Fluid Audio’s Strum Buddy is an amp that sticks to your guitar

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Portable speaker delivers 6W of output and four effects

Fluid Audio has unveiled a new solution to hands-free electric guitar amplification, the Strum Buddy.

The Strum Buddy attaches to any electric guitar via a suction cup and delivers six watts of power via a 40mm speaker.

Internal DSP processing promises to deliver a real amp-like EQ, while four effects can be used independently or together: clean, crunch/distortion, chorus and reverb.

An internal rechargeable battery boasts 3.5 hours of play time, charged via USB.

The Strum Buddy is available now for $79.99/€79.99 - head over to Fluid Audio for more info.

Of course, this isn’t the first attachable amp solution to come to market; in recent years, we’ve also seen the JamStack and the stethoscope-style Noggin Rockers.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.