Guitar Amp Load Box For Sale (2024 Update)

Love this Suhr Reactive Load box. Lets me play my amp via headphones (using audio device and DAW). I recommend watching Pete Thorn's YouTube tutorial video. Using the correct cable is key to getting good levels and great tone.David C.

This is the most affordable loadbox I could find that had good reviews. I've been using it every day since I received it and it does a great job. I have all my tones from my tube amps while recording and playing silently. Complementary Wall Of Sound IRs sound great and this completely solves my problems with recording at home. I highly recommend it.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

Dead easy to use, speaker in goes to the thru (0 attenuation)or -20 DB out. Juice the output of your amp and keep the DB down. Works great with speaker or without. Comes w/Wall of Sound download thats a great gateway to IR and silent recording. Must have to not annoy family or neighbors. Or both. Highly recommendGearJunkie35

Great piece of kit. I am using it along side a 40watt h&k tube. When full powersoak is initiated, basically half the power is coming out the speaker. Incredible to be able to play a fully cooking 40 watt tube and having the output at living room audible level. Outstanding bit of kit for the price. Emulated mic if you are going to mixer, not that great but if you are using it for live play. It is absolutely perfectReviewed by Andertons Music Co.

I have a vintage 1978 Marshall 50w JMP half stack that was gathering dust in my studio. We all know that 50 Marshall watts is closer to 75w when dimed. With no master volume or effects loop I was seriously considering selling this rig as it was too loud for home studio use. This Bugera PS1 solved my problem!!!!! The unit is very well made, has three input options 4/8/16 ohms & most importantly a balanced mic emulation XLR & unbalanced line out. I tested these outputs on my Tascam 24 track & it sounds fantastic. I put the line out & xlr out into separate tracks & I got the classic Marshall sound we are looking for. I had my heads volume around 7-8 & used 4 ohm out. I attenuated till I could hear my guitar strings strumming. Even though the PS1 is rated 100w, my 50 w head got the PS1 pretty “toasty” so make sure you have plenty of air around it.marstegreg

I have a Princeton reverb amp that I love the sound of but always have to play it on the quiet channel. The amp sounds great but really springs into life with the volume dialed at 4.5. This is fine on the quiet channel but is still too loud late at night. Also, I'd been watching lots of reviews of the amp on YouTube and seen that it is capable of much more than I was making use of but that it meant cranking the volume. The Bugera PS1 had loads of great reviews so I thought I'd give it a go. Wow! Firstly I noticed that it removed the noise floor of the amp making it pretty much silent when not playing. I can now run my amp in the normal channel with the volume at 10 (though I prefer 4 to 8) and not disturb anyone else in the house (too much ). I've now got several new setting options to use with my amp from gloriouscleans to varying degrees of overdrive. I also found that recording is now easier with the reduced noise when mic'd and the line out works great as well. It's a really solid bit of kit that has breathed new life into what was already a great amplifier.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

This is a remarkable little amplifier. The positive reviews are all justified. Very diminutive, even senior management, who tends to frown when black boxes arrive, approves. And it produces a variety of great tones in remarkable amounts bearing in mind its small size. Perhaps not for the O2, but great in our lounge and enough muscle for a small venue before it gets a bit chesty. Very happy.biga268

I use it for practice. Although it has a bass setting you can program via the phone kit, the speaker is not as good as a basic bass amp like a fender rumble. The default presets sound the best, and if you need a different sound, it's probably best to use pedals on the clean setting. The effects aren't as good as I hoped for. The chorus effect is nice; but delay, reverb, and spring could be loads better. It gets the job done and I wasn't needing the other effects to be there at all so a good purchase for me, but if you need all the features to be awesome, look elsewhere.Waukegan

Purchased this along with the Squire Bullet Tele. Worked beautifully. All effects. Everything. Then nothing. No power. Nada. Probably why it's discounted $40 when you buy the Tele. Avoid.Joe

This is the most affordable loadbox I could find that had good reviews. I've been using it every day since I received it and it does a great job. I have all my tones from my tube amps while recording and playing silently. Complementary Wall Of Sound IRs sound great and this completely solves my problems with recording at home. I highly recommend it.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

Dead easy to use, speaker in goes to the thru (0 attenuation)or -20 DB out. Juice the output of your amp and keep the DB down. Works great with speaker or without. Comes w/Wall of Sound download thats a great gateway to IR and silent recording. Must have to not annoy family or neighbors. Or both. Highly recommendGearJunkie35

First off I'm an old school Sound Engineer. This little Amp does it all. It has so many uses even though it is so simple. It will teach you to learn to use the controls on your guitar better. Unlike several modeling amps this little piggy takes most stomp boxes GREAT!! Maybe he best feature is its Pre Amp Out which allows you a line into the PA or it will blow you away going into the input of your tube amp giving you a realist boost over any stomp box. At low volumes using the proper guitars pickups sparkling cleans. and this Piggy was made to be dirty. Best tool to have as a back up. Great traveling amp. Battery Life is goes a long way just get rechargeable and carry a small battery recharger in its little closed stash compartment. I don't recommend using the power cord. I'm sure there are some youngsters that differ with me but the old schoolers that like it raw and understand how to dial in their tone without playing with mods will dig this amp/fuzz box. If you have a nice clean tube amp but want some growl and extra volume pre amp this baby into your amp. I have several pedals and over drives and most all become thin bringing up the volume compared to this. it just gets thicker and more meaty as you increase the vol. My buddy are blown away with what comes out of the PA with this little Piggy and just a couple of effects my 86 RAT with this work well together.Cool mixes

I have the tweed covered version of the legendary 7-100, so it sounds the same as the leatherette covered version. I was very surprised at the rich tone of this amp. I am using it with 6 AA's not the power supply (dont know what difference that makes tonally) and it sounds like a tweed champ. You can get clean tones that have just a touch of twang with single coils or weaker humbuckers (gretsch) at a lower volume and form 1/4 of the way up you get progressively more and more tweedish ( let's face it-tweed breakup is basically distortion that fuzzes up as the gain increases) type distortion. With a tele you are in rolling stones territory, and with a humbucker equipped guitar you are in Neil Young land. It is awesome for recording, just stick your mic in front and go! It takes pedals well also. I love the simplicity-no time spent tweaking controls, plug in and rock. That said; this is not an ideal amp for a young beginner guitar player. A young kid will not appreciate what this amp gives. But for experienced players who like a "tweed' tone at a dirt cheap price this cannot be beat. Also, dont listen to the nonsense from guys who own one of the "original" ones that these new ones are no good-that's crap. The circuit has not changed regardless of who constructs it.padraic9143

Mr. Chatter is a great. The Pignose sounds line a vintage amp that gives you vintage guitar sounds from the 60s and 70s. This is a real analog amplifier not digital modeling The. Pignose is hand made and a quality piece of gear that will give many years of enjoyment with its rugged construction and quality components. The Pignose is surprisingly loud and versatile. The output jack allows you to send the Pignose to an amp or power amp/PA. I recommend getting the wall wart to save battery usage for outside use. Even the adapter fits inside of the Pignose. I got the original brown and it goes with home decor very easily. The Pignose can do cleans, overdrive and fuzz tones and does well with single coil pickups. The Pignose is very dynamic and you need to use your volume knob and hand to control the amp, like a real tube amp. Inwish I got a Pignose years ago. It is not a gimmick … its a real quality amp for children, adults and recording professionals.tnak4528

I picked this up for my son so he could practice around the house. Killer stocking stuffer! When the son is away the dad will now play. I started playing my Mustang Bass through this and it did the job. It's a small amp, not a practice amp. This is perfect for camping trips, rocking at the office or kicking it in the backyard. Oh yeah and you can plug in 1/4 headphones and keep the concert to yourself. It runs on a 9-volt battery or you can plug in a 9-volt adapter.SERGIO

Took a chance on this and purchased it without every playing it. Watched video reviews on it and gave it a shot. Yes, I know that it's small in size, smaller than a kids lunchbox but I hoped it'd produce quality sound and what I got was muddy sounds at increased volumes. It's not clear sounding and my goal to play through an amp is to sound good and I felt if I actually played this in front of people, the muddyness would make me sound amateurish. So, for what you pay for this, yes, you get amplified but it's not real great quality, unless you're a metal player because you don't get a clean sound from this. I rate this 3 stars because it's convenient to have a portable battery operated tiny amp that you can plug into and get sound from, however, the quality almost makes you not even want to play it.Jesse

This ain't no micro cube or vox. This less than 20$ & runs on 1 9v battery or 9v plug in the wall.(transformer not included)& Holy Friggin' Smokes does this baby perform.Monster overdrive tone & super bright, clean tone.Headphone input.Probably exceeds 60 decibels,which is beyond city ords. could get U a fine it's so damn loud. My Strat Squire sounds soooo Fender good out of this lil sucka & my electric/acoustic, sooo crisp.Ultra light to carry around.I've been using the JOYO mini,I love it,plug in,no chord,fun but this Fender mini is a bit more.More tone options and louder.I've yet to find out how quick it eats batteries. The JOYO burns them up fast.Get the rechargeables.Also the JOYO has an MP3 input.This doesn't. I run guitar strap thru the handle so the chord is like non-existent or U can old school it and have a 10 or 20 ft chord.So light it can be pulled over by the chord.These mini amps also pick up radio signals. When I turn them on I can hear radio stations at certain angles. So get 1 for the road.It's all about the fun.annoyingted1

This is a high quality, well built product. It really does sound very smooth and responsive like a real amp. I own the original reactive load and wanted to upgrade to a plug and play option for practice that I could also take to shows and guarantee quality through the sound guy. I loaded it up with Ownhammer IRs (even though the Suhr IRs are great) and hook up a drum sample pedal to practice and write music. I love the dual outs (one with after the preloaded IR and one unfiltered so I can use a different IR in my DAW). I apply a little eq thru a plugins and no one – not a single sole – could actually tell the difference on recordings. It sounds professional and my family and ears never felt better. PSA – Find a few good IRs you really love and dont change them. You will get better, CONSISTENT results that way. Option paralysis is real.drewmac3

I just completed my Mod 102 kit. An excellent experience! I was delighted with the quality of components, clarity of instructions, and, perhaps most importantly, the sound of the amp. It is very loud – currently running into my Fender Twin Reverb cab (2×12) and very sweet! I will be running it into a new 1×12 cab with a new Celestion G12 M Heritage 'Greenback' when I get a case for the speaker (on order). My only criticism (and something to look out for) is that the chassis is very nicely painted in gray gunmetal paint. Even following the directions to file all the holes, it is very hard to get a good ground connection at every point a terminal strip connects. I worried about this, and about 1/3rd of the way through the build, took an ohm meter to check all the connections, and as I had suspected, some of the connections were not great (9-10 ohms or so!) So I removed the terminal strips (with the components I had already soldered still attached) and scraped away the paint under the tabs of the strips to ensure a good connection. Re-testing showed virtually zero resistance. I'd strongly recommend scraping the paint away at all holes under the chassis before getting started on the build. Even better, suggest that Amplified Parts leave the inside chassis unpainted (at least around the important holes). Aside that one criticism, I am delighted with the kit and with Amplified Parts. Everything was delivered promptly and they are a class outift. I'll probably try some of their other kits soon.vpmerlyn

I spent three evenings building the MOD102. The instructions are very easy to understand and the amp has a great Fender sound. I had one grounding issue that was easily fixed with a little help from tech support, which was excellent. If you're good at following step by step instructions and can solder well this is a fun little amp to build. Only small issue is the labels. They could stand an improvement.Brandon

I just finished this amp build and it sounds fantastic! I also just finished a Marshall 18 Watt clone and I have to say that the Mod102+ holds its own very nicely alongside the Marshall. In fact, I will probably use the Mod102+ for recording because it sounds amazing at lower volumes (the Marshall is loud AF). Honestly, if I were only going to build one of them today, it would be the Mod. I'm blown away by the tone! Great kit with excellent instructions. Great bang for the buck. The parts all seem to be top quality. I love the old style cloth solid core wire, too. I find it much easier to work with than modern stranded wire. The labels are a bit lame but I covered them with packing tape as suggested before cutting them out and they look fine. If you're thinking about building an amp, build this one.danjbeckett

I had to make myself stop playing this Amp long enuf to write my review. This 30 watt 1 X 12 Celestion V30 Tube Stack simply Rocks my World! Bucket List item for me! Always wanted a Tube Stack with a creamy rich mid – range and a narly distortion channel. Foot switch turns reverb and overdrive on and off. 3 band EQ, 1/4" speaker cable. I love me some pedals and they blend well with this Amp. Quality build. Simply the best Amp my Guitars have played. Jazzmaster , Kramer and Mike Rowan all sound amazing. Arrived quickly in sturdy and well packaged shipping cartons. Guitar World review was spot on. peace, MarnyeMARNYE

Very nice tones from this amp, clean or dirty! I have been using it mic’d with a 609 clone, haven’t had the chance to crank it yet. I use a roadhouse Strat and fine on the dirty channel with the gain at 5 I can get a great, clear cleanish tone, and then hit the Strats preamp and have some nice grit! Not fizzy fuzzy grit, but nice organic breakup that is very pleasing to the ear. I run a TC Plethora in the FX loop and get great results, no jump or drop in volume, just sounds natural. For some extra gain I use a Boss OD200 into the front of the amp, glorious!! Quite surprising that an amp of this build and sound quality is available at this price point but it is and I’m glad I pulled the trigger on it. Looks to be plywood for amp cab and speaker cab, nice touch. All this and a V30 speaker! I don’t know when or if the speaker will “break in” but I’ll be using the amp mic’d most of the time so it may take awhile, and honestly couldn’t imagine it sounding any better! Only had it a few days, and haven’t moved it since I set it up so I can’t speak for how long it will last in the long run, but fingers are crossed.Ronald

Just received my stack on 3/16/20. Packaged great!. Overall build quality is very very good no particle board here all real solid wood cabinet for the head , speaker with a nice ply baffle I think it's 3/4 ". Light weight. Asthetics ,cosmetics tolex and Grill cloth with piping perfect. Reverb is digital no tank or Springs here it is not tube driven. Bright switch works great pedal for Reverb and gain Channel works great extra-long cable to connect the head to the cabinet with power cord great. Clean tones on this amp whether a low or hi channel are amazing . kind of somewhere between vox/ marshall cleans. Definitely Fender sounding w bright switch. Gig Worthy!. Loud amp!. Digital Reverb is okay. You must turn it up to around 4 or 5 to hear it. It's clean channels are where this amp shines . On the gain channel, Ican get some good tones but not super high gain here more in the classic rock 1960- 1970's tone. Great but no super High gain. Kinda on the thinner side, Not very Fat. 3 chinese 12ax7, ( maybe a swap out in this area may give better tone), all 4 el84 Are Eurotube JJ'S!!!! So happy to see this. Celestion V30 spkr cab sounds great, full with depth. Classic rock tone!. Highly recommended..strange looking chinese power tnsfrmr, but Ot looks good. Voiced similiar to monoprice. 15 watt duel el84 model, but not as aggressive. Blows away the Bulgara V22.. Etc. Nice product monoprice!New User

Works perfect, built like a Tank. No hum like the variac I had. Use this with a '68 AB763 silver face drip edge blackline Super Reverb. My line voltage was consistently 125. I drop the voltage to 117 or below. Now I can crank the amp without blowing the 2amp fuse. Would recommend this for all vintage amps. Smooths out my Mark V as well.Ken

I use this on a 20 watt tube amp combo.The 1% output let's me practice with great tone without annoying my wife. The speaker simulated output sounds exactly like my amp! Can't wait to try it live. If there's any gigs after covid.Tc key

I recently had a Two Notes CAB M, and was having difficulty finding a good sound – there we simply too many parameters for me, so i started searching and eventually found this, one of the only more straight forward Cab AND Power amp sim duo (besides possibly the Nux Solid Studio). I took the plunge, and despite the hefty price tag, this is SIGNIFICANTLY easier to dial in a great sound. Not only that, you can save two presets to switch between. The options are practical and realistic and the controls are simple but effective. I ended up selling the CAB M/ The only downside is the limited ability to tweak, and possibly the limitations of features such as a Graphic EQ that other items like the Radar or CAB M offer, but for the sound quality, ease of use and practicality, it checks all the boxes for me. I haven't had the chance to use it live yet, but there may be a learning curve to balance my tone for FOH and also to a cabinet onstage for a monitor. I felt compelled to write this, because I could find so few review online. But it really is a great product.Dagget007

I've been looking for this for years and I didn't even know it. Putting this in your effects loop let's you heat up the preamp tubes without shaking the walls. Being in a band with three guitarists, it's really helped my tone cut through the mix, hitting that natural break up by running my hot rod at about 2 o'clock, the sweet spot in my opinion. There's lots of options out there, or you can make a single pot volume box, but I love JHS' stuff and it's inexpensive. Buy it.Chris

This box is perfect for managing your stage volume on any amp with an effects loop. I use several different guitars during a gig. These guitars do not have the same output, but I manage my volume with the box … it also allows me to make overall volume changes without having to make adjustments to my amp. The manual says not to use with other pedals in the loop; however, I put it at the end of my effects chain and have had no problems at all.Curtis

Bought this for my son for xmas, he loves it does everything required of it, also was the cheapest we could find for the same itemReviewed by Andertons Music Co.

Really easy to set up and use. Have used it both at home and at band practice. Really impressive selection of mic and cabs. Haven't loaded any 3rd party IRs yet but will do soon.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

The Radial Dragster makes passive electric guitar pickups played through digital wireless devices sound more like playing through a cable, reduces the thin, digital harshness of wireless systems. The adjustment wheel allows you to dial in the load to taste. Does not work on active pickups and piezo.limbosine

Overall: I am a guitar player that moves a lot but hates wireless units due to tone loss. I play a Marshall JVM and Les Pauls. Really work on my tone through playing style and equipment. I purchased the tonebone as a last ditch effort before going to a long cable. I am really pleased with how it works. I cannot really tell a difference. I have the perfect AFD tone, now I can take it with me wherever I go! Buy this product, you will be surprised at how well it keeps your tone!Todd

Blown away by it. No-one needs actual cabs anymore. Or mics. Tube amp cranked into headphones in the middle of the night? no problem. The cabinet models sound fantastic and there are extra little sound tweaks available like body & thickness that can really lift your tone. It also comes with a plugin that can do the cab emulation in software, with all the benefits that brings – such as not "printing" the sound at the time of recording. Unless you're playing live (and even if you are, tbh), don't buy a cab, just get one of these. It's so good I wanna keep it a secret. Dang too late.Robert G.

All the features stand out! The attenuator feature is nice as you can use this to crank the amp and have bedroom or slightly louder volumes for that cranked amp sound. The stereo headphones is very nice for quiet night time playing. The cabs sims are great with software for PC/MAC and Bluetooth versions for IOS and android. The IR loader is great as you can load your favorite IR into the device. The on board reverb and all the mic, EQ and room adjustments. I have been able to get greats sounds from this device in all aspects, as an attenuator for my amp, and a excellent cab simulator. The 'feel" is great. For the price, nothing else comes close, and if this was more expensive, it still would be better than what's is currently out there. My exceptions were exceeded as all the features were really good, not just one or two.Dave

I’ve never believed in amp sims. They can make do for parts buried in a mix but never stand up on their own. With the Captor X your amp will sound like… your amp. The interface is easy to use and versatile enough to make your amp sound like you want. It’s not like playing your guitar in the room (unless you have a real speaker connected as well). It’s like a recorded playback of your guitar in a room. It reacts properly because it’s your amp reacting. Stock cab sims seem fine but I decided to get some Celestion Greenback IRs since that’s what I use in the world. Happy to say that they sound like Greenbacks. I was worried about unrealistic sound and input lag but no complaints about either. I was worried about using fuzz and distortion pedals but they sound as they should. You can certainly make it sound bad, but you can do that with expensive microphones and boutique amps just the same. I don’t think you can get better without paying more than twice the price. I don’t think it’s better than miking up a real cabinet but I will be recording a lot more guitar without having to hire a studio or traumatise my neighbours. It does take some tweaking but it’s all down to your own preferences and the point is that those tweaks can get you where you want to go. I’d suggest looking up the Andy Demo on YouTube to hear some guitar in isolation. Search for “captor x with fuzz pedal” and you should find a video called “doom pedalboard 2.0…” from Dirty Demos to see what high gain distortion pedals do. These will demonstrate some actual normal playing rather than directionless noodling. If you don’t like the sound then this is not for you, and that’s fine. If you’re trying to record tube amps and you don’t have a nice big space with understanding neighbours then this could be what you’re looking for. It’s definitely what I hoped it would be. And it does bass as well.Guy Incognito

This does the job it's supposed to do. I used it for home practice, and for stage monitoring, with a PodGo, a Helix LT, and my friends Headrush floor unit. I've also used it to monitor when I recorded via the PodGo to a PC. The sound is good across the volume range, including for playing quietly at home levels during the day or evening. I'd still recommend good cans though if you plan to play at 2am and share a wall with a neighbor. It also handled stage monitoring exceptionally, with a live acoustic uncaged drummer, a bass player using a Harte head and 4×10, and a piano player who seems to think that the object of the game is to drive the keys into the floor. Oh… and a sax next to me honking like a flock of geese. No issue hearing myself, and it reproduced the signal with full integrity to the house speakers. A quick tip… do not sit it on a carpeted surface. I did notice that this greatly changes the sound. I have it in a monitor cradle on stage and on an amp stand at home and it works great. Just a heads up. In summation, a great solution for the average player.MadProfMisal

Small package, big sound. Sounds great with all my basses when recording straight into an interface. Looking forward to trying out live!Ross