Members myname1 Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 I was just wondering if there are any benefits of having a tube amp for acoustic guitar versus a solid state one. Now I know there is a HUGE difference when you play electrics and I really prefer a good tube amp. Mine is a Mesa Boogie Lonestar 50/100 2x12. GREAT electric guitar amp! But I was wondering if they even built tube amps for acoustic guitars? Are there any advantages or dis-advantages to having a tube amp for an acoustic guitar? Just had been wondering about this. Most acoustic guitar amps I have seen, seem to be solid state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jlc1587 Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Most all acoustic players I have known used solid state amps. The sound is mostly in the acoustic and an amp is just making that larger. Not shaping the tone as much as electric guitars. Although now they have acoustic amps that can shape tone very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted November 18, 2008 Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Straight to the console Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myname1 Posted November 18, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2008 Straight to the console Not possible in all situations, especially when you do not have a professional soundman running the sound and cannot count on him to mix you properly in the monitor! I am in a church situation so I cannot exactly "fire" him, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myname1 Posted November 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 On another board I asked this same question on, one guy said he just recorded his Taylor acoustic through an all tube Fender hot rod deville (I guess because that was the only amp he had) and he said he had feedback problems....he said he recorded his taylor with the amp volume set to ONE! So feedback could be another reason why they do not make all tube acoustic guitar amps. If he was having trouble recording....could you imagine him trying to play his Taylor through that rig in a live situation?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 Acoustic guitars need full range speakers and clean amps. They'll sound much better through a keyboard amp or PA than anything designed for electric guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 SS. The Acoustic Image Corus (not Chorus) amp is awesome. Blew me away. Such a depth to the tone, I cant really explain. Small, loud, around a grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newholland Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 yeah.. i'd think beefy output solid staters, first off, for convenience... but secondly.. just wide dynamic ranges. electrics and tubes are a great combo because there's no better compressor than a blazing tube amp-- but that's not the sound people expect out of an acoustic guitar. they expect lots of tonal variation and dynamics... so pretty much the opposite of a 'liquid lead tone'. i've never seen a tube acoustic amp either-- but i'm not sure that 80% of the electric/acoustics would sound any better anyhow, as the whole sub-saddle pickup thing is so awful sounding, that it's pretty much turd shining anyhow to put it through a tube amp. to my ears.. a small diaphragm condensor is the only way to keeping real dynamics and tone.. but every now and again you hear something OK with a plug in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wylderubicon Posted November 20, 2008 Members Share Posted November 20, 2008 I would say Roland JC-120 for SS Fender Twin for valve based on hearing live performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soul Shakedown Posted November 23, 2008 Members Share Posted November 23, 2008 Let's pose the question in reverse: Anyone try playing electric guitars through acoustic amps? Every time I see a Tech21 Bronzewood acoustic amp, it looks so much like an "electric" amp, that I just want to plug my McCarty Hollowbody II into it and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jlc1587 Posted November 23, 2008 Members Share Posted November 23, 2008 acoustic amps are acoustic amps for a reason. I guess you could do it and get a clean tone but it isn't designed for electric pickups. You might like the sound of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted November 23, 2008 Members Share Posted November 23, 2008 I think a good p/u and pre are most important here . Like a Highlander p/u and Rane pre or some such w/ ss power amp . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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