Beginner seeking advice on buying a guitar amp
Question:At the moment I'm using a home Hi FI 80 watt amplifier to listen to my guitar. I have a feeling that I'd get a better sound if I brought a guitar amplifier as it's designed for playing a electric guitar. What wattage should I aim for. This is for solo practicing.? Do I need a tone cont ...
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Question: I had a quick look on the guitar amp group but decided to post there. Thought this a more appropriate site. I just watched an amp I fancied go through the roof (finacially) on ebay. Here's the schematic:- http://www.blueguitar.org/new/schem/sundown/sndn_a50.gif. Not sure why I liked i ...
tagged: Guitar Amps- Guitar Amp Stand/Recommendations To Improve Bass
Question: My amp is a closed back cabinent (which I understand is a good start) with a 12 speaker. I also have gotten it off the carpet as I understand this can take away from the bass. But are thee any other tricks or if there are special amp stands to improve the bass in a guitar amp that has ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Stand- clean amp: gibson s-400
Question: I need some recommendations on what amp will give me the cleanest sound possible. i use a gibson super 400 with *no* effects (including reverb) playing bop and straight ahead mainly (preferred genre's but not exclusive by any means). *every* amp i have tried breaks up at about %50 vol ...
tagged: Guitar Amps Reviews- Cheesy Guitar Amp Speaker design vs HiFi type speaker cabinets
Question: I have always wondered about the disparity in loudspeaker design in the hifi audio world as compared to the guitar amp world. In the hifi world, acoustics and enclosures and distortion are all considered in design, i.e. the cabinet is at least as important as the speaker, they *have* ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Speaker- JBL guitar amp speakers: still available
Question: Recently plugged my BFDR (RI) through a 1x12 Boogie cabinet loaded with a very ominous looking JBL speaker. Really, really liked the way it sounded. I want to buy this speaker (or one that sounds just like it) to replace the aluminum-sounding bullshit that's in there. But my search of ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Speakers- Can I get software to simulate a guitar amp?
Question:I've used a SoundBlaster soundcard to play my guitar. I found the options interesting (reverb, flange . . .). But I just don't get a real good guitar sound (I prefer Rock). I see software from cakewalk.com that says it has an amp simulator. Is this any good? Answer:I've heard the Cakew ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Software- Johnson J-Station Guitar Amp Simulator
Question: Do any of you guys have any comment on Johnson J-Station Guitar Amp Simulator? The guys seem to have modelled various good amps and downloaded them onto their chip. The stuff comes with a good computer interface too. I have doubts on its sound quality though. i'll go to local store an ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Simulator- For Sale: Mint Condition Fender Princeton Chorus Guitar Amp (red knob from early 90's) 125W
Question: I have a Mint Fender Princeton Chorus amp for sale from the early 90's with original grill cloth. This amp has seen very little use and you will not find one in better condition. 125 Watts. Two 10 Speakers. This is the highly sought after red-knob model that's much better than the lat ...
tagged: Guitar Amps For Sale- Joy Division Guitar/Amp Setup?
Question: Does anyone know what guitar and amp were used in Joy Division? Effects? Answer: I recall a small item on New Order in Musician magazine years ago. It referred to Sumner/Albrecht using a Gibson headless--a 335 with a smashed-off head. This is backed up by a photo I'd seen of them, app ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Setup- Different guitar-amp settings and sounds?
Question: have a Strat and Roland Cube 30 amp, and just recently started playing electric guitar. Both have all kinds of knobs and settings. Are there some guidelines for standard settings for playing different music - rock, jazz, R&B, etc.? I know I can experiment (and drive the neighbors nuts ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Settings- Tube amp schematic
Question: I found a sylavania 6AQ5A tube and i want to build a tube guitar amp with this electronic tube.Anyone has a link or a schematic? Answer:A single 6AQ5 is not a suitible choice for a guitar amp. Two 6AQ5's in push pull can be used to make a class AB1 amp of about 10 Watts power output. ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Schematic- Guitar Amplifier Schematics
Question:I've been trying to teach myself about electronics, and after reading all sorts of books on the subject and reading the postings on here for a couple of weeks...I think I'm ready to tackle my first SIMPLE project. What I thought I'd try is building an amplifier for an old electric guit ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Schematics- AG Amp reviews
Question: I picked up the Feb 2003 AG to see the amp reviews. I'm considering getting one to serve as a mini-PA for my guitar and/or autoharp and my vocals. I haven't played out in years but I feel I ought to be playing music for the oldies at the local nursing home. The AG reviews kinda confir ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Review- Amp Reviews Question - Real or Fantasy
Question:Does anyone take them seriously? I am considering the Behringer BX1200 and musiciansfriend.com has 155 reviews on the amp. The reviews are all across the board and have pretty much become useless. No store near me as the BX1200 so I'm pretty much tied to the net for purchases. Guitar C ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Reviews- Guitar or Music (Recording and Playing) Freeware: Any?
Question: I would like to make a list of Freeware that is either for Learning Guitar, Playing Guitar (Processing and effects) and/or recording. Answer: Babya Guitar Amp Pro: http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?27500000037397 Babya Guitar Amp Pro is a standalone guitar amp instrument-so it can be ru ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Pro- Old Yamaha Guitar Amp Parts
Question: I have a mid 70's Vintage Yamaha G100B-212 guitar amp that I would like to resurrect if possible. The power amp board blew up many years ago. I have tried to get a new power amp direct from Yamaha but they no long stock it. (Well it is an old amp, they say....). I was wondering if any ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Parts- guitar amp mods? (adding a second master volume with footswitch)
Question: Anybody knows where I can find info, or schematics about mods? What I want to do is quite simple, I want a second volume for soloing, so I'd like to add a second master volume, footswitchable. any idea? Answer: When you run your amp into heavy saturation, moving the volume control on ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Mods- Guitar/amp compatibility
Question: In my amateur studies (i.e. experimenting and playing around) of different amp models and my guitar (the one constant), I've discovered that some/many amp models just don't sound that good with my guitar (Ibanez JS100). I concluded this from twirling through the models on my Vetta II ...
tagged: Guitar Amp Modeling- PA amp for a guitar?
Question: A 'guitar amp' is nothing more than a PA amp with lots of bells and whistles. It follows, then, that my money will go farther on a PA amp than it will on a guitar amp in terms of the amplifier itself. Since the GT-3 has more bells and whistles than I need already, these features on a ...
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