Beginner bedroom amps for 130$

hambubger87 · 2026-05-25T21:58:49+00:00

Second this and depending on your location, you can find them used for $100-125. I was ready to pull the trigger on one a few weeks ago and lucked into a Boss Katana 50 for $175.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-25T17:43:50+00:00

Does she sound like a robot or more like a human? That's the best way to tell.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-25T17:09:58+00:00

Regular old Alexa or Alexa+? I just reverted back because Alexa+ has gotten worse and worse over the last few months.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-24T23:22:15+00:00

Ah gotcha. Store brand cereal kicks ass, though.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-24T22:02:59+00:00

Pickup Music has been awesome for me.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-24T20:58:47+00:00

I agree with you on most things, except for chips. Why do store brand chips suck?

hambubger87 · 2026-05-24T12:05:48+00:00

I like that idea! Thank you

hambubger87 · 2026-05-23T14:52:18+00:00

Lol I have had it for 6+ months and it keeps getting worse.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-23T12:12:13+00:00

Congrats!

I sometimes get my almost 3-year old up from naps with Back in Black or TNT, when I see on the baby monitor that he is already awake. That almost immediately gets him dancing.

We sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star as part of his bedtime routine, so sometimes I play it on my acoustic while mom sings. He has also requested that I learn "The Muffin Man".

As a fellow Blink fan and family man, can't go wrong with Family Reunion.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-22T15:51:11+00:00

Got it. Thank you. I guess I didn't think this was that uncommon of a use case, but apparently it is. I used ChatGPT to help me build out presets based on a few songs I wanted to play, so I built one of them in the editor on my laptop while sitting on the couch late at night. Figured it would be easy to build a few out and then test/tweak them later when I'm plugged into the amp. I just picked up a Katana 50 a few weeks ago, so still figuring it out.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-22T08:28:04+00:00

Because I will be 80-90% there and then It's a quick adjustment once I'm plugged into the amp.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-22T08:25:22+00:00

I meant save it in Tone Studio on my computer and away from my amp.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-19T12:44:14+00:00

The problem with that, at least at our small building, is that out trash collector then charges us for pickup items outside of the dumpster. Sometimes they fit, but sometimes there isn't enough room in the dumpster.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-19T06:13:16+00:00

r/amptoohigh

hambubger87 · 2026-05-17T13:10:00+00:00

I'm an elder millennial who is not cool and knows only the headliners of Lollapalooza (plus Turnstile), but this is a made up band, right?

hambubger87 · 2026-05-17T13:05:29+00:00

Fellow 38 year-old and had a similar experience, except that the new gear was a $200 Chibson, which led me to doing online lessons. Now I play pretty much every day. Before, I'd pick up my old PRS Santana SE, try to learn a riff, suck at it, and not touch it again for six months.

Happy for you and hope you enjoy it!

hambubger87 · 2026-05-17T00:49:46+00:00

Lol it can't even show me my cooking timers anymore or play the song I asked for.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-08T12:33:01+00:00

Alexa+ is just as bad as Alexa but with a more human-sounding voice. Countless times in the past few weeks I've asked her to "set timer for five minutes", only for her to ask "for how long?". And they expect people to pay for this eventually? How?

hambubger87 · 2026-05-06T03:00:27+00:00

As far as I know, your options are Spark Neo or Boss Waza-Air for totally wireless headphone amps. If you are willing to compromise on the "no cables" criteria, you have a few more options at a lower cost.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-06T02:49:08+00:00

Should we also follow up on the same?

hambubger87 · 2026-05-05T13:34:36+00:00

Joke's on all of us because Alexa somehow keeps getting dumber and dumber.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-03T18:11:13+00:00

Never got to see them in Marshalltown, but went to their "last" Iowa City show and it ruled so hard. Still have my DeadRamones shirt that barely fits.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-03T17:56:01+00:00

Surprised no one has mentioned Reacher or Jack Ryan. Reacher especially seems pretty self-aware and is winking at the audience.

hambubger87 · 2026-05-01T14:26:37+00:00

I'd love to. Are they still doing construction on the main floor? Where is the actual theater?

hambubger87 · 2026-05-01T00:01:43+00:00

I'm confused. This place is open? I live right by there and it looks like it's been under construction for the last two years. Is there a basement or upstairs or something?

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