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Topic: adding a tweeter |
Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 27 Feb 2009 10:00 am |
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| I hear that steel amps can work well as acoustic guitar (or dobro) amps if you add a tweeter to them as an external speaker. Anyone ever try this? If so, what do you recommend for a tweeter? Maybe some kind of car stereo tweeter? |
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David Doggett
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Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 27 Feb 2009 10:36 am
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| You'll need a two-way crossover network, and my choice would be the kind of tweeter used in acoustic amps or PA speaker systems. If you still want to use the amp for steel, be sure you have a two-way switch to disconnect the crossover network and tweeter. Steel will sound harsh with the tweeter. |
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James Quackenbush
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Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2009 11:05 am
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Tom,
What a lot of folks don't know is that a lot of these boxes like the Pod or other Virtual Instrument boxes are voiced to work with stereo systems which have tweeters in them ....If you are using a regular amp setup , like David D said , make sure you disable the horn when playing ....Your dogs will thank you and so will your ears !!....Ji |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 27 Feb 2009 12:00 pm
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| On second thought, it seems like a lame idea. It is probably better to have 2 amps. One for the steel and one for the dobro (and acoustic guitar). |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 28 Feb 2009 8:57 am
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| Or, just run the Dobro and acoustic guitar into the PA, like most people do. Seems like the only people who really need an acoustic guitar amp are solo instrumentalists who don't use a PA. |
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Paul E. Brennan
From:
Dublin, Ireland
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 11:38 am
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| I've used a Peavey Reno for ten years or so now. This is basically a Nashville with a horn/tweeter above the speaker. It's designed for acoustic instruments. Apart from the tweeter, it's identical to the Nashville. I have to say I didn't like it with the tweeter connected. It made the steel sound harsh. So, I disconnected it. The amp sounds great now. The added height in the cab to accommodate the tweeter gives the sound a little more depth I think. |
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