Members samal50 Posted March 26, 2018 Members Share Posted March 26, 2018 The suggestion of a subwoofer was in the manual so I'm curious if any subwoofer could work or must it be specific for guitar synths and so on and if a pair is better than single, etc. Must I use a guitar amp or a powered speaker would actually be better since this is technically a synth guitar sound coming out of the speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 The suggestion of a subwoofer was in the manual so I'm curious if any subwoofer could work or must it be specific for guitar synths and so on and if a pair is better than single' date=' etc. Must I use a guitar amp or a powered speaker would actually be better since this is technically a synth guitar sound coming out of the speakers.[/quote'] A regular electric guitar amp would NOT be my recommendation for use with a guitar synth. Instead, you'd want a full-range amp / speaker system. In other words, a bass amp (with a built-in tweeter), a keyboard amp, or a powered PA speaker would be a much better choice since all three of those have the ability to reproduce the wide range of frequencies that can be generated by a guitar synth - regular electric guitar amps are "bandwidth-limited", and are only designed to reproduce a narrow range of frequencies (typically something along with the lines of 80 Hz - 6 kHz or so), while a guitar synth can create sounds in higher and especially lower frequency ranges that might damage the speakers in a regular guitar amplifier. You really don't need a separate "subwoofer" for use with a guitar synth as long as you're using a full-range amp / speaker system like the ones I already mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted March 26, 2018 Members Share Posted March 26, 2018 What Phil said. ^^ I have been using a guitar synth since the late 80's, and always use a bass amp, and the mixer for live situations. They tend to have a much wider range then a typical guitar amp. Roland makes a decent keyboard amp, and would be perfect for your Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted March 30, 2018 Members Share Posted March 30, 2018 The drum amp would work, but the bass amp may not have the high end to handle some of the synth without distorting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2018 This keyboard amp look sweet! https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Spacestation3--aspen-pittman-designs-center-point-stereo-spacestation-v3-280w-3d-stereo-monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2018 But you just said you've used bass amps for guitar synths in the 80's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samal50 Posted July 10, 2018 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2018 I've been eyeing the ISP Technologies Vector FS8: http://www.isptechnologies.com/portfolio/vector-fs8/ It is full range and can be switched to guitar cab mode as well, and even be used for vocals. Has anyone here ever tried this for guitar synth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted July 14, 2018 Members Share Posted July 14, 2018 A regular electric guitar amp would NOT be my recommendation for use with a guitar synth. Instead, you'd want a full-range amp / speaker system. In other words, a bass amp (with a built-in tweeter), a keyboard amp, or a powered PA speaker would be a much better choice since all three of those have the ability to reproduce the wide range of frequencies that can be generated by a guitar synth - regular electric guitar amps are "bandwidth-limited", and are only designed to reproduce a narrow range of frequencies (typically something along with the lines of 80 Hz - 6 kHz or so), while a guitar synth can create sounds in higher and especially lower frequency ranges that might damage the speakers in a regular guitar amplifier. You really don't need a separate "subwoofer" for use with a guitar synth as long as you're using a full-range amp / speaker system like the ones I already mentioned. Although I agree with your comments, I believe the aux input on the Fender Mustang IV has been EQed to produce a 'relatively' flat frequency response. Although it is not really "hi-fi", using the Mustang IV for guitar and guitar synth makes for a convenient 'all in one' solution that's easy to carry around and setup. I recently played guitar and keyboard at a blues gig on a very small stage with the Mustang IV. The keyboard parts were mostly Hammond and Rhodes bits - it was like playing a Rhodes through a Twin - and the compromise in fidelity was worth it for the convenience and the small footprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.