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Location: Utah | Are stereo guitar amps just as loud, or are they not? For example, the Roland AC-60 is a stereo amp with two input channels and two speakers. If only a guitar is plugged in to one channel, is the max output only 30 watts through one speaker, or does the amp always drive both speakers for a total of 60 watts?
My daughter's partner has this amp and it makes me curious what it really does. The daughter just got a Crate 60W Gunnison amp. Wow, what a great sound with her 1778T and with her brother's mando. |
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Location: Jet City | It's a great amp. I have 2. Not sure on the tech aspects though. |
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Location: NW Washington State | Is it really stereo? Meaning that if you use only one of the input channels, only one speaker produces output? Or does it mix the inputs to mono, then create a pseudo-stereo output with effects? Pretty easy to tell by listening to each speaker. I looked at the online manual and couldn't tell.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The Crate 125D I looked at had 50 watts on each of 2 speakers and 25 on the tweeter, but it only has 1 input, so I'm sure it's not stereo. |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by numbfingers:
Is it really stereo? Meaning that if you use only one of the input channels, only one speaker produces output? Or does it mix the inputs to mono, then create a pseudo-stereo output with effects? Pretty easy to tell by listening to each speaker. I looked at the online manual and couldn't tell.
-Steve W. I don't know. There wasn't much time to play with it, just plug it in and twist knobs briefly before they started to play. It did seem quieter than I would expect and the volume knob had to be turned pretty far up, but I might easily have been doing something stupid with it, or she might have had her preamp turned down. Her 1778LX sounded real barky and like an electric, so I tried to eq it quickly. It sounded passable but not very good. Probably as much my lack of skill at eq as anything.
She's not my kid, so I can't really barge right in and mess with her amp uninvited. Members here and reviewers on other sites all give it high marks for sound, but we didn't achieve it today.
The manual describes some of the effects as being stereo, like chorus. With such a small box it seems a bit gimicky, but if plugged into a PA or recording mixer the stereo effects could be quite useful.
The upside to the amp is that it is incredibly portable in the carrying case. A skinny 15 yr old can easily haul it plus her guitar into a gig. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | FlySig ...
U were informed to get a Genz-Benz...may I suggest U take our advice next time..so , ..G.Benz Shen. , 300LT with X -tra speakers and stands , CORVETTE , spare can o`gasoline..and everything will be allright.. :)
Vic
..maybe Guitar / Amp. combination just did not work..remember , Guitar / Amp. / Speaker , becomes One ( 1 ) instrument.. |
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Location: Utah | My daughter got the Crate Gunnison 60W, and it works superbly. Her brother performed using it for his mando later on, and it really sounded nice for him, too. I chose that amp after much testing and comparing different brands, as well as some personal recommendations from OFC.
Her friend is the one with the Roland amp. She was smart enough to buy an Ovation 1778LX based on playing my daughter's 1778T. Her choice of amp was based on ??? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Just got a Genz Benz Shen Stereo 60: fantastic amp and plenty loud: I haven't been able to crank it past 7 in the house yet...no need to though...great effects...my 1685-8 sounds wonderful in stereo using the stereo cable and going into each channel...its new and haven't had a lot of time on it yet but so far: money very well spent! |
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Is a stereo guitar amp half as loud?
