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Location: lewisburg ohio | I ve got a peavey transformer 212 modeling amp that sounds pretty good with my acoustic guitars however Im thinking about selling it as its really to big for home use Id like something smaller to take from room to room what is the difference between a standard guitar amp and an acoustic amp also any recomendations on amps around 200 dollars thanks for any info |
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Location: Omaha | Yes, electric & acoustic guitar amps ARE different; they're "voiced" for their particular application. Electric amps are voiced for a lot of midrange emphasis, while acoustic amps are voiced very similar to a PA system; to emphasize more lows and highs and cut (or control) midrange.
There are SO MANY choices today; in the $200 range there are a number of entry level new amps you could try, or a few better used amps that will take it up a notch...I'll let others with offer their personal preferences; Roland's stuff is nice (but sometimes pricey), the Fender Acoustasonic Jr. (older model with reverb/chorus and without DSP effects built in) is what I use every Sunday and works well (can be plugged into PA as well). Genz Benz starts getting pricier, but they have excellent stuff... |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | I like the Crate acoustic amps. Here's one on eBay that will go for under $200:
http://cgi.ebay.com/CRATE-CA-30-CA30-ACOUSTIC-AMP-Nice-no-res_W0QQi... |
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Location: Omaha | I'll second the vote for the Crate's; it's one thing (along with the V series electric amps) that Crate does right... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I've heard that the acoustic amps are voiced for a piezo pick up and an electric amp is voiced for a maganetic pick up. Which makes sense.
That said, when I use my Yamaha JX30 clean my acoustic guitars sound great. I think that's because of the solid state configuration. When I go electric I turn on the boost to 45 watts and get great distortion. You might be lucky and find an amp that is at least adequate at both. I saw a brazilian jazz guy a few nights ago, and he was playing his nylon string thru a fender electric amp and he sounded just fine. Then he would swap to something that was like a cross between a steinberger and a breadwinner. That sounded great too.
Bottom line is: TRY THEM with the guitars you will use. |
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Location: SoCal | Search the archives on this. Tons of discussion.... |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | The Crate in the auction is an older model, I believe. I've been eyeing the current model of that one, GC sells it for $229 every day.
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Location: Massachusetts | I like the crate amp I have. I have the $149 one (15 watts) and it's got lot's of push plus the sound is wonderful. |
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Location: SE Michigan | I just ordered the Roland Cube 30 from MF; $225. I chose this one because it has both acoustic (clean) and electric (distortion) settings and also has some basic modeling capabilities, not a bad price either. Pretty highly rated as well on Harmony Central. Also it is nice and portable and 30 watts ought to be enough for a band session in a moderate sized room. I'll let you know more when I get it. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I have a little Roland MicroCube and it is a truely amazing amp for its size. I couldn't believe it when i first plugged it in.
Any one in the market for a practice amp (clean channel works well with acoustic) should look ionto this. You can even run it off double a batteries. I can't even turn the volume/gain more than a third before it is just too loud for my space. |
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Location: SE Michigan | Jeff, how do you like the tones and quality of the effects and models on your cube? Does the micro cube have the acoustic simulator as well? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Honestly Brian,
As a practice amp I can't find fault with it, I run my A/E acoutics through (the aforementioned) Behringer Tube Preamp/DI and have a blast. It's good.
I might hesitate to compare this li'l guy with 15+watt amp...but ...ya kinda can
Given what it is, I really can, reasonably, reproduce my guitar's acoustic sound. And It's a hoot of an electric amp.
Available Audio Contrrols:
Simulators:
-Acoustic
-JC Clean
-Black Panel
-Brit Combo
-Stack Classic/R-Fier
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-EFX (reostat)=Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremelo
-Dleay/Reverb (reostat)=Trem/Delay/Reverb
-Tone
-Gain
-Volume
also has additional "1/4 Aux In" and "Electronic tuning fork"
Built like a brick shit house. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | want to report that the jazz / brazilian guy played both his electric and nylon acoustic thru a Fender Cyber Twin SE with 2 x 65 watt speakers. I always thought of this as more of an electric amp, but it works for both. |
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difference between an acoustic amp and regular amp