Hotone Ampero Mini.

A unit in an aluminum box that fits in the palm of your hand at the cost of having removed all physical controls from the front except for two footswitches, but maintaining the same CDCM & F.I.R.E. modeling and dual processor of its sisters Ampero and Ampero One, which allow up to 9 simultaneous effect blocks, and above all the practical 4" (800 x 480) touch screen that greatly facilitates editing and adjustments on the fly.

The lack of physical controls has been compensated for by adding virtual on-screen controls in the form of a slider and +/- buttons to easily change banks/presets. The only potentiometer is the master volume, which is now located on the rear panel.

Logically, the small pocket size of the Ampero Mini has meant sacrificing some connections. Now it only has an instrument input; connection for external expression pedals/switches; USB connection (to use it as an audio interface, editing on the computer or firmware updates), and stereo output with an unbalanced TRS jack, so we will need a Y cable to send the dual signal to an amplifier or DI boxes.

Due to its pocket format, it is clearly aimed at home use, although it can also save us in a rehearsal or a live show, and of course it can be an excellent backup to carry in the guitar case.

• Up to 9 simultaneous effects with the option to change their position
• 53 amplifier models
• 50 cabinet models
• 199 types of effects including several simulations of various acoustic guitars
• 198 presets (99 factory and 99 user)
• Various microphone models and positions
• IR loader with 10 user slots
• 100-second mono or 50 stereo looper
• Drum machine with 100 patterns
• Tuner
• Headphone output
• Aux input
• Unbalanced TRS stereo output
• Input for additional switches or expression pedals
• USB port to edit effects / IRs or to use the Ampero as a USB audio interface
• Works with 9V power supply included