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Hi. I am interested in getting an amplifier for my electro acoustic guitar. I want it to play soft relaxing music though, not rock. What is a good amplifier brand or something? My budget is about 100 bucks or less, I have seen some for 60 dollars but they specify electric guitar, I don't know if that is going to work well with an electro acoustic guitar... I mainly interested on something that is durable and reasonably cheap, any brand suggestions?
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I doubt it very much that you can get something that cheap. Even doubling the price won't do much I'm afraid if you're after something with at least a bit of quality. That said, I think you can get some Behringer stuff for under $100 (very low output though and Behringer stuff is well ... not the best quality).
http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Acoustic-Guitar-Amps--2589
An amp for acoustic guitar is totally different from electric guitar. First the speakers are different since these are meant to be more full range, where an electric guitar is more focused in the mid frequencies.
For this you tend to have a full range speaker, or more than one speaker - often a treble unit and a lower end speaker combined.
Also, you typically have more inputs and outputs on an acoustic amp than an electric one. Different types of inputs also in addition to the standard 1/4 inch jack.
Furthermore, acoustic amps are designed to play clean even when the volume is turned up. This requires a better build quality and often better components.
If you intend to play live with the amp - the need for volume comes in. So you will either need a larger and better amp (the Behringer is a toy for live use), or a very good PA and monitor set-up in order to hear yourself properly.
If you plan to play for the seniors at their Sunday coffee, you can do that without any amp at all. But add other musicians (drums and electric guitars in particular), plus an audience with a bit of volume and a regular stage and you are talking about major headaches for acoustic amplification.
I doubt it very much that you can get something that cheap. Even doubling the price won't do much I'm afraid if you're after something with at least a bit of quality. That said, I think you can get some Behringer stuff for under $100 (very low output though and Behringer stuff is well ... not the best quality).
http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Acoustic-Guitar-Amps--2589
An amp for acoustic guitar is totally different from electric guitar. First the speakers are different since these are meant to be more full range, where an electric guitar is more focused in the mid frequencies.
For this you tend to have a full range speaker, or more than one speaker - often a treble unit and a lower end speaker combined.
Also, you typically have more inputs and outputs on an acoustic amp than an electric one. Different types of inputs also in addition to the standard 1/4 inch jack.
Furthermore, acoustic amps are designed to play clean even when the volume is turned up. This requires a better build quality and often better components.
If you intend to play live with the amp - the need for volume comes in. So you will either need a larger and better amp (the Behringer is a toy for live use), or a very good PA and monitor set-up in order to hear yourself properly.
If you plan to play for the seniors at their Sunday coffee, you can do that without any amp at all. But add other musicians (drums and electric guitars in particular), plus an audience with a bit of volume and a regular stage and you are talking about major headaches for acoustic amplification.
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