But, if you want options like a direct USB recording output, let’s climb the price ladder a bit.įirst, you could check the Yamaha THR5-10, a 5-watt modeling amplifier. In all honesty, you can’t find anything better at this price point. Other practice amplifiers are feature-rich, but also a bit pricier. It offers the best price possible for the price point while skipping key features other practice amps deliver. The Pathfinder 10 is a straightforward option. Whereas the clean sounds like quality, the drive can get mushy and muddy a bit too fast.
However, the quality of the drive channel is not as good as the clean. I would say is enough for light gigging and garage rehearsals. With the right condenser mic, it can handle its own. The demo below showcases a musician playing the Vox Pathfinder through a PA system. They can cut down a bright guitar, tame a low-end instrument, and dial anything in between. Lastly, the Bass and Treble knobs are flexible and effective. Such is the concept of the amp, and the ease-of-use it presents becomes pretty attractive for beginners and musicians on a budget.
PATHFINDER 10 FULL
Playing on clean with a full gain sounds like the drive channel with a slight gain. That said, you can play with a pristine clean tone, or you can end up with a supersaturated sound by simply dialing up the gain knob on the clean channel. Otherwise, you can rely on the amplifier’s distortion to use your modulation effects. Naturally, the clean channel is what you would use to drive your distortion pedals. It has a Gain knob, a Volume Knob, and a 2-band EQ (Trebble and Bass). The Vox Pathfinder 10 comes with two channels, Clean and Drive, which you can swap with a button. You can plug distortion, overdrive, fuzz, delay, chorus, reverb, or anything you want, and it will use those effects with consistency, clarity, and plenty of personalities. Its 6.5’’ custom speaker drives enough power to go from fair clarity to British distortion, and it handles the power without introducing unwanted noises.īetter yet, the Pathfinder 10 is capable of managing your effect pedals easily. While most small digital amps sound boxy and tiny, the Pathfinder 10 sounds quite nice, gritty, and rocker. You would be wrong to think that, though. At a sub-$100 price and 10-watts of solid-state power, there’s not much to hope… That means you can plug an XLR-to-XLR cable into your audio interface or console and record with your computer.Įven if the looks suggest a quality sound, the resulting tone might not be to your liking. You can also use the output as a direct recording option.
Notably, though, the output jack provides a filtered signal that cancels the noise and emulates the amplifier’s speaker on your headphone.
PATHFINDER 10 PLUS
Here we find a simple offering with an XLR input for your guitar, plus a headphone out / line out for silent practice. There’s not much going on in the input/output section. There’s nothing that jumps out as “cheap,” even though the amp has plenty of PBS materials (cheap plastic).Ī guitar amplifier this small and light can sit at the top of your desk easily.
Overall, the amplifier looks just like a Vox amp should look, only a bit smaller. That means you could carry it around from one place to another without too much hassle. It has the size and the weight of a launch box because it’s a small practice amp. There’re other small details, like white and gold bindings on the side that captures the legendary Vox looks. Also, it has the brand’s chicken head knobs. The classic look of the Vox Pathfinder 10 includes the basket-weave grille, the leather material in front of the speaker, and the colored diamond grille cloth.
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