You can't be a musician and not have heard the name Fender, they are synonymous with the electrical guitars that shaped a generation of rock music. What you may not know though is that Fender also make a great range of amplifiers, including practice amps.
A Fender mini amp, as its also known, is largely a scaled down version of the fullsize item but its used for practice or jam sessions. You do not have to carry a big set of bins around or risk a brown-out of the neighborhood when you switch your gear on - these mini amps run from batteries.
Your typical Fender mini amp starts at about $50 - that is not going to mean bankruptcy even if you are a school-kid or student but they sound like they cost an entire lo more . Fenders are respected for producing smoking blues tones but when you crank them up, they start to sound nice and fuzzy without getting maxed out. For your money you get a headphone jack, carrying handle and some models even have some effects like overdrive and distortion.
If there is a disadvantage it can be that the build quality is not up to par with the bigger boxes, but lets be truthful at the price you are paying you can't actually go screwy ; heck if it breaks, just buy another one! So if you would like to just nip round to your mate's house for a quick jam session in their garage or basement, then get a Fender mini amp, they look great, sound wonderful and fit in a backpack for carrying on your bike. What might be simpler?
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