Re: Tips For Playing Electric Acoustic Guitar (Part 3)


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You have carefully chosen a great sounding acoustic guitar, now how do
we amplify it? Browse through our tips for playing electric acoustic
guitar and you will discover all amps are not created equal.
Now, most of us would think it can't be too hard to amplify our
acoustic guitar, after all almost every music store has a few amps.
That's true the world is full of guitar amps, the problem is most of
the amplifiers are catering for solid body electric guitars.
Tips for playing acoustic electric guitar: tip 10
Electric guitar amplifier or acoustic guitar amplifier - what's the
difference?
An electric guitar amplifier is not best for acoustic, since it is
designed to be part of the instrument, adding little touch- ups,
effects, etc. In other words, an electric amplifier is meant to add
desired effects, and distortion, while an acoustic amplifier is like a
stereo--it acts as passive as possible, adding little distortion or
effects.
An electric-acoustic through an acoustic amp is supposed to sound like
an acoustic guitar, only louder. If you have an electric- guitar
amplifier, you can use it for your acoustic, and you may be able to
get a sound you like, but electric-guitar amps are often designed to
color the sound, while acoustic amplifiers are designed to be as clean
as possible, almost like a small PA....

You've rather missed the point.

The major problem isn't the amplification, it's the transducer you use to
get the noise into the amplification system.

There's no doubt at all that the best system is a couple of large diaphragm
condenser microphones driving a 'flat' PA type system correctly 'tuned' for
the space you're playing in, but such a system is large, delicate and
usually unsuitable for public performance.

So you have to compromise.

The form the compromise takes is what the debate is usually about.

If you're still considering an amplification system optimised for the
electric guitar to play your acoustic guitar through then I'm afraid you're
not even in the game...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.





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