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Originally Posted by Rollie
Some of the finest Audiophile amps in the world employ tube circuitry .. They are amazingly accurate at reproducing the recording space and the ambiance of the room that acoustic instruments were recorded in.. Acoustic instruments sound very real with these types of amplifiers .And there is no reason that a great tube amp could be designed and voiced to work as an acoustic amplifier ..You would need a high powered amp to reduce clipping/distortion The added warmth/depth that tubes deliver would probably tame those brittle highs that many pickup systems exhibit .... The drawbacks would be....Weight (HUGE TRANSFORMERS).. Tube life.. maintenance.. expensive to build ...
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Exactly.
The "correct" tube amp for the acoustic guitarist has to be designed thusly from the get-go, not just a tube power or preamp section as if this were some solution to add "warmth" or blah blah. Tube amps for acoustic (or clean Sound Reinforcement applications) can sound stellar. But the path to those ends costs you in weight, bulk, and continued maintenance, not to mention dollars. All of which are part-and-parcel to us electric guys who adore our amps because they are
essential for our tone. But until makers see a market for it in the acoustic world, it won't happen ...especially since SS does such a fine job of it right now.
Edward