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yoshi
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hello, this is not really a recording question, but does anyone know of good keyboard amp that I can use at home or at small live stage? presently, I only have speakers I use for recording...
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Jim Marquard
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Fender and Roland both make some pretty solid combos for Keyboards. They both have two or three different setups ranging from @25 watts to @150. Also, considered a powered two or three way pa speeker? Might be a little bigger than you are thinking but might do the job very well for about the same cash, used. Any comments folks?
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jelly
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What's the diffirent between guitar amp and keyboard amp? Can I use guitar amp instead? how is it sound?
Dom Franco
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In theory a Keyboard amp would have a "full range" speaker array. Woofer and Hi Freq. horn of some kind, so that the amp/speaker combo will reproduce the full range of notes available on a keyboard.
A guitar amp is optimized for the guitar (Midrange) frequency. and often it is desirable for a guitar amp to color the sound (Distortion). while a keyboard amp should remain clear and clean.
Dom Franco
[This message has been edited by Dom Franco (edited 08-26-1999).]
A guitar amp is optimized for the guitar (Midrange) frequency. and often it is desirable for a guitar amp to color the sound (Distortion). while a keyboard amp should remain clear and clean.
Dom Franco
[This message has been edited by Dom Franco (edited 08-26-1999).]
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jelly
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So this mean that keyboard amp is more "ideal" and more "versatile"?
Dom Franco
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Yes....sort of.... A keyboard amp can be used for most instruments...and Microphones. Some sound great for Bass!
But forget about getting a crunchy electric guitar tone out of a 100 watt keyboard amp!
Dom Franco
But forget about getting a crunchy electric guitar tone out of a 100 watt keyboard amp!
Dom Franco
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yoshi
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is there ever a problem with compatibility with all of the keyboard amps? by this I mean not necessary about mechanical compatibility but sounds that come out of it. I am asking Because certain guitars sounds sounds better with certain amps and really bad from another and so on.... and should I lean towards roland amps if I have roland gears?
Dom Franco
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Do you have a Roland Keyboard?
It really doesn't matter.... Any major manufacturers keyboard amp will sound great.
Here's a short list:
Fender, Roland, Peavey, Yamaha....
Also consider a small PA system from any of these companys. You can often find a used 4 channel powered mixer/Amp with two 10" or 12"
speakers at a local music store for $250 to $300. This is going to blow away any small combo amp, and you have the advantage of running a piano, synthesizer, organ, or drum machine and a microphone all into the mixer and setting up your levels.
Dom Franco
It really doesn't matter.... Any major manufacturers keyboard amp will sound great.
Here's a short list:
Fender, Roland, Peavey, Yamaha....
Also consider a small PA system from any of these companys. You can often find a used 4 channel powered mixer/Amp with two 10" or 12"
speakers at a local music store for $250 to $300. This is going to blow away any small combo amp, and you have the advantage of running a piano, synthesizer, organ, or drum machine and a microphone all into the mixer and setting up your levels.
Dom Franco
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yoshi
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thanks for all the help. I decided on Roland KC-100 and I reccommend it strongly to anyone looking for speakers for homeuse and small stage. It really has nice clear sound. Plus it'a always nice to have feeling that "it's roland so it must be reliable" 
again, thanks for the help... yoshi
again, thanks for the help... yoshi