L.R. Baggs Reference Amplifier

[Woody Sound]

This is kind of a "retro question," because I sold it a while ago. Anyone else ever try the Baggs Amp? It had some very innovative features, especially the one-driver full-range wide-dispersion acoustic speaker. It sounded absolutely fantastic at low to med vols, but I thought it was severely underpowered. For a "200W" acoustic amp it broke up very soon. Just wondering if anyone else had the same experience.

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[Litterick]

"Reference" is code for "expensive".

[Woody Sound]

"Reference" is code for "expensive".

Well now the used ones seem to be going for around $700-$800.

[Litterick]

I don't know if that is a lot in your economy. It would be an attractive price here.

[pcjazz]

Well now the used ones seem to be going for around $700-$800.

There’s one for sale here on the forum:

Jazz amps? You want jazz amps? We got jazz amps!

[Woody Sound]

I'm using Genzler now for really clean acoustic tone, but I always wondered if the Baggs I bought used had a glitch. Under powered and shouldn't have been breaking up so early. And they discontinued them pretty quickly.

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[pcjazz]

I'm using Genzler now for really clean acoustic tone, but I always wondered if the Baggs I bought used had a glitch. Under powered and shouldn't have been breaking up so early. And they discontinued them pretty quickly.

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I was told by a dealer that there were problems with outsourced parts in the later production run. The one Hammer has listed is the ‘first edition’. I played it in a mid-sized combo at an outdoor (bandshell) gig and thought it had plenty of power,

[pcjazz]

I'm using Genzler now for really clean acoustic tone, but I always wondered if the Baggs I bought used had a glitch. Under powered and shouldn't have been breaking up so early.

I was told by a dealer that there were problems with outsourced parts in the later production run. The one Hammer has listed is the ‘first edition’. I played it in a mid-sized combo at an outdoor (bandshell) gig and thought it had plenty of power.

[Hammertone]

To Paul's comment, this particular L.R. Baggs Reference Amp ( Jazz amps? You want jazz amps? We got jazz amps! ) has plenty of power and sounds fabbo. I'll be in upstate NY/PA over the weekend, and could ship it to a US address from there in case anyone wants to grab it by then. I'd keep it here in Toronto, but 20 amps is, er, ah, more than enough.