Orton Pearson
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I am thinking about maybe in a month or two getting a practice amp but one of sufficient wattage to use in future (maybe a year) in a circumstance where somebody says "There's a band on at the [very small] pub next Thursday, let's arrange to feed their ego with you 'opening' for them with a couple of tunes". (Pub bands where I am from never have an 'opening' act.)
I seek advice on amps which for quite some time will be totally for practice. Firstly let's be general. I see that a guitar amp would probably be most useful so let's consider the wider categories of bass, electric, acoustic, vocal and general public address amps with each of these categories being a combined amp and speaker.
25 watts would be sufficient both as a practice amp and also to eventually stumble into very low level performance in a small venue.
Are there any amps (that is combined amp and speaker) which are reasonable for multi-purpose requirements? I.e. is there one amp that would be able to cope with concurrent ukulele playing, singing and maybe acoustic guitar or maybe any two or one at a time of those three?
Are bass amps solely for bass guitars / bass ukuleles?
Are electric guitar amps solely for electric guitars or can they be used for acoustic guitars / ukuleles, singing and public address?
Are acoustic guitar amps solely for acoustic instruments or can they be used for electric guitars / electric ukuleles, singing and public address?
Are vocal amps solely for singing vocals or can they be used for public address and some instruments?
Are public address amps any use for any other purpose?
I seek a practice amp for acoustic ukulele but one which could eventually be used at a very small venue for music / vocal performance or other purposes. Since I make no claim whatsoever that I will ever be able to perform, the fundamental of this is that the need is for a practice amp for acoustic ukulele.
I seek advice on amps which for quite some time will be totally for practice. Firstly let's be general. I see that a guitar amp would probably be most useful so let's consider the wider categories of bass, electric, acoustic, vocal and general public address amps with each of these categories being a combined amp and speaker.
25 watts would be sufficient both as a practice amp and also to eventually stumble into very low level performance in a small venue.
Are there any amps (that is combined amp and speaker) which are reasonable for multi-purpose requirements? I.e. is there one amp that would be able to cope with concurrent ukulele playing, singing and maybe acoustic guitar or maybe any two or one at a time of those three?
Are bass amps solely for bass guitars / bass ukuleles?
Are electric guitar amps solely for electric guitars or can they be used for acoustic guitars / ukuleles, singing and public address?
Are acoustic guitar amps solely for acoustic instruments or can they be used for electric guitars / electric ukuleles, singing and public address?
Are vocal amps solely for singing vocals or can they be used for public address and some instruments?
Are public address amps any use for any other purpose?
I seek a practice amp for acoustic ukulele but one which could eventually be used at a very small venue for music / vocal performance or other purposes. Since I make no claim whatsoever that I will ever be able to perform, the fundamental of this is that the need is for a practice amp for acoustic ukulele.
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