Top 3 Best Mini Guitar Amplifiers: Blackstar Fly 3 vs Vox Mini3 G2 vs Boss Katana Mini
🔊 Mini Amps Have Come A Long Way
Mini guitar amplifiers used to be a joke. Clock radio speakers, no bass, and tones that would embarrass a toy store. Then the Blackstar Fly 3 happened — and everything changed.
The Fly 3 was the first mini amp that genuinely surprised people. Real clean tones. Actual overdrive. Bass response nobody expected from something that small. And it forced every other amp manufacturer to raise their game.
Landon has personally owned all three of the amps in this video. Here's his honest take on which one deserves a spot on your desk — and which one is his personal top pick.
🎛️ The Three Amps
Blackstar Fly 3
The amp that started it all. The Fly 3 was the first mini amp to deliver genuine tone — real clean and overdrive channels, a 3" speaker with actual low end, and a tape delay effect. Before the Fly 3, nobody expected much from a mini amp. After it, everyone had to catch up.
- 3 Watt output
- 2 channels — Clean and Overdrive
- Patented ISF (Infinite Shape Feature) tone control
- Built-in tape delay effect
- MP3 / Line In jack
- Emulated headphone output
- 3" speaker
- Battery or DC powered
Vox Mini3 G2
The biggest and most feature-packed of the three. The Mini3 G2 is a genuine modelling amp — it simulates multiple Vox amp types and comes loaded with effects. It even has a mic input for singing. If you want the most versatility in a mini amp, this is it.
- 3 Watts RMS — 4 Ohms
- 1 x 5" speaker
- Multiple Vox amp models
- Mic input + Aux input + Normal input
- Headphone output
- AC adapter or 6x AA batteries
- Dimensions: 262 x 174 x 223 mm
- 3.0 kg (without batteries)
Boss Katana Mini
Landon's personal favourite — and the reason is simple: it's the only one of the three with a proper 3-band EQ (bass, middle, treble). That single feature makes it dramatically more versatile with any guitar you plug into it. Single coils, humbuckers, Teles, Strats — dial it in to anything.
- 7 Watt output
- 4" speaker
- 3 amp types — Brown, Crunch, Clean
- 3-band analog EQ (bass, middle, treble)
- Built-in tape delay
- Aux input for jamming to music
- Headphone / recording output with cabinet voicing
- 6x AA batteries or optional AC adapter
🔬 Full Spec Comparison
| Spec | Blackstar Fly 3 | Vox Mini3 G2 | Boss Katana Mini |
| Wattage | 3W | 3W | 7W |
| Speaker | 1 x 3" | 1 x 5" | 1 x 4" |
| Channels | Clean + Overdrive | Multiple amp models | Clean, Crunch, Brown |
| EQ | ISF (single control) | Tone (single control) | 3-band (Bass/Mid/Treble) |
| Effects | Tape delay | Multiple built-in effects | Tape delay |
| Inputs | Instrument + Line In | Instrument + Mic + Aux | Instrument + Aux |
| Headphone Out | Yes (emulated) | Yes | Yes (cab voiced) |
| Power | Battery / DC | Battery / AC adapter | Battery / AC adapter |
| Size | Smallest | Largest | Mid-size |
✅ Landon's Verdict
🛒 Where to Get Them
🎸 Blackstar Fly 3
🎸 Vox Mini3 G2
🎸 Boss Katana Mini
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