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I had used a bunch of cheap USB speakers, and even a Fender Can Amp until finally breaking down and plunking the cash for the Street Cube. It was way more than I wanted to spend for the amount I use it (I really should be busking to make it pay for itself) but I was sick of limited range but mostly volume in battery-powered devices.

What sounded fine in my home studio would be drown out at a wine-and-cheese art show by the most soft-spoken bunch of Unitarians you've ever met. Don't ever underestimate the REAL volume you'll need to perform in a crowd. You also need a decent sized speaker for the rhythm section to sound at all convincing. Wish I could have found a cheaper solution, but I figure at 50+, what ever I buy is probably going to be the LAST of that particular item, so why cheap out on myself after sacrificing for a wife and kids the past 20 years ?

Some people I know by Harleys and cruise to weekends in Vegas with their buds. The way I see it, an amp under $300 is pretty reasonable.



Hmm, so what should I do for solo gigs? I already have the Yamaha PAS300 but I may well be on the streets soon (I'm not kidding here). My poor old dog upped and died last year, so I don't even have the tear jerker to help me along. Ok, I'm not broke (yet) but I'm pretty feeble, although I don't look it. Already had one major spine op for scoliosis and trapped nerves, I expect another one this year.

Nah und? (as they say in Deutschland)

Follow That Dream

Sam
Karaoke King

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Turning that corner again - I have to keep following that dream, no matter what