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Fender Amp Can

DLHelfand

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I just wanted to share this with you guys. I live in NYC and have been really bored lately. Most of my friends have been away on the weekends with weddings, family gatherings, etc... I recently just started going to school (MBA) again and with work I never seem to have as much time to play anymore. I usually reserve that for the weekends. Anyway, with the weather being so nice lately, I have felt guilty staying in and playing guitar. I decided to get a battery powered amp and some pedals so that I can go sit in the park or by the East River and play. I chose the Fender Amp can and was wondering if anyone here has used one. I was totally surprised with how good it sounds. I mean it won't replace my Rivera but then again it is tiny and can run for hours on a charge. It has two channels, one for instrument the other for mic. It is really loud and sounds great. You can even plug in an MP3 play (like I do) in the mic channel and jam with it. The guitar channel has switchable distortion which is pretty good. To have some variation, I bought a used BOSS Metal Zone and I am presently looking for a used BOSS RV-3 Reverb/delay. I tried this combo in the store and it is really an amazing combo. The Metal Zone is much more versatile then it sounds. I picked up a mint one for $50, a mint NS-2 for $50 and want the RV-3 to round it out. I plan on getting the 3 pedal BOSS plastic pedalboard and maybe even throwing a tuner in it. With that I will have a truly portable rig that actually sounds pretty good and is inexpensive.
 

Ed Rafalko

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MAn! You like to live dangerously don't you?;)
Somone is gonna follow you home and help himself one of these days!
 

DLHelfand

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Huh?

Ed, I know you are kidding, but I am not sure I get your point. Is it lame that I want to play in the park? Am I crazy for bringing some cheap gear out in public? Please don't think I am upset, I just seriously don't get it.
 

Ed Rafalko

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I wasn't joking, D. I have a sister in Manhattan, she tells me horror stories all the time about people she works with getting mugged because they went to the park to work at lunch and brought their laptops.
 

DLHelfand

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Damn

I am not that worried. I am a pretty big guy. I live in an area where people park Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Bentleys on the street. I don't mean to imply that I have money, because I don't (I wish!) I am just saying that I doubt anyone is going to mess with me for a Fender Amp Can and some BOSS pedals. Shit, I used to sit in Central Park with my Taylor 612CE and never thought twice. I was going to buy a Smicz battery powered tube amp, but I wanted to keep it simple and cheap. You are right though, you have to be careful. I have a gate on my window and I always keep my eyes open. That is one reason I am glad that I haven't had to gig yet in the city, as I have some really high end gear and most of it is not easy transportable.
 
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