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695:(or more loudspeakers, such as four ten-inch speakers) than the cabinets used for other instruments, so that they can move the larger amounts of air needed to reproduce low frequencies. Bass players have to use more powerful amplifiers than the electric guitarists, because deep bass frequencies take more power to amplify. While the largest speakers commonly used for regular electric guitar have twelve-inch cones, electric bass speaker cabinets often use 15" speakers. Bass players who play styles of music that require an extended low-range response, such as 336: 964: 920:, not from the instrument amplifiers. While stacks of huge speaker cabinets and amplifiers are still used in concerts (especially in heavy metal), this is often mainly for aesthetics or to create a more authentic tone. The switch to smaller instrument amplifiers makes it easier for musicians to transport their equipment to performances. As well, it makes concert stage management easier at large clubs and festivals where several bands are performing in sequence, because the bands can be moved on and off the stage more quickly. 498: 32: 217: 715: 400: 881:
frequencies. For electric instruments such as electric guitar, the amplifier helps to create the instrument's tone by boosting the input signal gain and distorting the signal, and by emphasizing frequencies deemed desirable (e.g., low frequencies) and de-emphasizing frequencies deemed undesirable (e.g., very high frequencies).
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amplifiers in radios and home stereo systems. Hi-fi home stereo amplifiers strive to accurately reproduce signals from pre-recorded music, with as little harmonic distortion as possible. In contrast, instrument amplifiers are add additional tonal coloration to the original signal or emphasize certain
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pickup, which converts the vibrations of the instrument into an electronic signal. More rarely, a magnetic pickup may be mounted in the sound hole of an acoustic guitar; while magnetic pickups do not have the same acoustic tone that microphones and piezo pickups can produce, magnetic pickups are more
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mounted inside the body, which designed to convert acoustic vibrations into an electrical signal, but usually they do so from direct contact with the strings (replacing the guitar's bridge) or with the guitar's body, rather than having a membrane-like general-purpose microphone. Acoustic guitars may
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Amplifiers for harder, heavier genres often use valve amplifiers (known as tube amplifiers in North America) also. Valve amplifiers are perceived by musicians and fans to have a warmer tone than those of transistor amps, particularly when overdriven (turned up to the level that the amplifier starts
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were generally only used to amplify the vocals. Moreover, in the 1960s, PA systems typically did not use monitor speaker systems to amplify the music for the onstage musicians. Instead, the musicians were expected to have instrument amplifiers that were powerful enough to provide amplification for
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or shear off the waveforms). Instead of abruptly clipping off the signal at cut-off and saturation levels, the signal is rounded off more smoothly. Vacuum tubes also exhibit different harmonic effects than transistors. In contrast to the tweed-style amplifiers, which use speakers in an open-backed
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sound that does not—except for reverb and other effects—alter the natural instrument sound, other than to make it louder. Amplifiers often come with a simple mixer to blend signals from a pickup and microphone. Since the early 2000s, it is increasingly common for acoustic amplifiers to provided
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works by electro-magnetic induction (these are called magnetic pickups; they are the most widely used type of pickup on electric guitars). Acoustic guitars do not usually have a built-in pickup or microphone, at least with entry-level and beginner instruments. Some acoustic guitars have a small
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By the 1960s and 1970s, semiconductor transistor-based amplifiers began to become more popular because they are less expensive, more resistant to bumps during transportation, lighter-weight, and require less maintenance. In some cases, tube and solid-state technologies are used together in
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The smallest combo amplifiers, which are mainly used for individual practice and warm-up purposes, may have only a single 8" or 10" speaker. Some harmonica players use these small combo amplifiers for concert performances, though, because it is easier to create natural overdrive with these
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As a result of improvements to PA and monitor systems, musicians in the 2000s no longer need huge, powerful amplifier systems. A small combo amplifier patched into the PA suffices. In the 2000s, virtually all sound reaching the audience in large venues comes from the
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Speakers for bass instrument amplification tend to be heavier-duty than those for regular electric guitar, and the speaker cabinets are typically more rigidly constructed and heavily braced, to prevent unwanted buzzes and rattles. Bass cabinets often include
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sound when overdriven. However, these subjective assessments of the attributes of tube amplifiers' sound qualities are the subject of ongoing debate. Tube amps are more fragile, require more maintenance, and are usually more expensive than solid-state amps.
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lower-powered amplifiers. Larger combo amplifiers, with one 12 inch speaker or two or four 10 or 12 inch speakers are used for club performances and larger venues. For large concert venues such as stadiums, performers may also use an amplifier
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The output transistors of solid-state amplifiers can be passively cooled by using metal fins called heatsinks to radiate away the heat. For high-wattage amplifiers (over 800 watts), a fan is often used to move air across internal heatsinks.
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amplifier. The combination amplifier is a preamplifier, power amplifier and tone controls and one or more loudspeakers or drivers mounted in a portable wooden cabinet. This amp's sound is being picked up with a microphone in a recording
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These amps are designed to produce a variety of sounds ranging from a clean, warm sound (when used in country and soft rock) to a growling, natural overdrive, when the volume is set near its maximum, (when used for
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effects units. Smaller guitar amps are also available, which have fewer speakers (some have only one speaker) and lighter, less powerful amplifier units. Smaller guitar amps are easier to transport to gigs and
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to the guitar sound with distortion effects, preamplification boost controls (sometimes with multiple stages of preamps), and tone filters. While many of the most expensive, high-end models use 1950s-style
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and similar instruments, is distinct from other types of amplification systems due to the particular challenges associated with keyboards; namely, to provide solid low-frequency sound reproduction
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at sufficient volume for the performer and audience to hear. Most guitar amplifiers can also modify the instrument's sound with controls that emphasize or de-emphasize certain frequencies and add
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Tube amplifiers produce more heat than solid-state amplifiers, but few manufacturers of these units include cooling fans in the chassis. While tube amplifiers do need to attain a proper
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cabinet, companies such as Marshall tend to use 12" speakers in a closed-back cabinet. These amplifiers usually allow users to switch between clean and distorted tones (or a
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rather than the onstage guitar amplifiers, so most of these cabinets were not connected to an amplifier. Instead, walls of speaker cabinets were used for aesthetic reasons.
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Vacuum tubes were the dominant active electronic components in amplifiers from the 1930s through the early 1970s, and tube amplifiers remain preferred by many musicians and
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the stage and audience. In late 1960s and early 1970s rock concerts, bands often used large stacks of speaker cabinets powered by heavy tube amplifiers such as the
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setting, which typically aim for a relatively flat frequency response (i.e., no added coloration of the sound) and little or no distortion of the signal.
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amplifiers. A common setup is the use of a tube preamplifier with a solid-state power amplifier. There are also an increasing range of products that use
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In the 1960s and 1970s, large, heavy, high-output power amplifiers were preferred for instrument amplifiers, especially for large concerts, because
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To produce this relatively clean sound, these amplifiers often have very powerful amplifiers (up to 800 watts RMS), to provide additional
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at 5 kHz to reduce the extreme high frequencies, and a bass roll-off at 60–100 Hz to reduce unwanted boominess. The nickname
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into a larger electronic signal to feed to a loudspeaker. An instrument amplifier is used with musical instruments such as an
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crisp high-frequency sound reproduction. It is typically a combination amplifier that contains a two, three, or four-channel
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or limiter features, to avoid unwanted distorting at high volume levels and potential damage to speakers; equalizers; and
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However, over subsequent decades, PA systems substantially improved, and used different approaches, such as horn-loaded
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of over 20 Marshall cabinets. However, by the 1980s and 1990s, most of the sound at live concerts was produced by the
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ports, vents or openings in the cabinet, which improve the bass response and low-end, especially at high volumes.
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Bonneville tube amplifier as seen from the rear view: note the vacuum tubes extending into the wooden cabinet.
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at rock concerts were used mainly for the vocals. As a result, to get a loud electric guitar sound, early
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A small keyboard amplifier suitable for at-home practice capable of mixing the inputs from two keyboards.
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This article is about amplifiers for musical instruments. For amplifiers for test and measurement, see
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A 2 x 10" bass speaker cabinet stacked on top of a 15" cabinet, with separate bass amplifier head unit
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As a result, in many large venues much of the onstage sound reaching the musicians now comes from
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and rock-blues bands often used stacks of 4x12" Marshall speaker cabinets on the stage. In 1969,
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amplifiers, or a mixture of the two technologies (i.e., a tube preamplifier with a transistor
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have built-in amplifiers and speakers, in addition to outputs for external amplification.
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with several separate speaker cabinets (which usually contain two or four 12" speakers).
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Notable exceptions include keyboard amplifiers for specific keyboard types. The vintage
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Tons of Tones, a website for guitar amplifier modelling on digital multi-effect units
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used four stacks to create a powerful lead sound, and in the early 1970s by the band
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refers to the lacquered beige-light brown fabric covering used on these amplifiers.
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technology would be heavy, some acoustic amplifier manufacturers use lightweight
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and prevent unwanted distortion. Since an 800-watt amplifier built with standard
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that projected massive volume and sonic power. In the 1980s, metal bands such as
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musicians, and the Marshall amplifiers used by hard rock and heavy metal bands.
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Note: Acoustic amplifiers should not be confused with the amplifier brand name
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The most common hybrid amp design is to use a tube preamp with a solid-state
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Instrument amplifiers have a different purpose than 'Hi-Fi' (high fidelity)
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Instrument amplifiers are available for specific instruments, including the
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that are used with separate speaker cabinets—colloquially referred to as a
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technology to simulate many different combinations of amp and cabinets.
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that converts the often barely audible or purely electronic signal of a
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Acoustic amplifier designs strive to produce a clean, transparent,
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whose products are still available in the used equipment market.)
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List of books about guitar amplifiers and guitar amplifier tone
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These amplifiers are intended for acoustic instruments such as
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used an entire wall of Marshall Amplifiers to create a roaring
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cabinet and modern recreations, which are generally used for
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sessions. Smaller amps are widely used in small venue shows (
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Amplifier with loudspeaker for use with musical instruments
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amplifier, which was often used with eight 10" speakers.
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Power Amplifiers - General Information: Yorkville Sound
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Speaker cabinets designed for bass usually use larger
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