Can You Use an Electric Guitar Amp for Acoustic Guitar? | Fender Acoustic Junior GO
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- Today Chris is talking about at frequently asked question in guitar shops around the world: could you (or should you) run an acoustic guitar through an electric guitar amp? Many of us have tried and experienced the nasally, unpleasant tone often produced when running our nice, balanced acoustics through tube amps. Many manufacturers produce high quality amplifiers specifically designed for acoustic guitars, and the new Acoustic Junior GO amp from Fender is a fantastic example! Take a listen and see for yourself.
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For many people, a great review doesn't assume we're all experts whovare familiar with all the technical stuff and the corresponding terminology. So thank you for this. Very helpful.
I'm in total agreement, not ALL share "next-level" technical knowledge. I'm 70, and I've watched this and other you tube guitar shows, trying to prepare for my cut-way 41-inch BestChoiceProducts guitar this morning. The reason I'm here is because I've been trying to educate myself on different aspects, accessories, etc. ..but I gotta say, it's not just the technical stuff, it's the "snooty" that's driven me away, and I'll not return.
I can remember Marcy’s playground plugging an acoustic into a Marshall stack at Woodstock 99’… it was legendary
Thank you! I've been playing since 1977 and you're the first person that has ever explained the differences into to detail. Excellent video!
Thx again
I appreciate you guy’s channel more than you know. Every question I have, you seem to have the perfect video to answer. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Another option (if you are not opposed to modeling) is a modeler such as the hx stomp and an FRFR speaker. This will handle both electric and acoustic, or in the case of hybrid guitars, electric and acoustic at the same time. An added advantage is that there are tons of acoustic impulse responses for the helix and other modelers that allow you to get a much more natural sound out of your acoustic. I have a Michael Kelly Hybrid, and can run separate paths for the piezo pickup and humbuckers, processing one for a natural acoustic sound, and the other towards electric (on the stomp, this pretty much tanks available slots, though I can still squeeze in a reverb). The blend knob between the piezo and humbucker output on the Michael Kelly hybrid allows you to mix acoustic and electric tones together.
Very informative and useful. Now we need a comparison of the different Fender (and other) acoustic amp models, at different price points.
Thanks Chris. I asked my son who has an engineering degree in Sound Production Engineering and he also worked around performances. He reccomended a Fishman Loudbox and I haven't been disappointed. Makes a difference if the sound man knows what you play, where, for and with whom. Have a great day.
I have fishman loudbox, and keep it.
I have only been playing acoustic for a couple of years now, and this question popped into my head this evening as I entertain the thought of purchasing an electric. Jumped onto the interweb, headed straight to youtube, and watched your clip. As always, your information is easy to digest and concise. Thank you
As always, Chris, thanks for the great info!
Thanks, good advice, Chris. I have only been playing my acoustic and my electric-acoustic unamped to date, but I bought my a-e with the idea that I might want to plug it in at times. This gave me some good info before I go down that road.
Very useful. First time I hear about this. Thanks Chris 🎶🎶🎶
It sounds cool through the electric amp.
Thanks Chris, very helpful review! 👏👏
Great vídeo, Chris. In retrospect I’m VERY surprised I can’t recall anyone covering this, in depth, on CZcams before.
Incidentally, I have a small dedicated acoustic amp, but I have also plugged my electros into my Positive Grid Spark and, using the ‘Acoustic’ setting, it does (as I seem to remember the Boss Katana I used to own did) a fairly passable acoustic representation.
I have, in the past - for convenience - plugged an electro into one of my larger tube amps and, whilst in a band mix is sufficed (barely 🥴), on specific acoustic stuff it did, indeed, sound like 💩!
Keep up the good work. 👍
Thank you Chris for another great informative video.
Very nice explanation of the differences. Thanks.
Great info! Thanks Chris. I have the previous Fender 100 Acoustic with two channels. No Looper but really love it as I can plug a voice mic in.
I actually heard the difference from my mobile. Usually hard to hear on different amps, thank you.
I’m glad you still let us outsiders watch some of the videos!
Good, informative video. Thanks!
Although this clip is very informative concerning specs and how each amp work - it’s very misleading and somewhat biased. I understand its intent is to push a “newer” player to the right amp which is great, however, one can get amazing tone from an electric amp with an acoustic. For example, a Taylor plugged into a ‘66 VibroChamp with an 8” Eminence C-Rex which is naturally warm in general, plugged into channel 2 on the low input. Treble at 3, bass at 4.5, volume at 4.5 to 5. Believe you me, if I could find a better sounding acoustic amp I would use it, I cannot. I’m willing to bet he could make that VCR sound just as good as well, especially on the low input, but again, I understand the intent for this video - just wanted to say it’s not completely factual hah.
Thank you I felt this way as well
I did hear him say people ask if they can plug an acoustic guitar into an electric guitar(1:04). So, I had to try it, but don't tell my mom. The funny thing is, it looked really sexy, but no baby guitars popped, not even a whimper, no sound at all!?! Do you think, if I plug my Orange bass amp into my Blackstar ID:CORE, that Behringer realtube modeling preamps will pop out? Or, will it just be a poor excuse for fourth of July? Oh
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That's also a pretty convoluted. I'd rather have a concise answer without having two amps all at different settings.
Nice job! I use a Fishman Loudbox both Mini and Performer. Really like both of these amps for my acoustic guitars.
Thank you for good clear useful information.
Great presentation!
Acoustic through a bass amp is incredible!
Thank you Chris for a Great and Informative video on a topic I have always considered! You do a phenomenal job always! I would love to have one amp for both acoustic guitar and voice. I play electric very seldom and I assume that I could get by plugging my strat electric into an acoustic amp. BTW, are there any amps that make my voice sound better? :)
You are a great communicator sir.
What about plugging an electric guitar into an Acoustic amp? Best of both worlds?? IDK
Not really. You will only have tons of clean tone and not the smooth midrange chimey clean tone you typically want on an electric guitar. However, since an acoustic amp is effectively a small PA system you could do it with pedals or a floor effects processor or modeling pedal, etc and get great sounds.
NO!
I prefer an acoustic through an electric amp far more than an electric through an acoustic amp.
Great video, thanks ❤
Great video Chris. This makes total sense. Im now off to buy an acoustic amp...
My go to source for answering guitar questions
I think this is just simply something that's preference. I honestly really like both and know people who intentionally use tube amps for their acoustic sound. To me it sounds old timey like those old blues recordings which is cool
Absolutely agree here, I think that guitar sounded better on the electric amp over the acoustic amp. You should do what sounds better to you since your the one that has to live with the decision and not settle for what someone else says you should or shouldn't do.
I do agree with this, unless you're playing with a 12 string acoustic guitar which, in my opinion, loses it's purpose and sound if pulled through a tube amp. I feel the whole point of a 12 string acoustic is to hear the fullness of it but from my experience, using it through a vox tube amp makes it sound so tinny, all the strings just end up sounding like complete mush.
I use a peavey session 500 for mine and a peavey xr600b Mixer amp. the combo is insane, way more meatier than electric guitar especially with the right tuning(s).
Old timey? I’m temporarily using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV for acoustic and it sounds fine
Myself I thought the fender electric sounded ok & with some pedals could replicate the acoustic amp easily. I have an older Acoustic AG60 acoustic amp,I replaced the speakers in… with high end coaxial/monitor type speakers that just doesn’t cut it for me, so I use an Orange Tiny Terror combo…set to a clean setting w the usual set of pedals, a Boss eq DD-6 & I think it sounds great. No you can’t use it with a mic but you usually don’t need to, it’s heavy but not crazy heavy. And with the pedals they have nowadays you can pretty much get any sound out of any amp. It just boils down to convenience.
Thanks Chris that was one Q that’s was on my mind and you answered it. I bought a Bose L1 compact cos it has no feedback cos when I first went to an open n have not used any amps all my life I was discouraged by the feedback on stage . That brought me to buying an L1 in the thoughts of dragging it on stage . Then I bought an L1 model 1s Bose it was used but in new condition I have been having a great time plugged in at home n now added a Bose T4s tonematch which I am experimenting the info sheet does not help to much but I m trying to figuring it out . Sometime I think the simple LR Baggs EQ brown box is easier to use 👍🏻
Well demonstrated. My solution was to grab a TC Electronic BodyRez pedal, to help it with the few times I play an acoustic guitar through an "regular" amp.
Wait, no, I think the JC-22 will be the first stop for this test.
Great demonstration and explanation of the differences. Thought comments might also help me here, heh heh , seems everyones got a different take. On my earphones I was hearing a lot more bottom end on the acoustic amp and almost thought the bass needed backing off some.
Vox Mini3 G2 modeling amp is great for my small space, with a "Line" setting for keyboards and acoustic. Also found a great deal on a non-gigged Acoustic 15 amp acoustic guitar amp. "You just never know what you're gonna find..." Should we call it "shopping" or "hunting"? "Hunting" was finding my ideal Stetson after 25 years.
I found an acoustic A15 brand new for $20,love it!
loved this video
Really Great Video.❤❤❤
I think that I'm the owner of this exact same guitar featured on this video, not the same model, the actual same guitar... I'm kinda pleased to know that my guitar is kind of youtube famous haha
Great info 👍🎸
A good budget amp for an acoustic is a bookshelf or old school larger stereo. Just use a line in connector to the appropriate jack size. You will get some decent full rage speakers from them.
Chris, being a "seasoned' solo performer, this is not news to me, but coming from you, it certainly is reassurance. I've had the most luck over 3 decades with Fishman amps, their Loud Boxes and especially their "array of speakers" in the SA220s. A few years ago I laid down over $1,000 for a Fender acousitc amp with control panels similar to the Acoustic Junior, but it had a gorgeous "wrap around" birch plywood cabinet. I only used it for a month because feedback issues began to creep in to the point that I couldn't use it. The Fishman Artist Loud Boxes (matching cream versions) are great, one for vocals on the left and the other for guitar on the right. But the SA220s produce such rich vocals once the reverb is dialed in, that I now use them almost exclusively. And through July and August I was gigging 7 nights per week, or every night. I want to thank you for clearly explaining in one fell swoop information that I learned over the years simply through experience. Thanks Chris, your vids are always helpful and enlightening.
I was thinking to buy one thanks for the help. Finally a video where I was able to clear my doubts. I was thinking about what's the difference between two as I only have Semi Acoustic So I thought It doesn't matter which amp I choose but the video really helped me out. There were sound differences between two the more I research the better value I get . Thanks again
I have a Lindo Accoustic amp it's 10 watt it's lovely simple looks retro and cool and has a very nice interesting bright boost button and standard controls authentic.
I also have a ukulele amp specifically for my uke.
Can you do a video for amps for acoustic AND electric?
And an important question, can you plug an electric into an acoustic amp? How does it sound?
I have both types of guitars and would prefer to just get 1 amp...without spending Riviera money.
Plugged my acoustic into the ENGL setting on my helix it sounded like a strat
Great demo, Chris... you put it into perspective frequency wise... electric amp vs acoustic amp is like AM radio vs FM radio signal... I really like that Fender Junior. It's versatility make it an obvious choice for A/E guitars!
Great video Chris, thanks! Do ukuleles (with pickups) also need an acoustic guitar amp to sound good? Or will an electric guitar amp work just as well for ukuleles?
I just couldn't stop laughing how you looked when you gave that first strum of an acoustic guitar hooked up into an electric guitar amp..priceless at 7.27m...😆
that october allergy joke made me subscribe hes not only entertaining but funny aswell
Wow. Now it makes sense.
Love y’all’s videos. A few years back, I experimented with my JCM2000 122 TSL 100w combo (on clean) doing an A/B with my 90’s vin Crate acoustic combo - to which you fondly alluded. The mix of Guitars spanned ES335, Strat, D-35 w/K&K, Taylor 614 cedar top maple b/s, and for nylon… a Yamaha AEX500n and an old 70’s Ventura classical with a bridge piezo. Played all through both amps. I play low vol & clean stuff. With respect to acoustic guitars, the Marshall tube amp sounded jaw-drop amazing on the Ventura and D-35 (like, call-mamma-level of a surprise) low-gain pickup sig prob helped. The 614 sucked on everything (still does) Taylor’s ES2’s pre is too hot. The AEX500N has an active pre as well, but tame-able. Point is, matching the output impedance and gain that the guitar pick-up is pushing out, with something that the amp likes… I found that to work for me, rather than limitations of the speaker; my vocals, at best, and guitar freq range goes from F2 at 87Hz to E4 330 Hz, and a drop D, or D2 at 73 Hz up to an A5 (1st string, 17th fret), 880 Hz respectively… and a combo tube amp with a Celestion G12, Heritage & Vintage both having an 80Hz-5k Hz range… worked well for some, but not all. Morale of the story: get what keeps you playing, even if it’s two amps :)
Sometimes I like to play through my little Vox 15R amp. I don't like reverb on the acoustic but on a few songs I love using the tremelo. I have a Boss trem pedal as well but there's something special about the Vox.
I have a Collings OM with a K&K Pure Mini, and I have a Fishman Loudbox Artist and Henrickson Blu 6 amp. But I swear my Collings sounds the best through my Princeton 65 reissue!
Bass amps actually work pretty well for acoustics; especially if you have a reverb pedal.
dude. thank you so much
I plug my acoustic into a tube preamp, then split the signal to a bass amp and a 50's Princeton-style amp with an outboard spring reverb. It's rad! I personally think acoustic amps sound thin in comparison (but easier to drag to a gig than two amps lol)
Great & thnx...all i wanna get rid off is changing amps for my EG and acoustic as well
I've recently been using an electric solid body through an AB-Y peddle. "A" into a Fender M80 combo with all the effects peddles in that line and, "B" into a Fender acoustasonic 40 with no effects. WOW, It's like I have my own back up acoustic Rythm player following me along. The Hi-Fi just opens up !
AER are killer for acoustic and hollow bodies as well!
I used to plug my acoustic into my twin reverb. The twin reverb is a clean amp so it sounded ok. I sang through it too. Didn’t sound all that great but it worked 🤷🏼♂️
Hi Chris, I thought it might be nice, to mention those two amps in the description. So that it's easier for anyone to checkout the Amps
I have a homemade echosonic amp that me and my grandpa built it has a 12au7 preamp tube we built it from seeing schematics online we had to change a few things though but it sounds the same as a real Echosonic I use it with my homemade electric acoustic guitar with an undersaddle pickup and some Thomastik classic s strings 10 gauge strings I don't like SS amps they don't have the sound I like
My Donner external DSS humbucking pickup provides excellent results with my solid state electric guitar amp. In fact, I've also done a review of the result on my channel.
Recently, because of health I traded my LP for a Martin. I own a Taylor and a Martin now. I own an acoustic amp and it's not a bad one. I have almost every conceivable pedal and a few I don't need. What I'd like is an amp that sounds like the very early Beatles or maybe Tom Petty. So I wonder how a Vox would get along with my acoustics?
Thanks for the video. Can you plug a guitar and microphone in at the same time with the junior or is it just one at a time?
Thanks for this video Chris 👌 I bought the same guitar as you using now very happy with it.
I'm looking for a very simple acoustic amp with only One input channel for guitar do not need microphone input.
The simpler the better. I can not find anything only very small amps with one channel.
I ones saw a Taylor amp very beautiful and only volume knob, that's something I'm looking for.
Do you know if there is something like that.
Regards from Holland
Thanks for the help and understanding about these amplifiers, I play the Cuatro Acustic de Puerto Rico and my Cuatro sounds very good to the ear and I want it to be that way in the amplifier. The electric guitar amp will kill that sound by adding sound changes to the sounds of the Cuatro. My Cuarto is handcrafted from a single wood which gives it that natural sound.
Actually when I have no other choice to run direct in or to an acoustic amp at times I was just running to the return of an electric amp and play out of the power amp speaker sounds pretty decent too
I have an early 2000s Danelectro Convertible Pro and 12 string. My old Amp that I used to sing through and plug the guitars in too died a while back. Recently saw the Fender Acoustic 100 where a friend works, and now wondering whether it would be a good replacement for my original speaker Ampeg G-18.
Thank you
I play a Michael Kelly. Electric acoustic through a small marshall amp on clean channel love the sound
Nice Airheads reference.
How about using an equalizer in line with a regular electric guitar amp in order to achieve proper accoustic tone?
The Champ Reverb mellows out the Guitars sound
Thank you so much I have been pondering this question for the last 67 months as a novice guitarist,. I have always been playing for 18 months I have both electric guitars in acoustic guitars acoustic electric guitars and I have a spider amp and I have a fender mustang GT 50 amp in really want to be able to plug a microphone in my acoustic guitar in an app to have a better sound any recommendations
John Lennon used an original fender vibrio champ and an acoustic guitar for the distorted guitar sound on his plastic Ono band album.😎
Awesome…And “Remember The Alamo….Music Center…!🤙
It's matter of preferences and style, but in general all acoustic amps are solid state, so using solid state amps on clean (without gain) you would get completely the same sound and volume as an acoustic amps. So this video is partially true because you use tube amp which automatically gives gain.
Thanks
Great job as always Chris! I do have a question for anyone out there. Can I use my electric guitar amp with my acoustic guitar with an acoustic pedal (Boss or other). So, I have a Fender Deluxe Reverb that I always use for my electrics. I also have a Fishman Loudbox acoustic amp for my Taylor's. What I'd like to do is, Run the acoustic guitar through an acoustic pedal and plug it into the Normal Channel of the Fender amp. Would this work? Would it sound ok? I'm trying to avoid lugging the extra amp to gigs just for my minimal acoustic numbers. Thanks!
Nice info. Can the Amp be connected to a big PA system in band
I want to put a distortion pedal into the amp, does it still sound good with the acoustic amp?
Acoustic amp for sure brighter, but the deep silky tone of the electric guitar amp sounds great also. I often use a Peavy 100 max bass amp with my Taylor 714ceC for certain songs/styles.
I want to use my Fender Blues Junior with my acoustic guitar. Do you have any recommendations for a replacement full-range speaker?
You could have easily adjusted the EQ and tone on the guitar and the electric amp to get a better sound.
Great job showing the differences of the two amps.
He is spot on how the electric amp funnels or cones the sound of an acoustic. The acoustic amp brings out the sound of the guitar. Is the fender amp the best for the accoustic? Not sure seems like a mod amp which is processed
So you like the fishman loudbox mini as well or do you prefer fender and other brands?
Here is a great secret weapon. The Crate V32 Palomino is the ONLY electric guitar amp I know where an acoustic guitar sounds great, not just passible . Made only for Crate by Ampeg in St. Louis with exclusive sale through Guitar Center (out of production) but available on the used market. For an Acoustic amp the Fender 100 (plywood shell or Junior style) is a very flexible and loud amp for Acoustic Guitar and great using a NUX MG-30 or modeling type pedal board as it IS a small PA. Trying to run a modeling pedal or an acoustic guitar through a tube amp offers an inferior sound as they both want a flat freq response or at least a line level PA response. The V32 is also a 30 watt 2 channel amp with 4 EL34s and a line out.
The only proviso that I'd add is that I believe nylon string electro players sometimes prefer electric guitar amps to warm up their sound. I read it in an acoustic guitar manual I have - I can't qualify this statement.
I sometimes use my bass amp for my acoustic guitars; i just dial the low frequency volume for the amp all the way down. Although the bass amp can’t project some very high frequencies, the acoustic guitars sound great with bass amp.
I wonder if that applies to amps with acoustic guitar mode?
I understand I am able to plug it in and record with a DAW software, but is there a way to use an acoustic-electric with an Amp simulator? (Specifically Guitar Rig 6)
What about the fender mustang amp? It has an acoustic sim preset, along with the option to meticulously edit settings.
Ty
I actually thought it sounded cool with the Electric guitar amp? Would sound cool for some rock songs.
Is there acoustic amps that you can also get the sound of the Electric?
Can i get a twin reverb tonemaster and replace the speaker with a hifi speaker?
Nice vid! The vibrochamp doesn't have a spring reverb though, it's digital.
correct
what is name of this wire that you stick at the bottom of acoustic guitar? My acoustic guitar doesn't have any where to stick cables in but there is a black small wooden thing at the bottom of my guitar ... what do i do?
What is your opinion on the Fender Twin Reverb ‘65 reissue for acoustic guitar? Anyone?
Here's a question I can't find any info on anywhere. I have an acoustic electric guitar and an acoustic amplifier. What if I run the line out from the acoustic amp to an extension cabinet? Will it sound bad for the same reasons you mentioned, or will the fact that I'm using the acoustic amp as a preamp make it sound better?
how about squeaky clean amps? can those work well with acoustic guitars?