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This website was created by Trevor George of Hotwells, Bristol, mainly for Buskers in Bristol (UK) but the info may be useful to Buskers anywhere. This page gives links to some of the best Battery Powered Amps for Busking, easily available in the UK. These are not recommendations however, so please check at each listing which Buskers use which Amp. ACUS One For Street - www.acus-sound.it/en/5-one-forstreet - PRICES AER model Compact Mobile (very expensive) - www.aer-music.de/produkte/produktdetails/compact-mobile-2 - PRICES - as used by world-famous Busker 'Estas Tonne' and can be clearly seen at the 1 min: 52 sec point in THIS VIDEO Alto Transport 12 - www.altoprofessional.com/products/transport-12 - PRICES - and some Video Demos here Behringer Europort MPA40BT-PRO - (40 Watt) - www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0APR - includes rechargeable battery-pack - PRICES Bose S1 Pro - www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/speakers/portable_pa_speakers/s1_pro_system.html - Li-ion battery - PRICES - 7.1 kg (15.7 lbs) BOSS Cube Street 2 - (10 watts) - similar to Roland Cube Street, but twice as powerful, and with Looping and Bluetooth ability - www.boss.info/uk/products/cube_street_2/ - PRICES - seems to be the 'new' favourite with several Bristol Buskers. Fishman Loudbox Mini - (60 watts) - www.fishman.com/products/series/loudbox/loudbox-mini-amplifier - PRICES HK Audio Move 8 - (60 watts) - https://hkaudio.com/products/move-8/ - four inputs - comes with two rechargable batteries in the back - PRICES Kam Zoomer 800 - on wheels - (30 Watt) - Kam Zoomer 800 - aka the Pulse Trekker i300 which appears to be exactly the same, but is cheaper! KEYBOARD Busking Amp - (30 Watt) - the Roland KC-110 - www.roland.com/uk/products/kc-110 - PRICES Laney (5 Watt) battery-powered Busking Amp - www.laneymusic.ro/laney-lr5.php - PRICE Laney AH4x4 (35 Watt) battery-powered (four speakers) - www.laney.co.uk/amps/live-sound/audiohub/ah4x4 - PRICE - 6.5Kg Line 6 Micro Spider - (6 Watts) - Line 6 Micro Spider Mackie FreePlay LIVE - 8.8 lbs - (claims 150 watt) - comes with App and customisable effects - www.mackie.com/products/freeplay-live - PRICES MiniRig - www.minirigs.co.uk/portable-speaker - I've included this small speaker-unit, as I've seen it used by busking Hula-hoopers and the like, who just need a small unit to provide background ambience from an MP3 player - PRICES Peavey Solo (10 Watt from Battery) Amp - https://peavey.com/solo-guitar-amp-guitar-combo-amp/p/00584610 - PRICE - as used by Pablo for his backing tracks to his non-amplified violin playing. Peavey Nano Vypyr 'Grab & Go' Guitar Amp - Mainly a Guitar Amp with lots of effects, also has Mic input - (15 Watt) - www.peavey.com/news/article.cfm/action/view/id/450/cat/1 - PRICES - Demo Video Pignose 'Hog' Busker Amps - Pignose Busking Amps - one is used by a percussive 'Tapping' 5-string Bass guitar player in Bristol, who loves it. QTX QR13PA Battery PA on wheels (includes two wireless Mics) - QTX QR13PA listings Roland Micro Cube - www.roland.com/uk/search/?q=micro+cube - PRICE - I've seen Omer Makessa using one of these. Roland Mobile Cube - www.roland.com/uk/products/mobile_cube - PRICES - lightweight busking amp with inputs for instrument and mic - thinner than the Micro Cube, and can be carried in a briefcase-type bag - Video demo Roland Cube Street - www.roland.com/uk/products/cube_street - PRICE - seems to be a favourite with several Bristol Buskers. Roland Cube Street EX - www.roland.com/uk/products/cube_street_ex which seems to be very well-specified - PRICES - a bigger and heavier version of the original Cube Street though, so check the 'Specs' info on both before ordering. Roland AC-33 - (30 Watt) - www.roland.com/uk/products/ac-33 - PRICE - uses 8 AA Batteries - A couple of the AC-33 Amps are used in Bristol, and I bought one myself from PMT in Bristol - Great Video demo of the AC-33 - and another - It's 12,9/16"W (318mm) x 8,13/16"D (223mm) x 9,5/8"H (243mm) - 10 lbs.6 oz (4.7 kg) Roland BA-55 - (20 Watt) - will connect with wireless Micropones - www.roland.com/uk/products/ba-55 - PRICE - uses 8 AA Batteries - Weight 9.0 kg / 19 lbs 14 oz. Roland BA-330 - (30 Watt) www.roland.com/uk/products/ba-330 - PRICE - uses 8 AA Batteries. Samson Expedition Express - www.samsontech.com/expeditionexpress - PRICES - basic but solid busing amp with microphone included, but no effects. 10 lbs weight. Samson also make other battery powered units shown HERE Stagg Mob20 - (20 Watt) - Stagg Mob 20 busking amp - Weight 9.2 kg / 20.3 lbs Vox Mini 5 - www.voxamps.com/mini5 - PRICE Google search (busking amps) - www.google.co.uk/search?q=busking+amps |
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