10 MIGHTY LUNCHBOX AMPS

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Hungry for tone? Here are 10 compact lunchbox amps that eat other amps for breakfast!

10 TRIED-AND-TRUE LUNCHBOX AMPS THAT EAT OTHER AMPS FOR BREAKFAST

THE LUNCHBOX: WHEN you were a kid, it was a fashionable, efficient means of transporting the goods for a delicious lunch. And let’s not forget that its coolness factor was increased by whatever was emblazoned on its metal walls and faceplate — designs or logos that advertised what you dug in pop culture. So, how exciting is it for guitarists that some of our favorite amplifier heads (and some original designs) now come in lunchbox size?!?

How did we ever get to the point that a singlehandle lunch container would be reimagined as an amplifier head? Well, it seems only fitting that the Orange Tiny Terror — the first commercial, and wildly successful, lunchbox amp head (introduced in 2006) — was conceived at a restaurant. To be fair, the THD UniValve preceded the Tiny Terror by five years and was most likely the first lunchbox-style amp head, but it went largely unnoticed due to

the low number of units produced. But there’s no denying that the emerging popularity of lunchbox amps can be attributed to the Tiny Terror and its many iterations, which inspired other companies to launch similarly stylized versions of this theme.

Lunchbox amps now come in all shapes and sizes, with various power ratings and attenuation, channels and up-to- date features, as well as their own hip look — just like those lunch pails you toted around the school cafeteria. So, if you’re looking to deliver the tonal goods, here are 10 of our favorite tried-and-true lunchbox amps, all of which can seriously compete with big-box amps — and not break your back when you carry them with one hand.

LUNCHBOX AMPS NOW COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, WITH VARIOUS POWER RATINGS AND ATTENUATION, CHANNELS AND FEATURES, AS WELL AS THEIR OWN HIP LOOK — JUST LIKE THOSE LUNCH PAILS YOU TOTED AROUND THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA