I suggest a dying giraffe.
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But then Iād have to take up the bassoon 
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A friend of mine suggested that maybe for my purpose a Vox AmPlug 2 Bass + Headphone could do the job. Anybody with some experience with this device?
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It worked well for me but not for some others here, when running a sound cable to the line in some people got a ground hum. I liked it though. Very cute little product and standalone should be fine.
FWIW I donāt use an amp at all, just headphones. I live in a condo in Japan so I canāt run amps nearly loudly enough to be satisfying at all. Headphones work great though and sound fantastic with some work shaping the sound a bit.
Full disclosure there, I have a very elaborate sound chain before those headphones though.
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More expensive? Less portable? Thatās all I can think of.
I think the AmPlug might have a cab sim in it which could make things sound more like an amp than a straight DAI as well, but thatās relatively minor. The higher audio quality of the DAIās preamp would more than make up for that.
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I have an Amplug 2 Bass and itās a very handy device.
Much to my amusement, I can use the ouputut to provide signal to my UE boomās while lying in bed, or wandering around the house. They perform quite adequately for something that was never meant to do that job. Use the bigger ones for better bass response!
I can also plug it into the aux on the car stereo which can also provide some serious grunt.
My friendās son is a bass player and I want to see how he handles practicing while I handle roundabouts with the anti skid turned off, in the rain.
Should be worth a youtube video.
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Well, that, or you shoot a girā
ā¦ on second thought, letās not go there. 
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Rear wheel drive, I hope?
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It is ok. I have a headphone jack on my amp, but the vox frees me from needing to be near my amp. I liked the built in drum machine ok, but honestly just downloading the fee Loopz app will give you a better selection of drum rhythms. If I have my phone plugged into to aux in while my phone is plugged into the wall I get a real bad humming sound.
So overall, it is a good tool for what it does, but isnāt quite everything I hoped for. At this point I only really use it on a nice day when I want to sit outside and play without annoying the neighbors.
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Ah, those were the days. Now itās a turbo AWD, so itās hard in, plant it, break the back wheels, GENTLE with the front, or it hooks up and youāve to to go to the next one or do another lap.
My Skyline was much easierā¦
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The Skyline is considered a sleeper-classic here!
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Thatās the ground loop @howard was referring to. There are some solutions hereā¦ VOX amPlug 2 Bass Headphone Amp.
Which I now realize you were already a part of. Glad to hear youāre getting good use out of it. 
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hey i brought the fender rumble lt25, dont regret it for a second, i think it has 30 preset tones, but plug it in to your computer, upgrade the firmware now you have room for 60 presets. which you can get from the fender tone program, countless amps and stomp box modelling effects.
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Fender Rumble 40!
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I purchased the AmPlug2 and itās good little tool to keep handyā¦ I like that it has the mp3 input to play along to music and a little metronome beat machine built in. It doesnāt get a dynamic sound but good for beginners to practice to. I like it.
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Adding this to my wishlist!
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