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Topic: Recommended amp for Weissenborn |
Dave Sky
From: Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2021 8:33 am
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What are some amp recommendations for weissenborn guitars. I mostly play at home and some private parties and restaurants. I use a Fishman humbucker sound hole pickup. I do not need amp for vocals. |
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K Maul
From: Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 17 Sep 2021 8:58 am
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Even though it does have a mic channel I think the Loudbox Mini is a great tool for your needs. Not cheap but not super expensive for excellent quality.
![](https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/1589_8FAC8B940C144C0FB39A1EA5ED4D9F43_1.jpg) _________________ KEVIN MAUL: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Danelectro, Evans, Fender, GFI, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Williams, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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D Schubert
From: Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2021 9:19 am
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Another vote for Fishman Loudbox Mini. Small, reliable, high power/weight ratio, aux 1/4" and 1/8" input jacks on the back, XLR out on the back, can be tilted back to use as personal monitor, etc, etc, etc. The padded carrying bag is also recommended. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2021 9:38 am
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I have two pickups on my Weissenborn, a Sunrise soundhole pickup and an under the bridge pickup. I run a stereo cord to a Marshall acoustic amp with a stereo input.
This amp is a two channel amp that allows me to balance the signal from each pickup and I get a great sound.
Erv |
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Dave Sky
From: Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2021 7:34 pm
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Thanks! I check on these amps. |
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Steve Lipsey
From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 12:01 pm
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Well, I guess I have to point our that Ben Harper, who single-handedly popularized the Weissenborn in recent years, has a definite preference for amps for his Weiss..the Dumble Overdrive Special. So if you have about $200,000 under your mattress, you ought to just pick one up....I've heard him play through it, and it is like angels singing...
Here's a clip where he talks about getting his Dumble from David Lindley (the other Weissenborn guy...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS6Q_uN_C1s&t=2589s
Here's one of his (he has 5):
![](https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/10922_dumbleoverdrivespecialcomboxl_1.jpg) _________________ https://www.lostsailorspdx.com
Williams S10s, Milkman Pedal Steel Mini & "The Amp"
Ben Bonham Resos, 1954 Oahu Diana, 1936 Oahu Parlor |
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