3 Steps to NAIL your Acoustic Guitar Amp's EQ ★ Acoustic Tuesday 165
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- Take the mystery and guess-work out of your acoustic guitar amp by following my 3 steps to dialing in your amp's EQ!
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In this video, I'll show you a simple, 3-step process to making sure you have a good tone on your acoustic guitar amp. I'll cover the gain, issues with clipping, how to set your EQ, and how to manage your effects pedals. I'll also cover how to stop feedback on your acoustic guitar.
Acoustic guitar amps can be a little intimidating for acoustic players. Because we're not used to playing with amps, they can seem a little alien at first! Fortunately, it's not as bad as you think!
In addition to learning how to nail your acoustic guitar amp EQ, I'll share with you my 5 favorite acoustic guitar amps and what they can do for your guitar journey!
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - How to set your gain
03:05 - How to set acoustic amp EQ
05:46 - How to use effects on acoustic guitar
09:29 - TAC Family Story
15:19 - Guitarsenals
17:05 - Top 5 Acoustic Amps
21:21 - Music Industry News - Навчання та стиль
Thank you for clearly explaining the acoustic amp. I learned a lot. The added videos and stories are priceless. Be blessed and peace to all.
I loved the TAC Family story. Having only plunked around on a guitar that I purchased in 1972 and never really learned how to play, I began lessons at a local shop in October 2020. After about seven lessons now I have kept myself encouraged by recognizing all the small victories in my progress. This year has been difficult for all of us, with many of us in near seclusion because of the Big Beer Bug of 2020, so we need to do everything we can to stay encouraged. Thanks for this info on the amps, Tony and thank you for all you do for the guitar community! By the way, for those that didn't recognize him, that AER Compact 60 was demoed by John Oates, of Hall and Oates!!
Tony, U've learned so much through your UA-cam channel. But in this episode you brought tears to my eyes . I thanks you so much.
Great show Tony thank you!
I have a Fishman Loudbox Artist that I absolutely love. I have used it at small and medium sized shows (and even used it for a couple Karaoke and DJ shows). And I use it as my monitor with my large PA system.
Recently subscribed to this amazing channel and loving acoustic Tuesdays! Oh and that last clip of the gentleman playing the piano......I'm not crying you are 🥺! Great job Tony 👍
Thanks for a great acustic tuesday!
Excellent video, thanks for posting.
Just bought an acoustic amp and discovered this video. Thank you so much for the vid, it has been monumentally helpful for me as virtually a complete novice and still very much a beginner guitar player. SOOO true about the amp helping you identify things to work on !! Loved Cath's story too ! Very inspirational, and I wonder how many of us share a similar story...
This was very helpful. You explained it clear and answered all the questions and problems I was having. Thank you.
Tony, another excellent episode. I am a TAC and FW follower and enjoy all levels of your instruction method. Thanks..
Good info, I have the AER 60/4 very happy with it. The Fender one you mentioned is also a good one...
Wow that video of the old man playing piano warm my heart so much ❤️
Glad to rediscover your channel Tony! I used to tune in 4-5 years ago but stopped because I wanted to hear my living music teacher’s voice amidst all the web noise. But your channel is some of the best web “noise” out there and I love that you focus also on people and not just tech. Very inspiring, especially right now as I hunt around for new direction and focus in my guitar playing. It is very much my life companion, even though it didn’t kick in until I was 46! Rock on!
Glad to find your channel! Good personality and lots of good info.
Beautiful show 😊
Walked into a store and played the fishman loudbox mini and artist and I was blown away. However…in a dark and dusty corner I spotted a fender acoustasonic pr370 sfx. It was a vintage monster so I had to try it. The fullness in sound and the power of the lows made the fishmans sound like a tin can. Which is not an insult, the fishmans are amazing. I bought the fender and right now I’m dialing it in using your videos. Can’t wait!
Looking forward to next (this) week. More what I started watching for...
I have a k&k that goes in a baggs venue in my PA ! Sounds awesome ! 2 x12 Yamaha active speakers
Loved the info on amps, I have a Peavey viper so I can use it with all my guitars.
First time I watched and I absolutely love what you are doing!!! The piano player that had a stroke was really great to watch!!! Music 🎶 is everything!!!! Thanks much, John Kringstad
Thank you for the amp info. I always wondered how those things work.
After years I understand 😄 thank you 😊
Tony I can’t explain to you how much this video help me dial in great tone and sound with my Fishman Loudbox Artist Amp. Learning how to manage the sound that best suits my guitars has given me a new outlook on 2 of my guitars. My Taylor 214ce sounds great through this Amp after watching this video. Also my Martin GPCPA4R (man, that’s a mouth full) also sound terrific. I was have some issues with it. This video again has this Guitar sounding awesome with this Amp. My D-28 and D-18 sound great as they are. Thanks for all you do for us locked in Guitar Geeks. It’s been almost a year since COVID has had us Old Guys staying home for the most part. Without my Guitars and running I just may have lost my mind. Again thanks for everything. Oh yeah the Open Tuning Video also was great.
Have a Fishman loudbox mini and i love it, along with a K&K pickup and 1983 D73 Alvarez Yairi great combo!
Some how I missed the part about feedback?
It is good to point out the power of music, at any level. In my humble opinion music can be all that life is. Slow, fast, complicated...easygoing! To be able to just play and feel good doing it is a gift in itself. Thanks!!
Fender Acoustasonic 90. Just unboxed it. I chose it because it’s light-weight, powerful, has a vocal and instrument channel and effects are separate for each channel.
This is not just a simple tutorial. Great video, very inspiring. Thank you. Support from 🇵🇭
I have a Bose L1 setup which I love because of the ability to plug in mic and guitar separately. I also have a Fender Blues Jr. that is hard to beat for acoustic or electric (however, it is heavy for an old guy to schlep!)
After far too many years I finally understand why all those knobs are for and how to use them. I am a TAC member and just love the lessons and will use what I learned here to finally get my old Crate 60 watt acoustic amp set up properly.
Kathryn you rock!!! Great story
Making music at any standard is pure joy. Try learning simple harmonising with a friend and see what it does to your smile. Excellent video thanks.
Awesome thanks
SWR California Blonde! Great amp.
I’m 68 and last summer took the courage of playing a solo publicly. Kathy‘s story inspires me! Thanks for sharing. It’s not always about gain from settings.
I use a Marshall AS100D acoustic guitar/vocal amp. The sound is very rich, warm and professional. The onboard effects are sparse but all of a high quality and very useable. It's also easy to use. Once I got this, all my other amps went out the window! The AS100D is a classic amp in the making and a must for any singer/player who want's the best but without breaking the bank. Highly recommended.
I have a kinsman kaa45 just got it for the bedroom .thank you for your help Colin UK 🇬🇧 🙏
Great knowledge
Thanks Tony, I look forward to your acoustic Tuesday shows and kinda wish you had one for every day of the week 🤣
I don’t have an acoustic amp yet but I’ll take all your suggestions into consideration.
Thanks again 🤙
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Thanks Tony I've looking for a lesson on using an acoustic amp
Great video,,,set tone..and Kathy's for sure. Awesome,play enjoy..
Hi TY for all the encouragement..2020 has been rough but I am getting back up..I just ordered a spark amp to practice with..so any comments? Thanks again ..many blessings and good wishes to all for 2021...
I have a fishman loudbox mini, I love it!
Blackstar sonnet 120, clean, loud with amazing reverbs! This thing sounds big for such a small amp.
Just got the newly released Fishman Loudbox Micro. I was blown away by the amazing sound quality of this little amp. It’s perfect for home use or small gigs and sounds like a dream. Highly recommend it
Happy New Year = I have a Fishman Loud box artist - managed to pick it up second hand - Wow what a difference - I play my Taylor 110e brillent
I've had a Boss JS-10 for awhile now but never used it much because electrical noise caused by the inverter in my truck.
Then I happened across a Boss Katana Air and I love it, it being a dual power source and wireless to boot, what's not to love!
Such is the life of a long haul trucker that can't stand a day without his guitars!!!
Good info on tweeking acoustic amps. One thing I didn't see in the video or in the comments is that the AER Compact 60 is also a fantastic vocal amp that comes with phantom power. Works well for solo gigging or in a small combo.
Playing solo thru a Crate Acoustic 125D and Boss VE8. My Guild OM120 has never sounded so at home for my playing. Vocals sound fantastic too.
I got a Roland KB550 because I use bass through it too. I recently put a Mooer Radar IR loader with a Martin IR, seems to work. Often I have my bass pedal board with chorus, Octave, reverb, chorus, Optical Compressor and overdrive (light) and a programable EQ (source audio) I buy pedals that work full range. The bass and Acoustic are both active.
I have the boss acoustic singer pro which I love and I have the Fishman loud box mini charge and plus I have Acoustic pedal board as well
I have a Fishman loud box artist and a henriksen blu six. K&K pure mini. Have to really dial down the mids using a Boss Ge-7 eq pedal.
I love acoustic Instruments dude and this channel 2 Hope all is well
I’m a huge Derringer fan!!!
Frank Jackson.Thank you really enjoyed your lesson ..just about to buy a new amp .Been looking at a Fender 100. All the best from Thailand.
I have a Fishman Loudbox Mini, I really love this amp because it sounds exactly like the natural guitar its almost weird lol, it's amazing loud and clear, it also comes with Bluetooth so I can jam along to some Grateful Dead
how does the bluetooth work? i have the same amp but i dont know how to use the bluetooth.
@@MsLeosmom there should be a tiny black button on the right side of the amp hold it down till it starts blinking fast to pair new devices for the slow blink for known devices
Ive got a Carvin acoustic amp. I’m not a big fan. It seems to kill all the air of any acoustic plugged in. I dont use it much but when I do I wish I had something else
Classical guitarist here. I use an AER 60. With a Takamine 132SC or sometimes a Godwin Grand Concert with a synth.
I have a Fender Acoustasonic 100 and the Fender Mustang III 4-button footswitch to go with it. Used both just a few times. Maybe this will inspire me to use them more.
My Martin HD28V sounds great w/o any external preamp through my Roland ac90 Chorus. Don't overlook this older but great acoustic amp.
Awesome
The last clip of the man playing the keyboards to me the friends that came n the Trumpter that blew that Trumpet to encourage him is the beauty in friendship thru music . May God bless him with a speedy recovery 🙏🙏🎶🌷
Oh I own 2 acoustic amps an Bose L1 compact with Bluetooth, it’s light enough to get to a open mic. My other is also a Bose L1 1s it’s has a what I call a half base unit . Both unit is plug into a Bose Tone Match I love these units cos I don’t know n care for feedback .
Fishman Loudbox Artist. This video helped me a lot.
Great video as always...have you tried the Hughes and Kettner ERA 1or 2 acoustic amps...I've heard them all including the AER amps....H&K acoustic amps are unbeatable..believe one of the designers for AER left and helped design the ERA models for H&K.
Picture on the 10:10 mark is epic! 🤘
I dearly love my Fender Acoustasonic 30(w/DSP ) Has a fine sound and the mic side has great effects as well wonderful vocal attributes. I found in about 3 months old from the sister of a musician friend who suddenly passed away, Paid about $200.00 for it. Continues to play so well as look and sound well. The whole line of Fender acoustic amps are getting better and reasonable, including their new line. They range from about $100 to over $600 like the one similar to your example. The Marshall acoustics are nothing to sneeze at either.
I gig with a simple Acoustic 30 amp from GC. Perfect for the rehearsal room. I use various DI pedals depending on the guitar I use. This video was helpful. Thank you.
I’m thinking of buying one of those amps but the standard smallest size , it’s like 20 watts I think? Dyou think they’re pretty good for just camping trips/small venues
@@erickluviano981 absolutely. There should not be a need for more. IMO
Hi good video !
I have a guitar Yamaha Trans-Acoustic and amp AER COMPACT 60/2 and is sound very good :)
Funny thing for me, I'm an electric guitarist but I have a guild f112 acoustic Jumbo with a fishman pick up, until I purchased the loudbox mini, I always plugged into my Marshall JCM 800 hIf stk, w/ reverb @ very low vol and it sounded so wonderful!...still does, love the Loud box mini, though I prefer using mike on the guitar through the Mini!!! Warmer sound..
Just got a Loudbox mini yesterday. Trying to figure it out
Tony, I’m not even an average player but I have an Amp like one of yours, the AER Compact Mobile 60. Not fully used though. So I had the 6V batteries removed and bought a Larivee and an Ovation to match it.
I have a pre amp built into my acoustic guitar. How do I set that up? How does that whole built in pre amp work in reference to eqing ?
I have a Fender Acoustisonic 30 and also a Fender Acoustisonic 160.
Both in mint condition (about 20* years old)
Bought them because I got great deals on them.
you touch on alot here, accents your mistakes and highlites your progress. also you may discover some small lics in between chord changes that give you that AHA moment!
I love you VIDEOS!
This is my first time asking a question.
In this video, you discussed the set-up of my acoustic guitar AMPLIFIER.
However, it did not help me much because you only talked about the AMP's SETTINGS.
My Alvarez acoustic-electric guitar has GAIN and EQ settings on board, and my AMPLIFIER also has GAIN and EQ settings!
So how should I adjust my guitar's GAIN and EQ, and then adjust my AMP's GAIN and EQ?
I'm guessing the GUITAR's settings should be made FIRST. Yes? But where should the AMP's settings be? I DON'T KNOW?!
It's almost like there are TOO MANY OPTIONS...which can likely cause problems.
What if I boost the GUITAR BASS a little, and then I boost the AMP's bass a little?
Or should I keep the AMP settings at 12 o'clock and just boost or cut the guitar EQ?
I'm sure I'm not the only person in your audience with these questions.
Thanks!
PS: I'm 73 years old, and I am doing a 90-minute solo FOLK CONCERT Friday night, and I am using my guitar amp.
And to further complicate things, my powered 12-inch PA speaker also has GAIN??? Arrrgh! LOL
You asked what acoustic amps I have? I have a Centaur A440 that I got in the late '90's and a recently acquired Roland AC-33. I use the Centaur when I can conveniently plug in to mains power and the battery powered Roland when I can't.
P.S. love seeing a D-35 in your hands. My D-35 was my first Martin, bought new in '72 with proceeds from an insurance settlement on a fire in my parents' house that had immolated my original student model Harmony arch top and Kay electric. It's got 49 years of bumps, bruises, repairs, tweaks and my mojo in it now, and is gettin' quite respectable as it ages. 👍 😁 💕 🎶
I play a Taylor 224CE Koa Deluxe through a Marshall AS50D in our church. The amp is then fed to our house PA system via XLR. My Taylor has a 2 band EQ and so does the Marshall with a Low/High, however no Mid. It does have an adjustable notch filter for removing feedback. I've struggled on how to adjust the EQ. Should I do it at the guitar or at the amp or both? I typically find myself backing the Mid off but in this case I don't have a Mid adjustment. Any ideas?
indeed i'm one of those contemplating to buy an acoustic amp :) i had several gigs using a mini blackstar amp, debut 10e, but the sound is not so great... i managed to get a decent tone out of it, but now i'm heading towards something dedicated for acoustic. and i was thinking of a fender acoustic junior - is it worth it? or better a loudbox fishman amp? fender offers more power, but how about the tone?
How shoul you set the under saddle pick up on the guitar? LR Baggs two rottary controls. A volume and a bass to treble. Would ever turn the volume switch, i.e to midway so you can turn up your amp gain?
I love that deep bass sound like your playing in a huge stadium or something like a Travis Tritt sound
In this day and age a lot of acoustic guitars have EQ in the guitar. Is it best to leave that flat and adjust EQ at the amp or vice versa or tweak EQ in the guitar and the amp
Kathy rocks!!
I have a Behringer basic acoustic amp - good effects, nice looking amp. I play both an Ibanez Artcore Jumbo body with an amp system in it and one of the best sounding (for the price) acoustic guitars - Yamaha FG800.
Sr Technology 150 plus - Think it is the best you Can get (and much more clear and hi-fi than the aer 60. Love everything SR Technology
I'm running a bugera v 22 head through a single 12 celestion cab Fishman on guitar sounds nice with reverb big clean sound but would it sound better on frs powered speaker or acoustic amp.
I got the Fishman loudbox performer. Just got it today. No idea how to set it up yet EQ
Hi... Enjoyed this Presentation for the 2nd time ! Both interesting and instructive. What a totally unexpected "Happy Ending" to the "vid"... Some Mates jamming together ! ...☘...
Ibanez Troubadour T35, not super fancy but a good workhorse for small clubs or busking
I currently have an older Ultrasound DS4 Acoustic Guitar Combo Amp. It has two 8" speakers and provides excellent natural sound for my Taylor acoustic guitars. Seeing you were using a Mesa/Boogie Rosette Two, I think my Ultrasound provides a similar sound... but it does not have all the fine tuning the Mesa offers. But I bought used for $200 vs. a new Mesa for $1300!
I just picked up a DS4 as well! Just strummed through it last night and was impressed. Have you used this amp live?
Fishman loudbox mini ...its big enough for open mikes and small rooms a it really sounds good
Serious Guitarsenal from David! Noice! Some Serious Marshall amps in there too....also I own just a cheapy Fender Acoustasonic 15 amp that I got new for 100.00. For a first acoustic amp, small gigs, its just perfect and compact and works great for my purposes...2 channels, 3 band EQ, 1 Chorus, xlr and instrument cable inputs as well as a headphone jack input. Good deal. No frills and straight functional.
I have a ac33 roland with no attachments, Im wanting a foot switch with a longer loop I want a good mic and a singing harmonizer a stomp box so where do you go to set up this roland with quality componets I only want to buy once
Maybe not so easy to get in the US but brands like Acus and Schertler are high on the list for acoustic amp brands. I have an old Framus acoustifier 120.. beast of an amp.
Sr Technology (the guy who later created Acus, while Schertler boughthim out of SR and Changed the name to Schertler 150
Have you heard of the Boss Acoustic Singer Pro? if so what do you think about it?
Tony, a other great show! As a viewer that has been with you from the beginning, it has been interesting to see the arc of the show and how it has evolved. These days it is much more streamlined and has shifted to focus mostly on TAC members. Not saying that's bad - just different. I definitely miss things like the mail bag and 'you know you're a guitar geek when...' segments, as well as others, but there's a lot of good content developing. As always, looking forward to seeing what comes next.
Ya I really miss those early shows too
I agree, Daddio307! I miss the laughter, the jokes, and truthfully I miss Noah and Levi. I know, I know, Noah is helping his wife with their new business venture in daycare, and Levi still comes around to help in the background once in a while. I’m waxing poetic now, but you know what I mean.
Fishman Loudbox with battery. BECAUSE I can go to some of these elderly care facilities and not have to get the electronics tested
And for Christmas, my youngest gave me a Looper Pro Guitar Effector Leakto Looper (foot pedal) Station. It's going to take some work, but I hope to loop a bridge & verse, play that while I switch to a fiddle, then singing back at the chorus. It came early with the donor due to COVID.
Damn wish I bought the one with battery :( I feel limited and would be much smoother to just bring it wherever
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Just purchased the Fishman Loudbox Acoustic. I struggled with which on to purchase due to my use case. First, I don't play a instrument (though I plan to one day). What I love to do is sing. I went with the Fishman as it has Bluetooth and use a back track and sing. Always interested if anyone else uses if mostly for vocals
Acoustic a1000!! What are your thoughts on that amp?
Tony my amp is old crate acoustic amp no eq except I have a lot of old amps but I like the Crate 2x12 wampum