phil_harmonic Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I'm looking for a 15-30W amp for my electirc guitar (cheapy squire phat strat), but also want to be able to use it for my Taylor 314CE (ES). The Taylor ES needs a clean channel (no distortion or effects). I see some combo amps mention clean or clear channels but was hoping someone here could narrow down the range of candidates and recommend some amps for me to focus on. Thanks "I hate music--especially when it's played" Jimmy Durante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Madness Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Electric guitar amps have a fairly limited frequency range so their clean channels would not be enough to let your acoustic Taylor shine like it deserves. If you really need to use the same amp for both electric and acoustic, you should look into keyboard amps/P.A. gear/acoustic guitar amps as those will be able to deliver the full spectrum of your acoustic. You would then get your distorted electric sound (if you need one) via distortion pedals. Sorry but I can't really help with any particular model suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm sorry to say that you will be disappointed with any electric amp for your Taylor. Electric guitar amps lack the high frequency response found in acoustic amps. Have you ever looked at an acoustic amp? Most have a tweeter, sorely lacking on electric amps. You might find something that is passable, but if you ever play your Taylor through an acoustic amp you'll see what you're missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_harmonic Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Thanks guys. I concluded that I wasn't going to be able to find one amp to do it all. There's a series of amps designed to do this (Rivera), but they aren't cheap. I rarely plug the Taylor in so I opted to just buy a decent amp for my Electric (cheapy Squire). I was at GC yesterday and scored a Line 6 Spider II 120W 2x10 amp for a good price out the door ($280) as it was a floor demo of last years model (new ones are the Spider III). It's more amp than I needed, but I got it for less than the 75W Spider III. I probably should have done more research before buying, but wanted something to use over the Xmas break. This is the amp designed for both Acoustic and Electric: http://rivera.com/sed-lite.php This is what I ended up getting: http://www.line6.com/store/hardware.html?modelID=4 Thanks "I hate music--especially when it's played" Jimmy Durante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Have you tried the Crate acoustic amps? Well-made and inexpensive. I've been impressed with the 2 I played through and under $300... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Crate Taos or Crate Cimmaron I've played these and they are pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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