Playing acoustic/electric through tube PA amps question

TraditionalCountry · April 7th, 2006, 10:56 PM

I know that the usual electric guitar amp is not voiced for acoustic guitar but I have a ten watt tube pa amp and a ten inch speaker which is voiced for bass guitar but with an added tweeter(the speaker manufacturer says)the speaker becomes usable for general,wide range pa work.
So,if I build a cab,for the bass speaker,add a tweeter and drive the cab with the pa amp I assume I would get a decent sound for acoustic/electric guitar?
Malcolm

Dacious · April 8th, 2006, 12:20 AM

Depending on the PA and how it is voiced it should sound fine. I have an Eminar 100 watt PA head with 4 6L6s and it sounds great with vocals or acoustic guitars. The standard preamp channels sound like doggie-doo with an electric, but if I plug straight into the FX return it is fine, so voicing of the circuits may be quite different to a conventional guitar amp.

If you have two inputs, a high and low I'd try in both but most piezo-pickup preamped acoustics will probably sound better in the 'low' input.

April 7th, 2006, 10:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
TraditionalCountry Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Age: 68 Posts: 228	Playing acoustic/electric through tube PA amps question I know that the usual electric guitar amp is not voiced for acoustic guitar but I have a ten watt tube pa amp and a ten inch speaker which is voiced for bass guitar but with an added tweeter(the speaker manufacturer says)the speaker becomes usable for general,wide range pa work. So,if I build a cab,for the bass speaker,add a tweeter and drive the cab with the pa amp I assume I would get a decent sound for acoustic/electric guitar? Malcolm __________________ A closed mind is the worst kind of prison.

April 8th, 2006, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,623 35 Photos	Depending on the PA and how it is voiced it should sound fine. I have an Eminar 100 watt PA head with 4 6L6s and it sounds great with vocals or acoustic guitars. The standard preamp channels sound like doggie-doo with an electric, but if I plug straight into the FX return it is fine, so voicing of the circuits may be quite different to a conventional guitar amp. If you have two inputs, a high and low I'd try in both but most piezo-pickup preamped acoustics will probably sound better in the 'low' input. __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!