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Topic: Electric lap steel with acoustic amp |
Chase Brady
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2014 11:17 am |
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| I'm pretty much a novice with electric instruments, particularly regarding amps and effects. I've read that playing electric instruments through acoustic amps is not likely to sound good, since the acoustic amp will reproduce too many nasty high frequencies. It occurred to me though that if I could get an acceptable sound out of it, my Roland AC-33 would be perfect for primarily acoustic country jams, since it's not much bigger than a lunchbox and battery powered. So I plugged my Melbert 8-string in to see what it sounds like. I was quite surprised. Granted, my ear is probably not fine tuned to what I should be hearing, but it sounds quite good to me. The sound really rivals my Roland Blues Cube. Has anyone else tried this? Am I liable to damage the amp? I'm playing it through a Mooer Gembox multi-effects unit with a cab simulator. |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 7 Dec 2014 1:23 pm
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| I have used my roland ac60 for most everything. Lap steel, telecaster, archtop guitar, and acoustic guitar. No issues at any volume. Mine is much the same as your 33, just more watts. Had it for years. I also have a crate ac125 acoustic amp and it got the same treatment including keyboards. Don't fear the roland, it will handle it. |
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Nakos Marker
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2014 4:11 pm
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Last edited by Nakos Marker on 11 Aug 2020 7:56 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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John Speck
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2014 2:27 pm
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| I play every guitar I own with a Rowland Cube 80XL. It handles everything wonderfully. |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 23 Dec 2014 8:28 am
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I have a 40XL and I love it. Roland stuff is built well, don't think there should be any worries about any kind of damage.
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2014 8:53 am
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+1 for Roland... I blew the tweeter on my Acoustasonic Jr. and tried my 40XL for acoustic... better than the Fender, at 1/4 the weight.
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Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 24 Dec 2014 12:39 pm
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Another vote for Roland..i have 2 cube 30s and one 80 and use them for both guitar and steel and really like them a lot...i tend to use the 80 for my steels and the 30 for my gretsch electric
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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Chase Brady
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2014 6:22 am
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The XL series are intended to be electric guitar amps. It appears you can go either way with Roland. The electric amps will sound decent with an acoustic guitar and the acoustic amps will sound decent with an electric.
I will say now having listened a bit closer, that my Blues Cube does sound better with the electric than the AC-33, but in a situation where a compact battery powered unit is required, the AC-33 is quite acceptable. No need to buy something else. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2014 9:25 am
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| If you "read about" your guitar into your amp having nasty high frequencies on the internet, and then when you actually plug it and play it, those frequencies just aren't there, surely it must mean something's wrong with your amp, right? |
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