Hi folks,
I am starting to gear up to give busking a go… Scary!
But I don’t have an amp that is not dependent on electric cords… And I really don’t want to lug a long extension cord around!
Do any of you have experience with or recommendations for small travel amps?
Any advice at all would be most appreciated!
~C
There are many positive reviews of the Joyo Jam Buddy II on YT. I personally haven’t tried it, but I think it may meet your requirements. Definitely worth checking out! 
Wow, Jam Buddy 2 has a ton of goodies for $90…
Good luck.
The buskers go-to amp has long been the Boss Cube Street.
The Jam Buddy won’t be loud enough for busking among people, traffic, street noise etc.
I use a Spark 2 when I can’t get power. Loud and excellent battery life. Not the cheapest - you need to buy the battery separately.
I’ve been very happy with mine.
many buskers I see in town use a battery-powered PA speaker if they use anything at all (many are straight acoustic). can’t speak to the model(s), but something like this at least gives you the ability to include a mic.
Thanks @Richard_close2u ! Didn’t think about that part if the equation… blush
@mathsjunky Hmm… I have heard good thing about the Sparks brand… Do you find it light enough to carry around and loud enough for outdoor use? Thanks, Paul!
@Mustela Thanks, Nate - I didn’t even think about using different gear…
@Coda Thank you Tomasz! Lots of positive buzz about this for practice amp! I really like that is has lots of features in an inexpensive format.
Cheers, guys! I appreciate you chiming in!
With the battery pack it’s about 6kg / 13lb. It’s rated at 50w, although that doesn’t mean much - I don’t find it a good way to gauge loudness. It’ll be loud enough outdoors no problem at all - I’ve used it in a full band practice with drums/keys/guitars/bass - it’s not lacking volume
Thankee kindly!
I have an Roland AC 33. Small and light - takes batteries and sounds great. Plug in vox and guitar
I don’t busk, but I use a Vox Mini Go 10 as a practice amp. While you can plug it in, I use a small rechargeable battery pack that I had laying around to power it.
there is a lot of great little amps around these days
if it’s acoustic guitar and vocals I need to amplify, I use the JBL Eon One Compact.
I recently purchased a Nux SA-100 Street Artist, I love it, really ticks the boxes for what I’m doing currently and should see me well off into the future I would imagine.
Thank you one and all!
I had no idea there was so much to choose from!
AER make a recharable amp which sounds great but costs a LOT. I had one but think it’s on permanent loan to Jedi!
I also have a small Bose which is bettery powered and sounds great. Think you can replace the battery too so might be useful for longer sessions!
Thankee kindly!
Bose S1 Pro + and Mackie Showbox and Fishman series if focused on acoustic only