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Location: Tychy, Poland | Hi,
anyone used this amp with acoustic/electric?
i want to buy 150w amp for my electric, but i need amp that can handle my A/E too, because i still enjoy playing on acoustic more.
I don't want to buy another amp only for acoustic, i want to spend more money on good guitars, not on amps
i currently own a 60w kettner which does just fine with acoustic, it's very transparent and it's almost as good as marshalls AS50D acoustic amp if it comes to sound quality, but it's too weak to play on stage, and it's really old one (20 years) and it starts to produce weird noises... |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | How about investing in a Good PA set-up,a couple of active tops (may I suggest db technologies Opera series), nice little mixer,and try them funny little stomp-boxes for effects,that way you`ll be okay for years to come,that line6 will be only good for guitar and not much else,it has a kind of "gritty tone",and it`s only about twice as loud as U`re old Kettner :)
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Location: Tychy, Poland | normally on stage i play on borrowed set from Polish company Box (600W sub + 2x300 W satellites) but i need something i can gig with on small stages.
but i'm becoming more concerned about direction where my playing heads to.
Today i bought new electric guitar - Washburn X50-ProE with 2 EMG pickups, and i've already tuned it down to C.
i still like to play on acoustic, but in last month or so acoustic/electric clearly became my 2nd instrument, and i've "turned back clock" and started to listen to / play music i've listened while in High School - core/metalcore/death with favourites like Sepultura, Soulfly, Death or Samael.
I hope it's temporary and i won't end up in some quasi-satanic death/black metal band :p especially with my vocal :] |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Oh ,I see...How about that Peavy "Valve King"...Loud..Clean as a Whistle...choice of 1x12 at 50 Watts...2x12 at 100 watts...now that`s in Valve power..remember ; valvepower(European) x10 =watts RMS....(50watts valve(European) x 10 =500watts RMS ..100 watts (European) x 10 =1000 watts !!! (One Thousand ) guaranteed to wake up your audience ;) ..and Very Good Tone !!.....for about the Same price as that Line6 !!...maybe worth checkin`out :)
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Location: Tychy, Poland | thanks, i'll look for it.
is there a cure for that core/metal illness in my mind? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Try a fender cyber twin SE. A friend of my wife's a brazil pop / jazz / bossa nova player, and he plugs in both a semi-hollow body and an ae nylon string and it sounds great.
I never played an a/e thru that line 6 amp, though I have played an Ibanez solid body thru one, and I have to say I was impressed. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | A VALVE KING (Either one) with a stomp in between will get U to Enjoy Metal and Anything else..."If U can n`t beat the system then join it"..the cyber twin or any Fender will get U to enjoy things too...know what they cost..?? :)
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Location: Tychy, Poland | cyber twin in poland costs around 8000 zlotys = 2,300 euro = over 3000 USD. half of a year of my work at current salary, so i think it's a bit too expensive for me.
but i'll check valveking. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | U know,overhere (Danmark) a Valveking 2x12 (100 watts) costs less than a thousand euro`s,something like 750-800 euro...and it`s a humdinger,I would go for it myself,but I use a fender G-dec with a mic. in front, coupled to active tops for small clubs,when bigger venues,I use an old PA mixer-top on an ALTEC 418 speaker,with about 8 inputs ,so I can have several guitars plugged in at the same time,A/E,Elec.,whatever,have them each adjusted to whatever is needed,that way I can keep gear down to a minimum,otherwise I would go for that ValveKing,the Big one costs only slightly more than the smaller one,But..they`re Heavy !! :)
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Location: Tennessee | I have a Flextone II XL, which is the 2x12 bluesbreaker cabinet and I think 100 watts. I'm pretty sure all of the amp modeling and effects are the same between the II and the III. Overall, I like the amp a lot. It has some really good settings and for the most part, is pretty good at recreating different amp sounds. The floorboard is a good thing to have for that amp.
There is a "preamp" setting that is good for acoustic guitar playing. Maybe not as perfect as a full acoustic amp, but if you can only have one amp, it's good enough for my less than stellar acoustic guitar work. Add to the mix the built-in effects, especially the chorus and reverb, and you can get away with it.
I also have a Fender ProReverb all-tube amp ... even on the clean channel, the Fender is not as good for acoustic. But for the reverb-drenched guitar stuff I play, the Flextone model emulation falls way short to my ears. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Q "But for the reverb-drenched guitar stuff I play, the Flextone model emulation falls way short to my ears."
Yeah,that`s a little problem that those digital circuits have,a Good Valve Amp. with a Good sized reverb tank ( and even a stomp in front)can give U that...with a little..without being too..strong yet soft..but spicey..including that..having a bit of..kind of like..yeah exactly,U know how it is. :)
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i've played today with Vaveking and King died after barely 2 seconds with volume set to 80% (cheapest, 60W version), so i think it meant that i should look for something else.
I'm 90% sure that i'll end up with Flextone XL. My Legend sounds good through it on some programs and it's enough for me. I only need to keep mid's silent and it's ok. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Wow Now !!.....a Valve-Amp that blows up... :(
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i've bought flextone.
I'm more than pleased. i would recommend it to everyone who plays mainly on electric, but occasionally uses a/e and wants to plug it in.
Sound of A/E is quite good on factory default presets, and after few changes it's really good. |
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