Tone Report Weekly Issue 159 | Page 37

How many times have you longed to shred at the office , but hesitated because you didn ’ t want to haul your priceless rig to your place of work ? That ’ s where the side rig comes in . If you don ’ t have a cheap electric , find one , and leave it at work all the time . Pair it with a small practice amp , like the awesome Blackstar Fly 3 combo . It sounds surprisingly good for a tiny digital practice amp and it even includes a built-in tape echo effect . When the gang asks you to go to Chili ’ s for lunch , just ignore them and crank up the volume — you ’ ve got better things to do . There ’ s no reason you should be separated from making music if you don ’ t want to , so grab your portable gear , stick it under your desk , and start learning your boss ’ s favorite song - it ’ s time for a promotion . Pretty soon you ’ ll be playing “ Hotel California ” from the corner office with the window .
It ’ s easy to forget about the all the joy that simple , inexpensive gear can bring . Whether you ’ re looking to spice up your live rig , add ambience to your practice space , or turn lunch into an epic jazz odyssey , there ’ s loads of gear that ’ s fun , cheap , and waiting for you . Go find it , and never look back .

Rig Away From Home

How many times have you longed to shred at the office , but hesitated because you didn ’ t want to haul your priceless rig to your place of work ? That ’ s where the side rig comes in . If you don ’ t have a cheap electric , find one , and leave it at work all the time . Pair it with a small practice amp , like the awesome Blackstar Fly 3 combo . It sounds surprisingly good for a tiny digital practice amp and it even includes a built-in tape echo effect . When the gang asks you to go to Chili ’ s for lunch , just ignore them and crank up the volume — you ’ ve got better things to do . There ’ s no reason you should be separated from making music if you don ’ t want to , so grab your portable gear , stick it under your desk , and start learning your boss ’ s favorite song - it ’ s time for a promotion . Pretty soon you ’ ll be playing “ Hotel California ” from the corner office with the window .
It ’ s easy to forget about the all the joy that simple , inexpensive gear can bring . Whether you ’ re looking to spice up your live rig , add ambience to your practice space , or turn lunch into an epic jazz odyssey , there ’ s loads of gear that ’ s fun , cheap , and waiting for you . Go find it , and never look back .
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