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Re: OT: Small/Light Acoustic Guitar Amps for Nylon String Guitars

I get a very nice sound going directly into a Mackie
cfx 1202 with a bit of reverb and 2 active yamahas
sm450īs,really no need for efx,eqs etc.
Luis

--- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:

> Ah..there is some synchronicity occurring here,
> Mark. I just read on an 
> acoustic guitar forum (used to be the Taylor Forum),
> where this guy 
> recommended this same approach, suggesting that the
> quality of your poweramp 
> and speaker would be better, better frequency
> response, more transparent, 
> etc.  Now I tend to agree with you here. I am
> looking into buying one of the 
> Mackie or JBL powered 1X10" full range powered
> cabs....because I can kill 
> two birds with one stone...I've been wanting another
> set of smaller powered 
> PA cabs for monitors at the events I coordinate. I
> may not even need a 
> preamp or modeler, because this Taylor of mine
> already has the preamp/EQ 
> system in it. The PA should reproduce exactly what
> it gets from the guitar, 
> and right now this Taylor nylon string of mine
> sounds spectacular just 
> direct into a mixer board with headphones....no
> reason to colorize it even 
> more with yet another set of circuitry.
> 
> Kris
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mark sottilaro" <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: Small/Light Acoustic Guitar Amps
> for Nylon String Guitars
> 
> 
> >I know this sounds crazy (but it might just work!),
> > but why not get a full range pa style speaker of
> good
> > quality and use a good preamp or amp modeler
> before
> > it?  This way you'll be able to get good electric
> > guitar, bass, acoustic and synths all from one
> > speaker.  Lighten your load a bit too as some of
> them,
> > like the Mackie's are a bit lighter than a full on
> > guitar combo amp.
> >
> > I can understand having a nice amp for home/studio
> > work but in todays topsy turvy world if you don't
> have
> > a roady I don't see the point in lugging one
> around.
> > Also, as sad as it may be, I doubt your audience
> would
> > notice the difference in most situations (except
> for
> > those on this list)
> >
> > --- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I know it's off topic, but for those loopers out
> >> there using acoustic guitars like myself, are you
> >> using amps (not PA), and if so what?
> >
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