Archive for the ‘guitar amp’ Category
March 10th, 2010 | 
Author: What’s the difference between a Bass Amp and a Guitar Amp?
Can you play a bass or guitar in the opposite amp without wrecking the amp or instrument?
The preamp section of the amps are voiced differently. Meaning that they are meant for different frequencies. However, it is popular with some guitarists to play through bass amps especially an old fender bassman. There are even examples of bass players using guitar amps (but, i think it sounds like crap.) It should have no effect on the instrument, but a bass could wreak havoc on a guitar amp.
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I need something with the standard guitar amp jack on one end and a USB (etc.) jack on the other end.
Thanks!
On the back of your amp there will be a jack called ‘output’ or ‘AUX out’ take another guitar cable and plug it in there. After that you will need an adapter that goes from a quarter inch jack to a normal headphone jack. Plug that into the mic input of your Mac (Always next to headphone jack). Then proceed to using a program like Garageband or Audacity to record!
I want to buy an guitar but i don’t want to spend money on an amp.Can you tell me if i can connect the electric guitar to a home theater system or i need a amp?
You could, but you would also need some kind of guitar pre-amp.
You’d have to connect the guitar through some kind of small pre-amp and connect the output to the home theatre!
The pre amp is needed to amplify the very weak signals from the guitar output, and also to allow you to change the sound of the guitar a bit if you wanted.
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In this video we demo and review the Roland Micro Cube guitar amp and all its features. Check out the tones.
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Tags: I understand that Electric Guitars and other such pickup-based Electric string instruments have a different impedance level than that of, say, regular stereo headphones. Thus, if one plugs in their headphones directly into the instrument, its going to get damaged. To avoid this problem, one uses the ‘headphone out’ jack on their guitar amp / effects processor to connect their headphones. My question is , is there a much simpler passive device that can be put between the headphones and the guitar? I really would like to play my guitar without having to carry a bulky effects processor (which requires a power supply) or an amp.
The difference in impedances is not the problem – that could be overcome with a small transformer.
The problem is that the signal from the pick-up is simply too weak to drive ‘phones so you do need an active device (an amplifier.)
A very small, cheap and battery operated one is sold by RadioShack in the ‘States:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062620&cp=&origkw=audio+amplifier&kw=audio+amplifier&parentPage=search
Another one is frequently advertised on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Headphone-Amplifier-for-Audiophiles-SUPERB-SOUND-iPod_W0QQitemZ9718006711QQcategoryZ3280QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The RadioShack one is mono.
The other is stereo so it would probably be more convenient to connect both channels together at the input.
I play through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and have a full pedal board setup. I run my timed effects(delay, tremelo) through the preamp and the overdrives through the front. What does it mean to run an amp through stereo? Does it change the tone of the guitar/amp?
You can only run an in "in" stereo (not through) if the amp is designed to do so. That would mean two power amps and at least 2 speakers.
Your Fender amp is not stereo, so you can’t run a stereo rig with it alone.
Now, if you had a second amp you could possibly have a stereo rig. The one additional component you would need is some type of delay, chorus, or other time-based effect that has a mono-input/stereo-out arrangement.
The advantages of playing a stereo guitar rig are:
– The sound is spread out more
– With the right effect(s), it can mimic 2 guitars playing together
– Gives the option of panning effects
The disadvantages:
– The sound is more spread out (this isn’t always a good thing, especially in very heavy music)
– More gear to haul around
– Increased complexity in the setup
There are guitar rigs that are one-box stereo solutions. Most digital modeling amps (once you get past the toy ones) offer stereo. The Line 6 Vetta II I used is stereo. On small stages, I’ll run it into a 2×12 cabinet in stereo. On big stages, I’ll bring out two separate 2×12 or 4×12 cabinets and put them on each side of the stage. With that setup, I can give the audience whiplash if I put a ping-pong delay on!
Greetings from Austin, Tx
Ken
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Paul Kramer from Vox, Marshall, and Korg demonstrates the AC30 CC2 Electric guitar amp from Vox.
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It’s a gift for my fiance & I know nothing about guitars. Is there a difference between a regular guitar amp & a bass guitar? Size, etc? He is just starting to learn.
There is indeed a large difference between guitar amps and bass guitar amps. Guitar amps are higher pitch, so they don’t need as much of a frequency boost as a bass guitar does. I bought my first bass on Saturday, and the guy at Guitar Center pushed me into buying an "acoustic B20". I didn’t think 20 watts was really that much for a bass because it has a lower frequency rate, but the sound quality on that amp completely proved me wrong. It sounds amazing, and it shows very well. What kind of Bass Guitar are you getting him?
I have a 65r fender frontman amp. Recently I wanted to start a garage rock band, and I wanted to plug a mic in with it. Would the amp go on overload? How would the effects of my guitar effect my vocals? If I had a distorted guitar, would it distort my vocals? Thanks.
1) if you keep the volume down, it won’t hurt anything, but that is very small amp
2) Yes, since that amp only has one channel, anything you do to the guitar will also affect the mic
the amp may have 2 "inputs", but it is only one channel
a 2 channel amp, has separate volume and tone controls for each channel.
3) if the distortion is from the amp, the mic will be distorted, if the guitar distortion is from an "outboard pedal", the mic won’t be affected
4) most guitar amps don’t sound very good with mics
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In this video we teach some all about output tubes or power tubes used in guitar tube amps. This is part of a longer lesson that is located on our website at nextlevelguitar.com in the amps and settings section.
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