Traveler Guitar TGA-1A Acoustic Guitar Headphone Amplifier | Guitar Headphone Amp with 1/8" Headphone Jack and 1/8" Aux-in for Backing Tracks | Portable Guitar Amp with Blend, Tone and Volume Controls

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Indispensabile per chi ha una Traveller Guitar acustica. Altri amplificatori portatili danno suoni peggiori.

This is really nice going with the Traveler guitar Pro Series Mod-X. This is the only way to convert the traveler guitar to an acoustic. It feels like a simple machine. I think it's priced maybe $5-$10 too much, but it's the only headphone amp in production that simulates an acoustic guitar. I shopped around for other headphone amps and the Vox Amplug was the only other acoustic one I could find, but it has been out of production and discontinued for like 8 years now. It would be very hard to find if at all. Plus the Vox Amplug 2's for the electric amp simulators are much more expensive.

Appareil indispensable sans rechercher la perfection. Permet de jouer de la guitare sans bruit et sans recevoir des tomates pour ceux qui doivent m'écouter avec mes fausses notes

Quite honestly, I didn't expect much. I have three other headphone amps from another leading brand but they are only quasi-portable. More on this in a minute. I tested this amp on several guitars that had both passive as well as active pickups. Some of the exceptional features: 1 - Volume: Others have complained that the volume is only marginal. I am functionally hard of hearing. This Traveller packs a wallop! I had to turn the volume DOWN! 2 - Construction: A few other reviewers complained that this amp has a flimsy or "cheap" feel to it. I did not find this to be the case. Indeed, it feels quite sturdy and robust. 3 - Tone: I was surprised at the remarkable tone this amp provides. It amplifies my guitars' "voices", retaining the essential quality and color of their unique sounds. There is no EQ or distortion and no effects except for simple "blend" and "tone" wheels, which make very subtle but distinct enhancements. In short, the tones are pure and clear. I have a wide range of "quality" guitars (very inexpensive up to $2000. This amp treats all of them with respect and equal attention. However, even my cheapest guitars have strong voices, so I cannot speak to how this amp would interact with a guitar of poor quality. Portability: As I referenced earlier, I have three other headphone amps made by a well-known brand. These amps are modeling amps with loads of presets, and they are excellent! They also cost four times as much as this amp does. Additionally, while they work great with active pickups, they only work with passive pickups if they are paired with a preamp. I resolve this issue by using a battery-operated micro-preamp. To my amazement, the Traveler amp stands on its own with passive pickups (in my case, usually piezo pickups!); They do not require an additional preamp. Two things in the design stand out that, in my view, could be improved, although I did not take off any stars because I knew about these before I bought the amp: 1 - Range of Motion: The amp only swivels across one axis. 2 - The USB: The amp uses a mini-B USB cable rather than the more common standard USB-C. This is very picky on my part and does not in any way detract from the functionality of the device, so obviously, no loss of stars. I don't regret purchasing the more expensive headphone amps with multiple presets. The sound quality on both brands are similar. The only appreciable difference is that the more expensive ones have the additional features of presets, more ROM, and a USB C cable. However, I am shocked that this headphone amp, at a fraction of the cost of the others I have, can amplify my guitars, passive or active, without the need for additional hardware while the more expensive ones must have external pre-amps. For excellent amplification with great portability and at a remarkable value, you cannot go wrong with this headphone amp!