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Your cart is empty.Introducing Hotone's Nano Legacy Series Amplifier Heads, the ultimate companions for guitar players that want serious tone wherever they go. The 5-watt Nano Legacy Series amp heads produce premium guitar tones in two ultra-compact models: British Invasion (inspired by the legendary Vox AC30) and Purple Wind (inspired by the legendary Marshall Plexi SuperLead 1959). Packed with essential guitar amp features and weighing exactly a pound, the Nano Legacy Series amp heads are the perfect addition to any guitar player's arsenal.
Matt Winkler
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2024
I love this simple little amp, and I love it all the more perched atop a 4x12 cab like an ant on an elephant.Hotone fit all the absolute essentials in this little amp. While there are also no flashy extras, it doesn't feel like anything is missing either. I opted against other similar small amps as I feel a 3 band EQ is essential, and a 1 knob EQ is just too limited. While it would be nice if the Hotone Nano had a built-in reverb, it does have send and receive jacks (remarkable for an amp so small and affordable) for no-compromises reverb and looping.The tone is great - I've owned a small Vox amp that was fun but limited mostly by its small speaker, and the Hotone takes the same midrangey crunch with the freedom to put it into a proper set of speakers. I debated between this and the Purple Wind, but the Purple Wind seemed a little more one-note and not very capable of cleans. The British Invasion, on the other hand, has some great cleans and a gentle sweep into classic 60's crunch.With the gain low, it's great for all sorts of clean if you tweak the EQ (cut the mids for a more Fendery sound). With the gain at 1 o'clock, it's got a natural, bluesy bit of crunch that's very flexible depending on the dynamics (and pickups) you use. Crank the gain all the way and it's all rock n' roll. It doesn't ever get into modern hard rock or metal levels of gain on its own (not even with a quad rail humbucker, I tried), but like most amps, it can do metal well enough when paired with the right pedal.The volume is impressive for the size but not terrifically loud. It's great for bedroom practice, and when cranked it can absolutely get loud enough to annoy the neighbors, but it won't cut it with a drummer (...maybe a really gentle jazz drummer?). The problem here is headroom; if you just want to cause a ruckus, it can get loud, but as soon as you need the gain rolled back for a clean sound, you'll no longer have the volume to keep up. Keep in mind that I'm using this through a 4x12, and if you're using it through a 1x12 or smaller, expect it to be a fair bit quieter.All around this is a great basic amp with a classic and versatile range of tones.
Serge Forest
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2022
Son incroyable pour un ampli solid state et très voxy.
steve dolishny
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2021
Got it in my living room for noodleing along with the TV. Only used the clean settings, but they are great. Very responsive tone controls, feels like a "real amp" response, Got it hooked up to an open back cab with a Celestion Sidewinder and an Azor reverb pedal in the effects loop. Sounds good. Plus it's so tiny and cute!!
ed
Reviewed in Italy on October 6, 2021
veramente buono. suona bene al di là del prezzo. ottima costruzione. versatile. incredibile. ha ingresso aux in e loop effetti. bravi.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2020
An unbelievable amp for the price! Not much of a clean tone at any volume but it’s got a lovely crunch tone and with the gain and volume up its loud enough for a jam session
Vcd
Reviewed in France on October 29, 2020
Un peu sceptique au début je me suis décidé à acheter cette petite tête d'ampli je ne suis vraiment pas déçu. Ayant déjà joué avec une Gibson SG de 1974 sur un C15 et sur un AC30 je dois avouer que le résultat est bluffant. je conseille vivement cet achat à ceux qui n'ont pas le budget pour investir dans un beau Vox de la belle époque
Clare D Peters
Reviewed in Canada on October 20, 2020
Sounds very Vox-y and has enough juice to push a 2x12 for small gigs and events without the back breaking weight of a tube amp!!
Bob Bissonnette
Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2019
While it worked, it was a fine little amp. I used it about 50 hours and it started making very loud static noise. Not usable any more, and of course the warrenty is done!Dont buy this.
Jonathan Picard
Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2019
Perfect litle practice amp, I got the thunderbass, heart attack and now this brit invasion.I got Marshall, Mesa, fender and traynor all tube amps, and to the sound quality of those nano legacy heads, you gets really close to the real deal.Hook that litle 5w amp to a v30 or other quality speaker and you get a really fun to play rig.That brit invasion is ac30 like, may not sound exactly like one, but got a great sound of its own.It does get more noisy than other nano heads, it's because, for some reason, they are more fussy with the power supply.I put the 3 power supply on an oscilloscope, and found that they have different noise level, some are more noisy than others.If you got annoying noise level than try an other power supply that match the genuine one.
kurtiscollette
Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2018
Not loud enough to play with a heavy hitting drummer, but great for home practice. Gets a bit dirty at higher volumes.
Douglas Jordan
Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2017
this thing blows my mind.. I heard a lot of good.. and some bad reviews but honestly this is more than I expected.firstly addressing the hum:its there.. but at 75% or "3 o'clock" its un-noticeable.. and that is plenty volume.for me this now sits on my pedalboard like a squid with the FX loop filled. *I did notice digital noise in my fx loop coming from my zoom g3 but thats modded so I blame that.. as soon as I added another pedal in the FX loop a boss eq it seemed better grounded and the noise was gone**I play church music but this thing hits small stage levels great and I always played mic'd and in the mis so it works great.the tone is phenomenal. I love big mids and this delivers from left to right I run T45% M65% B50% / G75% V75%this gives me a great tone with a Tele with some buckers I might roll off the bass and bring the trebel back but I am happya donner small blues driver in front of this gives it a good kick in the pants andI threw some reverb and delay through the loop and love playing this thing..a bit of a volume roll off and mid p/u position cleans it right off and this thing plays dynamically unlike "digital" vox models I have tried (trying to keep it cheap) and is much better than my old Ashdown FA 40 WATT tube amp (I hated the dark dreary tone of that thing)conclusion:I most commonly play a vintage Fender twin reverbs, and some other crazy gear (mesa, orange, vox ext.) as a friend of mine is a bit of a gear whore becuase I could borrow away :). but I have to say the pure price to tone to this thing is incomparable and I will be getting another to run stereo (maybe a purple wind or Fender Clone) cause. I wil add a photo if I can remember this weekend.
おかぷ
Reviewed in Japan on November 13, 2017
自分の使い方では普通にいいです。AMT D2をプリアンプとして使用。このアンプのリターンに挿し、マーシャルの12×4キャビへ。自宅練習からスタジオ、ライブまで使えそうです。本来のアンプヘッドBRITISH INVASIONとしてはあまりつかっていないのでよくわかりません。笑余談ですが D2は普通にギターアンプのインプットに挿すとクリーンと歪みを切り替える度にボコッと音がします。これが解消されなければ使い物になりませんのでセンドリターンが付いているものを探していました。
DAVID A MOLONEY
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2016
There are many reviews and demos on youtube of this product so I do suggest you check them out as hearing it is the best way to assess it. I am lucky enough to have a Celestion 10 inch 30 watt Greenback to play it though and it is fab! Takes pedals well too (I only use delay / reverb) and is plenty loud enough in my front room to play along with to backing tracks through the aux in. Simply brillaint sounds , very flexible, solidly built piece of kit. It is the centre of my home recording setup now, love it.
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