All-in-One Jazz/Vocal/External Source Amp

FiveG · #1 12-12-2011, 11:54 AM

Newbie here. Sorry if this has been covered.

My girl singer (actually, my wife) and I do a vocal/guitar duo, that uses a drum machine on some numbers. I'm looking for a single amp solution, if possible, that would have guitar and vocal input, and also an input that I could use for the drum machine. JazzKat has two out of three; so do others. Anyone know of a good sounding amp that would give me that all-in-one ability, rather than do what we do now (carry around two amps).

Thanks.

FiveG

backliner · #2 12-12-2011, 12:34 PM

How loud?

I sometimes use a Roland "Street Cube." It has everything.

They also make a mounted speaker version of something that has a lot of features. Not sure what it's called, but I'm sure it's more powerful and has even more features than my "Street Cube" (which is actually wedge shaped).

cosmic gumbo · #3 12-12-2011, 12:44 PM

Use a small PA and an amp modeler.

fep · #4 12-12-2011, 12:46 PM

A couple of local musicians in my town do the guitar and vocals.

The guitarist uses an amp modeler and small pa, the vocalist plugs the mic into the guitarists mixer. That seat that the guitarist is sitting on has the mixer and power amp in it...

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JohnW400 · #5 12-12-2011, 12:51 PM

Did you look at this. It appears to have 4 channels

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tonedeaf · #6 12-12-2011, 01:01 PM

Depending on what you need for tone, the Roland AC 90 has everything you are looking for.

FiveG · #7 12-12-2011, 01:06 PM

Thanks, all. Would using a TomKat and plugging the drum machine into the FX return work?

FiveG · #8 12-12-2011, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonedeaf

Depending on what you need for tone, the Roland AC 90 has everything you are looking for.

Does that work with an electric? Should have mentioned that I play a humbucker based solidbody, an ES330, or a 335-style guitar.

oldane · #9 12-12-2011, 01:10 PM

The AI Corus+ or AI Coda might fill that bill. HOWEVER, the speaker is designed to work as a PA amp/amp for acoustic guitars. With magnetic PUs, it's not optimal - takes a lot of tweaking with an external EQ to get it right. The bass is boomy and needs to be tamed and the mids and maybe also the highs needs a boost. The center frequencies of the AI head controls are not optimal for magnetic PUs - thus the external EQ (an Empress Para EQ will work well). If this is too much hassle, the AI amp head is detachable and can be used separately with a speaker more tuned to magnetic PUs (the AI heads work very well with say Raezers Edge or Redstone speaker cabinets).

The idea of a small PA and a preamp is also good. I have had acceptable - though not absolutely stellar - results with a small powered PA speaker and a Sansamp Para Drive DI preamp pedal.

Atticus · #10 12-12-2011, 05:29 PM

Another vote for PA and preamp. I've been GASing for a Sansamp Blonde Character Pedal, which is an analog Fender emulator. Jazz Times did a review with good results.