Koolertron JOYO JA-03 Metal Sound Amp Mini Guitar Amplifier Silver

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• Pocket design, convenient to carry
• Catch the feeling of hi-gain tone of metal sound through the headphone
• Plug the CD or MP3 player in and play along
• Easy to use, catch your inspiration anytime
• Gain, tone, volume adjustment

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This is a nice, inexpensive amp sim. I have tried it through headphones, a Danelectro mini amp and an Egnater Tweaker. Sounds great, very lively, with a distortion character that's sort of like a Plexi, sort of like the old MXR Distortion pedals. Couldn't get into true high gain territory by itself playing single coils, but this unit does get very loud, and with the right settings can just be used as a clean boost/micro amp, or to push a dirty amp into overdrive. Outputs line level so you have to run it at the end of your pedals or use an impedance-matching cable to avoid getting terrible overloaded sounds.

I have never owned an Amplug to compare but these Joyo units seem to be significantly larger. The headphone jack and aux-in jack are 1/8" so you'll need an adapter to run this into an amp.

The unit housing and the power switch feel a little fragile, but I think they'll hold up with care. Build and sound quality are great considering the price. I'll probably pick up some more and have a look inside to see if any interesting mods can be done. I recommend it to any traveling guitarists or guys who just want an extra trick in the bag. Actually, for the price, I recommend it to any gadget-loving guitarist.

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After reading many of the reviews this sounded like it would be pretty handy. I really didn't have a lot of expectations. I first opened the package , installed the batteries and plugged in. I first noticed the sound level was all over the place. Then while playing with it I heard something break and found that the 1/4" input jack had broken away from the unit leaving it just hanging by the wires. There is a single small screw holding the plastiic cover of the jack to the unit. This had broken away from the screw so the only way to repair it was to superglue it. That seems to be holding ok but it still has the issue with the volume level. I realize that I did not have to shell out much coin for it so I have resolved to accept that you do get what you pay for. It reminds me of the cheap novelty junk that you would get out of a vending machine or claw crane game.

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