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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on July 20, 2017 at 9:54pm

I'd look at the portable Yamaha keyboards, they have always had the best sound for the small keyboard market. IMO

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Aurand on July 21, 2017 at 12:53am

Keyboard amps, you mean? That's what I need.

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Permalink Reply by JL on July 21, 2017 at 1:21am

its not clear what you need, the title said you need and amp but the opening text talks about a keyboard, but with a mic input? and able to plug into your microcube that has a mic imput... a little confusing to us who would like to help...

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Aurand on July 21, 2017 at 1:28am

Sorry. Typo.
Fixed. Portable keyboard amp with those features. Better?

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Aurand on July 21, 2017 at 1:48am

Fixed it. Sorry. It should also run on batteries.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on July 21, 2017 at 7:01am

You mentioned having a Micro Cube already, the Cube amps are great. Do any of the Cube amps run on battery?

You are listing a lot of needs for a amp, one that can run on batteries and is cheap. Most often all those requirements won't come together. And most times if it's cheap, it's not worth having or won't work for long.

Pignose amps run on battery and sound great, but limited on inputs and doesn't have Bass thump. Good luck in your quest.

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Aurand on July 21, 2017 at 7:47am

My Cube does run on batteries, I just need a speaker. Would a portable PA work?

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Permalink Reply by JL on July 24, 2017 at 3:36am

making a guess you are looking for something like Kustom PA PA40 battery powered speaker, 2 channel inputs: Line and Mic/Line and a 3rd input via Bluetooth, battery powered, but may not quite have the "bass thump" depending on your expectations....

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on July 24, 2017 at 7:56am

www.parts-express.com/footnote-electric-guitar-5-watt-amp-assembly-...

Ran across this yesterday, might do for what you want. May need a pedal to further meet your needs.

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Permalink Reply by Sean on July 24, 2017 at 5:09pm

That's kinda neat... But cheaper to just buy a used Crate GX15 - GX20 or no name amp. and hack that into what you want. Bet it would run with a hacked 6xAA battery pack just fine though. Way more mAh that way.

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Permalink Reply by ChickenboneJohn on July 24, 2017 at 9:29pm

Roland Street Cube EX - it is expensive but excellent. For the features you want it won't be cheap. Bass thump means a big speaker, more power, more sophisticated circuitry and speakers. I've got one and can recommend it. I tried the Street Cube - it's only a small step up form the Microcube in terms of performance, but the EX has 50 watts and isn't too bad on batteries. I've done a full gig (outdoors in a beer garden) using  just one Streetcube EX for vocals and guitar and it coped admirably. I also use it at festivals (including Glastonbury) for demoing guitars, and asa monitor for my regular PA system.  Downsides are that it doesn't have as many COSM guitar sounds and effects as the regular MicroCube, and it is pricey. Plus points - light, loud and sounds good.

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Permalink Reply by Dustin Aurand on July 25, 2017 at 1:52am

I've been eyeing those for a while, but as you said, they're expensive. About $500. For now, I'm just gonna get a portable PA.

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