Hotone Nano amps

[Timsan]

I'm a bit reluctant to post this as there might be none left when I'm ready to by a couple...

http://www.hotoneaudio.com/nanolegacy/

There are a few on ebay at around the AU$130 mark, and they look the business. If they're good enough they would make fantastic recording amps.

Has anyone tried one out yet? Are they any good?

[lawry]

Hmm. Nope, haven't heard of them but I had a look at their 'specs' and they seem cool. They must have some swanky tone shaping circuitry in there for mimicking different types of classic amps (probably along the line lines of a Tech21 SansAmp or something). The price sure is attractive if they perform as spruiked. In the interests of furthering forum knowledge I think you should buy one and let us know what ya reckon, Tim :-)

[adam]

They look very interesting Timsan. I bought the Vox 4W Valve amp recently and I really dig it. It's switchable between 4W, 1W and 1/4W. In my apartment I can crank the 1W to max and get a very authentic, driven Vox tone. The only reservation I have is with taking this on stage.

[pablopepper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRkUyhTgwec
I'm a bit of sucker for low wattage tube amps so, to me, these things look awesome. Paired with a home made 2x10 cab I reckon you could put together a pretty sweet setup for around the $250 mark. The bass one has really piqued my interest, not sure that 5 watts is really going to cut it for bass though.

[keloooe]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from adam on April 27, 2014, 17:16
They look very interesting Timsan. I bought the Vox 4W Valve amp recently and I really dig it. It's switchable between 4W, 1W and 1/4W. In my apartment I can crank the 1W to max and get a very authentic, driven Vox tone. The only reservation I have is with taking this on stage.
Nah Adsy take it on stage, I know a guy who uses the AC4 and he uses it on stage and it sounds great!

[dingobass]

Hmmmm 5 watt Bass amp?
My Stafforshire Terrier could fart louder than that.....

350 watt Hartke rig running an AK410 cab is as low a wattage as I will be prepared to go...
Been trying to convince The Minister for War and Finance that I really need the Hartke Kilo Bass head and another 410 cab but with no luck yet :(

[keloooe]

Haha DB, I feel your pain, I need more amps to complete my tonal range :P

[wokkaboy]

crikey DB with another bass amp I'll be able to hear your rumblings from my workshop !

You can never have too much power in an amp - but the neighbors seem to disagree !

[keloooe]

Yer Woks, never too much amp power :D

[stan]

wow DB, no wonder there are earthquakes...

[pablopepper]

Kilo, as in 1000 watts? Holy crap. I used to have the HA3500 too, great amp, sadly stolen along with my 15 inch XL cab. I hope that f*$ker put their back out.

[wokkaboy]

really Pablo someone stole your amp and cabinet from your house ? was it insured ?
Maybe thats a good reason to own a really big heavy amp, so any would be thieves put their backs out !

[keloooe]

Ouch Pablo, that must've sucked a lot...
We all hope something bad happens to thieves haha

[pablopepper]

Long story, but I wasn't using it much after quitting my band, and I was living in a small apartment so it was really just taking up space. My good buddy borrowed it and as his band had a permanent rehearsal space I said to keep it as long as they needed it. Six months later their room was broken into and a lot of gear got pinched.
They had no insurance. They were all pretty devastated so I wasn't going to add to their pain by insisting someone pay for my gear.

I still have the quad, can't quite bring myself to get rid of it. It is currently the most badass tv stand ever.

Moral of the story; don't lend your gear out. To anyone. Ever.

Disclaimer: I still lend my gear.

[dingobass]

Yes Pabs, 1000 glorious eye melting watts...
Mind you, past three on the 3500 gets the windows rattling.

Turned it up to five once (with windows open and roof tied down), let rip with Black Night and got a complaint from an old guy who lives a k up the road from me :)

Some people have no sense of humour....

[pablopepper]

Haha, gold.

[wokkaboy]

@ Pablo, that sucks man, its hard to turn down a mate who wants to borrow something and its available to use
@ DB nice work getting a complaint a km up the road. Would need about 5 Marshall quad boxes to get a complaint that far away from a guitarist haha. surely a 1kW amp would be heard further away. Depends if you still have any teeth left and you are a Collingwood supporter ! haha

[dingobass]

Yeah Woks, a Kilo head should be able to reach out at least 5 k's... turned up to 2....
Imagine the complaints that would get! :)

No wonder She who Must be Obeyed won't let me have the Kilo head and extra cab......

[wokkaboy]

haha yer DB, maybe it would be ok to have that sort of power on a rural property where your neighbors are miles away.
Have you worked out the cost of this beast and converted the cost to 'x' amount of American Honey cases ?

[wokkaboy]

one more point DB, Pest has 4 more posts than you so you are off the podium for top 3 posters !

[dingobass]

Last time I looked (going from memory here) I could get the head for $900? and the extra cab for $500ish.
But since then the Ausie dollar has fallen a bit.....

[wokkaboy]

ok so say about $1500 AUS maybe, or about 40 bottles of American honey, that may sway your decision !

[dingobass]

If I am ever allowed to, I would choose the Kilo head any day! ;)

[wokkaboy]

fair enough DB, sounds like its a beast of an amp !

[dingobass]

Very Beastie.... You can cause mass destruction of large cities as well as scaring little old Ladies and small children :)
My kind of Amp :)

[dingobass]

102 post to go, Woks...
Then you will be our first Overlord of Music....

[lawry]

Just a heads up on bass amp power. Because it requires a lot more energy to move the air of a bass signal the general thought is that you need about ten times the power (20dB) of whatever the guitarist has to be perceived as being the same volume. So... if your guitarist has 50 Watts the bassist needs about 500 Watts.
Now to the low power amp on stage. Sometimes I play lead with my homemade 8 Watt tube amp and it easily keeps up with the other guitarists Vox AC15. So... go for it Ads, those little Voxs really rock.