11.6.14

How To Choose The Best Jazz Guitar Amplifiers

By Kenya Campos


When it comes to guitar players, there is no one-size fits-all solution for choosing amplifiers. This includes rock and jazz guitar amplifiers. The amp that a heavy metal guitar player would use is different from the jazz. Guitar players have unique sounds that they prefer as well as its application.

The music you play and the venue you play in will model the amp that you need. There are various brand names that using different technologies as well as sound suited for specific types of music. Whether you are playing a soothing night of blues and jazz, a mosh pit, or a country barn opry, the amp you choose will make or break your shtick.

Just purchasing any amp without forethought is a bad idea. The performance and quality of the sound determines whether the gig is a fail. Amps have specific sounds, brands, layouts, and technology that make them unique from one another. Choosing the right amp will require one to familiarize himself with the distinguishable qualities of amps.

Wattage rates amps. The lower wattage tube amplifiers are strong models. The tube models can distort louder volumes. The tube amps are great for studio use and harmonic quality. The higher wattage amps can play loud bass and music with gritty distortion.

Tube and solid state amps have distinguishable qualities. The tube amps are much more expensive than the solid state amps, and they are of studio standards. As much as solid state amps try to mimic the harmonic qualities of tubes, it does not meet the bar set. Some solid states are good and suitable to match the harmonic qualities of a tube.

Micro amps make good practice amps. Most of them only push about 10 to 50 watts. The amps are not much good for anything. They make good for practicing. Because of the size of the amps, micro amps are generally solid state.

The 1x12 amp uses a 12 inch speaker that can be deemed suitable for small gigs. They are useful for practice as well. They do not meet the bar to be useful in a large venue, but they can be hooked to large Pas via mi or line-out jacks. The tube 1x12 amps are very nice.

The 2 x 12 amp is ideal for medium-sized venues and studios. The cabinets work for many categories of music. When looking for that amp, do not confuse the terms head and amplifier. The head is an amplifier without a speaker, and numerous heads can be hooked up to play a stack or half stack speaker system. A typical head can run up to 400 watts for the speakers.

The cabinets can hold 4 to 6 12in speakers. The configurations of 4 12in speakers with multiple smaller speakers are called half stacks. Cabinets can use 200 watt heads that would be ideal for mid-sized to larger venues. A half stack is a cabinet with 4 12in speakers. Full stacks are twice the amount obviously. The full stacks are used by pro musicians in large music venues. The amps used are what separate the pros from the hobbyist.




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