onewilyfool Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 At the special request of my wife and dogs, I have been asked to practice "privately" with earphones. My amp, doesn't have an earphone jack.....are there any portable, perhaps battery operated earphones that will allow me to practice in silence??? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hate to tell you this, but if you're playing an acoustic, it's not going to be silent. No if you're playing an electric, you might want to post this in the appropriate thread. You'll get more answers to your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 Acoustic or electric....seems the the big complaint is the amplification. Really spooks the dogs for some reason....regular acoustic, even the dog's dont mind.....thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Well my advice would be to browse the catalog at Guitar Center, or Musicians friend. There are a bunch of headphone practice interfaces. None of them in my opinion will sound as good as your amp, but most all of them will serve their purpose. Some have effects built in. Some are the size of a pack of smokes. A lot of variables. Just depends on what exactly you are looking for, and how much you want to spend. Radio shack even sells a device you can put on your amp to add a headphone jack to it. It's made for a TV without an earphone jack, but works on an amp as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajay Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I bought a used Danelectro Honeytone headphone amp on Amazon for $20 or so. I have an electric solid body that I use for those late night beerfests when my wife is sleeping. It even has built-in echo and distortion. It runs on one 9 volt battery, and I highly recommend it for an inexpensive solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaresz Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 VOX makes an adapter to plug your headphone directly into the guitarl, you can even select differant Amp tones. I got one at Guitar Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninblack Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Don't you guys worry about hearing loss? At least with an amp there is some space between the ear and the noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Fast Trax makes a USB interface you can plug into the computer. It doubles as a recording interface, of course, and gives you access to jam tracks, effects and other helpful tools. Obviously, you can connect headphones to the computer - so this suggestion might help you in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Don't you guys worry about hearing loss? At least with an amp there is some space between the ear and the noise. I have a lot of space between my ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Try an Epiphone SST Studio. You can plug your headphones direct into the jack socket. I know it's not a Gibson but I had one for a while and none of my wives nor dogs ever complained! Cool guitar, great to play and sounds good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 When I plug my Strat in at night, I just use my Roland Micro Cube with headphone out line. Works great and I think they only run a bit over $125. Great amp for low volume practice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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