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Ukulele World Home page :: Accessories :: Amplifiers, Mini Amps & Pick-ups :: Amplifier HoneyTone N-10 MiniAmp BURGUNDY Color - really great
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Feature:
Doesn't include AC adapter (that's ok, not sure I want another one) - will have to use my own for studio / home use. Price is right - $30 well spent - I might buy another one! Includes a cute 9v battery with danelectro brand label - could be interesting from a collector perspective. Belt clip does work - I tried it. Some of the other mini-amps have a "built-in tuner" which I think is a sine-wave generator at E in order to tune to. This amp doesn't have that feature. The "handle strap" at the top of the amp is just for looks. I can't see it really being useful. Aesthetically, it's nice. The "battery indicator LED" doesn't indicate dead battery that well. I'd prefer if it had some kind of transistor cutoff to light instead. At low battery, the unit will cut in / cut out, giving bad sound, and the LED will pulse. I'd prefer if the unit stayed completely off, if the battery were too low. Comes in a great decorative box which might be interesting for collectors.
Quality:
It's plastic, mass-market item. It's not "hand crafted" although it does have a clean, polished look. It has a GREAT look - very nicely styled. All the girls and guys who have seen it so far have LOVED it - girls come into the livingroom and say "wow, that is soooo cute!!"
Value:
Definitely worth the price. There's some other miniamps that are the same price for less features.
Desirability:
This product has great 'sex appeal'. In fact the girls think it's the cutest little amp ever. It has great vintage styling. Also, the name HONEYTONE is genius. Sound has a good rock to it also. I am sure that if I used it for street performing, it would get a lot of "that's so cool" looks. Everyone so far who has seen it, has said "I want one too!"
Sound:
Sound is good. There's a little vibration at high volume. Distortion knob goes from "clean" to "dirty". I can't compare to other mini-amps because I haven't bought them yet. I have been using this amp nearly every day for practicing and recording into my macbook with garageband. Headphone output is clean - no noise. The volume is quite loud when turned up all the way. I rarely turn it all the way up for fear of annoying neighbors - it's that loud. I think it could work great for street performing. Especially with the belt clip.
Ease of Use:
Only a couple knobs to turn. Comes with good manual, but didn't really need to read it. Plugged it into my macbook and did recording with Garageband - worked fine, sounded great.
Overall:
99% satisfied. The only thing I would change is to somehow get rid of the minor plastic-case-buzzing at high volumes. It's plastic, so.. maybe glue would do it, if I were that motivated to take it apart to seal it. Also, the unit is a little bigger than I expected from the name "mini-amp". So check the actual size. This one can't fit into the spare room of a guitar case. Get one of the other mini's if that's the goal. I think the engineers could make this one much smaller (thinner) at the expense of the fat style/look. I'm sure there's a lot of empty space inside. It would be great new feature if this miniamp included a USB output - yes - straight plug-in for the computer, like the "guitar adapters" have. It wouldn't add a lot to the manufacturing cost and it would replace the 9-volt circuitry with 5-volt circuitry.
Submitted: 7/22/2007
Style of Music: rock, blues
Name: Unknown
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