Buying an amp for semi-acoustic guitar.

Banjaxed · 01-18-2006, 12:22 PM

I want to buy an amp for my semi-acoustic guitar. Eventually I plan on buying some effects pedals and looping gear etc...

It's not going to be for performances, more for messing around at home.

Anyone got any good suggestions or advice on things that I need to be aware of?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

thanks,
B

fit.happy.productive. · 01-18-2006, 02:29 PM

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hash brown · 01-18-2006, 09:20 PM

erm....take a look at "orange" amps...very high quality...excellent tone i believe for anything acousticy....depends on ya price range really...orange can be a bit pricey...but if ya just messin around at home dont get lured into buyin anything to higher wattage...15 will kick out plenty!!!!

in terms of pedals..i'm after a looping system myself and dont think there cheep either...if its just for messin round have a look at some multi effects pedals...think boss, digitech and zoom do some cheap stuff...can be problematic sometimes...i've got a digitech RP200 (i think!!!)

hope this helps!!!!

ash

Banjohead · 01-18-2006, 10:38 PM

quick bit of advice 4 u Banjaxed....... def bring sum1 wit u hu knows bout dat kinda stuff wen buyin it!
DO NOT LISTEN 2 SALES ASSITANTS(wel d majority of dem neway)!!!

...i learnt dat d hard way.....went 2 get an amp 4 my mandoline....nutin special lik....ended up paying way 2 much 4 it nd now d bloody ting doesn't even work! Majorly bummed!!!

*Killian* · 01-19-2006, 10:01 AM

marshall do a nice range of acoustic amps for around 300euro i think....check them out, they're nice and vintage lookin

dramaking · 01-19-2006, 11:00 AM

yes, i heard only good things about that marshall acoustic amp too! or you try that fender acoustasonic out. i think it's in the same prize range as the marshall

Banjaxed · 01-19-2006, 11:20 AM

thanks a lot for your advice. will let you know how i get on, when i've finally decided which one to buy.

thanks again.

#Ian# · 01-19-2006, 05:37 PM

I second Hash Brown's endorsement of Orange Amps, I've got the 15 watt one and it's really good, should cost about €150

SisterMidnight · 01-26-2006, 02:12 AM

i just priced amps for my son's new electric and the crate amp was recommended over the orange in the same price range.. went with the crate, it was my first amp too only back then they really looked like a crate, cabinet made of wood etc. it was pretty cool

i asked about acoustic amps when we were in the music store and that guy recommended marshall's acoustic amp too (can't really go wrong with a marshall) i guess the deal there is they have an enhanced mid-range for better, fuller acoustic sound

Niko · 01-26-2006, 01:04 PM

Sorry, just wanted to check - are you after advice for a semi-acoustic guitar or an electro-acoustic? Everyone has responded with electro-acoustic advice, but you asked about semis in your inital message. The two things are very different beasts, so it would make a big difference to what sort of amp you should get...

If it IS a semi-acoustic, though, and you just want an amp for messing about at home I can strongly recommend the Roland Micro Cube. Tiny but more than loud enough for playing at home, and crammed with all kinds of effects, such as reverb, flanger, phaser, overdrive and chorus, added to which it can emulate a number of top-of-the-range amps, such as a Fender Twin, Marshall stack and a Vox AC30. Plus getting one shouldn't cost you much more than £70. Bargain, I'd say!

PenguinBoy · 01-26-2006, 06:57 PM

what's the difference?

Niko · 01-27-2006, 05:50 AM

Yeah, I really should have elaborated on that point a little bit in my last post, shouldn't I? Sorry about that.

An electro-acoustic is an acoustic guitar which has a pick-up installed, such as the Lowden that Damien Rice plays.

A semi-acoustic is an electric guitar constructed with sound chambers; they are designed predominantly to be played plugged in - probably the most famous example of which is the Gibson ES-335 (pictured below).

Some guitarheads can get very irrate if you use the term "semi-acoustic" when you actually mean "electro-acoustic", so I hope that clears things up

Banjaxed · 01-27-2006, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niko

Yeah, I really should have elaborated on that point a little bit in my last post, shouldn't I? Sorry about that.

An electro-acoustic is an acoustic guitar which has a pick-up installed, such as the Lowden that Damien Rice plays.

A semi-acoustic is an electric guitar constructed with sound chambers; they are designed predominantly to be played plugged in - probably the most famous example of which is the Gibson ES-335 (pictured below).

Some guitarheads can get very irrate if you use the term "semi-acoustic" when you actually mean "electro-acoustic", so I hope that clears things up

oh, ok, then i guess i have an "electro-acoustic"... christ, never knew that. thanks a lot.

ade and rice and peas · 01-29-2006, 07:59 PM

I'd recommend the roland cube, or micro cube as poted b4, I've even gone out micing the cube up doing the damo tribute thing.... excellent!

01-18-2006, 12:22 PM	#1
Banjaxed Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 620	Buying an amp for semi-acoustic guitar. I want to buy an amp for my semi-acoustic guitar. Eventually I plan on buying some effects pedals and looping gear etc... It's not going to be for performances, more for messing around at home. Anyone got any good suggestions or advice on things that I need to be aware of? Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks, B __________________ I'll build a tower in your name and you will do the same, won't you my love, won't you my love? Won't you my love?

01-18-2006, 09:20 PM	#3
hash brown hash brown Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: hull....england Posts: 10	semi acoustic amp erm....take a look at "orange" amps...very high quality...excellent tone i believe for anything acousticy....depends on ya price range really...orange can be a bit pricey...but if ya just messin around at home dont get lured into buyin anything to higher wattage...15 will kick out plenty!!!! in terms of pedals..i'm after a looping system myself and dont think there cheep either...if its just for messin round have a look at some multi effects pedals...think boss, digitech and zoom do some cheap stuff...can be problematic sometimes...i've got a digitech RP200 (i think!!!) hope this helps!!!! ash

01-18-2006, 10:38 PM	#4
Banjohead Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Near Damien Rice-IRELAND Posts: 182	quick bit of advice 4 u Banjaxed....... def bring sum1 wit u hu knows bout dat kinda stuff wen buyin it! DO NOT LISTEN 2 SALES ASSITANTS(wel d majority of dem neway)!!! ...i learnt dat d hard way.....went 2 get an amp 4 my mandoline....nutin special lik....ended up paying way 2 much 4 it nd now d bloody ting doesn't even work! Majorly bummed!!! __________________ Rosie

01-19-2006, 10:01 AM	#5
Killian If Carlsberg Did Eskimos Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: near Dublin Posts: 2,384	marshall do a nice range of acoustic amps for around 300euro i think....check them out, they're nice and vintage lookin __________________ It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.

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dramaking King of Pain Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 3,833	yes, i heard only good things about that marshall acoustic amp too! or you try that fender acoustasonic out. i think it's in the same prize range as the marshall __________________ ...if i could change one thing about myself, i would not take it all so seriously...

01-18-2006, 02:29 PM	#2
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01-19-2006, 11:20 AM	#7
Banjaxed Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 620	thanks a lot for your advice. will let you know how i get on, when i've finally decided which one to buy. thanks again. __________________ I'll build a tower in your name and you will do the same, won't you my love, won't you my love? Won't you my love?

01-19-2006, 05:37 PM	#8
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	I second Hash Brown's endorsement of Orange Amps, I've got the 15 watt one and it's really good, should cost about €150 __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

01-26-2006, 02:12 AM	#9
SisterMidnight Jellyfishsting Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Is this heaven? Posts: 5,500	i just priced amps for my son's new electric and the crate amp was recommended over the orange in the same price range.. went with the crate, it was my first amp too only back then they really looked like a crate, cabinet made of wood etc. it was pretty cool i asked about acoustic amps when we were in the music store and that guy recommended marshall's acoustic amp too (can't really go wrong with a marshall) i guess the deal there is they have an enhanced mid-range for better, fuller acoustic sound

01-26-2006, 01:04 PM	#10
Niko Eskimo Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 419	Sorry, just wanted to check - are you after advice for a semi-acoustic guitar or an electro-acoustic? Everyone has responded with electro-acoustic advice, but you asked about semis in your inital message. The two things are very different beasts, so it would make a big difference to what sort of amp you should get... If it IS a semi-acoustic, though, and you just want an amp for messing about at home I can strongly recommend the Roland Micro Cube. Tiny but more than loud enough for playing at home, and crammed with all kinds of effects, such as reverb, flanger, phaser, overdrive and chorus, added to which it can emulate a number of top-of-the-range amps, such as a Fender Twin, Marshall stack and a Vox AC30. Plus getting one shouldn't cost you much more than £70. Bargain, I'd say! __________________ Hush child, I'm eating a Snickers Last edited by Niko; 01-26-2006 at 01:12 PM.

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ade and rice and peas Eskimo Pimp. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 234	I'd recommend the roland cube, or micro cube as poted b4, I've even gone out micing the cube up doing the damo tribute thing.... excellent! __________________ After seeing the "PICS ONLY thread", I'm now down on my knees begging you to want me....