How to play at night?

[nutstae]

hi guys

I was wondering if there is a device or pedal that can help me to play at night silently via headset.

I tried to just plug my headset to end of my pedal, but it sounded really bad, and was informed that it is b/c it does not have any amp sim in my chain. (also was informed that multi effecters usually contain amp simulater in it)

this is my set up now
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as you can see I only have single pedals.
When I used to have ME-70 multi effecter, it had

aux, headset ports so that I was able to play guitar at night.

now I sold Me-70 and I do not have way to do such,

what is the best way to do this?

I am also looking for the one with direct recording system to pc if possible.

I am not going for professional device that costs thousands of dollars,

maybe around 100~200 dollars? not sure It would be great if I can

have many options in wide range of prices so that I can check them out,

I am not having "getting a cheap multi effecter" as an option though

I really want to practice at night! help!

Thank you

[mlweidl]

ehx has a new headphone amp i htink its like 30 bucks or so and you put a AA battery and plug the quarter inch then you have a headphone jack

http://proguitarshop.com/store/effec...one-amp-p-2027

[Nathan]

I'm in the same boat, I haven't figured out a good way to do it yet, I have a Vox amplug, simple, effective but sounds like a $30 solution. I then got a Vox Jamvonx but it required having a computer to hook up to, also not great sounding but a lot more fun features. I thought of a Weber unit or an isolation cabinet, but can't be bothered. In short, I just don't practice! Thanks, kids.

[memoryman81]

Have you tried an attenuator? It won't make your amp silent but can quiet it down a bit. Otherwise you'll need to get a divide that would substitute your amp all together (which I wouldn't want to do...) but if you just want to be able to practice with headphones and/or record to your computer you have a couple options...depending on what computer you have you can simply get a 1/4 to 1/8th" adapter and plug it into a mic input on your computer (if it has one) then use something like GarageBand (or a pc equvalent) to monitor your sound. If you don't have a mic input m-audio make the "fast track" which is a USB interface that will do the same thing (only $100). Just plug your guitar straight into it (from your pedals). If a computer solution is out then you may want to look into an amp that has a headphone jack (I have a traynor ycv20wr that is a good little amp and works great for this kind of thing).

[Godspeed64]

Vox Amplug AC30 edition. Sometimes when I hear the tone and compare it to the amount I spent on my Night Train I do a face palm.

[Rowz]

my suggest is the carl martin rock bug

[KyKaH]

pocket POD

[Don A]

Used POD.

[mindflash]

Originally Posted by Godspeed64

Vox Amplug AC30 edition. Sometimes when I hear the tone and compare it to the amount I spent on my Night Train I do a face palm.

Can you plug it at the end of your pedal board? And will it sound any good?

[Flyin' Brian]

Enjoy the clarity and joy of unadorned pristine musical notes and play unplugged. An added plus? It will really let you know what part of your playing needs to be worked on.

[cram]

Originally Posted by Flyin' Brian

Enjoy the clarity and joy of unadorned pristine musical notes and play unplugged. An added plus? It will really let you know what part of your playing needs to be worked on.

a few things came to mind here -

1 - I agree with what Flyin' Brian says here. I have a sound isolated studio quality room in my basement where I can turn my amp up, but for times when I'm working through something on the guitar, I do enjoy being in a couple other rooms at night; unplugged and concentrating on my task.

2 - POD or even the multi effect unit you've sold came to mind or anything similar. In my view, if the draw of having processed/amplified sound is what you're after in the hours of rest for the normal people around you (yes, not the super human musicians... ), then I would look for something that accomplishes that in a good way. A compact mutli-effect unit like the POD is designed for just what you're describing.

3 - Warning: redneck alert!!!! Do you have speakers meant for a computer handy? Like, one of those 2 speaker units that can plug into the back of your computer for an input. If you do, then you could get a mono 1/8 to 1/4'' jack to use the output of your pedals into this and then plug your earphones into the speakers/amp.

That last one was something I've done in a pinch, while at a relative's house, bored with a BD-2 and a DD-7 and a guitar. I basically patched the pedals into the computer's amp system and jammed away. It didn't sound that great, but it was fun. If you want to you could just put the earphones in there.

[IRG]

That looks really cool, I haven't seen this before, but it would seem to work for me. Cheap too.

Originally Posted by mlweidl

ehx has a new headphone amp i htink its like 30 bucks or so and you put a AA battery and plug the quarter inch then you have a headphone jack

http://proguitarshop.com/store/effec...one-amp-p-2027

[IRG]

Another idea is a Fender Mustang I or II amp. They are $99 and $199. Solid State amps, but the reviews of it in the digital and modeling forum are pretty good. Headphpones out, plus usb connection to Fender Fuse software, which can change the effects and modeling options on the amp too. Seems really cool for the $. I'm thinking about getting the 8" model just for headphone use, and to record to computer. A nice play at night solution while everyone else is sleeping.

[memoryman81]

yeah, that EHX headphone amp looks like a great solution (especially for that price). You're not looking to achieve the greatest tone here...just practice mainly...so this seems like a great option.

Well, you did mention something about recording to your computer...so that probably wouldn't work for that application....But for those times when you just want to practice, I'd still go that route. Then look into a cheap interface for recording to your computer

[johnh]

The EHX box sounds like exactly what you're looking for. The Bad Monkey has a mixer output. Not sure if that would work for headphones.