vendredi 25 avril 2014

Picking The Best Jazz Tube Amps For Your Guitar

By Eloise Hewitt


Musicians all across the world enjoy their craft. Some play only for pleasure while others are professionals who must perform in studio or before a live audience regularly. It is important for people in both of these groups to choose the best jazz tube amps that are available. Quality equipment in this category can make your playing sound the way that it should. Gear that is not functioning well detracts from the sound that is produced.

An amp that functions well with a particular instrument may not produce the same exact results for a player in another genre or who specializes in using another type of guitar such as an acoustic. For example, Spanish Flamenco guitarists and Rock musicians use different types of instruments and this will play a part in influencing the sort of amp that they choose.

Jazz musicians often want their music to have a warm, clean tone. This can be difficult to achieve with gear that has electronic parts. An amplifier helps to determine how the music that you play sounds to your audience. While any gear can be adjusted to match your needs, it is easier to get good results with certain equipment.

The size of your performance venue has an impact on sound. The shape of the room also plays a significant part. If your audience is seated in a tiny room, the acoustics will be different from those that you get in a large concert hall. Rooms that have been specifically designed to reflect vocals and clean instrumentals back at an audience are usually a pleasure to perform in.

Availability should also be considered. If you prefer a specific brand, you should always check to see whether parts and accessories are fully available to you. Sometimes it is difficult to get what you need because of where you are located and that forces you to do without essential gear.

Jazz guitarists like tube amps because these give off a sound that is more natural. This sort of gear was the first to be specifically made for guitars. Players are able to obtain a pleasant tone with them which is difficult to achieve with solid state equipment.

Solid state amplifiers can also be used by Jazz musicians. You do not have to use tubes. People tend to look at solid states as appropriate for beginners but the fact is that they suit musicians at every level, whether you are just starting out or have spent a number of years in the genre. This gear uses electronic parts and that makes the melodies sound more digitized and less natural.

Overall, you will be able to use solid state gear to get quality. However, the overall effect will be less natural than what you will hear using tubes. This is why you are really better off with tubes if you want a warm sound. The problem is that tubes are made of glass on the inside and they can easily become overheated, requiring you to spend money on replacement parts.




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