Best micro amp under £60?

JamesC01

I'm looking for a cheap micro amp just for the novelty. The marshall ms-4 seems decent, and on the higher end of my range is the blackstar fly. Are there any other options to consider? I'm looking for something that is surprisingly decent for the price.

ICBM

Second hand Roland Micro Cube. Usually around your budget and in a whole different league from the typical ‘micro amps’.

https://www.kennysmusic.co.uk/roland-microcube-guitar-amplifier-pre-owned-p7041/s7041

(No affiliation!)

Yorkie

Agreed. I have had a Micro Cube for a few years and use it every night. It uses 6 x AA batteries but they last an actual eternity!

thermionic

You could also pick up a used Vox Mini 3 for £60, which I’d imagine is quite similar to the Microcube.

hollywoodrox

Nux mighty lite 

munckee

I bought the orange tiny desk amp for my nephew a few years ago then bought my daughter a blackstar fly 3. The orange looks cool but sound wise not a patch on the fly 3 which is very good for the money. 

Kebabkid

Another +1 for the Micro Cube, especially the original ones.

Yorkie

Kebabkid said:

Another +1 for the Micro Cube, especially the original ones.

Interesting. I’ve had the original one and the GX, and I find the GX to be superior in every way. More amps, more effects, better tuner, more battery life, master volume… the one thing I liked more about the old one was the classic Roland look, which is of course heavily subjective. 

Jon

Sesh

I've been very pleased with my Laney Lionheart Stereo. 

bertie

pocket pod and headphones 

Dave_Mc

thermionic said:

You could also pick up a used Vox Mini 3 for £60, which I’d imagine is quite similar to the Microcube.

Bit more versatile maybe and a bit more organic-sounding. But it's ages since I've tried the microcube, so I might be misremembering! Based on what I remember I'd probably go for the mini3 over the microcube if they were the same price (and I did!)...

bobacco

I’ve had a THR5 - well worth it. Also had a Katana Mini and whilst the lack of reverb and boxy cleans aren’t rewriting the book on tone, the Brown channel is very playable indeed!

Yorkie

I am really happy with the micro cube, but I wouldn’t mind trying that Vox mini thing :-)

ICBM

Yorkie said:

I am really happy with the micro cube, but I wouldn’t mind trying that Vox mini thing :-)

I've got a Vox Mini 5 Rhythm, which is a bit bigger and has a built-in drum machine (hence the name), and sounds really good - a proper 'bigger amp' sound, although it is also physically big enough that I wouldn't quite consider it a 'micro amp'... the 3 I probably would.

Or at least, I think I still have it... it lives at my former singer's house, we used to use it for songwriting and practicing, but I haven't seen her for some time .

Yorkie

ICBM said:

Yorkie said:

I am really happy with the micro cube, but I wouldn’t mind trying that Vox mini thing :-)

I've got a Vox Mini 5 Rhythm, which is a bit bigger and has a built-in drum machine (hence the name), and sounds really good - a proper 'bigger amp' sound, although it is also physically big enough that I wouldn't quite consider it a 'micro amp'... the 3 I probably would.

Reminds me of the Micro Cube RX, also bigger and with integrated rhythms etc. I like it. 

hollywoodrox

Nux mighty lite BT will do it  small  and with drums , modelling & Fx etc it’s about £79 now though 
  Quite loud  can set up great sounds using app 

https://youtu.be/-ET1aCIaHkk?si=oRScv4LADWZfYpv2

https://youtu.be/kTxCIbzqrN4?si=1MTAFixl0lyUOjsi

Kebabkid

Yorkie said:

Kebabkid said:

Another +1 for the Micro Cube, especially the original ones.

Interesting. I’ve had the original one and the GX, and I find the GX to be superior in every way. More amps, more effects, better tuner, more battery life, master volume… the one thing I liked more about the old one was the classic Roland look, which is of course heavily subjective. 

Jon

I found it sounded more digital but it was better spec'd

Yorkie

Kebabkid said:

Yorkie said:

Kebabkid said:

Another +1 for the Micro Cube, especially the original ones.

Interesting. I’ve had the original one and the GX, and I find the GX to be superior in every way. More amps, more effects, better tuner, more battery life, master volume… the one thing I liked more about the old one was the classic Roland look, which is of course heavily subjective. 

Jon

I found it sounded more digital but it was better spec'd

Wow. I played them side by side and couldn’t really tell the difference, so I sold the old one.