gear.

Good for the price

As one of the cheapest "pocket amps", it does it's job remarkably well and the sound is actually quite good with nice earphones. That being sad it is not very sturdy. My biggest problem with it is that you can't adjust the effects at all, all of which are just too loud and to "wet" for my taste. A simple knob tuning them down would do as they actually sound good.

Handy little piece of kit

I use on an electric violin and I love this device. A lot more compact than an amp and pedal kit

Electric guitar, finally freed from its amplifier tether

I bought this small amplifier because I wanted to have something battery powered so I can take it outside and that can output to headphones so I don't wake up all my neighbors when I play at night.

It takes two AAA batteries, has a mini-jack output for headphones and a mini-jack input for a backing track. The jack for the guitar can be rotated to work well depending on the guitar or folded in altogether thus becoming quite pocketable. It also has 3 selector wheels for volume and effects, though they are on the far side of the device when plugged in so you can't really see them.

The sound is honestly quite great, I'm quite impressed. I prefer it over my larger Cube amp. The effects are useful additions and can be configured (some of them can definitely get too strong for my taste, but hey, it goes to 11).

The only downside is its flimsy build quality. It's cheap plastic and it feels like it's gonna break easily. Especially on Telecaster-style guitars where the amp sticks out of the body, this feels somewhat precarious. The control wheels are very easy going and it is a bit too easy to accidentally change the settings. The UI with overloading the buttons with functions is a tad unintuitive. But I guess they had to save somewhere given the price so this feels entirely acceptable to me.

Good enough, given the price

Does what it claims, although i doubt the quality of the connection where the jack pivots. Gets some crackle on insertion, but I think that’s normal.

Good, but..

Sound is a matter of taste. This little headphone amp is good for practice. I had higher expectations for the features it has but it turns out that no matter the brand (vox, fender etc) the quality of the sound is more or less the same. It amplifies the signal of your guitar, and depending of the headphones (high end headphones - the better) you will get a typical sound. Think about it. You want it only for practice, right? Anything else does the job. I use it every now and then, but not much as I expected I will use it. Please consider the reason you want it and how much you want to give for that reason. I hope I helped.

Perfect

This is the best plug for home to use. It is light and work with battery. Use your headphone and play. Listen the sample on product page. I love it. The best thing i have ever buy for guitar

Low build quality, barely usable sounds

Really cheap plastic and cumbersome to operate controls. Sounds are usable but not versatile and everything sounds extremely compressed. The Korg Pandora I owned in the 90`s sounded way better.

Good form factor. Sound is meh.

The form factor is nice. I don't mind the plastic. But I found the sound underwhelming. Have to keep volume and gain down to avoid hissing, making it rather limited.

Surprisingly awesome sounding

I didn't imagine it would sound so great.

super cool gadget for everyone who needs to play with headphones on once in a while

Compact & usefull

I've been playing for years. I use a good old Marshall Combo JCM 800 50W and for small clubs Laney vc15 -110.

I find the VOX Ampplug very useful both for warming up and for playing when the family is asleep. The effects implemented in Ampplug are good and usable. The workmanship is solid and so far I have not had any problems. The AUX input for combination with backing tracks is also interesting. All in all a nice toy that is not too expensive. I didn’t connect it to the mixer so I don’t know what it sounds like when connected to the sound system. For the best experience, you need to have quality headphones, so you should count on additional costs if you do not already have them.

Would recommend

I'd like to start off by saying that I'm new to guitar so surely have less experience and general knowledge compared to other reviewers, that being said I find that this is a great replacement for a regular amp if you like me are worried about bothering other people when practising, I tested it with a flatmate in the room over and he said he couldn't hear me playing at all. I also enjoy the sound and options that come included, would recommend.

so handy to have

great little thing that sounds superb, better than any amp sims that are the same price, handy to have if youre trying out pedals or sumn and cant make much noise

Surprising

Had bought the BlackStar MiniAmp, but realised I wanted something easier and quicker to use, especially late at night, when I would use headphones. Think it's really great and the only thing that I've found a bit annoying, is that it's too easy to accidentally adjust the control "wheels". But still, nothing that really bothers me. Great buy.

Great little headphone amp

Works really nice for silent practice. Good volume and easy enough to control. I haven't used the effects much but the clean-gainy tones are nice

surprisingly good

the features on this are great given its size and cost.effects are really good.sounds great also through a small boombox speaker.be carefull when you put your guitar down!

Good for travelling

I bought this Amplug only because I was curious, honestly. It turns out an amazing and versatile tool for travelling, practicing, and when you want just mess about without making any noise. I connected it to a computer speaker as well as at the aux in in my car... super! I only gave 4stars on quality because it's just a piece of plastic, but hey, it's very cheap as well so I was not expecting anything different.

batteries operated

Doing its job properly.

Besides the sound quality (which I discovered after buying it) and the brand, i got it because it's (hopefully also rechargeable) battery operated. There's no need to wait for non replaceable batteries to charge and I don't have "range" anxiety either.

Great for the go!

I started playing electric guitars just, but have played acoustic for 4 years. The small amp is a genius idea, but for me the effects and the quality of the plastic aren't so good. Right now I use it at home and when I go to my guitar lesson I can use the amp there. The price is really good too, but the delay isn't any good.

A nice toy for silent noodling, nothing less, nothing more.