The Joyo BanTamP BlueJay is a lunchbox-sized amp head from China’s Joyo. It offers classic clean tones in a tiny, budget-friendly package. The BlueJay is part of Joyo’s BanTamP range of amplifiers, which emulate various classic amp tones. Joyo disavows that the BanTamPs are based on specific amps, but the promo literature provides a cheeky…

The Roland Micro Cube GX, released in 2013, is the latest edition in Roland’s legendary series of Micro Cube portable guitar amplifiers. The Micro Cube GX weighs about 6 pounds and has a carry strap, so it’s extremely portable. It features battery-powered operation – it takes six AA batteries, which Roland claim will power it…