kiddfixit
Well-known member
So I have a Mainland Concert with a Mi-Si pick up. I know the pick up works because I occassionally run it through a little honeytone amp when I get bored or am looking to change things up a bit. I recently got the urge to go out and get a 2-channel accoustic amp and took my uke to Guitar Center to see what they had to offer. I'm not a big Guitar Center guy, but they don't typically mind when you play around with thier gear.
I only tried the accoustic amps that they had in the accoustic guitar room, but I have to say that I was pretty underwhelmed. Everything I tried was between 20 and 60 watts, but I can't say that it was very loud. I got the feeling that there was something off by how little I was getting out of the amps. I had one 60w amp all the way up and the gain at 50%, but it wasn't nearly as loud as would have expected. I'm not trying to shred here, but I would like to fill up a room! I had one 20w dialed most of the way up and only had so-so volume. I plugged into my honeytone, jacked that all the way up, and was at least as loud as the 20w dialed up to 75% volume. Has this happened to anyone else? I'll be the first to admit that I don't know alot about these systems, but maybe I'm missing something. Do I need to boost my signal? Is there something with the Mi-Si pickup that interferes with particular amps? I can't figure out for the life of me why I get decent volume from my honeytone but not nearly what I would expect from a bigger box. I'm going to go back when I have more time and try a few more amps, but any input you have would be apprciated.
Thanks in advance,
Ed G.
I only tried the accoustic amps that they had in the accoustic guitar room, but I have to say that I was pretty underwhelmed. Everything I tried was between 20 and 60 watts, but I can't say that it was very loud. I got the feeling that there was something off by how little I was getting out of the amps. I had one 60w amp all the way up and the gain at 50%, but it wasn't nearly as loud as would have expected. I'm not trying to shred here, but I would like to fill up a room! I had one 20w dialed most of the way up and only had so-so volume. I plugged into my honeytone, jacked that all the way up, and was at least as loud as the 20w dialed up to 75% volume. Has this happened to anyone else? I'll be the first to admit that I don't know alot about these systems, but maybe I'm missing something. Do I need to boost my signal? Is there something with the Mi-Si pickup that interferes with particular amps? I can't figure out for the life of me why I get decent volume from my honeytone but not nearly what I would expect from a bigger box. I'm going to go back when I have more time and try a few more amps, but any input you have would be apprciated.
Thanks in advance,
Ed G.