Hotone Thunder Bass Mini Bass Guitar Amplifier Head, 5 Watt

Update 02222024 - Replacement took a while to ship via Amazon for some reason. Same version as the first one. Works fine and can drive my 1x12 and 2x12 cabinets with plenty of volume for home use. Now I have a set of 4 of these, which is what I wanted.Original Review - I own 3 other versions of this little amp and they are all working well and a lot of fun to play with. Some folks complain about not being able to see the labels for the knobs. Just like in the military, I just made up a short sentence to help keep these straigt. Left to right it is Good Boys Must Trust Violet. That's your gain, bass, middle, treble and volume. All four of my amps have the same control layout so it works for all of them.Back to this amp. Unfortunately, this one arrived defective right out of the box. Upon powering up the unit, the output slowly decreased in volume until it was completely dead. Power light remained on and the guitar and speaker cables were swapped out and it was still dead. Even tried some of my other 1x12 cabs and still nothing. The original cables worked fine with my other amps. Returned it and asked for a replacement. Aslo, I made the mistake of running my finger across the vents on this thing and it actually cut my finger. These little slots are very sharp so be careful how you handle it. The unit is actually heavy enough to stay in place as long as you don't yank on the guitar cable.The defective unit was sold by Magma Strings and has the black knobs and black handles. The replacement from the same seller shows the cream knobs and chrome handles in those pictures. Haven't received the replacement yet, so not sure what version I will get. Doesn't really matter as long as it works. The original purchase was shipped with Amazon Prime and arrived pretty quick. They are advertised as shipping Amazon Prime 2 day on this site, but my replacement is taking weeks (shipping with Amazon) so not sure why that is. Once the replacement arrives and I have time to test it, I'll come back and update this review.

Me encantó, no puedo creer lo bien que suena y el tamaño tan compacto que tiene, es del tamaño de un pedal de efectos pero se escucha increíble, tal vez no al 100% como un SVT pero creo que sí un 90%.Los materiales y la fabricación en general se sienten de calidad, la carcasa es metálica y las perillas no se sienten endebles sino todo lo contrario, esperaba algo muy inferior en este apartado, gratamente sorprendido.El único problema que tiene es que al encenderlo suena un clic a un volumen bastante alto aunque tenga el volumen y la ganancia a 0, pero es algo a lo que te acosumbras rápidamente. Fuera de ese detalle me parece un gran producto, espero que su vida útil sea aceptable también.

So I am in the club of those that love what Mesa Rectifiers can do, but can't bring themselves to spend the money (Or even budget) for one. Furthermore, to get the tones and abilities of one requires a bit higher volume. After a bit of research, I came across this little bad boy and pulled the trigger for one. This little banger is such a joy to have. I play it through a single 15" Mesa Angled cab, and it sounds so darn good! It has a great crunch, rich tone and will totally put you in the zone when playing it. Also, the features take it to another level! An effects poop, aux in, headphone out, 3 band eq (bass, mid, treble). Combine all this its price AND compact size make this a MUST HAVE! NOW keep in mind, it's a single channel 5 watt, so you may hit a limit pushing a 4x12, I honestly don't know, as I don't have a 4x12, but ai imagine it would at least push a 2x12. Also, being single channel means even with gain all the way down, it's gonna have grit to it, which isn't bad, just something to bare in mind. I happen to also own the MOJO Diamond and THAT is a killer clean amp, but this review isn't FOR that amp, this is a Heart Attack review. If you'd like to hear BOTH amps in a review video, I have the 15min review video posted on my YouTube, just search Ezra Paco Hotone and the video will come up. All in all, you gotta get one of these little bangers of you want that Rectifier ability without the price and bulk of a Mesa Head.

sounds ok you can really get distor with this but its not quiet, you will need a gate..

This single high gain channel amplifier is very reminiscent of my Mesa Boogie Rectifier amp. This unit was purchased because my pro rig is too complex and power hungry. This little unit encourages me to turn it on and play as often as I want without fear of wearing it out. Being solid state, there isn't much to wear out! Be advised that this amp is for distorted guitar only, you won't get any cleans out of this puppy. It is a great way of focusing on your high gain playing without distraction. Very happy.