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How Do I Make My Acoustic Guitar Louder

2/8/2018

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We all love the intimacy and ease of playing our acoustic guitar but sooner or later if you want to gig or play with a group of people you are going to need to plug that guitar in.
 
Most of us start off by plugging straight into the P.A. System.  This is a great option but there are 2 things to consider.
            
Is my signal hot enough for the board, and how do I go from the high impedance out of my guitar to the low impedance input that most PA systems require?  A direct box will get us from the guitar to the PA. ,but there are many  options; my favorite is an Acoustic Guitar Preamp pedal.

Here are some advantages of using an Acoustic Preamp Pedal.

  1.  These are active to they will boost your signal if your pickups don’t have enough juice to drive the PA.
  2. Most of these pedals will also give you additional Eq options to further shape your sound.  Bass and Treble are the most common but some pedals will give you options of changing the entire EQ curve giving you even more control.
  3. Effects, we all love them!  The most common used with acoustic guitars are Chorus and Reverb.  Chorus can really fatten up your sound by slightly delaying the sound and modulating it to almost give the illusion of two guitars playing.  Reverb can make you sound like you are playing in a huge concert hall when you are in that small intimate coffee house!
Using an Acoustic Guitar preamp really is a great way to get your guitar into a P.A. and most will fit in your guitar case.
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2 Comments
Ovation Man Cooly
2/8/2018 10:03:46 am

I have always struggled getting my old Ovation loud enought to keep up with the volume of my band..drummers..grrrr.
This article gives me some ideas to try. Thanks

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Kevy McKevface
2/9/2018 08:02:52 am

Ovations have always had that problem. Great blog though!

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