Comments on: Can I use my electric guitar with an acoustic-electric amp? http://www.jokerverox.net/acoustic-amps/can-i-use-my-electric-guitar-with-an-acoustic-electric-amp Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:15:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ken C http://www.jokerverox.net/acoustic-amps/can-i-use-my-electric-guitar-with-an-acoustic-electric-amp/comment-page-1#comment-475 Ken C Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:45:59 +0000 http://www.jokerverox.net/acoustic-amps/can-i-use-my-electric-guitar-with-an-acoustic-electric-amp#comment-475 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<br><b>References : </b><br>40 years of playing guitar and bass 35 years of live performance 30+ years of audio and broadcast engineering 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
References :
40 years of playing guitar and bass
35 years of live performance
30+ years of audio and broadcast engineering

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acoustic amps are designed to make acoustic guitars crisp and sustained
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