C Tech Pocket Rock-It V1b Bass Headphone Amp

by C Tech

Product Features

• Instrument Input: 6.3mm male plug T/S Instrument Impedance: 1.0 M ohms CD/Line in: 3.5mm Jack T/R/S Line input impedance: >100 K ohms Line level input: 1.0 volts RMS Headphone/Line out: 3.5mm Jack T/R/S Headphone/Line out load: 8 Ohms min Battery (Alkaline or rechargeable): 9V Approx. Battery life: 10-15 hours Size: 3.3" x 2.3" x 1.4" Filter Control: 12db Mid/High Adjust Processor: 16 bit Headphones (included): 32 ohm, 44mm driver Also included: Stereo 1/8" (male) to dual 1/8" (female) headphone

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0015QEHSY
• Item model number: PR-9013
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,246 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #27 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Amplifiers > Electric Guitar Amplifiers > Mini & Headphone Amps

Product Description

The battery-powered Pocket Rock-It V1b allows you to practice silently in any location, and have great tones at your disposal. The rotating input plug has 90 degrees of motion, so the V1 can plug into any bass guitar jack - no cable needed! Two "big" and two "tite" settings, with separate settings for active and passive pickup simulation give you tons of tone versatility. The Filter control is a continuously variable EQ that adjusts high and mid-range frequencies of the amp emulation model selected. If you do decide to let the rest of the world in on your V1b sessions, use the line out for recording or preamp applications. Jam with your CDs or MP3s with the line in. Designed, developed and engineered in the USA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very dissapointing product, September 28, 2008

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jeffrs (S. NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: C Tech Pocket Rock-It V1b Bass Headphone Amp

This is a really poor product and I regret purchasing it. The turn-on logic is backwards - a quick touch of the power switch turns it on, but to turn it off you have to hold it down for a couple seconds. If you buy this then get rechargeable batteries because accidental turn-on is inevitable. There are high pitch artifacts in the sound. Something is intermittent inside so I will have to take it apart and repair it. The physical shape is awkward and you can't see the LEDs / access the controls when it is on the guitar. They spelled FILTER wrong!! (it says FILFER). Their web site doesn't have any contact information (but they are on yellowpages.com).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value for the money all things considered..., March 1, 2010

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Bruce A. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C Tech Pocket Rock-It V1b Bass Headphone Amp

In a nutshell, I was looking for a good sounding headphone amp to use at those times where I really didn't want to bother others or just wanted to play somewhere there wasn't an amp. I tried this unit and here it is from my perspective for whatever it is worth.

1. The unit is inexpensively made (vs cheaply), if you are a little careful, it should last.

2. The unit and its adjustable plug (Approximately 30 degrees per ratchet) allows versatility... but if feels awkward, clumsy, and very bulky when attached to the bass in my opinion.

3. The sound is OK, I think anyone who complains about it should:

a. Ask themselves what the purpose of the unit is and how tweaked for their amp their bass is. In my case, using the built in switches I can get a decent sound (albeit not great by comparison to my Bass Amp) with minimal tweaking.

b. How good are your headphones? If they are comparable to a set studio headphones, or a set of the Bose around ear noise reducing phones, then compare notes. Otherwise...wake up and smell the roses.


4. One MAJOR drawback is that the ON/OFF switch is the pushbutton toggle so you have to be very careful it isn't turned on without you knowing it. A slide switch would have been better I think in this case...

Now some possible work arounds:

2(a) In this area I purchased one of the Pocket Rocket V2 bags, got a straight coupler and a 10 foot straight/angled cable (I prefer the angled because my plugs are all on the edge of the Bass and not recessed). I zip-tied the cable unit above in place and plugged the amp in the top. Believe it or not it makes for a tight and useful package that can be used attached to a belt or with the shoulder strap, and doesn't put any additional stress on the instrument plug like the unit would by itself ...

4(a) For this I simply coil the cable and put that in front of the switch so it is harder to press by accident. Another advantage of the bag is that there is a compartment in the front where you can carry a spare battery (or two).

Overall, a very workable unit that is lots of fun away from the house (and a plug in type of amp).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, needs to be built a little better., August 4, 2010

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Mr. D. Caudle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C Tech Pocket Rock-It V1b Bass Headphone Amp

My wife and I moved to an apartment, and I bought this so my neighbors wouldn't kill me for playing on my real amps!

Pros:
1) Very nice all-inclusive package. Has the headphones, the pocket amp, and all the cables and adapters you need to plug it up to just about anything.
2) Easy to use -- plug it in, turn it on, play the bass
3) Can be used with external audio source, since it has an aux-in. Computer, mp3 player, whatever. It's great to play along with videos on Youtube.
4) Shockingly good bass sound! I mean, it pretty faithfully reproduces the full sound you would get from a real amp. I was surprised

Cons:
1) Sort of cheaply made. It hasn't broken yet, but you can feel the (lack of) quality when you use it. So far so good, but we'll see.
2) Headphones are crackly. This is probably just a damaged set, and I already replaced them, but it was irritating.

So all in all, a great product. The quality needs to be stepped up a little, but for the price tag it's not bad!