If you're like me and addicted to playing electric guitar and travel frequently, a small travel rig is a great way to go. I'll have to admit that my Ibanez Mikro Guitar needs to be set up and upgraded a bit before I'm totally happy with it but in the mean time I live with the sub par tuners and a little fret buzz. The ease of portability more than made up for those transgressions. (someone asked me where I would be playing tennins when I had it over my shoulder)

The guitar had it's problems but the Pocket Pod was just awesome! I can take all of my tone on the road, load my backing tracks on my mp3 player (or any song I'm currently playing), make a few adjustments and I have everything I need to keep my chops up.

I would recommend purchasing the power brick accessory so you don't have to worry about the 4 triple A's live span. It would be nice to have 2 channels - so that you could quickly change tones when playing. Also be prepared for a bit of cable tangle wherever you set up.

A couple of days ago my son had knee surgery to repair a track injury. I spent most of my time in the waiting room - with my rig - playing quietly in the corner. I thought the sound of my guitar might bother other's but it was actually hard to hear over the musak they had piped in.

That was the first time I had it set up in public and I was surprised by how many people came over to check it out - and ask where they could get one.

I haven't tried running it through external speakers yet but it sure is fun with headphones! All in all it's lived up to my expectations so far and the best part of it is being able to play while on the road which keeps me out of trouble!

Highly Recommended