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New Acoustic Combo

Unread post by sfmartins » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:18 pm

I want to buy a combo to play my D-35 at home. I was thinking about the Roland AC-60.

What do you guys think of it? Any other suggestion for that price range?

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Unread post by jeffro » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:07 pm

Why ruin the amazing sound of that guitar by plugging it in?

If you have to, I've heard good things about the AC-60, but also check out Ultrasound amps.
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Unread post by Pickles » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:47 pm

jeffro wrote:Why ruin the amazing sound of that guitar by plugging it in?

If you have to, I've heard good things about the AC-60, but also check out Ultrasound amps.
I don't understand why you'd need an acoustic amp for your house. It's an amplifier... hence amplifying the sound.
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Unread post by sfmartins » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:07 am

I want the amplifier to use with my Boss DD6 and my volume pedal...
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Unread post by Pickles » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:51 pm

Gotcha. Umm... Don't get something that's too high wattage... Check out guitar center or (EWW) sam ash and see if there's something that interests you.
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:29 pm

how much are you looking at spending?

I loved the sound of an Ultrasound Pro...
The Fishman acoustic amp was a close second...
and best (and most expensive) would be an AER amp...
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Unread post by sfmartins » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:42 pm

I was looking for the price range of the Roland AC-60. In Portugal it costs Eur450, more or less $550...
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Unread post by mangold » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:49 pm

when ive got my money together im gettin that marshall acoustic 100 watt jobbber... mmm hmmmm i am lookin forward to it
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Unread post by firedancer86 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:37 pm

the trick is to find one that is as transperent as possible...AER does it best in my opinion, but for $550, you might be looking at a the Fishman -

here are some links:
http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/FLB2.htm

http://www.fishman.com/products/amplifiers.asp
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Unread post by sfmartins » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:45 pm

The Ultrasound amps seem very nice. I'll try to find one here in the stores, but it is not gonna be easy...

Any other suggestions or comments that might help me decide?

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Unread post by GrateDMB21 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:30 pm

I like the Roland idea. I have an AC-60 and couldnt be happier with it
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Unread post by Jenns4Ever9501 » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:58 am

praisedave wrote:when ive got my money together im gettin that marshall acoustic 100 watt jobbber... mmm hmmmm i am lookin forward to it
I've got the 50 watt jobber, the Marshal AS50R, and I love it :thumbsup:. That being said, I've also heard very good things about the Roland.
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Unread post by sfmartins » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:18 am

I've tried the Roland AC-60 and the sound is very clear. However, the bass doesn't seem very strong (that's why it has a specific output for a woofer). What's your experience?

Also, what do you guys think of the Fender acoustic amps?

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