looking to buy an acoustic amp I need opinions!

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What would you choose

  • Behringer ACX 1000

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • Roland AC60

    Votes: 3 27.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 6 54.5%
  • Total voters
    11
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guitardude

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I'm looking to buy an acoustic amp. My choices are so far the Roland ac-60, and behringer ACX1000. What is everyone's feedback or should I go with something different the most I want to spend is 500$

I like them both for different reasons but I just can't figure out what I should get.

thank you very much .
 
Well, it's not a true solution to your problem, but an option worth considering.

If you already have a 2x10 or 2x12 cabinet, you can get a tweeter installed in the "ass-groove" between the speakers (at the top). Really brightens up the tone, and with a good amp to begin with, it's a great, cheap sub for buying an entirely new amp. I'm going to be mossing my amp for that soon. It costs under $100, and they can install a switch to turn the tweeter on/off. For me, going from electric to acousticy-electric in the middle of a show--definitely convenient to only have to bring/set up a single amp.
 
hey thanks for the response. I really have an old fender london cab. I think i'm looking to buy something new in general. What kind of amp do you own for your acoustic?
 
If you are a pro and will be using this for regular gigging and recording you probably want to spend the extra money. If not, the Behringer is a nice little amp. I can even get decent brit rock electric tones out of it with my SG.

The ACX is a good value for the money. Weighs a ton, lots of bells and whistles. Noisy above 5 on the volume, but for an acoustic gig it will do the job. Being $200 less than the Roland made the choice for me.

The SWR amp sounds incredible and a Porsche is one hell of a car. I can't afford either. :D
 
The Peavey Ecoustic 112FX is a great amp too. 5-band eq's on both channels.
 
I have a Carvin AG100D acoustic amp/PA. One nice feature is that it has 3 channels, one which has an XLR for a mic. I plug in my Strat on one channel (with Line6 POD), my Taylor on another, and the mic. At only $399 it's a good value. With the matching extension cab, it's also a PA. http://www.carvin.com/products/single.php?ItemNumber=AG100D&CID=GA

I hang around the Acoustic Guitar Forum (AGF) (formerly Taylor Guitar Forum), and the amp that gets most of the kudos there is the Ultrasound line. http://www.ultrasoundamps.com/home.html

Also getting raves reviews at the AGF is the fairly new Bose PAS system -- quite a unique set-up. Visit the AGF and search for this system for reviews. Apparently it isn't cheap, but it's supposed to be great. http://www.bose.com/controller;jses...=dropdown_txt_musicians&pageName=/index_2.jsp

In the portable PA market, the Peavey Escort gets good marks. It's like the Fender Passport system (if you're familiar with it, only apparently a lot better). A friend of mine has the Peavey and likes it alot. http://www.peavey.com/products/brow...egin/1/EscortPortableSoundSystemwithStand.cfm

Good luck!
 
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More support here for the Strawberry Blonde. It's flat out the best acoustic amp I've ever plugged into. Another thing that works very well in the price range is a Fender PD150 Passport. It's intended as a small PA for a solo act, but it's also a *great* acoustic or keyboard amp.-Richie
 
i played around with a bunch of acoustic amps before i bought mine. the problem i had with most of them was that they were too bright. they couldn't recreate the sound i got from my guitars. this was especially true about the Fender Acoustasonics. They almost sounded the same as playing though a cheap solid state electric guitar amp.

I sat down with a Marshall AS50 and it stole my ears. It had a clearer low end than any of the fenders i played. it wasn't expensive either. i walked out under 400. it has 2 channels, one for guitar and the other for mic or line level input. If you're just playing a small coffee shop it could easily do the trick for a soloist.

the marshall sounds great with my taylor and my martin
 
Yeah I have played the Marshall before it is very nice. Wasn't to big on there effects though. The clarity was nice. Roland kills that amp. But for the price that is a close runner up.
 
Carvin AG100D. Mine's an early one with a lot of use but is still going strong. Though I use it mostly as a backup or for smaller gigs, I wouldn't want to be without it. For size, light weight, versitility and price, I don't think you can beat it. Plus there's a roll off for the tweeter to use as a bass or ele. guitar amp in a pinch. Usual set up for me is wireless vocal and guitar channels and tracks through the middle channel through the Carvin and possibly an extention speaker. Saturday I'll use it a part of a split system for a Variax Acoustic, running the Variax through the regular PA for some songs and when the girl singer uses her drum machine, switch the Variax to the Carvin amp assinging the Variax to be a 6 string bass.
 
yeah that is a little more in my price range def. yo know all these carvins, ultrasounds, and Etc are great but I can't try them out. That is the down fall to all the other suggestoins. I would immediatly hop in my car if I knew where I could go to play them.
 
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