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I have headphones and an Emmons P-P........

What do I need to plug my g'tar into so I can hear it in the headphones?

I don't want a $500 thingy.........

Can you recommend a brand name and approx. cost?

For a live application or practice situation?

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I'm guessing you mean for practice. Many newer amps have a plug for headphones. You may need an adapter for your jack depending on whether they take mini-jacks, or regular jacks (and depending on what your headphones are equipped with).

If you don't have an amp that can handle that, or you want a more compact package, then "guitar practice headphone amplifier". You will get a selection of them, starting at about $20. The plug right into your guitar, then the headphones plug into them. Some have amp modeling and other features, some are more basic. They run on small batteries.

I love my Roland micro cube that I got new for less than $130 including tax with a power
Adapter for playing through headphones. But it might even be more than you need.

Hello Ray,

FWIW, I use one of these with my lap steel and electric guitars:

http://www.carlmartin.com/product_rock_bug.htm

I think it's great! The "open cab" setting is voiced quite nicely for steel - almost has that classic Fender amp mid-scoop thing going on.

I've even been getting more than acceptable sounds with it recording direct and right now, mine's sitting on a pedal board I've put together for going straight into the PA for live stuff.

Being able to hook-up an MP3 player or something too for practicing is super handy.

The only thing I'd add, not so much a downside, but I find playing through it dry, a little fatiguing on the ears after a while, but with a little reverb added, I can play all day long. I often do, but still don't seem to be getting any better

Sorry if this reads like an ad - no affiliation, I just think it's a great little underrated box that might fit your needs with a few bells and whistles!

Not cheap though, around $190 USD, but I think it's worth it as it's so much more than just a headphone amp.

I sometimes use a small mixer with a Headphone output.
I can play to background tracks and plug my steel in another channel. Small mixers are cheap (under $50.00) free shipping from Musicians Friend
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audi ... -502-mixer
An added benefit is that you can send the main output to a recorder or computer and make a CD.
Dom

get a used POD xt. find one for maybe a hundred bucks. tommy dodd has some great steel patches for it! guitar in...headphones out. also you will have a nice unit for recording direct. all sorts of effects too and amp simulations.

Ray Montee wrote:I have headphones and an Emmons P-P........

What do I need to plug my g'tar into so I can hear it in the headphones?

I don't want a $500 thingy.........

Can you recommend a brand name and approx. cost?

Here you go, Ray!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Line-6-Pod-X3-M ... 1e86a99edd

This looks like a reasonable deal.
You just plug your Emmons into the input and your headphones into the headphone jack.
You should have at least a few very useable settings that you would like. It's simple to use.

This one looks like a good deal too:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Line-6-Pod-XT-M ... 43c52c9629






Rick

Ray, there was a post a while back a bout some fellow warning something cheap to practice on. I suggested getting a old cassette tape recorder, and plug your guitar In the microphone in putt and use your headphones and headphone output. You may even have one laying around somewhere, if not you can buy one. Dirt cheap. It works real good.



Willie SIMS

Ray, there was a post a while back a bout some fellow wanting sometingcheap to practice on. I suggested getting a old cassette tape recorder, and plug your guitar In the microphone in putt and use your headphones and headphone output. You may even have one laying around somewhere, if not you can buy one. Dirt cheap. It works real good.
Just be sure you have the recorder set on record


Willie SIMS

Here's a simple headphone amp for $45.

http://www.ehx.com/products/headphone-amp


B

I've been using a Tascam GB-10 - plug your guitar or bass and headphones in, PLUS it has a built in hard drive and and SD card, you can easily load songs on to play along with, you can loop a section, slow it down without changing pitch, change pitch without slowing it down, record, has a metronome, a tuner and effects. Compact and runs a long time on 2 AAs or you can plug it in. Great little $150 thingy!

I've been using the Line 6 Pocket Pod. Kinda handy because it runs on batteries. Nice effects onboard & sounds OK.
The go for about $80 used on ebay etc.