pocketPOD + Mini Twin

Connected my pocketPOD to the Mini Twin today & that's the set up I maintained throughout the day. The PP managed to manifest itself well through the amp's very small speakers which goes to show that this device overpowers the amps it's attached to- which ever speaker/ amp hosting the PP would sound like the PP...

So how mini is it?

So how 'mini' is the mini amp? After seeing pics of mini amps, people would want to know how small it is (because some of them would need to smuggle it into the house & avoid the keen detection of spouses & mums...) so here's Fender's Mini Twin amp in context, in the company of a canned drink.

Fender: Mini Twins...

Another new Fender Mini Twin for me. this time it's the '57 version (left)...

Fender: Mini Twin

Is it really an amp or a mere toy? I get asked this question all the time when I display the Mini Twin. Yes, it's a fully functional amp but it does not possess the legendary reputation of its namesake. Indeed, there is a pair of 3" drivers on board to credit the 'twin' tag but these babies are too shrunk to reward anyone looking for a pocket-size (no, this amp doesn't fit any of my pockets) Fender sparkling cleans; they rattle too easily at higher volume/ drive settings. Nevertheless, before the arrival of my X-mini Capsule Speaker, the Mini Twin served all my fanatical urges to play guitar at ridiculous venues- in the store room, the wash room (no kidding!), under spiral staircases at deserted venues, at the reservoir park, sports stadium viewing gallery & countless other locations which I can barely remember (getting old...). The amp lasts for more than an hour's worth of non-stop playing when powered by a non-alkaline 9V battery. I bought a power adaptor for it but this method of operation simply triggers hum so it was avoided. A passable guitar amplifier but one heck of a novelty item.

Other items in pic:

• BOSS OD3 (for relative size comparison)
• Ribena berry portable fan (not the Mini Twin's complementary accessory but it does fan the sweating player)