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Re:Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort-O... by bjt on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @09:59PM (#18350910)
I would go with one of the new generation of solid state guitar amps like the Boss Katana. These are Class D amps like the one in the article, but voiced for guitar, and with distortion and reverb effects built in. They're very reasonably priced, and get good reviews from enthusiasts (much better than the solid state amps of 10+ years ago).
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Re:Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort-O... by JoachimS on Thursday November 01, 2018 @07:54AM (#18353064)
Not very cheap and probably outside OPs range. But the Boss Katana Air is an amazing little amplifier, Bluetooth speaker, pedal modelling device etc. And it allows you to connect your guitar to the amp wirelessly. It really works fantastic.

https://www.boss.info/us/products/katana-air/

I'm but an amateur guitarist. I can't detect any latency caused by the radio communication. But I have not been able to find pro muscicians trying out the Katana Air and complaining on the latency. It really works. Over quite long distances too.

The only thing I would have wanted in the Katana Air is rechargable batteries in the Amp itself (the transmitter is charged by the amp). But that is not a major issue.

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Re:Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort-O... by drblast on Thursday November 01, 2018 @05:53AM (#18352405)
The Boss Katana is an ideal beginner amp that can handle bedroom practice through small gigs.

It's extremely versatile and sounds great.

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