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[PunkKitty]

I recently got a deal on one of these. The reviews were good, so I bought it. It's loud AF and has a lot of great tones. It models a Dual Rectifier and a Fender of one kind or another. It's lightweight, so all I need is this, my multi effects unit, and a speaker cabinet. I use my old ZT Lunchbox for that. The amp stopped working a while ago, so I made it into a cabinet. It has a 6 inch 100 watt speaker 8 ohm speaker in it. So most of my setup can fit into a backpack. I love tube amps, but at this stage in my life, portability is very important. I just don't want to carry a lot. 


Here's a link to the Amazon page for specs.

https://a.co/d/aOcxqkO

Edited July 9 by PunkKitty

[rwinking]

That's pretty cool. Like you, I love tube amps. I still play through them for the most part. However, I have done a couple of gigs on my Quad Cortex run through a Line 6 Powercab +. I hate to admit it but it is pretty damn good.

While playing through tubes mostly, I have a back up system that I carry. I picked up one of those Carvin 100W stereo pedal amps a few years back. It seems similar to yours except this one is nothing but a power amp so I also carry a POD Express, so if amything goes wrong I have a complete amp and FX that fits in my hand. I actually had to use it at a gig once and it was a relief given that my recurring nightmare is one where I am on stage about to start and  my amp isin't working. I fully accept that there my be a Freudian sexual interpretation to the dream about my equipment failing but I think it is about my amp.

[DetroitBlues]

Can't deny some of these small solid state amps can get the job done.  Never played anything from Hotone, but they have a lot of good stuff out there that is inexpensive but makes some great sounds.  

I personally have a Quilter Interblock 45 as an emergency backup amp for playing live.  I've had to use it in the past and it worked fabolously.

I would assume this little guy also packs a serious punch and can be a primary on-the-go lightweight amp or as a backup.

 

[TalismanRich]

A friend's band was playing a local club a few months back and I noticed that the harmonica amp was crapping out during the last half of the show.   Last night,  I saw he had replaced the old Fender with a new tweed Blues Jr.      The guitar player also changed amps,  going from an old Fender Deluxe to a Boss amp.   

[DetroitBlues]

On 7/12/2025 at 6:28 PM, TalismanRich said:

A friend's band was playing a local club a few months back and I noticed that the harmonica amp was crapping out during the last half of the show.   Last night,  I saw he had replaced the old Fender with a new tweed Blues Jr.      The guitar player also changed amps,  going from an old Fender Deluxe to a Boss amp.   

Don't need to be big to be loud these days.  Plus just about everyone mics their amps anyway...

[TalismanRich]

This is a fairly small club.   There are mics on the amps, but that's only for the video feed that they use for Facebook.    It also appears that the Katana is the house amp along with the bass amp and drum kit.   Some acts bring their own amps, but I was  looking over a few videos of other groups and they all have the same bass and guitar amps.

[ElNumero]

On 7/14/2025 at 12:55 PM, DetroitBlues said:

Don't need to be big to be loud these days.  Plus just about everyone mics their amps anyway...

Fender twins, and Marshall JCMs  are the only way to rock ‘n’ roll.