Joker Verox

I just got a electric guitar and need an amp.
I have no money but my friend will trade my my graphics card for his acoustic-electric amp

so my questions is, will my electric guitar work with the amp, and will there be much of a sound difference between the acoustic amp and the electric amp?

I’ve seen a few guitarists do this. Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens plays a Rickenbacker guitar through an SWR acoustic amp live.

As long as you’re playing clean, it will be ok. But, if you try to distort the amp or use a distortion pedal with it, it’s probably going to sound hideous.

acoustic amps are designed to put out a lot more high frequency information (and less low frequencies) than your standard guitar amp. While that sounds fine for a clean guitar, it will make a distorted guitar sound like a 100 pound mosquito with the runs!

So, the answer to your question is yes…there is a big difference in the sound between the two types of guitar amps.

Greetings from Austin, TX

Ken

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