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I have one of these for silent practice.
It’s tiny and costs $99.
https://www.samash.com/hotone-thunder-bass-amp-head-htanla4xx-p
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It looks cool and I like the vintage tone but it’s only 5 watt. So I guess it’s only suitable for silent practice? For $50 more you can buy a TC Bam 200 which is a 200 watt amp that you can use for practice and gigs.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BAM200--tc-electronic-bam200-200-watt-compact-bass-head
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No aux-in though. I feel the urge to make a chart.
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Don’t let us stop you.
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As soon as I get done with the charts that are due at work.
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You got me curious about your charts 
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I’m an audio video systems engineer. The current charting exercise is speaker types and locations for a new police station paging system.
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Sounds cool!
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Sounds like the wrong side of the Law.
Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law
I fought the Law and I WON! (Dead Kennedy’s version)
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Yeah, I’d like to find a transcription for that…
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Lol, I could easily see it in my future.
I couldn’t even begin to tell all the things my friends and I have heard people say while setting up their audio systems. It’s like you’re invisible to them.
One of my favorites is the time a friend told me the Coke executives thought the future of their business would significantly include bottled water. Yeah, right. There’s no way I’m investing in a company with these goofballs.
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And yet, Dasani 
(coke product, bottled water)
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So I really will make a chart of features just because I think it’s fun.
Let me know if you want something added.
“Home Solo Practice Really Portable Amp”
Amplug
Nux
Zoom B1Four
Darkglass Element
Pod X3
Thunder 5W
Quilter Interbass
TC BAM
Orange Little Micro Stamp Bug
Rumble 40
Phil Jones Something
Roland Cube
Ampeg Rocket
I don’t want this to be comprehensive. Please add something if you really think it meets or beats something already on the list and would be widely recommended. Maybe add some picks for a cabinet to put with a low power practice amp that would be usable with a big amp later?
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lots of preamp pedals maybe? Quite a few have aux in for practice.
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Whet would be the top 3?
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Preamps with aux-in:
Harley Benton Bass DI-Expander
Palmer Pocket Amp Bass
Darkglass something Ultra V2
GK Plex
Ampeg SCR-DI
EBS Micro Bass 3
Orange Bass Butler
Let someone else shortlist this to a top 3 
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Kodak execs famously said no good photographer would ever use a digital camera and digital could never beat film.
Ask any kid what Kodak is…
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NUX made a really nice portable practice amp too. The NUX Mighty Bass 50BT. Just watched a review on the bass channel.
The IR and Bluetooth options are really interesting!
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I was just watching this too, there is a lot in that little guy.
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