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I recently picked up a MosValve power amp and a couple of JBL monitors at good prices from craigslist hunting. It's too much for small stuff but it's good to know I'm covered if I ever need my own little PA.
How do you amplify your acoustic guitar?
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Terry Allan Hall
Idol Of America's Youth
I prefer acoustic-electrics, and I go into either a Crate CA-125D
or this Genz-Benz Shenandoah 85
Both these amps have both guitar and mic inputs, as well a direct out that I can run to the PA if I need more volume, and I can use the amp as a monitor.
Crate make about the best bang-for-your-buck acoustic amps...that's why a lot of pros use 'em! The Genz-Benz are nice, too, but a bit pricier, while really not being noticably better.
Personally, the older Crate CA60D is the amp I want, and am currently looking to buy...a bit more compact/light and a great sound for vocals and my acoustic instruments, and, really, 60 watts is plenty, as I'm always DIed into the PA, so the amp is strictly a "guitar monitor" for me.
I borrow one from a buddy when I need to work with a loud drummer (otherwise, I just plug into my PA and listen to myself through the monitors), until I get around to getting one for myself...sold the Rampage a couple months ago, because it was too heavy, literally a boat anchor!.
baimun
Funkasaurus Rex
Taylor T5 so it's a pickup under the end of the fingerboard (not an under-bridge piezo) and a body sensor.
The output runs to a Tonebone PZ Pre and then direct to the board.
My tuner out feeds the harmony vocal pedal so the sound passing through that pedal is never audible. I can mute the pedal and silently comp chords to change the harmonies for an "acapella" performance.
The output runs to a Tonebone PZ Pre and then direct to the board.
My tuner out feeds the harmony vocal pedal so the sound passing through that pedal is never audible. I can mute the pedal and silently comp chords to change the harmonies for an "acapella" performance.
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
My new Martin has a K&K Pure Mini in it. It sounds a lot more natural than your normal undersaddle piezo, but if you get REALLY percussive it can still quack a little bit. At the same time, it sounds natural enough that I can sit down with it and cut some scratch acoustic parts and not be bothered by it.
Stratguy
Coffee Junky
Crate make about the best bang-for-your-buck acoustic amps...that's why a lot of pros use 'em! The Genz-Benz are nice, too, but a bit pricier, while really not being noticably better.
Personally, the older Crate CA60D is the amp I want, and am currently looking to buy...a bit more compact/light and a great sound for vocals and my acoustic instruments, and, really, 60 watts is plenty, as I'm always DIed into the PA, so the amp is strictly a "guitar monitor" for me.
I borrow one from a buddy when I need to work with a loud drummer (otherwise, I just plug into my PA and listen to myself through the monitors), until I get around to getting one for myself...sold the Rampage a couple months ago, because it was too heavy, literally a boat anchor!.
If I were to do it again, I agree that the CA60D would make an excellent choice.
10 years ago, when I was looking for my first acoustic amp, I found the CA125D in a GC. It was used, and it had a few blemishes, so it was listed at a good price. It sounded great, so I went for it. It has always had a slight hiss coming through the tweeter, though, so a year ago I was researching an SWR California Blonde, and a Fender Acoustisonic SFX (both available used), when I saw the used Genz-Benz. When I looked at reviews of the Shenandoah 85, I realized that it was exactly what I wanted - a larger speaker (12" for the G-B vs. 8" for the Crate). I really like the low end that I get with the Genz-Benz. To me, it sounds like a richer, woodier sound. Powerwise, the two amps aren't that far apart (50w into each of 2 8" speakers, with 25W into the tweater, for the Crate - 60w into the 12" speaker for the G-B). Honestly, the Genz-Benz Shenandoah has become my go-to acoustic amp, and the Crate is a more than able backup.
Help!I'maRock!
Mediocringly Derivative
I'm not really sure yet. Probably just tuner -> delay -> active DI -> PA where i can mix in some reverb too.
mikesr1963
Gonna walk my dog, you?
I picked up a Crate 30 watt acoustic amp about 5 years ago. I think it's great and has very good effects. YOu can play two guitars out of it at once and use a mic too.
bsman
b00b
I have several methods: I own a Fishman loudbox mini and a loudbox performer (courtesy of the idiots at Hello Music). I have used both amps (depending on size of venue) to amplify the onboard electronics and I also have a Shure M57 for my Martin SWOMGT that sounds great through either amp.
ellengtrgrl
Guitar Old Timer
This is a good question, and these are good suggestions. At the suggestion of the Company Christmas band leader, I ran my Gibson J-35 into the board, but it just is too much on top of 3 set of vocals, for the powered mixer, so I'm going to see about getting an acoustic amp after work today, for tomorrow's band practice.
Pine Apple Slim
Kick Henry Jackassowski
This one will be unveiled soon. I've made the vol/output jack harness and the pickup is in. I'm waiting on 12-52 electric strings). I making me a Lo-Fi rig.
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Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
Some combination (meaning one or the other or both) of microphone and magnetic pickup.