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b0b
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Posted 29 Mar 2010 9:08 am |
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Does anyone here have any experience with the Acoustic AG60? I've been going to little jam sessions where there's no PA, and each guitarist uses an amp that has a mic channel. Since I'm doing some singing, I need my own amplification.
Specifically, I'm wondering if this sounds acceptable for steel (similar to a Roland Cube, for example). It wouldn't need to sound spectacular, just "not bad".
Here the web site and a pic:
http://www.acousticamplification.com/products/ag60.cfm
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Musicians Friend has them for $300 - hard to beat that price.
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Glyndon Woosley
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LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2010 12:44 pm
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I don't how the steel would do, but one of the six string players at church uses that brand amp. I think, based on that one that they must be a good product.
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 30 Mar 2010 1:41 pm
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It's gotten relatively good reviews on Harmony Central, but only five of them.
That's a very good price for what you'd be getting, in my opinon.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2010 10:48 am
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I pulled the lever on this one. $10 delivery in 5 business days. I don't know how they can do this. 
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Doug Earnest
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Branson, MO USA
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Posted 3 Apr 2010 8:57 am
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b0b
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2010 8:16 am
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It arrived Thursday. I haven't taken it out of my little music room, but I can make a preliminary report on how it works as a steel amp. I haven't plugged a mike into it yet.
Acoustic guitars must have really weak pickups. The Truetone in my Desert Rose S-8 measures less than 13K ohms, but it clipped until I turned the input volume way down (input 1 at 9 o'clock - see picture).
Not a real problem, though. There seems to still be plenty of headroom.
Tone-wise, it fell sort of flat. I played with the knobs a bit but I couldn't get it to sparkle until I added the Sarno Freeloader (before the volume pedal). That made a world of difference. The settings shown above are with the Freeloader knob at 7. It sounds pretty good now.
Note that the level knob at the top right is irrelevant - it's for the iPod input. The master level control below it is the actual master volume control. (I'm in a very small room.)
The DSP effects are reasonable. I'm using "echo/rev 2" which fattens the sound nicely. The differences between the various plate, room and hall settings are too subtle for my ears at room volumes. I expect I'll hear them better when it's cranked up.
The unit is designed in California and manufactured in China. It came very well packed in a colorful consumer product box. It's heavy and awkward to move around. There's no cover, and no way to stash the dangling power cord when you're moving it. 
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