Danelectro HoneyTone Mini Amp Review/Demo

HoneyTone Mini Amp Review/Demo
Danelectro has these sweet, retro looking HoneyTone Mini Amps available in 4 cool colors. Do they sound as good as they look? Find out at the same time that I do!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Unboxing
02:30 - Glorious clean playing! Out of tune, to boot!
04:50 - Will it chug?
06:25 - Elvis was a perv
08:00 - Major metal God stuff here
09:01 - Oh noes - it's farting out!
11:44 - What Did We Learn Today?
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[@GearGasms]

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[@madeline8327]

I think it sounds pretty decent for a $20 dollar amp, an amount that most people spend on fast food or a new shirt. I have this amp and brought it to travel with, used it by the campfire and it didn’t sound as rough as it did in this video.

[@GearGasms]

I think it was the battery honestly

[@RByrne]

This one sounds far better than any of the Marshall/fender micro amps they put out. I tried this one out and thought it was pretty good, but not on the level of the VOX mini3 G2, or Laney Mini amps but it's also a fraction of the cost. And it fits easily into a case. These mini amps are sounding so much better than the ones I'd heard when I started playing.

[@shannondosher1270]

I bought one back in the day probably about 25 years ago now. Still have it and it still kicks ass

[@GearGasms]

Shake and Bake!

[@jonathonhahn392]

Nobody: This guy: “....GearGASMS”

[@GearGasms]

Thanks! It’s not a great name, lol, but I literally pulled it out of thin air not thinking that the channel would do much! 🤓

[@DR440]

The bigger picture here is that it's the best tone that can be had for $21.95. $21.95 worth of fast food burgers can also cause a farting tone as well...the difference is that when the Honeytone farts out....there won't be a smell. Unless you hook up a fuzz pedal. ...then smoke and a smell will occur!

[@GearGasms]

And.... it comes with a free battery! 😜

[@Sasasala386]

I have one. I strap it in my jeans and play my guitar while walking around the house. Smashed my headstock on the doorframe twice already, planning on selling to ;D

[@GearGasms]

Hilarious! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks Matheus! 🎸🤘🏻

[@note_finger]

this amp is great. people expect too much from these little amps.. playing the right stuff and mainting volume control is critical for these amps. They take pedals really well, I busked with 2 of these amps at the beach, one for vocals and one for guitar with a tape echo pedal and it had the right amount of sound i like , bit of grain with some tape reverb/delay and the other honeytone took my copperphone really well!! overall it sounded great, no burps or lag, just FAT gain..

[@GearGasms]

Yeah this was a battery issue as it turns out. Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

[@DixyRae]

Not gonna lie. I kinda love that it sounds like garbage.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah most of the problem was the shipped battery I think

[@UnchainedEruption]

It sounds really good in person for a $20 amp. And surprisingly loud too. Doesn't sound as good in the video.

[@UnchainedEruption]

@@GearGasms Definitely, first thing I did was get an AC adapter for it. Shipped battery ran out in like 2 days.

[@GearGasms]

It was a bad battery

[@bombarded15]

came here for the review, died laughing about Elvis. To true man, great video!

[@GearGasms]

Thanks buddy! I appreciate that!

[@Rits_Sir]

This video is extremely helpful i appreciated the help

[@GearGasms]

In turn, I appreciated the sincerity of your comment!

[@joshuamosley9245]

Subbed as soon as he said "you'll have to ask MrsGearGasms that...". What a guy

[@GearGasms]

Welcome to the family!!

[@terrencehill7309]

Just ordered one can’t wait too use it

[@GearGasms]

They’re great when you have a good battery!

[@OkFixer]

Those are great little amps, I always equate the sound to a Tony Iomi “warning” sound. One problem with the old ones....so b ware...the batt terminal were two prongs, and you could install the 9 volt backwards, turning your amp into a pie. ( plug your electric twanger in to a pie....nothing? All right then)

[@GearGasms]

Great tip! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks!

[@onutube6392]

Warning like off of the debut album?

[@OneGuitarist]

I almost bought one of these the other day! Fun little amp to play with, for sure!

[@GearGasms]

Mine is awful, lol

[@OneGuitarist]

@@GearGasms SOLD!

[@cheapskateaquatics7103]

Wanted one for a while and got one for $21 bucks at guitar center. Honestly, it's a great little amp so far. Yeah it's not going to sound like a boss katana or a blackstar, but its great for $21 dollars.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah turns out it was a bad battery even though it was new

[@pineconewhisper]

love the opening line LOL.

[@GearGasms]

Lol - please don’t really ask Mrs. GearGasms! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

[@pyroguitars1296]

You are hilarious!! Subscribed.

[@GearGasms]

Thanks and welcome to the family!

[@tylerjames1716]

When I stared learning bass guitar this is the only amp I had, always cranked all the way up. The speaker is blown but it still makes sound, so its what im using to learn electric guitar until i can afford an actual amp. Good little toy for $20 but im def due for an upgrade.

[@GearGasms]

Oh my goodness yes!

[@dextermorgan1757]

@@GearGasms I'm an American country boy and I play a lot of fifties country in a lot of fifties rockabilly and to me this Amp has it for a budget

[@GearGasms]

Nice! I aspire to play rockabilly one day!

[@georgesuarez1949]

So I guess we know that Danelectro makes cool looking book ends lol. The blackstar fly is the best tiny amp I've played so far.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah - I did scavenge the included 9v battery out of it to use elsewhere! Thanks George!

[@johncollins5552]

Is it better than the boss mini katana?

[@GearGasms]

Oh hells no

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

Gorgeous guitar

[@GearGasms]

Thank you!

[@Outlawscomin]

I just got my HoneyTone amp the other day and watched this video before trying it out, after which I had to fight off some buyer's regret. After all, the amp was only about 22 bucks and what can one expect for 22 bucks? Well, I just finished trying it out for the first time just minutes ago, only I used the method that I originally got it for...headphones...and the little tyke sounded MAGNIFICENT. I used my new Epiphone Les Paul Classic Worn (also for the first time) and it paired great with the HoneyTone. Gave me that vintage Jimmy Page sound. Being that it was late at night and I live in an apartment I haven't tried it without headphones but I intended to use it with headphones in the first place so no big deal. And if I should ever clip it to my belt and play it out and about...well...again, it was only about 22 bucks. For anything more than just messing about I'll use my Crate.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah this demo was a victim of a bad battery.

[@realtrisk]

Lol. I don't need a Telly to tell me I suck. I already know it. XD

[@GearGasms]

Glad you got a smile! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks!

[@moosey62]

Could you possible also do a quick "boxing" where you put it back in its box?

[@GearGasms]

Lol - yeah I’ll call it the return episode. This shit’s going back! 🤘🏻😜

[@VOOODOOO37]

great review, about to buy one... newbie geetar player here

[@GearGasms]

Make sure to buy your own battery. Mine was farting out with the included battery

[@caileyandrews2096]

I just bought one because I wanted a little one just to keep in my room so that I didn’t have to keep going in the basement for the bigger one loll

[@GearGasms]

Nice! Welcome to the family! 🎸🤘🏻

[@elizabethgeoghegan5167]

His version of “Blue Moon” was light years ahead of anything else. What a beautiful rendition of a classic.

[@GearGasms]

Oh my yes it was. His high range and falsetto on that is lovely!

[@ic3berg339]

Love the telecaster

[@GearGasms]

Thank you!

[@6stringsbrainfingers]

I like mine out in the garage while I'm grilling just cuz it's cute

[@GearGasms]

Lol mine is a set piece now

[@jstnxprsn]

First time I've seen one of your vids Alan. LOVE your sense if humor and your ear seems pretty closely matched to mine, so I subscribed. Also loved the Elvis commentary. I was literally LOLing. Checking into this amp for a beginner friend. Read elsewhere that these a prone to falling and break if you breath on them too hard. I think the trip to the carpet was it's big finish. That said, I'm surprised you didn't think to replace the battery. Hope to see more of your vids soon. Ask Mrs Geargasm, too funny.

[@GearGasms]

Thanks for chiming in! What I do here is sorta garbage but it's almost kinda decent at times! If you would be so charitable and kind as to subscribe, it really helps out more than you know and is absolutely free! I'm pretty sure the battery, even though "new" was the culprit. It's just set dressing now anyway. Glad I could give you a chuckle!

[@jstnxprsn]

@@GearGasms Oh no worries, brother. I subscribed last night after watching. Not a "creator" as they say, but I understand certain actions help out the creators. I spend most days on Twitter trying to get likes and retweets for much the same idea. - Jstn

[@GearGasms]

Joe, you’re having a bad night. Hope tomorrow is better for you brother.

[@GearGasms]

Okay this is where you get the ban hammer. Adios Diamond Joe

[@jstnxprsn]

@@GearGasms Good job. He was a piece of work. They shouldn't let any young women anywhere near that pervert.

[@williamyanosko4010]

I put a nice reverb in front of mine, and it really cleaned ut up nicely...but it is what it is, a fun cheap ampIm gonna mic mine and record some stuff with it...what the hell 21 dollars and a bag of candy from sweetwater..lol...you cant go wrong

[@stevelewis8394]

I've got one of these - same colour. I have it sitting on a side table next to the couch plugged into the mains via a 9v DC adaptor. I use it often when I fancy playing a bit of guitar while watching TV. It's no way suitable as a buskers amp as, as you found out, it starts farting as soon as the battery runs down and the battery doesn't last long - you'd be swapping it every couple of songs.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah apparently the fresh battery in the box was not so fresh!

[@jonzu4]

Just bought one. Pretty good for campfire jamming

[@GearGasms]

Cool - hadn’t really thought about that! Would love to have you subscribe if not already!

[@d.e.a.d.758]

Replace the battery if you don't want any clippings in your sound with this amp. That's basic stuff, man.

[@GearGasms]

It was a brand new, Danelctro branded battery. That’s also basic stuff. It’s junk

[@huNterd1e]

@@GearGasms batteries have a shelf life. never trust a generic self branded battery with anything. I don't mean this in disrespect, i'm an electrical engineer and i would suggest to Dan-o to not include a battery and just include the 9v plug in. Price wise for them and reputation wise it makes more sense. i agree something should work out of the box, but something this demanding on a battery shouldn't be shipped with one, and if it is it should be a name brand battery.

[@GearGasms]

9.4v - I’m an old electrical engineer as well. I always meter a 9V especially before installing

[@realtrisk]

@@GearGasms I gotta agree with Blair Anderson and aaaagaadou on this one. Comparing how your Honeytone sounds compared to others reviewed on KZbin, it is either factory defective or it more than likely has a dead battery. I've bought brand new DanElectro pedals and had them come with dead batteries. Those thinks are highly suspect, and it certainly sounds like a dead battery to me.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah it ended up being a crap battery

[@parkkingery9216]

I have the tiny Marshall amp that actually dosen't bad. Im also wearing my geargasms shirt today lol

[@GearGasms]

Nice fashion choice! Yeah this little amp is pretty bad. It did come with a batter tho! Lol

[@Jean-ys3px]

It’s pretty good with my uke. Might be more suited to that.

[@GearGasms]

Nice!

[@altolows7635]

I had to replace their new(?) battery right away and then it stopped flickering and sounds fine.

[@GearGasms]

Yeah that was totally it!

[@heyimoolox]

the first 5 seconds 😂

[@thedisconnect5769]

I dunno clean goes by basic strumming and you hit those strings mighty damn hard to make it sound dirty :/ j/s Good product though im highly impressed seems good quality and im glad I watched this just bought one for my camp outs :) Good video

[@GearGasms]

Thanks Michael! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! 🤘🏻🎸

[@carlinisatnirvana8499]

Looking at this for an electric ukulele, the belt clip is one of the biggest drive for me... Would you reccomend this one or a marshall mini m2?

[@GearGasms]

This would probably be good for that.

[@crabbtrixexp]

had to see if these sound as bad as i expected, because shakey graves uses one with an acoustic and somehow manages to sound awesome.

[@GearGasms]

Honestly I’m convinced it was the battery that came with it. I want to try to shoot it again as a redemption video. Also I sound bad no matter what I play!

[@crabbtrixexp]

I think as guitarists we are always too critical of ourselves, but u r definitely hindered by this amp, shaken graves plays his acoustic thru it, I think he probably likes the low fi sound, would luv a review with batteries, and maybe an acoustic too

[@mikeoxlong2278]

Lmao the elvis part

[@GearGasms]

Glad you enjoyed! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

[@darrellmcdonald7883]

I used to have a small amp like that when I started playing. It's a beginners amp at best.

[@GearGasms]

There’s way too many options for beginners these for this to qualify as a beginner amp. It’s a $30 novelty. Bric a brac! 😜🤘🏻

[@darrellmcdonald7883]

So true. I started in the late 80s and if I had half of the options the beginner has today I would be 3 times better

[@nickcastaneda203]

I got it for a little while I just sold my amp

[@GearGasms]

Did your make noise like mine did?

[@ic3berg339]

& amp is amazing

[@GearGasms]

Indeed!

[@demonicsweaters]

Your battery is dying dude, that's why it's cutting out. Use a DC adapter. I have the same one and that's what happens when the battery dies.

[@GearGasms]

You're probably right. Shame on me for trusting the included battery. I'll do that and check it out again! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks!

[@dragon-id5uj]

you're a goofball! but guess what, that made this review pretty enjoyable. nice!

[@GearGasms]

Thanks brother! Would love to have you subscribe if not already!

[@AlexSmith-ig9up]

I have one of these and it makes a weird ticking no matter what guitar I use

[@GearGasms]

Yeah these are pretty much for looks.

[@normalwhiteguy1555]

Everyone of these I bought, I blew the speaker in less than a week barely playing acoustic guitar. I see them for what they are a, douche bag accessory or a nice shelf piece 😂

[@GearGasms]

I use mine for both! 🤘🏻😜

[@UnchainedEruption]

I've been using this amp solely over the past 2 years, mainly because I had no amp and this was literally the cheapest thing I could find. Now it's simply *unbearable* to listen to, and I had to see if it was just my ears getting better and demanding a better tone, or the amp was simply cheap and the parts degrade quickly. This video reminds me just how nice the amp sounded when it was new. Even though it's not amazing by any stretch, it certainly sounds pleasing. Now it just sounds awful to me no matter what setting I turn any knob to, so that leads me to believe these things do not have a particularly long lifespan. They degrade in quality after about a year or two.

[@GearGasms]

Interesting- maybe the speaker cone or paper deteriorated? Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

[@onsesejoo2605]

Obviously you need to give the amp another chance.

[@GearGasms]

It’s now just a cool knick knack!

[@rexiemus]

How the hell did you get the honeytone to fuzz? 🤣 Mine just isn't built the same I guess

[@GearGasms]

Lol bad battery! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks!

[@m1ghtysauc397]

Hey now my Jackson tells me I suck no problems.

[@jamesmoore3694]

i found one in a thrift store for 5$...............no complaints

[@GearGasms]

Nice!

[@amandateoh1164]

Can i get this to play my bass? :(

[@GearGasms]

I wouldn’t

[@huNterd1e]

didja try a fresh battery???

[@GearGasms]

I used the one they included and metered it before putting it in but no still not have put a different one in. It’s mainly for decoration anyway! Happy Saturday!

[@rexgeorg7324]

Coming to a street corner near you . . . . NO!!!!!!! ..👶

[@GearGasms]

I could probably busk some White Stripes or ultra lofi Ween on this!

[@rexgeorg7324]

I get your dosh back

[@PooNinja]

Lol honey busk edition comes with a hat for change 😂

[@FLOODtoFIRE]

Sounds like a Honey Wagon

[@GearGasms]

lol - you got that right brother!

[@kambenvenkatachellan5312]

Ms2 vs honeytone?

[@GearGasms]

I’ve been thinking about putting my little Donner up against this! I like how you think! Would love to have you subscribe if not already! Thanks

[@kambenvenkatachellan5312]

It's look cool vintage model ... but I'm confused 😕

[@rapfuelpodcast336]

Drop knowledge in the middle, there

[@GearGasms]

Thanks for chiming in! What I do here is sorta garbage but it's almost kinda decent at times! If you would be so charitable and kind as to subscribe, it really helps out more than you know and is absolutely free!

[@timothysanborn1990]

Who you calling Pinhead

[@discus1713]

Well, the burping and farting my honeytone has the same issue. I was worried that it was my guitar, but the amp is just a piece of c***

[@GearGasms]

And Sweetwater has it on their great gift list for guitars this year lol

[@lynnglidewell7367]

I'm in total disagree with our purists assessment and review of The Honeytone. It's a fantastic little package. I have one with no regrets. It's a practice amp for crying out loud. It's also a great little amp for Harmonica. You can get great nastiness out of it the way a Harmonica should be for The Blues and Rock using an old Green Bullet Microphone run to it. I don't think this fellow is on board with the idea of portable practice amps. Stick to the big amps Bro and leave the practice ones for others.

[@GearGasms]

Plus I think the battery was bad even though it was new. Speaking of new, I was very new at this at the time. It’s much better now if you want to check the newer stuff. I should do a follow up

[@GearGasms]

lol - ps- I’ve done a ton of Spark content and other portable amps from Yamaha and even tiny ones from Donner! I’m down with the Oompa Loompa amps! 🤓

[@Diabolica843]

Dude tune ur guitar. 20$ amp or not.

[@GearGasms]

I’ll go back in time and fix that for you

[@Diabolica843]

@@GearGasms atta boy

[@DVincentW]

Sounds horrible. Yuck.

[@GearGasms]

I think I had a bad battery. I keep meaning to remember to give it another shot with a fresh battery

[@DVincentW]

@@GearGasms for portable guitar sound I love a Pig Nose.

[@aliray1165]

These reviews/comments are hilarious. This is the worst sounding amp I’ve ever owned or played on. Absolutely horrible lifeless tone, tinny, thin, total utter piece of unadulterated SHIT. Honeytone? Asstone more like.....pfffft.