Re: Vox mini 3 amp

As it turns out the line 6 was crap, so I sent it back and went with the original plan. I could have soldered a wire to a volume pot from the headphone jack, but wanted to keep everything so it could be put back easily, so I just bought an external volume pot and it works fine. Bought a bypass foot switch so I can calibrate it to dry sound (and switch back and forth) and I'm very happy! The vox Mini3 makes a fantastic tabletop amp model/effects box. I did put a 1/4" jack on the speaker wires, and soldered a wire with 1 1/4" plug into the now amp-less...

Re: Vox mini 3 amp

Thanks so much - that's about what I had figured on doing. As it turns out, instead of spending $ on another vox and time tearing it apart, I found an out-of-production unit by Line6 (Pocket Pod express) on eBay that looks like it has about the same functionality in an even smaller footprint. There are a few others as well, some much more compact DigiTech units that probably sound better and have way more programming options, but for $40 and no extra time fiddling I had to try the older Line 6. But I'll definitely keep you in mind if my Vox power circuit blows...

Re: Vox mini 3 amp

Hi Midibob
I saw this thread, and thought you might have a suggestion for me. I have a Mini3 2G, which I love for portable practice. In my music room my main setup is a deluxe reverb with a Digitech pedal for distortion and effects. But I have a gig coming up with really limited space; last year in this venue, I used my Mini3 and plugged the headphone out into the line input of an amp that was sitting around, and mostly it worked well. I love the simple dial-in of effects, mostly I use a couple of the amp models, flanger, chorus, and reverb. And I have not...

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