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  • Is there really a point in buying an acoustic guitar amp? (p.3)
2016/02/04 17:01:28
kennywtelejazz
Starise ,
 
That JC 120 sure was a nice amp while it lasted ...
I had to ditch the JC120  because when I had it I lived on the 4th floor in a NYC apt building that didn't have an elevator ....
What a schlep that thing was ...to add insult to injury , I didn't have a car back then so I had to take the subway to get to gigs and rehearsals ...
I don't think I ever made it through the turnstile once w that thing ...
Had to always wait for the token clerk the few times I brought it out of my apt. When I did I always caught a lot of stink eye from the clerk in the booth ....
It seems that folks during rush hour didn't mind too much because they would just sit on my amp
 
Finally I got smart and bought a Fender Super Champ to replace the JC 120 ...still have it ...going on 35  years ..
 
Bose makes some great sounding equipment ...top shelf quality that I have admired from a distance ...
 
 
Yes I know the type of places you are talking about when you play out .
I used to play often in small bars , clubs , restaurants and coffee houses ...once upon a time
A lot of times for " the regulars " It was their social thing / hangout ...
On the nights I wasn't drawing a crowd and when it was just me and them ...
The louder I played the louder they talked ...
 
For now I'll file that one under The War Stories probably all of us here could tell ...
 
have a good one ,
 
Kenny
 
2016/02/05 11:38:05
Starise
They are certainly big amps. Four floors with no elevator? Ouch! 
 
Hey maybe we should start a thread about war stories playing out. You probably have some good ones to tell.
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016/02/05 13:16:08
codamedia
I would never plug an acoustic instrument into a guitar amp, just as I wouldn't plug a keyboard into a guitar amp. Those are instruments that want "full range" and an electric guitar amp is not designed to do that.
 
My choices...
1: As long as I have my own monitor mix.... I'll send the acoustic direct and listen through the monitor
2: No monitor - Then any full range amp will do.... Acoustic, keyboard, even a bass amp or powered speaker. As long as their is a speaker and a horn/tweeter it will work for me.
 
 
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