Bassplayer.com gives us the round-up on seven of the best practice amps available! Here's an excerpt:
"GIVEN THE UBIQUITY OF GALAXIES, ANDROIDS, IPHONES, AND YOU-NAME-IT, IT’S EASY TO FORGET that just 10 or 12 years ago, the tools needed to execute the basic commands of a smartphone could easily gobble the surface area of your average credenza.
In that same time span, the increased production of ultra-light Class D amplifiers and neodymium drivers has eased the burden of the weekend warrior’s dreaded schlep in a most welcome way. While future neodymium availability - due to the demand of that rare earth element as a component of said smartphones - remains to be seen, we’re hopefully optimistic that in another decade, we’ll be reviewing pint-sized SVTs and 360s the size of soda cans. (A boy can dream...)
Until then, we've rounded up a bevy of itty-bitty brutes for consideration. The increase in headroom, efficiency, and features in small combos has rendered the term “practice amp” all but moot; in the right setting and with the right support, a few of these shrimps could even hold their own on a proper gig. Dig."
Read the rest of the article HERE.