This little bug amp is great. I started slacking off on my practice (none). Picked up this little amp and it brought back some of the enthusiasm that I had. Starting to practice everyday. If only I could by more limber fingers Iād be in great shape
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Welcome, Harry!!!
Practicing everyday will limber-up 'em fingers.
Keep on playing, and have fun!!!
Warm regards,
Rene
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Thank you
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I actually purchased one of these, maybe a month ago, but havenāt used it yet, other than charging it and updating the firmware. I should really give it a try. On top of portability, it sounds fun to try the various built in models/effects.
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Iāve been thinking of purchasing one myself. Lately, iāve been able to play just for 10 or 15 minutes. And if I have to boot my computer, prepare the cables and load the amp sim, i easily lose 5 minutes which is 1/3 of the time I had 
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Have you tried the āmetalā amps? If iām not wrong, you can use it as a guitar interface as well. Right?
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Which is why I tend to recommend a real amp (or some sort of hardware multifx separate from the PC) rather than amp sims on a computer.
Itās just so much more immediate in a lot of cases.
Cheers,
Keith
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I had the vox plug in amp. I think it only had 3 settings. Also not very sturdy. but the price is right and no bluetooth for playing along
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I ended up testing it out on my guitar and my bass yesterday, and it worked great! It has multiple amp simulations each for clean, fuzz, and overdrive, as well as various reverbs and other effects. Each effect can also be modified through a few presets.
It also has a totally clean, āstudioā mode without any amp sim or effects, if you so desire. And, yes, it can be used as an interface as well via the USB connector, though I have not tried it yet in that capacity. I already have an interface, but I may try it out just to see how it does.
Here are the amp models and effects:
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I see it now. I went on amp sim because it was way cheaper and didnāt know back then if i was going to stick to the guitar or it was going to be a 2 months hobby .
And these little headphone amps seems very convenient for me since I travel regularly to my home town
I saw those too and seem great. However, in my opinion, compared with the Fender, they look a bit short of effects. I would have to buy 2 box amps for blues, and metal sound.
If iām correct Vox was the pioneer and Fender mini mustang is the latest released
Thanks for sharing your experience 
. Iām very tempted to buy one for myself
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I started out with a VOX AC30 plug in and liked it. Then graduated to a VOX Mini 3 which is much more versatile and sounds great through my headphones, which is the only way I play since I live in a NYC apt with thin walls. About a year ago I bought the Fender Mustang Micro to replace the AC30 which was a good move. Now I mostly use the Fender as itās pretty versatile and VERY convenient (almost too convenient) as I have to set up the Mini 3 whenever I want to use it.
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I keep my Fender micro amp plugged into my Strat at all times with tiny earphones attached and hanging over the back of the body of the guitar. When I need an electric guitar I just grab the Strat hanging on the side of a bookcase, turn on the micro amp, put in at least one earphone and start playing using the first default setting. The main thing I have to remember is to turn off the micro amp when I finish or I āll have a dead amp the next time I reach for the guitar. Otherwise it is very convenient. The only comparable thing is perhaps the small amps with wireless BlueTooth plugin, but I havenāt tried that route.
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Your computer is not always on? 
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Good point, but no. I donāt use to leave it on. I have to be careful with the bills 
I have one of these and it has been really great when playing with backing tracks or jamming along with garage band on my tablet. I canāt recommend it enough for a guitar student. It also doubles as a DAW interface for recording yourself.
It opened my eyes to how much fun different amp sounds can be. The effects are meh. Interesting but not terribly useful beyond reverb but the variety of amp types is great. You can really play with the gain too, makes that guitar volume knob very useful.
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Welcome to the forum!
I recommend it to a friend without even having tried it myself. I had the Boss Pocket GT. I got my Micro todayāand it is exactly what it needs to be.
By contrast, the Boss Pocket is a very confused design and extremely inconvenient in its format. I will compare the two side by side once I get more practice time with the Micro.
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I guess I could do that now:) Having the Boss Pocket GT and Fender Mustang Micro mostly confirmed my expectations since the pros and cons were pretty obvious ahead of time.
The Boss allows loads and loads of experimentation. Will you like the sounds? It depends. I think the amps are rather mediocre, the definition of what people call ādigital,ā artificial, inorganic, clipping. But I like the JC120 simulation. I also found uses for the 5150 one. Generally, I did not like its distortions. I cannot comment on the effects much but I liked the Boss once.
The Fender Mustang, otoh, I think has pretty nice sounds. I think they are one full level above the Boss GT. Obviously, you are severely limited on the controls but thatās okay for a starter portable amp. The only downside I can see is that, unless I am missing something, you must have an effect. You can minimize the effect you chose, but I donāt see a dry option.
Obviously the form factor is the biggest deal hear and the Fender kills it while the Boss Pocket GT is simply awful to use in any other way but seated.
I am considering a GT1, which is the same as the Pocket, as a way of getting delays and a noise gate on the cheap plus stuff to play around with. This is because I am undergoing a 180 degree away from modelling to an amp due to the appearance of the 5150 Iconic series 15w with 3.5W option and proper emulated out. But that wonāt happen soon so I will wait and see on the Gt1 as well. The 1000 Core can on occasion be found open box for a very decent price soā¦
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