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Location: New Jersey | Hi everybody, I'm probably asking an "old" question .... what is your favourite amp for your Ovation?
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | I use a Crate 60; it's not my favorite acoustic amp - it's my ONLY acoustic amp. |
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Location: NJ | trace eliott but I have to admit after hearing Michael's Bose L 1 system I am hooked. If I was doing serious acoustic gigs I would absolutely get one/ |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | ashdown reso 1. |
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Location: NJ | Peavey 300w 5-channel PA w/2 enclosures (12" w/horns). |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Marshall VS102 |
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Location: NW NJ | Genz-Benz Shenandoah 112T - really versatile with two channels, both with 1/4" and XLR inputs that are both active all the time (i.e. two singers and two guitars in a pinch). Plenty of power. Alesis effects. Nice, nice nice -- built like a brick house and it didn't break my piggy bank! |
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Location: Texas | Genz-Benz Shenandoah Jr.
Great amp.
Serge ;)
www.sergiolara.com |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm very satisifed with my little Fender AcoustiSonic 30. I like the "tilt-back" style. It looks good enough that my wife lets me keep it out in the open. Everything I need without breaking the bank. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
Peavey 300w 5-channel PA w/2 enclosures (12" w/horns).
Cheese and rice, cliff...compensating? I bet you drive a Corvette, too! And have a 60' Hatteras! And...and...and...
OK, I'm just kidding...
I've played my O through a Peavey Bandit 112TT, but had to futz around far too much to get it sounding right. Also play it through a Peavey Centurion Mk III head (hehe, not quite as big as cliffy's, but...) which is easier to get sounding natural, but with the 17" EV cone, way to much sound pressure. So, mostly, I only play acoustic. When I bought the O, though, I tested the electronics through a Strawberry Blonde amp they had there...that was inspiring. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Originally posted by Country Artist:
Genz-Benz Shenandoah Jr.
Great amp.
Serge ;)
www.sergiolara.com
Yup, what Serge said.
Besides, if they're good enough for Serge, they are certainly good enough for a hack like me. :)
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Location: Jersey near NYC | I had an opportunity to borrow a friend's Genz-Benz Shen 200 (without the outriggers) for an outdoor gig a week ago. I should say that I have always played Trace Acoustic amps (I own several) when I can for the clarity and either a JC-120 or a BF Twin when I need it really loud, I have 2 Shen Jr's on my bench for testing guitars. The first impression of the Shen was when I could actually hear the reverb wash VERY clearly. The amp was THAT clean, it was a little scary! I used one channel for an OP-PRO equipped 1868, and the other for the tenor uke. I haven't been so impressed with an amp for a looong time. Now if I just had the cash...
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Location: NJ | ". . . Cheese and rice, cliff...compensating? . . ."
Crusty;
It's all about . . . . "HeadRoom" ;)
Actually, that's my GigRig, and it handles three acoustics and two vocals and has to be heard over varying legions of vociferous drunkards on a Fri/Sat nite. I also use a small standalone Fender 100w bi-amped monitor so that we can hear OURSELVES.
I've also got a small Peavey 75w bass amp (w/15") in my music room that I may play through at very low volume, but it's really just there for the itinerant visiting bassist.
I don't normally "plug in" at home . . .
. . . with the SlotHead around, you don't NEED to . . . :p |
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Location: Freeport, IL | Trace Elliot for me too - and am seriously considering the new Bose system.
Jon Van Gilder (feverishly awaiting my SMT - should be here on Tuesday) |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I have had several Genz Benz Shenandoah 100 amps, and consider them the best I have heard for the money. The Bose system intrigues me, but THE MONEY is the issue. |
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Location: Chicagoland U.S.A. | I use a Kustom Quad 100 DFX Combo amp.One heck of an amp for the money, like it better than my old Acoustasonic SFX II. Sounds more like a Trace Acoustic than that did to me and at half the price.
The QUAD100DFX features 4 Selectable Preamp Modes: 2 High Gain (US/UK), 2 Clean (Neutral/Brilliant), 24-Bit Digital Effects (Reverbs, Delays, Chorus, Flange, Tremolo), 100-Watt RMS Output, Channels: Foot Switchable, Two 12-inch Celestion Speakers, EQ: Dual 3-Band, Boost Switch on Lead Channel, and CD/Tape Input. No headphone jack though. No XLR input either. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Dang
I'm broker than s--t and I just let my acoustic project in my living room with no amplification. If I had to amplify I would plug in one of my good mikes and play into whatever system was there. I still believe that an acoustic sounds best through a good mike system, and any pickup loses half the acoustic sound, but that is the bluegrass prejudice rising again. Nobody today would even know how an acoustic REALLY sounds without the few remaining bluegrass bands. I guess you techies would have had Johnny Cash swallow a mike and sing through a computer so he would sound like Little Richard.
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Location: Kent, England | I use a Marshall AS100 which I am very pleased with. It is great live either on its own or plugged through a board for larger gigs.
I used to have an old Carlsbro Sherwood 100w but this is far better. A mate has the Trace Elliot accoustic amp but we both think that this outshines.
Cheers
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| I use a Peavey Ecoustic 112, great amp!
Al what is the Bose system? Is that the one with the standing tube shaped speakers that are supposed to fill the room with sound? I am starting to think the guy's at Bose are freaking "Aliens" or something anyway! Would love to here it? If it is what they say it is, in the add's I have read, I'll bet it would be fantastic for an acoustic set!
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | For gigs, I use a Yamaha 300W powered mixer and JBL EON 15" Speakers. For practice, I use a smaller powered mixer with a Yamaha 12" enclosure (until the wife tells me to shut up!). I like to practice "plugged in" at home as much as possible since it simulates a live situation. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | "Actually, that's my GigRig, and it handles three acoustics and two vocals and has to be heard over varying legions of vociferous drunkards on a Fri/Sat nite. I also use a small standalone Fender 100w bi-amped monitor so that we can hear OURSELVES"
I can back Cliff up on this one. Being one of the drunkards who has been at his shows. I must admit that it does gets quite loud, but let's leave Cliff's shirts out of this. :D |
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Location: NJ | randy
you are correct that is the bose rig I am talking about the L1 |
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Location: NJ | That L1 system DOES look interesting, but the price does kinda frighten me off, and I'd REALLY need to hear the thing in a "combat environment" before I'd consider it.
It looks like something that'd work really well at solo gigs, but I fear that it'd get "lost" in a bar/club situation.
d'have to hear one . . . . . |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Agreed. The price is a big problem for me as well. It wouldn't be so bad if I was just starting off and this would be my first system, but having invested quite a bit in my present rig, I just can't justify it. I'm also a little put off by the fact that each system is only designed to be used by one person. This makes playing with other people difficult. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...for my Elder Care Music Ministry I use the Kustom Profile System One Portable PA and for added tasks I use my old Rickenbacher Studio Amp (10").... sometimes my Crate (don't like it though) |
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