Pignose 7-100

2004. It has a pignose knob, input jack, 9V or battery power and preamp jack. Equipped to do it's job. Basic inexpensive practice amp.

Fender Strat Fender Tele. Good for blues and some classic rock.
Noisy if around flouresent lights. Not a versatile amp.
Weak speaker from the amp.
After a little bit of actual use.
The speaker is getting very weak.
Since the speaker won't give the proper sounds the rating fails.

Thought a direct call to the Pignose Company would get some Customer Service.

************************* PIGNOSE NOT HELPFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HELP YOURSELF AND BUY ANOTHER COMPANIES PRACTICE AMP !

THIS IS A PIECE OF JUNK."TOO MANY SPEAKER COMPLAINTS', SAYS PIGNOSE.

The speaker is quickly checking out. Made In China.

This thing is a piece of junk. Called the Pignose Company. The guy doesn't care about Customer Service.
He stated that if he were to help everyone that called in complaining of speaker problems, he wouldn't stay in business.
That must be a large number of people. Maybe he should get a better speaker.
I must say that in 30 years of music, that attitude is a first!
Count me out for any future purchases of Pignose products.
Just to get a raw speaker from the company is nearly $40.
That's better then 1/2 the cost of a new one. Forget it.

There are many small amps out in the marketplace.
Do yourself a big favor and get somethimg else.

I'LL NEVER BUY A PIGNOSE PRODUCT EVER AGAIN.

JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK

Called the Pignose company direct for help with speaker problem.

***** PIGNOSE CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS A BAD ATTITUDE *********
Complained that he gets too many calls from people complaining about speaker problems. Won't even work with a customer.

Very dissatisfied.

The WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE IS RIGHT HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUNK PRODUCT FROM A COMPANY THAT ADMITTED IT'S SPEAKER IS JUNK!!

BUYER BEWARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone knows the features. Not a lot. But, battery powered and portable are the biggest and best feature of this amp.

Like everyone says, for blues (which is all I play) a single coil strat or tele sounds friggin' awsome with this thing. I mostly play my Gibson Melody Maker (with a single P90 pup in it), finger picked with this amp. It don't get any simpler, one volume one tone knob on my Melody Maker, and one volume on the piggy. For my style, which is sorta' Lightnin Hopkins kinda roots blues, this set up is simply incredible.
If you want somthing other than blues look elswhere, but for blues, heck even a cheap made strat copy will make this thing weep and moan. (It makes my Silvertone Strat Knock off sound like a million bucks!)

Tough as nails.

Don't know. But really, what company has good customer support these days?

I've been playing for around 25-28 years. I'm an old fart at 41 who started when he was thirteen on a Kay. I've played to many guitars to remember, electric, acoustic and resonators (as well as banjos). For the 70 bucks this thing cost me, I consider it one of the best deals in gear I ever got.
Seriously, If you're into vintage blues (NOT SRV or Crapton, but the real stuff like Howlin Wolf or Muddy or Lightnin Hopkins or Elmore James) as much as I am, get your hands on one of these and plug in a tele, strat (real thing or copy) or danelectro or a Gibson Les Paul Junior with P90s (or like me a Gibson Melody Maker) and you won't regret it.

Simplest thing in the world, but I can't rate something based on features...lots of features can be good and no features can be good.

This thing is a total blues monster. It has such a perfect gritty, simplistic sound that inspires one to wish they were a poor blind man with nothing but a guitar. It doesn't do anything but the blues, however, it lack some versatility. That could probably be fixed easily, in the spirit of the cheap little amp, with one of those mediocre $30 Danelectro pedals just to spice up the tone. Also, as many have noted, humbuckers aren't too good with this-they sound mushy and inarticulate (even the weak ones stock in my Ibanez Artcore). But crankin' with a Tele or Strat? Heaven.

I just dropped it on its top from 5 feet up and it works fine. I've dropped it down the stairs and it just needed the input jack tightened. Indestructible.

I've been playing for a few years, I've got my Peavey Classic 30 and my Roland Cube 30 in the way of other amps and an Ibanez Artcore AF75, a Fender Standard Tele, and a Kramer Focus vt111s when it comes to electric guitars. Though it's the cheapest and cheesiest, the $80 Kramer Strat copy smokes with the Piggy, and at a combined price of $150 they're the perfect match for gritty, mean tones. I will probably pick up a cheap Dano Vibrato or Tremolo pedal to add some variety to the sound, and even with that my little frugal blues set up will be under $200. I love this little amp for what it is and I would definately buy another if something were to happen to it.

I've bought it used in 1978. Came with an AC adapter. When it works it sounds great, but half the time it doesn't work. It would cost more to put it in the shop than I paid for it. Most of the time it sits on a shelf. Other than that, the single channel, volume-control-only setup would be great for practicing. But like I said, when I turn it on it may or may not work.

LP and Telecaster. Sounds good when it works. Has a slight hum to it when it works, but it would be a practice amp... IF it works.

Did I mention that when I turn it on it may or may not work? I'll have to give it a 5 because the odds or 50/50.

Seriously?

40+ years.

Made in China.

The Amp is not really versatile, it does kinda clean or kinda dirty.

It's a 1 channel tranny amp, metal volume snout, 1 Preamp out, studs for a guitar strap, in a leather finish with metal corners, an excellent design. Powered by 6 AA batteries. To alter the tone, you open the box to get more treble, like a grand piano. This can be a bit duff when you've got it strapped on a guitar strap, but it needn't be.

I use an 80s strat and an Ibanex RG with seymour duncans, sounds great

It broke because of neglect, it's a portable amp, this will happen.. not too impressed with the plywood interior, light definitely, perhaps not robust.

I'd not gig with this amp, I like my tubes and effects loop too much.

Well here is the rub. It got broke recently and I was hunting for the schematic on the web. No free schematic, you can buy a schematic from the guy who bought the company for $12.50 + import tax. Gee thanks :(

Face it, it wouldn't take much to copy the electrics, what sells this amp is the look and it's quirkiness.

I've been playing for about 20 years on and off, I play a Fender Strat, Ibanez RG, Ashdown Peacemaker, Simms Watt Mark II, Loads of Morley Pedals, Guyatone compressor, Jen Wah. I use the Pignose as a preamp or on it's own.

I'd get a second hand one, if it was lost or stolen, I don't really feel inclined to give this guy any more of my money. He's exploiting customers rather than providing after sales service.

I love the appearance, I don't like the way it eats batteries, I hate the capitalist attitude of the guy who decided to sell the schematics for a 30 year old amp, rather than have them there for free

Made in China recently,
Versatile, for what it is, yes...blues, thats what its about...its a little amp, but great for Harp...the thing Honks...
It is sweet for what it is...a practice/bedroom jam/picnic, beach, van...

I use it for harp, and the sucker honks with a JT30 when properly cupped...it is dead silent, clean sounds, sure with my harp, and a loose cup...now guitar...clean, not with Humbuckers...with a tele, sure, but quite...this thing sounds sweet cranked with a slide...
FOR THE BLUES...root's music...not metal...
its 70 bucks...so stop this "my 800 dollar amp sounds better", of course...it better, or your a fool...

I would trust it...but for 70, it might make sense to buy another...very simple, not much to it...

Ive been play harp for a few years...bass for around 10...
I love it...70 bucks buy alot more practice time...and more jam opertunities...I love the sound, the weight, the look,
I hate...the fact that it is made in china...
I am sick of folks compareing 100 dollar items to 2000 aka, my vibro king sounds better, or even my bassman ri...duh...a dodge viper will be faster then a Mustang
come on...its 70 bucks...it's less then most effects...its great for practice, I like it for Slide guitar, (I suck at though), if you need more volume, then mic it...its not a boutique amp, its not tube, its a little kick butt practice/harp amp...
Go try it out...you might be supprised, if not, at least you don't have to be pissed for buying something un tested...

1 input. 1 volume pigsnout.1 preamp output.
Battery powered.6 AA 's.\ 9 volt adapter.
It is somewhat like a mini trunkcase,with a speaker and amp in it.
The case is very sturdy"solid".Nothing vibrates"no loose parts", when latched or unlatched. A sturdy handle. Strong metal corners,although not level.
Speaker grill is very strong.Ive heard it is real pigskin covering,but I wouldn't know.The seams of the covering could have been given more attention,but from a foot away it looks perfect . It has a cool look to it I like it. Strap buttons.I give it a ten,because it is a practice amp,with pre amp out!!The tone control is the case being closed"bassy" to different degrees of the case being open.+++batteries. Tough case. I don't know what those other people are talking about. Use your resources.

I use a fender strat.Noiseless p.u.I play folk ,funk, rock, reggae,jazz-fusion.When you turn the amp on,1mm of a turn,I get clean loud enough to sing with tone.I do turn my guitars tone to more treble. I like the sound I get.Sounds better then a mini twin !.
Distortion is smooth,I do have prefrences with the case being open,sounds better open a bit.Metal heads will need a distortion,to please themselves,and you might be able to fit a boss size pedal in the case. Strike a note on your guitar,turn pigsnout to desired vol. and tone.while your turning listen to the changing tones,I always find one to use. For a 5 watt practice amp This is loud,not loud enough to play with a band,unless ran through a pa or 2nd amp.
A time tested warrior.

Strong,tough,totally reliable..

It's a practice amp!!

Mine is a new 2002 model and not versatile at all. Not a very good for much other than distortion. Very heavy box with one knob. Runs on batterys. Might make a good bird house. Jimmy page may have used it but who knows what happened to the sound after mixing. They can make a fart sound good in the studio. In fact a fart sounds much better!
Poor quality, China construction with miss-aligned parts, and very bad covering job with open seams everywhere.

Fender or Les paul sounds nearly the same, no mater what the settings.
The sound is very Brutal distortion and I have not found many settings that are usefull.

Batterys last for serveral hours. The Five dollars worth of circuity should last forever.

I've played for 30 years and can not recommend this to anyone. A Vox Pathfinder 30 or better yet the 30R, reverb, runs $50-60 up used and not much more new and is very versatile. Both of these have the tremelo that is very nice. Almost anyone came find a Pathfinder tone that they like with most guitars. Check online in the archives for guitar player magazine for test results for other small amps. Good luck.

Pig snout..er...on..and..off! Open/close (open and closed back speakers?)....

I play alot of different guitars with it: hollowbodies and a fender Jag. Look, you can get a cool tone from it, kind of warm and it gets loud enough to practice, but I got to tell you: You NEED AN EQ PEDAL. It can work with hummers, but they'll be muddy, you need a good eq or a tone altering pedal to get some more versatility out of it. I run a pearl od5 (built-in parametric eq) before it (sometimes other pedals), and it works nicely, not perfectly clean and glassy, but clean with a slight breakup. A nice sound for me. With the right eq altering pedal, Ive got alot of sounds out of it....With a hollowbody, I like it closed, kind of warm and jazzy with my gretsch Tennesean....

Id suggest using a power supply... when the battery start to fail, it loses it oomph....

Dont know, but the circuit is simple, I guess a stereo repair man could fix it.

Its a nice little deal. I live with my guitars and stuff in a small apartment in Korea. Not room to open a big amp wide, so I heard this was a cool little blues amp. It is, its not the toy everyone thinks it is, its a serious little jamming/recording tool. Id like to try a gig with it (I played a wedding with it, a medium sized hall, but everyone was quiet, so it worked well). Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, and others. and thats just the tip. Pick one up for that extra flavor. BUT GET THAT EQ PEDAL.....

Five inch speaker, battery or A/C powered, and an on/off/volume knob. I give it a "9". Less is more.

I needed an amp for my apartment and something I could travel with very easily. This is a great amp for just that. I can get great tone with my Fender American Standard Strat although I missed not having reverb. I took care of that problem with a Danelectro Corned Beef Reverb pedal. Not a great reverb, but it's perfect for this amp. Good bluesy tone. I am very pleased with the sound.

I think I can depend on this amp. Just like anything, if you take care of it, it will last. And besides, they are inexpensive.

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I love the sound and portablity of this amp. I also like the fact I can plug it into a multi-track to record. I'm glad I went ahead and purchased the A/C adapter. Definately worth the extra ten bucks. Great little amp, I just wish I had purchased it sooner.