FroznCoffee Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I was wondering if you could hook up an electric guitar to a stereo system (boombox,speakers,etc.) via a headphone jack connector on the electric guitar cord. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red 67 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Tends to sound crappy. It Might work if you had a Line6 pod? Big Red's Ride Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroznCoffee Posted May 28, 2006 Author Share Posted May 28, 2006 How would I do this? I have a amp cord but no amp. It also has a connector that looks like it would plug into a regular headphone jack but no sound comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Headphone jack is "output" only. you can't plug anything into it. If your stereo has an input (a cd-in for example) then you can plug it into that. Oh, and welcome to the forum! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 I've run through my mac. Guitar into the mac line input, played through Garage Band, out the stereo out and into the line in on the stereo. You have to make sure that the mic on the computer is turned off (mine was built in) or you get a horrible feedback loop. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Originally posted by FroznCoffee: I was wondering if you could hook up an electric guitar to a stereo system (boombox,speakers,etc.) via a headphone jack connector on the electric guitar cord. Thanks In the old days, 1/4 inch inputs were not uncommon on home stereo systems. However, the speakers were never made to handle the extreme spiking from an electric guitar. You system may or may not have the appropriate input jack, but if so, you will want to keep the volume down at the very least. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 Or buy yourself a multieffect such as a Korg Pandora and run it into a tape/cd input with a stereo 1/4" male to dual RCA jack cable. I've done that for several years with the first boom box I bought myself. It's a 1983 or '84 RS boom box. The cassette player/recorder has been broken for 15 years, but it has dual RCA inputs and sounded great, in stereo, with the Pandora PX-3. Of course, if you can afford a used Pandora or similar effect, you can probably afford a really cheap but decent practice amp. Mono, of course, but so what? It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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