Acoustic amps?
Hi, David:
An amp question for you. I already have a big stage amp (Bassman) but am looking for a smaller amp for smaller venues, recording, practice.
What do you think about "acoustic amps", like the Marshall Acoustic or the Fishman Loudbox? Acoustic amps produce a cleaner sound, which would be good for playing different sorts of gigs (not just the Chicago style blues).
If I play through an acoustic amp, I have the ability to play bright and clean, but I can always dirty up the tone in other ways (microphone, pedals, technique). If I start with a dirty sounding amp, I can never get a clean sound from it.
So it is your professional opinion that I should NOT purchase an acoustic amp. I should look at small tube amps, then.
For a clean sound, use a different microphone through my amp or even go straight through the PA. Got it. Thanks, Dave!
Yes, in my professional opinion you should NOT purchase an acoustic amp. Also not a small amp, small amps are generally more distorted... your larger Bassman is perfect.
How about for a small gig or for a practice?
Still bring your Bassman, just turn it down.
It sounds like you're itching to buy a new amp ;-)
Not anymore! Saw RJ Mischo Friday night at the Poor House, and that guy is the best argument against needing to buy an amp or a bullet microphone. I need to work on acoustic technique and tone in the vocal mic.
Hello Marc. If you want to play clean just use a cleaner mic (non-bullet mic). Your tube amp (in your case the Bassman) will warm the tone better than a solid-state amp and with a cleaner mic you won't be overly-distorted. Try a vocal mic, like Shure 58 (or 57) with an inline transformer (to change the Low-Z to Hi-Z).