ibanezImy Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Hi all, I thought I'd might ask about some general knowledge about busking with electric guitars, is it a thing?.. Also how would you power up? Generator, but aren't those things noisy?.. Hope you are all well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Definitely a thing and has been so for quite some time. Battery powered amps seem to be the standard modus operandi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanezImy Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, ezbass said: Definitely a thing and has been so for quite some time. Battery powered amps seem to be the standard modus operandi. Thanks buddy, i'll look at some of those in a bit!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardMarlowe Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I've seen people doing it since the 90s at least. Best tone was a guy in St Paul's tube station in the run up to Christmas about twenty years ago or more, who had an old (pre-1980) battery-powered Vox amp of some sort. Course, some of the official busking spots on the tube I think even have power sockets now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanezImy Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 hours ago, EdwardMarlowe said: I've seen people doing it since the 90s at least. Best tone was a guy in St Paul's tube station in the run up to Christmas about twenty years ago or more, who had an old (pre-1980) battery-powered Vox amp of some sort. Course, some of the official busking spots on the tube I think even have power sockets now. Nice!.. I'm from a small town, (burton upon Trent). In the town canter they are not many hot spots for busking, but I've only seen people busk in the same spot with an acoustic. I was planning to take my SPARK amp as its great for jamming with backing tracks and connectivity via Bluetooth. I've seen a nice BOSS amp that's in my budget for busking, but i'd like something that could at least have an AUX connection or a Bluetooth connection driven amp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanezImy Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Settled for this bad boy.. BOSS Ktn-Mini Katana Portable Guitar Amplifier, i meant its not Bluetooth, but it has some sick features for great tone on the go, but it has an AUX cable connection, so I'm pretty happy with that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 No Bluetooth means no potential latency issues, so not a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanezImy Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ezbass said: No Bluetooth means no potential latency issues, so not a bad thing. That's so true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanezImy Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 I received my amp a few days ago and it came with free batteries. Epic! Gotta admit its a great sounding amp with great tone and volume. Couldn't be more chuffed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 The only drawback is being the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
