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Set yourself up to confidently chart an all new musical direction, Ibanez’ T10 Troubadour is here for just that reason. The T10 is an easy to transport 10-watt acoustic-electric amp featuring hi-fidelity components and 6.5 inch Power Jam speaker with an extended-range that will push your acoustic sound throughout the room at any volume. The T10 uses an on-board switchable chorus with speed and depth control that does wonders in thickening up the sound of any acoustic electric, especially on an amp of this size. Utilize the built-in tilt bar and get your sound off the floor helping to reduce floor vibration and give your acoustic tone a more direct route to your ear lobes.
Price: $99.95 Buy now!
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A long-awaited update for an SWR favorite! The new California Blonde II is designed to meet and exceed the changing needs of acoustic instrumentalists of all styles! Great for live work, solo gigs, stereo monitoring, non-P.A. sound reinforcement, the two-channel, 200-watt California Blonde II gives you the tone of the original SWR California Blonde–a longtime market favorite–with additional new features including a 1/4 in. low Z balanced input, mic input phantom power, upgraded power amp circuitry, a tuning mute switch, reverb defeat switches for each individual channel, dedicated XLR outputs for each channel, summed channel 1/2 1/4 in. line out, and superior patching and signal-routing capabilities. Smooth looks and warm, rich tone make it the ideal amp for acoustic instruments of all types!
Price: $799.99 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Sound:
Of the acoustic amps I’ve tried, I find the California Blonde comes closest to reproducing a realistic acoustic sound. This is the sound I was looking for. I find the ‘Blonde has all the power I need. I’ve played it in a variety of venues have always been pleased with the performance both indoors and out. I use it as a simultaneous pa system. All the guys in the band always want to use my ‘Blonde. I love it.
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New for 2004, the CA15 “Cimarron” compact amplifier delivers over 12 watts of musical power and incorporates two inputs (each with its own gain control), three bands of equalization, and reverb. A pair of RCA type CD input jacks allows you to practice with your favorite music. A jack for headphones is provided, along with a jack for connecting the CA15 to an external speaker cabinet. A Crate Custom Design 8 in. woofer delivers smooth clear sound with excellent projection and fidelity. The CA15 features a flip-out locking bar underneath the cabinet which allows you to tilt the amplifier back for increased coverage and projection.
Price: $149.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Good controls, a line out seems like a logical inclusion. Easy enough to wire around that.
Quality:
Crate has come along way. This and there Vintage Series amps are solid and sound great
Value:
Try and beat it for $149.
Desirability:
The unit looks cool. The green is very appealing.
Sound:
This amp is loud and sounds great. It actually has bass repsonse, something very few of acoustic amps ever seemed to have. The amp looks good. You can leave it in your living room and the wife doesn’t complain.. well not about the amp anyways.
Ease of Use:
Plug and play. Evn makes for a nnice little PA for coffe shops.
Support:
I never had to deal with them.
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The T20 Troubadour boasts a different look and an improved sound over the previous Ibanez Troubadour amps. This model of Ibanez amplifier uses hi-fidelity components, versatile EQ, an extended-range 8 inch Power Jam speaker and kicks with 20-watts of acoustic-electric power. The Troubadour is the perfect amp to convey your acoustic sound at any volume. Featuring an internal limiter, switchable chorus with speed and depth control, reverb with level control and a line out, this acoustic amplifier provides the tools needed for sound shaping your tone.
Price: $199.95 Buy now!
Designed for the singer/songwriter, SoloAmp provides exceptional sound quality and coverage in a wide variety of venues. 220 Watts of clean, lightweight power drives a line array of six custom high-excursion speakers and a soft dome tweeter. This unique combination delivers incredibly full sound, ultra-wide dispersion, and deeper sonic penetration than the common speaker cabinet. Better yet, the enhanced bass response of the custom-designed speakers means there
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New for 2004, Crate introduces an entirely new range of acoustic amplifiers. The technology in the new Crate acoustic series is unique, with preamp circuits you can tailor for piezo or active systems. Their new feedback elimination circuits are efficient and simple to use. They even include the ability to automatically eliminate feedback at two different frequencies. Crate uses special studio monitor-style speakers with polypropylene cones and rubber surrounds in ported cabinets for tight, even bass response. Every CA amp has a high frequency component for crisp, clear highs. The CA6110DG model includes special features for live performance like XLR & 1/4 in. balanced line out with level control which does not affect your stage volume. It also has ground lift on the line out, tweeter level control, effects loop and a two button footswitch for internal reverb/effects and chorus switching. Also included is a wide array of reverbs, delays, chorus and multiple effects settings.
Price: $199.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Good: – 2 independent channels with full eq – tweeter volume – parametric eq – 120 watts power gives you plenty of headroom No so good: – Very poor effects (chorus sound is pathetic)
Quality:
It seems very weel built, but the effects on the first one I bought stopped working after a week, so I returned it to the store and got a new one. Hope the effects (which are not very good anyway) will keep on working …
Value:
It tried many accoustic guitar amps and apart from the AER Compact 60 which costs twice as much, their sound is not as good as the Crate.
Sound:
This amp will reproduce the sound of your accoustic guitar very accurately. I play a Godin Multiac Nylon through ant it does not color the sound of the instrument wich I think is a very good thing. I also tried an Ephiphone archtop and a strat an they both sound very good if you are looking for a crisp untainted sound.
Overall:
For a clean uncolored sound, this amp is the best bang for the buck.
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This extremely compact, super-affordable 2-channel, 15-watt acoustic amp has been specially attuned to the sonic needs of acoustic instruments, for example, when playing an acoustic guitar in an orchestra or a jazz band.
Price: $69.95 Buy now!
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Look no further than the new Fender(R) Acoustasonic SFX(R) II amplifier. This dual 80-watt combo houses an 8 in. low-frequency driver, high-frequency tweeter, and side-radiating 6 in. speaker to maximize our exclusive Stereo Field Expansion (SFX) technology for whole-room, more-than-stereo imagery.
Price: $899.99 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
ENOURMOUS amount of effects for an acoustic amp, and a foot switch is included.
Quality:
It’s fender, so it–by default–has a 5 years warranty. Love it.
Value:
Easily worth the money.
Desirability:
If you play acoustic and sing, try this out. You will LOVE it.
Sound:
Love this thing’s tone. Warm, clean. I use it both for gigs and in my home studio–it’s a great all around amp for solo acoustic performance or with a band: the tone is warm and intimate enough for a coffee house show, but it has the punch needed for a band.
Support:
No idea, have never had to call.
Overall:
Get it. Now.
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The AS100D has been specially designed for use with a variety of acoustic instruments, regardless of whether they have pickups built in or not. Between its 4 channels, this combo has the flexibility to handle instruments with piezo transducers or magnetic pickups, plus microphones, for both vocal and instrument reproduction.
Price: $699.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
Crisp Clear vocals through the built in mic channel.
Quality:
Quality, fit and finish are great.
Desirability:
If Looks mean anything It has a very well designed layout, looks very profesional.
Sound:
The sound is pure and the cleanest of cleans. My Fender Custom Shop Showmaster Standard sounds absolutely awesome, and my Takamine EF400SC 12 string which is what I really bought the amp for sounds angelic, sounds like a beautiful piano on steroids.
Ease of Use:
Lot’s of features to learn to use properly but after owniong a AVT150H and a AVT275 was a breeze.
Support:
Haven’t needed them so an 8 to be safe.
Overall:
I’ve owned to many amps to count in 30 yrs, Fenders, Crates, Peavey’s, Marshall’s, After the AS100D I wouldn’t go back to any of them.
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New for 2004, Crate is introducing an entirely new range of acoustic amplifiers. The technology in the new Crate acoustic series is unique, with preamp circuits you can tailor for piezo or active systems. Crate uses special studio monitor-style speakers with polypropylene cones and rubber surrounds in ported cabinets for tight, even bass response. Every CA amp has a high frequency component for crisp, clear highs. All CA models include a wide array of reverbs, delays, chorus and multiple effects settings.
Price: $229.95 Buy now!
User Reviews:
Feature:
I give it a 7 because, well its not designed to be a huge feature-full box. But there is quite a lot of EQ ability with the mid-sweep. You really can get anything EQ’d right with this. I have challenging instruments (see above) and it does the job.
Quality:
It feels solid. The knobs are tight and inputs feel strong and durable. I got like $75 off for a dented grill!! Awesome, I’d have dented that in 1 show anyway.
Value:
Hell of a lot of volume for a tiny price.
Desirability:
Sure nice to have a tiny box (not taking up stage space) that get get over any loudness of drums.
Sound:
This is so clean and rich sounding. I am using it for banjo, classical guitar, and accordion. Certainly, I have preamps to deal with the idosyncracies of those instruments, but for each I get a MUCH better sound that running direct through a PA.
Ease of Use:
Totally intuitive, but then again, its basically WYSIWYG.
Overall:
I am totally jazzed about this amp. First actual acoustic amp I’ve had, been running straight thru the PA or an electric guitar amp for too long. I didn’t know what I was missing.