u/A_Anonymous_Asshole

Best "Real Feel" Travel Amp

I travel out of state for work about 50% of the work week and I'm tube guy at home but obviously that is near impossible when traveling. After much trial and error, I currently run a Steinberger Spirit GT as my travel guitar and the Positive Grid Mini as my amp but I'm not vibing with the amp. I have a few models on it I am ok with but it doesn't inspire me to play/practice most of the models aren't great on smaller speakers.

I need a small amp or modeler alternative that is preferably analog SS. I tried the Boss Katana mini x and it's better than the PG good but slightly too large to fit in a carry on easily. The regular Katana Mini sounds pretty mid to my ear and I thought the PG Mini sounded slightly better because of the plastic casing. I have been looking at one of the ZT lunchbox Amps and the Yamaha THR5 as they seem like interesting options but I wanted to hear other possible recommendations.

Money is a factor but I'm willing to throw a decent amount at this problem for a solid portable solution.

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u/A_Anonymous_Asshole — 15 hours ago

If you are buying a combo amp used, check to make sure that the previous owner was using the correct impedance for the internal speakers. If they weren't, there's a good chance you could run into issues with the transformers or power amp.

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u/A_Anonymous_Asshole — 14 days ago