Acoustic amplification

[brian_H]

Afternoon everyone.

I have recently bought an Epiphone J200 acoustic guitar and I love it. However, when I play it through my small practice amp it sounds pants.

Without spending mega bucks, what is the best way to improve the amplified sound quality? Would an external Microphone be better, do I need to splash the cash and get an acoustic amp, would a better clip on pick up help?

Any suggestions gladly received.

Cheers

Brian

[otolith]

I run my electro-acoustic and vocal mike through one of these:

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/13010910160...

And also one of these:

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/16040529671...

[gmaz]

I bought one of these Fishman style pre-amps that has a mic and a piezo pickup. It works pretty well, tuner is OK and you can adjust the Eq balance.

It does mean that you have to be OK with cutting a square hole in the top of your guitar, and filing the bridge down to offset the height of the piezo ribbon.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009711495595.h...

[Yahonza]

I would go with a better / more suitable amplifier too, but some acoustic / integral pickup systems can be a bit boomy.

[languagetimothy]

I play in a covers band. some songs need an acoustic and I use one of these. Marshall ASD50

https://www.thomann.pt/marshall_as50d.htm?gad_sour...

its 50W but it goes DI to the desk. benefits from two channels so you could add a vocal Mic and you wished and reverb and chorus built in.


regular guitar Amps (designed for electrics) will sound pants. The Marshall above (and others like it) are designed to for acoustics.