Busking surprise

[FusedGrooves]

OK so a quick google search and I'm looking at a range of mini/portable Amphs/PAs....

The Roland Cube Street looks ideal, then I saw the Soundart 450R - which makes specific reference to having an Fx loop which to date I've found quite important...
The CubeStreet does not seem to have this so general question is having the Fx loop on one of these things important? It seems so with normal guitar amps (distortion generated by drums aside for a moment) as I had issues with 'clipping' when using the ME-50 + open backed amphs. Guitar would go into ME-50 THEN into amp and once volume was turned up a little would cause all sorts of nasty's.....

Now the guitar goes straight into amph, out the Fx channel to the Tuner, ME-50 and looper and back to the amph again.....

So.....again LOL is it important to have Fx loop on these PAs?

[FusedGrooves]

OK so a quick google search and I'm looking at a range of mini/portable Amphs/PAs....

The Roland Cube Street looks ideal, then I saw the Soundart 450R - which makes specific reference to having an Fx loop which to date I've found quite important...
The CubeStreet does not seem to have this so general question is having the Fx loop on one of these things important? It seems so with normal guitar amps (distortion generated by drums aside for a moment) as I had issues with 'clipping' when using the ME-50 + open backed amphs. Guitar would go into ME-50 THEN into amp and once volume was turned up a little would cause all sorts of nasty's.....

Now the guitar goes straight into amph, out the Fx channel to the Tuner, ME-50 and looper and back to the amph again.....

So.....again LOL is it important to have Fx loop on these PAs?

Perhaps I should start another thread elsewhere for advice on this > however spent my lunchbreak at local music store....

They didn't have any of the Roland Street Cubes available, but said it would have same issues or popping noise emitted when kick drums are played.
He demo'd a Roland Keyboard amph - KB2 however it also seemed to distort/pop with some drums not all but definately with some - it also requires power (no battery option).
Shop also mentioned something about a 'Eneloop' Power supply, basically the size of a house brick and will play for 3-4 hours on a full tube amph am still looking into this....
Roland Street cube and Peavey KB2 options where less than $500.

After that, they have battery powered Roland BB something or rather, a full on battery powered PA but they believe I will have issues with drums.....and is more like $1000+.

What's making it hard is:
For now, I am street busking so some kind of battery power is preferable and easily opens up many more busking spots to me.

My overall plan/hope is that one of the local pubs/clubs will see me playing and with any luck someone will ask me to play sunday arvo's in their pub, I say sunday arvo's cause my music is chilled out sunday cafe type music. . . . . so in future I MAY need something more along the lines of the full on portable PA system. . . . still size matters so am still left wondering, going to the shop probably raised more questions than it did solve any!

Am hoping for advice here.....has anybody else even experienced the sort of thing with running drums through guitar amps? As mentioned ALL my previous amps were open backed enclosures and ALL distorted/popped with drums even at low volumes. The 4x10 (thought they were 12s I could be wrong) in the Marshall cab handle the drums AND bass even at ridiculous volumes. . . .and for future club/pub playing it'll probably do the job so finding a PA now for busking may not have to handle the future plans......