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In fact, in terms of sound, the amplifier may be even more important than the guitar. How To Learn Guitar Chords FastA cheap guitar played through a good amp can sound good, whereas a good guitar played through a cheap amp sounds poor.

As a guitar retailer, I have sold guitar and amplifier sets that cost less than 0.00. That’s right, the guitar and amplifier together cost less than 0.

As an experiment, I played one of these guitars through a Marshall full stack with a 100 watt JCM 900 tube head. And it sounded pretty impressive-much better than I would have thought. Sure, the bottom end wasn’t as “throaty” as you get from those Gibson Humbuckers. And the overall sound was a little less tight-but we’re talking details here. We’re starting to nitpick. In general, it still sounded really good.
 
Then I took a Les Paul Standard and plugged it into the small 15 watt amp that came in the set. It sounded like I was listening to someone play the guitar over the telephone. There were no lows and the highs sounded tinny. The cheap amp had totally destroyed the sound chain-even though I was playing a 00.00 guitar.
 
So the moral of the story: an inferior guitar shows itself by degrading the sound details. An inferior amplifier shows itself by trashing your main sound.
 
Most starter amps run in the 10-watt to 15-watt range. Many people buy them as a first amplifier because they are cheap (usually under 0.00). In general, these amps sound very poor and I do not recommend them. They are only useful when playing alone-and even then, they still have bad sound.

My teenage son was in a band a couple years ago. At the time, we had a couple stack amplifiers around the house, and he did not feel like lugging one of those to practice. Instead he would borrow a friend’s little 15-watt Fender combo. The few times I saw them practice, I was not even able to hear his guitar over the drums, bass and other guitar-and neither could he. And he certainly could never play a gig with that amp!

My recommendation is to get at least a quality 30-watt amplifier. Line 6, for instance, makes a nice line of great sounding combo amps in the 0 – 0 range. They sound good and have all kinds of great sounding guitar effects and amp models built in.

If you can’t afford the 0.00 or more, then I suggest that you look for a good quality used amp. There are often some great deals at used music equipment stores and pawn shops. You can also find some pretty good deals online. However, when purchasing online, be sure to double-check shipping charges because amplifiers are heavy items and sometimes shipping can be pricy.

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Above all, the most important advice I can give is: try it out. Listen to the amp. Bring your guitar into the store and play it through the amp. Play it on the clean channel. Play it on the overdrive channel. Try out the built-in effects. If you are going to gig with this amp-play it loud. (Tell the salesman first). But you have to like it. In fact, you have to love it. It’s going to be part of your sound chain.
 
Choose your amp carefully. It can have an even greater impact on your sound chain than your guitar. Don’t buy the cheapest amp you can find just because it’s cheap. In the long run it will cost you money because before long, you will be out shopping for a better one. If you can’t afford a better amp, either be patient and save some more money, or look for a good inexpensive used amp. It may look a little tattered or beat-but, that’s okay-it’s the sound you’re after.

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