Guitar amplifiers

[Archangel]

Ok I post this here since it is not a question about a headphone amp so.

I have played guitar for about 11 months now and I have an acoustic steelstring and a nylon guitar, both of them have mics so now I am wondering if I should buy an amplifier.

Anyone have some good recommondations for this?

I also wonder if there are amps for acoustics that have effects that can give you the option to play around alittle bit more with the sound so you basically don`t get the same sound only at a higher volume playing with an amp then without.

 

[null]

1. Do you mean you have mics for your acoustic guitars? If you do, and you want to record, it may be worthwhile to get a decent pre-amp (for your mics).

2. You can get an "Electricoustic" guitar (my fancy name for it!) and then get an amp modeler to make the sound sound as if it is coming out of a different amp. (marshall stack etc.) Or, you can plug it into your pc and fool around with it via a sound editing/recording program.

 

[Archangel]

Ops my bad pre-amp and eq I meant not mic.

 

[KR...]

What about one of these?

http://www.alessandro-products.com/amps.html

 

[mbriant]

Check out the acoustisonic line from FENDER I've got an original Jr. and it does a nice job of amplifying acoustic guitars. The newer "DSP" version adds a few basic effects. Also makes a half-decent PA, if you want to sing along. Feedback from acoustic guitars is always an issue and these acoustic-specific amps provide circuitry to lessen that problem. Also, they are tweaked to maintain as close to the original acoustic sound as possible, which despite you wanting different sounds, is a good thing. If you want effects, just add the effects box(es) of your choice as needed.

Re: Dog names for Allesandro amps.

Weird. I have an Italian Greyhound (dog) and don't quite understand the tie-in to an amp.

 

[Jahn]

I used to have a Crate acoustic electric amp that had all the bells and whistles - DSP, eq, plus all the stuff you need for electric/acoustic work like a notch filter for feedback, etc.

But what I really wanted, because it had the number one best representation of acoustic electric sound, was the Trace Elliot acoustic electric amp. If you can get one, you can't go wrong.

Edit - oh yeah, a Pre-Gibson one, baby.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...747283047&rd=1

 

[marios_mar]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archangel I also wonder if there are amps for acoustics that have effects that can give you the option to play around alittle bit more with the sound so you basically don`t get the same sound only at a higher volume playing with an amp then without.

If you want to play around with tone maybe you should consider about getting an electric guitar with pickups and try a tube amp.