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Well, the buildup and responses have been more fun than actually receiving the new toy, but I'll let the cat out of the bag. I bought a small keyboard amp/PA...first piece of music gear I've bought in probably about 7 years.
Since I don't really play keyboards and I sing like a choked frog, you may be wondering why I bought a keyboard amp/PA. As I mentioned earlier, I have a floor pedal device (called the POD XT Live) that can accurately sound like of dozens of amplifier and speaker combinations. It sounds great through headphones, studio monitor speakers, or a good PA system, but it leaves something to be desired when it's plugged into a regular guitar amp. (Guitar amps are designed to color and shape the sound, so they don't do a real good job of accurately and transparently handling something like the POD.) A keyboard amp, on the other hand, is designed to just provide clean amplification with little or no alteration...perfect fit for the POD. Until now, whenever I'd sit in and play with my buddies, I was just plugging into their small PA system, but by doing so, my guitar was muddying up the vocals and the acoustic guitar. With the new amp, I'll be able to keep my sound separate from the PA and hopefully help the whole mix sound better. And if need be for larger venues, I can plug this amp into the PA and still use it as a stage monitor.
So here's the new toy...it'a a Behringer K900FX...essentially a relatively inexpensive three-channel mini-PA (30 watts per channel) with not a lot of bells and whistles. It does have some built-in effects like reverb and echo, but I don't expect to be using those since the POD has all that and much, much more.
I'm anxious to see how things work out with the new amp. I'm hoping it sounds better with the POD than my Mesa Boogie Studio 22. (Which is an awesome amp...just not for this application.)
And for those with sharp eyes, the boxed Fender Frontman amp on the side of the first pic is a surprise gift for a friend's 15 year old daughter. Don't tell anyone.
Since I don't really play keyboards and I sing like a choked frog, you may be wondering why I bought a keyboard amp/PA. As I mentioned earlier, I have a floor pedal device (called the POD XT Live) that can accurately sound like of dozens of amplifier and speaker combinations. It sounds great through headphones, studio monitor speakers, or a good PA system, but it leaves something to be desired when it's plugged into a regular guitar amp. (Guitar amps are designed to color and shape the sound, so they don't do a real good job of accurately and transparently handling something like the POD.) A keyboard amp, on the other hand, is designed to just provide clean amplification with little or no alteration...perfect fit for the POD. Until now, whenever I'd sit in and play with my buddies, I was just plugging into their small PA system, but by doing so, my guitar was muddying up the vocals and the acoustic guitar. With the new amp, I'll be able to keep my sound separate from the PA and hopefully help the whole mix sound better. And if need be for larger venues, I can plug this amp into the PA and still use it as a stage monitor.
So here's the new toy...it'a a Behringer K900FX...essentially a relatively inexpensive three-channel mini-PA (30 watts per channel) with not a lot of bells and whistles. It does have some built-in effects like reverb and echo, but I don't expect to be using those since the POD has all that and much, much more.
I'm anxious to see how things work out with the new amp. I'm hoping it sounds better with the POD than my Mesa Boogie Studio 22. (Which is an awesome amp...just not for this application.)
And for those with sharp eyes, the boxed Fender Frontman amp on the side of the first pic is a surprise gift for a friend's 15 year old daughter. Don't tell anyone.