At one point in the video, he says, "You do need headphones to operate it, so if you're looking for a practice amp you can use at home for practice and then take to a band rehearsal, this definitely isn't for you." ..... I'm afraid I can't fathom that comment, because he must be talking about a different Palmer Pocket Bass Amp than the one I bought - this thing is fully equipped to run through an amp, and also out to D.I., with not a headphone in sight, and is very much at home on my pedalboard. Palmer even advertise it as gig-ready. Am I missing something?
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 Thanks for that clarification - it was probably needed, as (for example) there's a later comment in the thread "So it can't be used with Amps w/ Speaker since you said i can't hear the sound out loud using this? Wow..... only for headphone and recordings. Not worth buying if that't the case."
so, my plex does this with fantastic bass tone, originally bought for this purpose but also for performance, but the aux in for some reason massively deteriorates the audio. I never noticed how bad it was until I did an A/B against my headphones just going straight into my laptop, I was having an insanely hard time transcribing and hearing bass in tracks and really blaming myself, but the plex aux in seems to mono the audio and massively cut off the frequency spectrum, including the bass. Gut punch, lots of hair pulls for no reason. So my question is, does this do that? Or does it retain the full audio quality of the device it's coming from? v v important for any kind of serious headphone only practice session
OnlineBass Guitar , So I have now owned this little box for over a year and can say the following.... its bullet proof! Seriously, it sounds great, used subtlety it sounds amazing, its very portable (actually sits in my bass gig bag!) it eats 9V batteries. Its an amazing concept and no regrets in buying it. Works well as a di for my passive Fender P bass recording into garageband and it eats batteries! Totally recommend this and its so well built, don’t think anything will ever break on it. Did I mention.... it eats batteries! Lol. Great review! Stop reviewing great gear please as the Wife wants a sunny holiday! Lol.
why can't you use this for band practice? Isn't it good for tone shaping and then using the XLR out straight into the mixing board? How is it any different than the sansamp tech 21 in that regard?
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 thanks for the fast reply. The XLR output should be high quality because balanced. Just wondering whether it is powerful enough to drive a power amp. So whether it is a line signal basically or more a mic/ passive element level...
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 that's really a shame. Not really a pre-amp then. 9V is too small a voltage I assume... Thanks for trying. I was planning to buy it .
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 I purchased a PS and only had 30 minutes to try it out with my bass and Audio Technica headphones. I'll yay properly on a different power socket. Then on battery. But I want to run it from the socket I used last night. I tg may have to go back.
So it can't be used with Amps w/ Speaker since you said i can't hear the sound out loud using this? Wow..... only for headphone and recordings. Not worth buying if that't the case.
It's a pre-amp, guitar amplifiers are actually 2 stages. Pre-amp -> (fx loop) -> power amp. The power amp is responsible for boosting the wattage on the signal going to the speakers. The pre-amp is by far the most important part in shaping the sound, using different filters/level control, gain, (and in the case of a 2+ channel amp also volume for that specific channel). So think about it, if your amp has a pre-amp and a power amp stage. Then you can plug this into your fx loop return and you basically have a new combo amp, again if you are tracking instruments then the two ways of doing it are to tap into the fx-loop return and record the pre-amplified signal. Or to use a microphone after running it through a cab. But running from the power-amp to a DI is a bad idea and i hope your interface has overvolt protection because that can actually damage your DI unless you know exactly what you are doing. The point i'm trying to make is that this thing isn't supposed to be loud. Just try running your FX loop out directly into a cab, you will barely hear t. But with all the features it has it's an incredible bargin for those who know what its for.
I live in a 1st floor apartment, so any kind of practice amp isn’t really option for me. This seems ideal for my needs, but how does it compare to alternatives? Particularly the Ashdown Tone Pocket or Ampeg SCR-DI.
At one point in the video, he says, "You do need headphones to operate it, so if you're looking for a practice amp you can use at home for practice and then take to a band rehearsal, this definitely isn't for you." ..... I'm afraid I can't fathom that comment, because he must be talking about a different Palmer Pocket Bass Amp than the one I bought - this thing is fully equipped to run through an amp, and also out to D.I., with not a headphone in sight, and is very much at home on my pedalboard. Palmer even advertise it as gig-ready. Am I missing something?
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 Thanks for that clarification - it was probably needed, as (for example) there's a later comment in the thread "So it can't be used with Amps w/ Speaker since you said i can't hear the sound out loud using this? Wow..... only for headphone and recordings. Not worth buying if that't the case."
so, my plex does this with fantastic bass tone, originally bought for this purpose but also for performance, but the aux in for some reason massively deteriorates the audio. I never noticed how bad it was until I did an A/B against my headphones just going straight into my laptop, I was having an insanely hard time transcribing and hearing bass in tracks and really blaming myself, but the plex aux in seems to mono the audio and massively cut off the frequency spectrum, including the bass. Gut punch, lots of hair pulls for no reason.
So my question is, does this do that? Or does it retain the full audio quality of the device it's coming from? v v important for any kind of serious headphone only practice session
Hi. Can I use the DI, amp out and phones at the same time?
I have just purchased one of these purely on the basis of your review 👍
OnlineBass Guitar , So I have now owned this little box for over a year and can say the following.... its bullet proof! Seriously, it sounds great, used subtlety it sounds amazing, its very portable (actually sits in my bass gig bag!) it eats 9V batteries. Its an amazing concept and no regrets in buying it. Works well as a di for my passive Fender P bass recording into garageband and it eats batteries!
Totally recommend this and its so well built, don’t think anything will ever break on it. Did I mention.... it eats batteries! Lol.
Great review! Stop reviewing great gear please as the Wife wants a sunny holiday! Lol.
@@Bass-guitarist I use mine with rechargeable 9V batteries....
What about the sound ???
Still more cumbersome than a pair of Vox Amphones which also have an aux in for practicing along with music or metronome.
Uou missed mentioning the built in effects and the switch above the bass in.
Maybe i missed it in the comments, but can you use this as a DI when using In Ear Monitors?
why can't you use this for band practice? Isn't it good for tone shaping and then using the XLR out straight into the mixing board? How is it any different than the sansamp tech 21 in that regard?
Hi. Can I connect 2 basses at the same time? First one in bass IN and other bass THRU? I don't understand the last one (THRU). Thx
THRU is an output jack, not an input. You can use it to run a second amp (albeit without any sound processing) or for, say, a tuner.
@@alansmith8509 thx
Cant you do this with an amp head that bas a headphone jack?
Does it run on a battery?
It can do yeah!
Is It good to be connected to a mixer to play live without an amplifier or to pilot a Power amp?
Yes, it has a DI out, so you can connect it to any mixer, or even just into an active speaker.
Can it be connected with another pedal effects?
Can you record from this?
Thanks for the review. Is the XLR output suitable to power a power amp or active speaker directly?
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 thanks for the fast reply. The XLR output should be high quality because balanced. Just wondering whether it is powerful enough to drive a power amp. So whether it is a line signal basically or more a mic/ passive element level...
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 that's really a shame. Not really a pre-amp then. 9V is too small a voltage I assume... Thanks for trying. I was planning to buy it .
Mine came yesterday but it is soooooo noisy. Can't see it being usable for live or recording 😦
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 I purchased a PS and only had 30 minutes to try it out with my bass and Audio Technica headphones. I'll yay properly on a different power socket. Then on battery. But I want to run it from the socket I used last night. I tg may have to go back.
Rob Wakelin, mine has been fine? No noise on headphones or through my Studio One 3 recording suit!
how has it held up? did you continue having issues ?
@@onym1 I now have a Helix HX Stomp which is a fantastic piece of kit. I kept the Palmer for practice on the move and as a back up.
i own a vox amplug2 thinking of upgrading to this. Is it worth upgrading?
@@OnlineBassGuitar1 Okay Thanks a lot.!
The Ampplug is for shit.
Can you practice with this alone? Or does it need a speaker? I practice my instruments with an amplug and a headphone lately.
So it can't be used with Amps w/ Speaker since you said i can't hear the sound out loud using this? Wow..... only for headphone and recordings. Not worth buying if that't the case.
It's a pre-amp, guitar amplifiers are actually 2 stages. Pre-amp -> (fx loop) -> power amp. The power amp is responsible for boosting the wattage on the signal going to the speakers. The pre-amp is by far the most important part in shaping the sound, using different filters/level control, gain, (and in the case of a 2+ channel amp also volume for that specific channel).
So think about it, if your amp has a pre-amp and a power amp stage. Then you can plug this into your fx loop return and you basically have a new combo amp, again if you are tracking instruments then the two ways of doing it are to tap into the fx-loop return and record the pre-amplified signal. Or to use a microphone after running it through a cab. But running from the power-amp to a DI is a bad idea and i hope your interface has overvolt protection because that can actually damage your DI unless you know exactly what you are doing.
The point i'm trying to make is that this thing isn't supposed to be loud. Just try running your FX loop out directly into a cab, you will barely hear t. But with all the features it has it's an incredible bargin for those who know what its for.
I live in a 1st floor apartment, so any kind of practice amp isn’t really option for me. This seems ideal for my needs, but how does it compare to alternatives? Particularly the Ashdown Tone Pocket or Ampeg SCR-DI.
Wtf lines whole walls with foam like that?
Hahaha it’s soundproofing
is this a paid promotion?
No sound example(s). Inaccurate information. Your welcome.
Thank you for this video. It answered a few of my questions 👍