Vox AmPlug2 Brian May

When I bought this, I thought it would be a bit of a gimmick. Something fun to give to a Brian May or Queen fan just for fun. I could not have been more wrong though.

Taking it out of the box, the device feels a bit cheap, especially the type of plastic. However, it does have some nice weight to it which gives it a more substantial feeling. After putting some batteries in its rather simple, plug it into your guitar, put on some headphones and play away.

I was absolutely blown away by the sound it produced. I'm a Vox AC30 player myself, and use it (Brian May style) in combination with a treble booster. The sound coming out of this little thing almost nails the tones I can produce with the real thing. However, more neighbor-friendly. Of course, it does not give the same dynamics as a real amp with speakers. But for practice purposes it is really good. I feel for this edition because of the inclusion of the treble booster, which I like.

The other features, like the build in effects and drum-beats are rather useful, and provide you with some great stuff to practice to.

To be honest, I'm not sure how I would recommend it. There are dozens of good practice amps available. This one just so happens to work for my situation perfectly, but someone else might benefit from an actual practice amp (like the cube's and so on). But if you like the Vox sound and are looking for something to use for practice, this is definitely a solid option.

Great gadget to sound like queen easily, but sometimes its a bit annoying like it wont always work first try and things like that etc.

It's generally easy to use in terms of the fact that it's pretty much plug and play, but finding the right sound you want can be annoying because its all colour-coded, and you have to look at a sheet every time to find out which sound you want.

Overall, However, this is a great product and i would recommend picking one up, its also a great gift for any Queen fan that plays electric guitar.