You can't be a musician and not have heard the name Fender, they are synonymous with the electric guitars that shaped a generation of rock music.
What you may not know though is that Fender also make a great range of amplifiers, including practice amps.
A Fender mini amp , as its also known, is basically a scaled down version of the full size item but its used for practice or jam sessions.
You don't have to lug a huge set of bins around or risk a brown-out of the local area when you switch your gear on - these mini amps run from batteries.
Your typical Fender mini amp starts at about $50 - that's not going to break the bank even if you are a school-kid or student but they sound like they cost a whole lo more.
Fenders are well respected for producing smoking blues tones but when you crank them up, they start to sound nice and fuzzy without getting maxed out.
For your money you get a headphone jack, carrying handle and some models even have some effects like overdrive and distortion.
If there's a downside it can be that the build quality is not up to par with the bigger boxes, but lets be honest at the price you are paying you can't really go wrong; heck if it breaks, just buy another one! So if you want to just nip round to your friend's house for a quick jam session in their garage or basement, then get a Fender mini amp, they look great, sound amazing and fit in a backpack for carrying on your bike.
What could be simpler?