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Six Amp-in-a-Box Options for Any Setup

Whether you’re tired of slinging combos and bigger into your car’s trunk or looking for reliable backup and backline power, these pedal-sized options have plenty to offer.

Here’s a rundown of six amps in a stompbox format. Carry soft, play loud!


Blackstar Amplification AMPED 2

A portable 100-watt pedal amp with onboard effects that’s perfect for the guitar player that wants an all-in-one watt-cranker and an effects processor

blackstaramps.com

Blackstar Amps
$679

NUX Amp Academy (NGS-6)

This compact workhorse offers 18 amp models, seven signal blocks, independent outputs, and a robust IR loader—plus, it functions as a USB audio interface.

nuxaudio.com

NUX
$199

MayFly Audio Sunrise Amp Simulator

The MayFly emulates the classic sound of black-panel amps, including their preamp, power amp, speaker cabinet, and spring reverb. It's intended to plug directly into a PA or DAW, and includes a stereo headphone output jack.

mayflyaudio.com

Mayfly
$290

Friedman IR-D

The IR-D dual-channel tube preamp is an entire Friedman rig, inspired by the JTM45, in a compact pedalboard-friendly package.

friedmanamplification.com

Friedman
$499

Strymon Iridium Amp and IR Cab Pedal

The Iridium offers three iconic tube amplifier models and nine super-high-resolution, 500 ms impulse response speaker cabinets, along with size-adjustable IR-based room ambience.

strymon.net

Strymon
$399

Revv Anniversary Series G3

The new Anniversary Edition Revv G series pedals feature new aesthetics and even more amp-like feel and tone—modeled after Revv amps’ purple channel.

revvamps.com

Revv
$229