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Battery powered guitar amp. for busking?

I would like a guitar amp. for busking purposes that will run off a 12v battery (I have several SLABs).

Does anyone know of a suitable product or circuit design?

3 answers
Aug 10, 2010. 9:36 PMnoahh says:
This Radioshack amp works pretty well for me. It runs off of 9 volts, not twelve, but for fifteen bucks, it's pretty good.
Jun 21, 2010. 7:27 PMRe-design says:

Look into the little gem amps.  Like from here.  Most are easy to build, sound great and cost little money.
Jun 21, 2010. 5:49 AMcrocboy says:
That would be easily made. Use the circuit below and just a put in 1/4 inch mono jack at the input. THere are other higher quality ICs you could use, but the LM386 is only a couple bucks. Using an LM383 would also be a great choice. Here is a forum topic that may help you out: http://www.instructables.com/community/8-Watt-Guitar-Amp-Help/ Good luck!

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