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Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: juggernaught on September 18, 2008, 09:35:48 AM

I'm looking into different headphone practice amps, and I wanted to get opinions from people who've tried various brands like pocket rocket, fodera private practice, TASCAM, raven, etc.

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: wayne on September 18, 2008, 09:37:58 AM

Love my Cafe Walter from BassNW.  No frills, no tricks, just YOU.
 
C-Ya......wayne

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: juggernaught on September 18, 2008, 09:43:20 AM

looks cool.  i also wanted to note that i'm looking for one that is portable (battery powered) and hopefully has an input for my mp3 player.
 
-devon

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: jseitang on September 18, 2008, 03:31:01 PM

fodera makes a pretty good one.

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: hieronymous on September 18, 2008, 09:16:24 PM

The Cafe Walter meets both those criteria - it has a mini-headphone input with separate volume control and can run on two 9V batteries. I've got one - sounds great! It's more of a true sound of the bass unit - doesn't color the sound, perfect for an Alembic!
 
I also had a Fodera at one point, but I think there must have been something wrong with it - way too noisy. Plus it had RCA plugs for the CD player input - not nearly as convenient as the Cafe Walter.

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: tdukes on September 19, 2008, 05:35:24 AM

I just use a boss micro br. It plays mp3s' and has looping and
slowdown features I like, but it really doesn't sound that good.  
 
It also can't transpose pitch, which I would like to be able to do
without affecting the speed. I'd like to be able to go up or down a minor third or so.
 
Does anyone know of an all-in-one that will power headphones, has
simple guitar effects, has looping (where you place A and B marks and
it just plays between A and B over and over again), will do real-time
speed adjust without changing the pitch, and do real-time pitch adjust
without changing the speed?
 
I would like for it to be able to play .wav, .mp3, and .ogg, but any
of the three would be ok.
 
Todd.

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: chuck on September 19, 2008, 06:36:44 AM

For simplicity and low cost I like my Fender unit.
No frills just on,off, volume.
Chuck

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: frank on September 19, 2008, 11:28:50 AM

I have a little Mark II and it doesnt have a headphone jack. Does anyone know of an external headphone input I can use with my head?

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on September 19, 2008, 12:53:22 PM

Here is one I recommend:
 
https://www.carvinguitars.com/products/single.php?product=H400 (https://www.carvinguitars.com/products/single.php?product=H400)

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: juggernaught on September 19, 2008, 01:16:22 PM

not very portable is it....

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on September 19, 2008, 01:30:47 PM

not at all

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: malthumb on September 19, 2008, 02:38:47 PM

I use and would recommend a Korg Pandora.  Be it a PX3B, PX4B or PX5D, they're all good.  I have the PX3B.  I also have (but don't use much) a set of Dragonfly Stethoscope earphones.  They attach by suction cup to the back of your instrument and fit into your ears just like a stethoscope.  You get ONLY the resonant sound of your instrument.
 
No batteries.....no electricity.....no muss, no fuss.....the ultimate in simplicity.

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: malthumb on September 19, 2008, 02:54:54 PM

Pictures of the Pandora and the Dragonfly  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/56369.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/56370.jpg)

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: juggernaught on September 19, 2008, 03:21:14 PM

I went ahead and ordered the Cafe Walter.  The idea of getting a very clean sound appealed to me.  In addition, it had a simple 1/8 input, so I can plug my ipod in.
 
I didn't really need anything that did anything like slowdowns, pitch, etc.
 
I've seen the dragonfly.  Very interesting.  Talkbass has a deal where if you contribute a certain (reasonable) amount, you get one of those for free.

Title: Headphone practice amps
Post by: malthumb on September 19, 2008, 07:41:21 PM

juggernaught wrote I've seen the dragonfly. Very interesting. Talkbass has a deal where if you contribute a certain (reasonable) amount, you get one of those for free.
 
Yup.  That's how I got mine.