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I am in need of a portable amp good for jamming. It needs to be able to be heard over a full band, but also be small and easily portable. Can anyone steer me into the right direction?

Small amp, big sound:
http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i- ... 0-010-LIST
It will run with any drum kit, but it may not be enough "stand alone" if you play metal.

Another option - since these have been discontinued, you might get a good deal on one.


http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i- ... sgodHRpCiw

Hey guys thanks for the help, but im looking for an inexpensive, easily portable amplifier. My bad for not specifying the inexpensive part. I already have an amplifier for gigs and at the moment for jams. I am looking for a smaller amp that i can use in jams with another guitarist or drummer etc.

I found a little GK keyboard amp for a cpl hundred that works great for bass. it's fantastic for tiny venues & practices, though it doesn't have a volume control...it came that way.

Keep a lookout for the used stuff. You can get some great deals.

philbymon wrote:I found a little GK keyboard amp for a cpl hundred that works great for bass. it's fantastic for tiny venues & practices, though it doesn't have a volume control...it came that way.

Keep a lookout for the used stuff. You can get some great deals.

+1 what he said.

Time to hit the pawn shops - keep an eye out for one of the older Peavey TNT amps.

Oh yeah! I've used those, & they are GREAT for small places.

Good call, 90db!

I used to have one the older Peavey TNT 130 bass amps, worked fine for many years, till I eventually sold it. Plenty loud and not too big, I still see them around for $100-$150. I've found that a lot of the older Peavey stuff is pretty good for the price (which tends to be low).

don't know how smaal exactly you're looking for... but i love my Hartke A100, and the XLR out lets me play big with it too.

+1 on that Peavey TNT bass amp. I worked with a bass player who used one and it sounded pretty dang good. It was an older one with a 15" speaker. It wasn't small for a combo, but how small can you get and still sound good for bass? Many are using those micro heads and small separate speaker cabs but that can get pricey.

i am currently using the ibanez promethean portable bass amp its a little monster easy to setup, carry, lots of output,and pa ready i think you'll enjoy it i certainly do.(recommend pa for extra loudness).

also my profile pictures shows my old rig not the promethean