ShortScale.org

Admittedly I havent done any research yet but I have a shortscale kids guitar with built in speaker, and it's pretty much what I pick up to noodle on. It sounds like a small cheap speaker, of course, but its fine for convenient noodling.

It would be nice to also have at least a switchable reverb and distortion/fuzz too, but in the guitar with a couple switches. I know these exist, just wondered if anyone had any experience, or can reccomend something. I guess I'd need to work out how to wire it in so it comes out at least the speaker, but would be cool if the headphone out and normal output work with it too.

Simple is fine, with minimum of buttons or extra pots ideal. It doesnt need much flexible functionality or options, just enough for noodling. I dont care about premium sounds here, its coming out of a tin can speaker! Cheaper the better.

Guitar is same as this'un:

so you're looking to wire something into the body? i have to admit, i've never hit that frontier.

I broke out in hives after seeing that bridge assembly.

I guess you could try and cram one of those chinese mini pedals in there somewhere? Like a Nux/Mooer/Sonicake.

I would assume the output jack defeats the speaker, so you'd want to find the hot wire there and insert them into the signal path.

It's weird, I swear 15 years ago I saw little onboard kits around, but now all I can find is an expensive reverb kit.

Yeah I guess it would involve using minipedal components. Beginning to think this is way beyond my FAFF CAPACITY. And my electrics ability.

if the guitar had a pickguard and cavity beneath it, might be easier to get things discreetly tucked in there.

I've been hankering for something similar to this. Some kind of tiny amp / speaker that I can have permanently plugged into my jag and just switch it on when I want to have some electricity flowing without the hassle of turning on a whole big set up and being in the same room as it.

This sort of felt like the solution but it's not cheap and it still needs headphones

I have the original and I love it—so do my housemates.

^same. It's Bluetooth too, so you can play along with something on your phone if you want.

Sub £10 delivered from Aliexpress..
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32863947221.html
http://www.gigsandguitars.com/ammoon-pockrock-review/

That's for an EU Plug coloured one, I think. You'd want the Red and EU Plug colour-way, which is £29.30. Still pretty good!

Ah, FFS. That method of listing stuff is so misleading, it's a pain. Thanks for pointing that out before I bought a couple!

NickS wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:00 pm Sub £10 delivered from Aliexpress..
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32863947221.html
http://www.gigsandguitars.com/ammoon-pockrock-review/

Thanks Nick, taking a look!

Dave wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 1:07 pm

NickS wrote: Wed Aug 13, 2025 12:00 pm Sub £10 delivered from Aliexpress..
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32863947221.html
http://www.gigsandguitars.com/ammoon-pockrock-review/

Thanks Nick, taking a look!

i love that they're not even trying to hide they're ripping off 2000s POD's vibe and UI.