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Seafroggys
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I think acoustic amps are more just PA amplifier/speaker set that's geared toward hooking up to an acoustic guitar. I could be wrong though.
As in, it won't distort or overdrive on purpose, unless you crank the snot out of it and bang on the strings.
As in, it won't distort or overdrive on purpose, unless you crank the snot out of it and bang on the strings.
I can understand how you would believe those things, but sorry, guys, you are both wrong. I speak from hard won experience.
alex0203, you CAN use a SS guitar amp to play an acoustic/electric, but you will be unhappy with the results. Even a clean channel or clean electric guitar amp is built to sound (more or less) like vintage tube amps played clean, which unintentionally colored the sound. Most A/E guitars have an under-saddle pizeo pickup in them, and they sound horrible just amplified- nothing like an acoustic guitar played through a microphone. Acoustic guitar amps often have DSP circuitry that makes the A/E guitar sound more acoustic-like- chorus, reverb optimized for acoustic guitar, etc. Also sometimes feedback-killer circuitry, etc. This is also part of why you can't expect optimal a/e guitar amplification from a PA system.
If you have an high-end piezo pickup WITH a acoustic-optimized pre-amp, you can do just fine with a PA.
Some bass amps, and most keyboard amps, do okay as acoustic guitar amps, but generally no better than a PA. Keyboard and bass amps tend to be heavier than acoustic guitar amps, so you pay a penalty.
If you want to get by cheap, you might do well with an old Boss 505 acoustic effects pedal. Of all the combinations I mention, this is the only one I have not tried, but I'd like to- I suspect it is a "poor man's Fishman pre-amp." If it works, you could probably get decent results using just about any amp- electric guitar, bass, keyboard, PA. Unlikely it will be as good as a dedicated acoustic guitar amp, though- but passable.
Cheapest and best sound would be to play through a good-quality microphone into a PA. Only drawback is you can't move around too much.
Sorry, but you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. (that's twice I've said that in this forum, in the last week...)
alex0203, you CAN use a SS guitar amp to play an acoustic/electric, but you will be unhappy with the results. Even a clean channel or clean electric guitar amp is built to sound (more or less) like vintage tube amps played clean, which unintentionally colored the sound. Most A/E guitars have an under-saddle pizeo pickup in them, and they sound horrible just amplified- nothing like an acoustic guitar played through a microphone. Acoustic guitar amps often have DSP circuitry that makes the A/E guitar sound more acoustic-like- chorus, reverb optimized for acoustic guitar, etc. Also sometimes feedback-killer circuitry, etc. This is also part of why you can't expect optimal a/e guitar amplification from a PA system.
If you have an high-end piezo pickup WITH a acoustic-optimized pre-amp, you can do just fine with a PA.
Some bass amps, and most keyboard amps, do okay as acoustic guitar amps, but generally no better than a PA. Keyboard and bass amps tend to be heavier than acoustic guitar amps, so you pay a penalty.
If you want to get by cheap, you might do well with an old Boss 505 acoustic effects pedal. Of all the combinations I mention, this is the only one I have not tried, but I'd like to- I suspect it is a "poor man's Fishman pre-amp." If it works, you could probably get decent results using just about any amp- electric guitar, bass, keyboard, PA. Unlikely it will be as good as a dedicated acoustic guitar amp, though- but passable.
Cheapest and best sound would be to play through a good-quality microphone into a PA. Only drawback is you can't move around too much.
Sorry, but you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. (that's twice I've said that in this forum, in the last week...)
legionserial
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Do you like how it sounds plugged into the SS amp? If so, then I guess it's ok. :shrug: