RH-100 Rushead Max - USB Chargable Portable Pocket Guitar Bass Headphone Amp Carry-On Bedroom Plug-In Multi-Effects

First impression: this thing is SMALL! Comparing it to my older Joyo English Channel headphone amp it's actually slightly larger, but these amps are still absolutely pocket-sized and the Valeton has many more features. It's powered by a rechargeable battery and the box includes a short USB cable in case you haven't got one. I've had several devices with a Micro USB socket before, so you too may well already possess a longer one. Switching it on I was immediately pleased to see it was supplied fully charged. Next I was also pleased to find the knobs have markers to show their settings and have the translucent, slightly squishy rings around them which are a distinctive feature of Sonicake & Valeton products and which I really like the feel of. More practical than the Joyo's "buried" controls which have no markers. The knobs are well laid out, with first the basic Level and Tone, then the three effects, each with their corresponding mode switch under them. Now for the sound test! Clean channel: Gain vs. Level doesn't make a lot of difference - I assume this is because there's no distortion circuit on this channel. However at high levels of the Level control, or with the Gain turned up full and medium Level, you can get some crunch which is quite reasonable for a tiny transistor amp. This is impressive because the crunch of an overdriven Clean channel is often missed out of the list with small amps. The Tone control is very well calibrated for Clean, from not too muffled to not too crisp! Only a tiny amount of hum and fizz, almost inaudible. Overdrive channel: A pretty usable roar, again the Tone control gives some usable adjustment. The Gain knob functions more as a sag control than changing the amount of distortion. Hiss and fizz appear when you're not playing but are no worse than the average "real" amp. Distortion channel: Heavy modern fuzz with sustain and a distinct octave overtone. Good for practicing sustain lead but rather spitty suggesting the amp is hitting a hard limit - it may be set up slightly too distorted. As with the Overdrive channel, Gain and Level produce a very similar effect, just emphasising a slightly different range of mid frequencies. Definite hum in the background, like a real high-gain amp (in fact I'd say not as bad) but only audible when not playing. Delay: clean but with a substantial hi-cut, which is sensible since there's no Depth or Feedback controls - the knob controls Time, which goes all the way down to 0 so you can dial up your favourite slapback delay, and up to about 2/3 second. Well chosen values again! Reverb: hard to be sure but sounds like the knob controls the length of the tail (again starting from zero), which seems to start quiet and build to a peak, then at the longest setting there's a smoothed repeat. Someone's really put some thought into these single-knob effects! I'd characterise it as Small Hall. Delay+Reverb: the Delay repeats sound modulated by the Reverb, suggesting that the Reverb is applied first. Quite a cool special effect at the maximum setting where it makes the repeats sound like an organ rather than your guitar. Chorus: starts from zero, seems to begin by blending the chorused signal into the clean, and then increases the sweep speed - just from slow to medium, no silly wobbles at maximum. Tremolo: similarly to Chorus it seems to start by blending in, then increases speed (and depth too, it sounds like). Another usable range! Flanger: blends in, then definitely increases depth as well as speed - this one's lower range is nicely Electric Mistress-y, the higher range is a bit wild. Combining effects reveals some quite Gothic possibilities! All in all, a great improvement on the headphone guitar amps of only a couple of years ago - much more versatile, more pleasant sounding, lower noise and incredible value for money. And the USB charging means it's more practical for a long train journey than my old one's AAA batteries.

Use to have a vox amplug metal 2 which suddenly died a few days ago so I was looking for a replacement an came across this one. So my review will also be a kind of comparison between the two. Packaging and build quality: The packaging is simple yet more than adequate with a nice and easy to understand manual and all the features pictured on the box. A usb cable is included which is definitely a pro. The quality of plastic is rather good for such a product at any price range and especially on this one. The knobs are very responsive and the rubber coating that all valetons have is a nice touch. Features and sounds: This is definitely the best equipped guitar headphones amp on the market as far as I can tell. Has 3 channels (clean, od which is more like crunch and distortion which honestly is plenty) plus 2 effect groups,modulation(chorus, tremolo and flanger which is more like phaser) and reverb/ delay( has 3 settings, reverb, delay and the two combined). As far as the channel goes, you have gain and tone, which are both surprisingly responsive and a volume which controls the overall output. Let me note here that it has plenty of output to drive decent cans like my akg240, quite a bit louder and clearer than the amplug. There is also an ambient and a mod control controlling the level of the space and mod effects respectively, which although set are all quite pleasant and usable. Additionally there is a mini jack line in so that you can connect your phone and jam along ,while my favourite feature is the built in battery, which lasts around 10 hours depending on the output level and can be recharged through a phone charger or even a powerbank. Conclussion: For the price you get way more than what you pay for. The only negative could be the slightly less bulk but had no problem connecting it to any of my guitars( the vox had issues with some of my strats and my flying v) and its still featherweight, so overally a pure 10 out of 10 for me since it does what it claims and a bit more .

Been using this about a week now and this is really useful little gadget but it has some issues. The chorus, flanger and trem are useless in my opinion as the lowest setting is still too aggressive, at least for what i play. It might be useful to you if you play different styles, but its no good for me. The distortion channel has very low output volume vs clean and OD so is of limited usefulness. Mine could be faulty, but i wont know unless i buy another (i might!) The reverb works well, the OD is fine too. Overall the sound is quite bright, so you may need to dial in your tone a bit. I also found that high output pickups tend to sound really crappy unless you turn down the volume on the guitar. Then it all works just fine. This issue might explain some of the reviews calling out poor sound quality. If the output from the pickups is too high it just blasts the poor thing and it cant cope. On my headphones there is some hiss at high gain/volume but its starting to blow my head off at that point anyway. Plugged into a PA at an open mic the hiss did not seem to be an issue though. The aux in works well, battery life is good... Generally its very good, not perfect to be sure and i have no doubt the fender version is better. But for the £22 i paid i really cannot complain too much. As i said, i might buy another so i have one in my open mic gig bag and one on my desk. That way i wont have to remember it when i head out!

Don't often write reviews but had to for this little device. First of all, I managed to get two as Christmas presents so had to send the one my wife bought me back to Amazon. Process was easy and we got the refund within 24 hours of posting it. Second. Wow! What a fantastic little bit of electronics. I have a fairly nice Faith electro-acoustic, but don't often get to use its full range on an amp, as it's too loud. With a decent pair of over-hear headphones this works well, really well. The sound quailty is better than actually plugging the headphones into my amp - less distortion, and it's much more convenient. Sounds bizarre, but I actually love it with just one headphone cup over one ear, so that I can get the nice blend of the warm acoustic sound with the amplified as well. For less than the price of a vinyl LP, this is well worth getting for the avid guitarist who doesn't want to blast everybody's ears to play something different to acoustic.

Was not expecting great results from this; to be honest it was a bit of a punt purchase. However I am after initial use pleasantly surprised at the quality of sound and versatility of the effects. For initial testing I ran it by a variety of guitars. First up was a Gibson SG where it performed well sound wise but it was difficult to see the switches & control settings as the input jack is on the bottom side of the guitar body, some people might want to plug it into a male/female jack extension lead to set it out where you can see the controls easier. With it directly plugged into the guitar jack it was a bit of a pain constantly having to lift the guitar body up to check what sound I was selecting, but this may not be a problem if you use it enough to intuitively know what switches are where. No such issue on a Fender Stratocaster where the unit sits in the perfect position for adjusting the Volume/Gain/ Ambience / Mod & Tone controls & selecting/switching between sounds and again the sound is pretty good across the spectrum of effects. Different story on a Musicman Sabre 2 with built in pre-amp as a lot of background buzz was produced, Tried it on a Fender acoustic also with battery power & the same effect was produced. So I will assume the unit is not happy around battery pre-amped guitars. Although I haven’t investigated this in any depth & perhaps this is only true on some guitar models. For such a small unit it has a nice solid design & the control dials are a usable size, reasonably spaced apart & have a nice rubbery feel with just enough resistance to make adjustments fairly smooth. The switches feel robust & easily click between effects. How long it will last is anyone’s guess, but for a very simple portable headphone practice amp/effects system, offering the chance of quick solo session or a jam along with an external sound via the aux input without the bother of setting up more sophisticated gear or having any concern with upsetting the locals this little unit is a lot of fun.

Excellent at the price, way better than the Vox one I've had before, and it's rechargeable Sound is good and loud, effects clearly marked (no endless tiny button pushes) Buttons on the top are easy to use and actually have a range of volume and effects Line in works well and with good volume range. Clean and overdriven channels have decent tone Be aware it's fixed plug at 90 degrees to the unit, but it did fit my traditional strat jack

I'd been looking for a headphone amp for some time and was pleased when I found the RH-100 Rushead Max. Even better, it has some effects built in. Build quality is good - it's a robust item and will bounce rather than shatter if dropped. The switches and dials are tiny, but okay to manipulate. After all, it's not like I'll be gigging with the thing, so I won't need to switch settings in a hurry. The amp sounds are varied and convincing, from clean through crunchy and all the way to chainsaw. Something for everyone. The effects are pleasing and have just enough variability in them to do what I need. You could ask for more, but it's a matchbox, not a full pedalboard, so set your expectations accordingly. Charging is handy, via a micro-usb port and the headphone port is well-placed. So far so good. It let me down on one count - when you play left-handed, as I do, everything points the wrong way. A minor irritation. But if you play a strat, or a similar guitar with a recessed jack... It just won't fit. The bottom tone dial gets in the way and you need a cable or adaptor to give it enough clearance to work. Overall, it's a great gadget and brilliant at the price. If you're left-handed, I'd still recommend it, but be prepared to mess about a bit to find a way to make it work for you.

For the money this is fantastic. It sounds great on the clean setting and has a few FX built in. I use it on bass but a pair of Beats headphones and it lets me play lat at night and have a similar feeling to an amp and a couple of pedals. Highly recommend this. The only thing that could improve it is the ability to stream music via Bluetooth to it so you can play along but you can do that if you plug a cable into your phone.

Franchement pour le prix je ne m'attendais pas à une telle qualité. Déjà on a trois mode d'amplis : Overdrive qui sonne assez vintage, Disto qui envoie très fort mais est assez précise, pas brouillonne, ce qui est vraiment impressionnant pour le prix et Clean qui est plutôt un Crunch en fait ou une sorte de simulation d'ampli à lampes vu que ça sature très vite, c'est d'après moi le moins réussi des trois même s'il est loin d'être mauvais. Les trois effets "MOD" sont plutôt bons, surtout le chorus même si c'est plus du gadget. Par contre les trois effets "AMBIENT" Delay, Reverb, Reverb + Delay sont plutôt bons et même meilleurs que mon premier ampli Line 6 tout nulérique que j'avais en horreur. Enfin la batterie tient vraiment longtemps et il se branche facilement sur toutes mes guitares. Le Seul reproche que lui ferai concerne l'ergonomie des boutons qui sont très petits et avec ce revêtement silicone qui est là apparemment pour éviter que de la poussière ne s'infiltre dans l'appareil (j'ai fait l'erreur de vouloir les enlever au début car le feeling est meilleur sans je trouve) ils ne sont pas toujours simples à tourner ni très précis. Mais franchement pour le prix il n'y a rien à dire, c'est du très bon, je recommande, aussi bien pour débuter la guitare que pour s'amuser.

Je me suis remis à la guitare après + de 25 ans sans en jouer, il me fallait quelque chose de compact pouvant reproduire toutes sortes de sons différents et je suis bluffé par ce petit VALETON qui a un nombre de réglages impressionnant tout en ayant un son très qualitatif, se charge avec un USB-C et tient la charge de longues heures durant. Bref, indispensable pour quelqu'un comme moi qui joue assis sur un petit tabouret de bar, je change le son de ma guitare Fender Stratocaster sans avoir à bouger de mon tabouret, tout se fait avec un doigt. Je reprends vraiment plaisir à rejouer et remettre mes doigts en mouvement !

Buen amplificador pequeño para bajo. Sorprende la gama de sonidos que se pueden configurar con este aparato. Lo recomiendo

Das Gerät tut, was es soll, und das unkompliziert und überzeugend: Mit einem Kopfhörer ausgerüstet, kann man beim Spielen kabellos durch Wohnung und Park wandern, ohne seine Mitmenschen akustisch zu belästigen. Dabei hört sich das Gerät sehr schön erwachsen an. Im Gegensatz zum Vox Amplug fällt es einem nicht in den Händen auseinander und beherrscht drei Verstärkermodelle. Leichtes Rauschen im Kopfhörer, aber viel weniger als bei Vox Amplug. Der Rushead passt gut in die Klinkenbuchse einer Stratocaster. Für Instrumente mit Klinkenbuchse seitlich in der Zarge (Les Paul und viele Semiacoustics) empfiehlt sich das Dazwischenschalten eines 10 cm kurzen Gitarrenkabels mit Klinkenbuchse für den Rushhead: So klemmt man den kleinen Kopfhörerverstärker nicht zwischen Gitarrenkorpus und Ständer ein, wenn man das Instrument absetzt, und die Bedienelemente des Rushead bleiben gut zugänglich. Insgesamt 3 Kanäle gibt es: Clean (emuliert ein nicht näher bezeichnetes Fender-Modell), Crunch (Marshal JC 800), Distortion (Mesa Boogie; für Metal). Die Regler des Valeton Rushhead reagieren dann jeweils so, wie die gleichen Regler am jeweiligen Verstärkervorbild. Allerdings gibt es keinen Regler für Mitten und Bässe (nur Tone ist vorhanden). Ambient ermöglicht stufenlos regulierbar Hall, Echo und beides gemischt. Regler auf Null nimmt den Effekt aus dem Mix. Außerdem gibt es die Effekte Chorus, optisches Tremolo (wie im 60ies-Original des Songs "Crimson and Clover") und Flanger. Die Drehknöpfe haben einen Skalenpunkt und für gute Griffigkeit eine Silikonumhüllung. Schön gelöst! Der Akku kann auch ein Zuspielgerät (z. B. Smartphone) speisen. Einziges Minus bis jetzt ist die extreme Grellheit der 4 blauen LEDs, die den Ladestand des fest eingebauten Akkus anzeigen. Hier wäre weniger Blendung und eine diskretere Lichtfarbe, z. B. Hellgrün, m. E. angebrachter. Mein Gitarrenlehrer kam beim Ausprobieren aus dem Grinsen nicht mehr heraus und bestellte sich das Gerät selber zum Üben im Urlaub. Während er über die Vox-Konkurrenz meinte: "Die habe ich zurückgeschickt. Sie rauschten zu laut." Aus meiner Sicht ist außerdem der Hauptnachteil bei den Geräten von Vox, dass sie jeweils nur einen einzigen Verstärker modellieren.

The tele plug is bulky. It is in the way for Jem And Satriani series and the likes. I had to use the audio interface. You get what you pay for. It is very plastic and noicy. But it is really cool gadget.