Members mbengs1 Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 i havent plugged in my acoustic electric into an amp since it was brand new. i never needed to use the electric part of the guitar. i just use it like a normal acoustic. luckily the electronics still work fine. some of the sliders are a bit scratchy but not so bad. its an ovation celebrity made in korea i believe. it sounds pretty good but i have to boost the treble for more clarity. i use a 10 watt guitar amp as my amp. does it make a difference if i use an acoustic amp or a regular guitar amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 Depends on whether you want it to sound like an acoustic guitar. If you do, then you need to use an amp made for that purpose. A bass or keyboard amp will work fine if you have one handy. An electric guitar amp doesn't have the right frequency response for an acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 I have a roland pm-10 personal monitor for my electric drums. i think it can be used for keyboards too. will this work well with my A/E guitar? This acoustic of mine is the only acoustic i own. i'm thinking of buying another one. i want a high end acoustic like martin, taylor, or any other popular brand. i love playing acoustic, mainly for strummin chords and coming up with bits and pieces of inspiration. my price range is maybe 1000-1500 dollars. can u recommend any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 No recommendations for a high-end. I came from there and can't claim I got discernibly better sound proportional to the price leaps. I'm now playing the Yamaha brand and I'm 50/50 acoustic/plugged. I run it through a Fishman SA220. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 . . . No recommendations for a high-end. . . . Nor from me. At least not from the brands you mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 Being a self-declared Martin Fanboi I still can not vouch for anything that comes new out of Nazareth, PA in that price bracket.I would go for a used Martin instead. Much better value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted January 17, 2017 Members Share Posted January 17, 2017 i havent plugged in my acoustic electric into an amp since it was brand new. i never needed to use the electric part of the guitar. i just use it like a normal acoustic. luckily the electronics still work fine. some of the sliders are a bit scratchy but not so bad. its an ovation celebrity made in korea i believe. it sounds pretty good but i have to boost the treble for more clarity. i use a 10 watt guitar amp as my amp. does it make a difference if i use an acoustic amp or a regular guitar amp? yes Get and amp dedicated for the acoustic guitar. There are plenty on the market depending on you budget. I have several acoustic amps. I have hit the street with the AC33, although I am not a huge fan of the amp. The price is ok for a battery powered acoustic amp. If you need to push the volume in a live setting, these are very handy and sound great If money is not really an object, look at the AER line of acoustic amps. They are very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 I have a roland pm-10 personal monitor for my electric drums. i think it can be used for keyboards too. will this work well with my A/E guitar? This acoustic of mine is the only acoustic i own. i'm thinking of buying another one. i want a high end acoustic like martin, taylor, or any other popular brand. i love playing acoustic, mainly for strummin chords and coming up with bits and pieces of inspiration. my price range is maybe 1000-1500 dollars. can u recommend any? It will work. I've heard of people using them for keyboards. But it won't be ideal. As for recommending a guitar, what's available where you are? We can help narrow it down from there. As katopp mentioned, Martins are very nice guitars. The DRSG is in your price range, at least in the US: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DRSG. Taylor has a few models in that range as well, as does Takamine. Again, though, the most important thing is to know what's available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 As for recommending a guitar, what's available where you are? We can help narrow it down from there. As katopp mentioned, Martins are very nice guitars. The DRSG is in your price range, at least in the US: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DRSG. Taylor has a few models in that range as well, as does Takamine. Again, though, the most important thing is to know what's available. I'm in the Philippines. i think they have martins or taylors here but theyre all too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 [uSER=594338]mbengs1[/uSER] In that case, I would rather go for something more local. The temperatures and the humidity will wreak havoc with every western guitar except the fully synthetic Martin X-Series and some all-lam stuff.My idea would be to pick and choose from some maker in the Phillipines, or talk to my preferred luthier in Ho Chi Minh City. He goes by the name of Binh and he had build 7 guitars for me and a few for other members here, too. Possibly much cheaper and you can pick what you want and need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 ^ katopp is right. Find something made locally. A quick web search turned up Alegre Guitar Factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 ^ katopp is right. Find something made locally. A quick web search turned up Alegre Guitar Factory. cool, i'll look around stores here to see what they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted January 18, 2017 Members Share Posted January 18, 2017 Try out some Crafter brand guitars if you can find any - they are made in South Korea so I'd expect them to be available in the Philippines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Members Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm really happy with my ovation celebrity. for the money, i think its great. but i like a regular acoustic with wooden back and sides. i think they sound better than ovations plastic rounded back design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted January 19, 2017 Members Share Posted January 19, 2017 Frankly, the Ovation Celebrity - plastic back, laminate top - is possibly the best stuff you can have in your climate. All wood guitars would have had issues with humidity.So will every solid wood guitar that is built for the western market.I would go for something local or from a similar climate - i.e. Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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