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Advice on multi-purpose combo amp
Looking to buy a single amplifier to handle rehearsal & home recording
for multiple instruments (guitar, bass and keyboards mainly). This is a big ask I know, but I don't have the funds to purchase standalones for all instruments at the moment, and I'm not deluded into thinking I'll get pro-quality sound with such a combo amp. There seems to be some market for "busker" combos, or similar amps that can give a clean sound suitable for different instruments, but can anyone actually recommend one of these amps, or am I better just going for something like a keyboard amp? Ashton (Australian company, ashtonmusic.com.au) have a product that has dedicated inputs for mic, guitar/bass, and keyboards, with seperate levels, but I haven't found one available to test. Do I have any other options? Obviously putting keyboard through a guitar amp isn't going to get me anything good is it? Watt-wise 100-150w should be ok (definitely no less), and I need to keep it cheap (not too far over US$500 if possible). |
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Ben Leane wrote:
Looking to buy a single amplifier to handle rehearsal & home recording for multiple instruments (guitar, bass and keyboards mainly). This is a big ask I know, but I don't have the funds to purchase standalones for all instruments at the moment, and I'm not deluded into thinking I'll get pro-quality sound with such a combo amp. There seems to be some market for "busker" combos, or similar amps that can give a clean sound suitable for different instruments, but can anyone actually recommend one of these amps, or am I better just going for something like a keyboard amp? Ashton (Australian company, ashtonmusic.com.au) have a product that has dedicated inputs for mic, guitar/bass, and keyboards, with seperate levels, but I haven't found one available to test. Do I have any other options? Obviously putting keyboard through a guitar amp isn't going to get me anything good is it? Watt-wise 100-150w should be ok (definitely no less), and I need to keep it cheap (not too far over US$500 if possible). There are various 'powered mixers' available on the market. Need separate speakers ( not a bad thing really ) but will offer far better results than the choices you've suggested so far. Graham |
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Pooh Bear wrote in message ...
There are various 'powered mixers' available on the market. Need separate speakers ( not a bad thing really ) but will offer far better results than the choices you've suggested so far. Nice point, and it's worth noting that many of the less expensive powered mixers are monaural anyway, so you could get by with a single speaker. OTOH a stereo rig gives you some future options such as using one channel for mains and the other channel for monitors. The advantage of PA gear is that it seems to be less expensive, perhaps because the market is less specialized and hence more competitive. People don't expect PA systems to have unique sonic features that they are willing to pay extra money for. With a less powerful amplifier, it is helpful (to me, it is crucial) to have a built-in compressor limiter designed to avoid power amp clipping. This is like having "effective headroom" so you can get away with much less amp power. It used to be the case that this was a trademark feature of all Peavey amps, but it has become more widespread since their patent expired. |
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