my friend needs amp recommendations under 250 euros

[Wiltonauer]

Can you all order from Thomann?
This This Or this would all be pretty solid.

The Katana 50 is a very solid choice out of that lot.

I haven’t tried the smaller Yamahas. That one is the acoustic version; is the guy playing acoustic? If not, there’s the version for electric here:

Yamaha THR5 V2

Amplificador de Guitarra Para guitarra eléctrica, 5 simulaciones de amplificador (Clean, Crunch, Lead, Brit HI, Modern), Efectos: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Delay, Delay/Reverb, Spring Reverb, Hall, Reverb, Controles de tono, Afinador...

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The Katana Mini is good, for a battery-powered toy. Sure, there’s no app to worry about, but it’s also closer to being in the same league as a Blackstar Fly 3 than most of the other amps mentioned so far. It’s an amp I would keep on my desk at work, to play three times a year and not care if it got stolen.

 

[ATRguitar91]

one is the acoustic version; is the guy playing acoustic? If not, there’s the version for electric here:

Oops, I just sorted by cheapest and knew people liked the Yamaha stuff

 

[Kosthrash]

The floor modelers at this price range have much better modeling algorithms than the modeling amps imho. For example the Hotone Ampero Mini has killer tones for almost 230 euro...

 

[Wiltonauer]

I think he’s trying to get an amp for that price. Cutting-edge modeling is kind of wasted on budget amps — just one of several reasons why you’re unlikely to see them together.

Edit: Unless a company like Hotone… were to… make an amp?

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Honestly I’m a little surprised. I figured brands like Hotone were intentionally limiting them to small form factor items you could order on Amazon and sneak past your spouse along with the artisan-crafted gourmet egg beaters and the knockoff Keurig cartridges.