Best solutions for silent practice (Jam-Up, Bias, Pod, etc?)

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Moving in to a building where I won't be able to turn my amp on at all so I'm looking for a set-up under $200 that sounds decent with headphones. I don't have a laptop, just an iPhone and iPad, and I'm primarily after a few good metal tones. Nothing too fancy required. Jam-Up and Bias look interesting but Bias seems to have a bunch of negative reviews for it being glitchy and crashing... Have also been looking at maybe a Peavey Vypyr practice amp and other little practice amps (Blackstar, Orange etc). Are there any good dirt pedals I could plug headphones in to? Don't have any experience with this stuff so any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, gents.
 
I just bought a Zoom G1on so that I would have something decent to play on my couch with batteries. Drum patterns, Aux input, looper, lots of amps/effects, etc.... $50. I will find out tomorrow how it sounds! The G3 and MS-50G seem to get good reviews and this has the same sounds.
 
Huh. I like Bias on my iPhone a lot.

Keep in mind anything through headphones sounds pretty bad. Its surprising just how much natural reverb is added by playing speakers into the room. If you must go into headphones, remember to always add a touch of reverb and delay, IMHO. Otherwise it will sound pretty unnatural. I at least prefer to play into some type of speaker with modelers, even if it's just turned down real low.
 
I've been using jam up for about 2 years now. Got the metal pack and it's about all I use for practicing.
 
SDMF38":3jczs5ny said:
I've been using jam up for about 2 years now. Got the metal pack and it's about all I use for practicing.
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Same. Bias is legit on iPhone and desktop.

Maybe not the absolute best tone in the world but I had it sounding pretty awesome. The interface may play a factor idk. I used the apogee jam and I've also used it for full band practice with a power amp, sounded just fine.

Other than just plugging right into a recording PC with amp sims or even bias I think iPhone/bias is one of the best low volume practice solutions. Plus it's fun and cool to be able to tweak, build your own and test/download other peoples bias amps from the cloud.
 
Bankrupted A Casino":12a65z6u said:
^ Do you use the base model or the 96k Jam?
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I had the base model. Ended up selling it because I wasn't using it anymore and wanted a pedal. I've seen the 96k (which probably sounds better) going fairly cheap on eBay.

My biggest suggest if you get this is to take very very good care of the lightning cable. Never fold them up and keep them in a safe spot. Replacement lightning cable costs just as much as a used interface.

If you're using iPad you won't have that issue but iPhone 5 or 6 then lightning cable is mandatory.
 
I've been using the Positive Grid JamUp Pro XT with the Jamup Plug audio interface on an Iphone 6 Plus for the last couple of years. It's my silent practice rig when I'm doing my out of town Top 40 gigs. I load up my playlist and practice my songs to make sure I get warmed up or go over certain parts. I sometimes use an Innovative Technologies ITSB-203B countertop speaker to play my guitar in stereo, if I want to hear my sound through the speakers. I also have Bias, but haven't experimented with its settings.

Before that I used to use a Korg Pandora PX-2 headphone amp and an MP3 player to do the same thing. I highly recommend the JamUp Pro XT, if you have an iPhone or iPad.

Guitar George
 
I use a Roland Cube 40 for headphone practice . Roland JC clean , Boss quality effects , can run 3 effects at a time . Took me a little while to dial in a dirt tone I liked , but this setup works for me .
 
Hamer95USA":82nmhah3 said:
I've been using the Positive Grid JamUp Pro XT with the Jamup Plug audio interface on an Iphone 6 Plus for the last couple of years. It's my silent practice rig when I'm doing my out of town Top 40 gigs. I load up my playlist and practice my songs to make sure I get warmed up or go over certain parts. I sometimes use an Innovative Technologies ITSB-203B countertop speaker to play my guitar in stereo, if I want to hear my sound through the speakers. I also have Bias, but haven't experimented with its settings.

Before that I used to use a Korg Pandora PX-2 headphone amp and an MP3 player to do the same thing. I highly recommend the JamUp Pro XT, if you have an iPhone or iPad.

Guitar George
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Thanks! I can't seem to find the XT version on the App Store. Is it just called Jam-Up Pro now? Also... Do you know all the chords, Guitar George?
 
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Thanks! I can't seem to find the XT version on the App Store. Is it just called Jam-Up Pro now? Also... Do you know all the chords, Guitar George?[/quote]

It's called up Jam Up Pro. You can download the JamUp XT for free and try it out. If you like the software and want the fully loaded version of JamUp Pro XT, you can buy it in the App Store. They usually have a sale and you can buy the extension packs when they're on sale for a fair price. Here's the link to the company's website:

https://www.positivegrid.com/jamup/

Guitar George
 
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