If you're anything like me, you've often sat around staring at a combo guitar amp and a can of beer trying to think of some ingenious way to combine them.
No?
Well, at least one other person did. DIY-amp maker Robert Brenne turned an empty Heineken can -- among any number of other fascinating objects -- into a working guitar amp. While its tone may be far from that of your favorite Hot Rod Deluxe, it doesn't sound bad, considering its components.
Check out the video below!
For more on Brenne and his wild variety of amps -- which also includes a Ouija board and a Ghostbusters thermos -- head here.
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Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.
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