Re: Battery Powered Amplifier
Back in the day (a quarter century ago) I had something called a Mouse. It was about a cubic foot in size, shaped something like a monitor, trapezoidal cross-section, so the speaker was set at an angle from the floor. It had an internal battery and a charger, maybe an 8" speaker, and had either an overdrive switch or just produced a nice warm distortion when pushed all the way. I didn't bring it to acoustic jams too much - seemed to get frowned upon - but used it a lot for gigs and recordings. Some of the best tracks I have ever laid down were with that little baby. I think the battery wore out or something, I forget.
Next was a Peavey Audition 20. Runs off AC or two 9-volt batteries (typically get soft after an hour or so, dead by two, rather frustrating). Has three tone knobs, pre- and post-gain options, and produces a reasonable sound.
Then a little over a year ago I picked up a Pignose Hog - 30 amps of fun. It has an internal battery and charger, and I have yet to run the battery down. It's pretty hefty, again an 8" speaker, and sounds a bit more real than the Peavey.
I'm not sure if I would use either of these for an acoustic jam, though. Seems a bit much. Then again, there aren't many jams here, that I know of. Seems jamming is the last thing working musicians here want to do in their off time. But I do recall seeing small Pignose amps at bluegrass festivals, the ones that hooked to a belt, but I have no idea about their fidelity.
But that's just my opinion. I could be wrong. - Dennis Miller
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