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The new Dave Sommerfield GiG Personal Guitar Workshop makes working on your guitar a lot easier when you're on the road, providing a neat, portable solution that uses your guitar case.
Built in Benicia, California, the new ZT Amplifiers Lunchbox Reverb Combo Amp and Cab II are the latest version of the American company's Lunchbox series of 100-Watt, high powered portable amps.
Panic and Teenage Engineering collaborate on Playdate a handheld games console featuring a striking look, black & white screen and a crank handle. Maybe they'll port over the Pocket Operators?
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The new Joyo MA-10 series of cheap, portable battery-powered amps could be perfect for busking and includes models for electric and acoustic guitars as well as basses.
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Nanoloop has escaped from the GameBoy and iOS to evolve into its own hardware. With a casual gamepad interface and 4x4 matrix sequencer it's a very cool 4 channel device to play with your thumbs
A new guitar amp that can process effects from a smartphone app and attaches to your guitar. Is Jamstack the perfect practise guitar amp solution for guitarists on the move?
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Casio revitalises its line of Privia portable pianos with the PX-S1000 and PX-S3000 giving glorious piano tones, speakers in a compact and very sleek new look.
Roland expands its FP range of portable pianos with the simple, cheap and reasonably authentic FP-10. The 88-key hammer-action does what it's supposed to without any fuss for under £500.
New busker orientated portable amp, the new Blackstar Black Fly is an expanded and upgraded version of the ever-popular Fly series of mini amps. A busker's best friend?
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IK launches a new portable, iPhone-friendly practise amp with mini speaker: the IK Multimedia iRig Micro Amp could be the perfect practise and recording tool for guitarists.
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A smaller, more portable and perhaps soloist inspired expressive instrument from Haken Audio. The ContinuuMini contains a powerfully dynamic and multi-dimensional sound engine - now on Kickstarter.
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The combination of GO:MIXER PRO smartphone audio mixer and the Virtual Stage Camera lets you create high quality video, while GO:MIXER PRO can connect to and mix up to nine audio sources.
Surface Go is your iPad-sized entry to the Microsoft Surface range at an interesting price that can run desktop music software. It comes with a keyboard and pen but does it have enough power?
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SKULPT is a great name for a fat little futuristically designed polyphonic synthesizer. 4 voices and 32 oscillators of virtual analogue synthesis that'll run on batteries. Hitting Kickstarter next week.
Paired with the iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch's front camera, it makes for a convenient vlogging solution, ideal for spontaneous creative outbursts or situations that don't allow carrying a more elaborate setup.
For USD 100 apiece, the TQ6 looks like a solid portable PA option, assuming 30W is enough for your needs. The battery life is, allegedly, 15 hours plus.
