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How to use an expression pedal with Yamaha THR10 II?
The Yamaha THR10 II has a USB port on the back but doesn't have RCA in/out ports on the backs like other models seem to have. I have tried to search some forums about how the set up is supposed to ...
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What type(s) of equipment is needed for real-time distortion / tone modulation on an electric guitar?
My goal is to play Seven Nation Army (Glitch Mob Remix) on my electric guitar. I am pretty much a beginner. I don't even have an amplifier for my guitar yet (just practicing acoustic). But the good ...
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Will hooking the output on a monitoring loudspeaker to a bass amp instead of a subwoofer damage anything?
I bought a Thump15a and plan to use a focusrite scarlett solo with it. My brother plays bass and has a bass amp, and so I was wondering if I could take the output of the thump15a and plug into the ...
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What equipment and setup do I need to be able to hear both my vocals and guitar through headphones while playing?
I'm moving into an apartment after playing acoustic guitar in a house for the past year and starting to learn to sing; I now have to be a little more quiet.
I want to play an electric guitar and hear ...
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difference in wattage descriptions
I saw this "RMS / Program" wattage description on a bass cabinet and it prompted several questions:
Is it safe to run a 1000 watt bass head through a "500 watt RMS / 1000 program watts" cabinet?
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Why does the Ampeg SVT4-pro and B4R require a special cable for mono-bridge mode?
These two amps require a special cable for use in mono-bridge mode. In an instructional video, you can see that the speakON connector is only using two wires.
The manual for these amps says:
Only ...
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Chaining amplifiers together
I just bought an Ampeg B5R head and I'm curious about how to combine this with my Ampeg V4. I want to use both amps to get more volume.
Both amps have the "POWER AMP INPUT" and "PREAMP OUTPUT" ...
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Using the bar's hifi system for performance
I have a mixer of my own that has small preamps build in for the guitar and mics. I'm trying to understand what additional playback equipment would be needed to play in a bar that can usually play ...
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Avoiding small, beginner amp problems
I just started playing around with a Fender Frontman 10 W amplifier and I find it hard to use consistently.
First, the biggest annoyance is the constant hum and static. I've read that the static ...
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Setup for multiple sources
Say I have the following sources:
Electric guitar (Fender Deluxe '72) through guitar head (HoTone Nano)
Keyboard (Korg SV1)
Laptop through bluetooth (Belkin receiver), playing all sorts of poor ...
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Can turning on an amplifier without a connected load (cab) cause damage?
I don't recall where or from whom, but I heard that switching on an amplifier head without a connected load (a cab, that is) may cause damage—presumably to the tubes, but perhaps something else, I'm ...
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How to connect a line signal to a guitar amp?
My Laney Lv300 Tube Fusion Combo amp, doesn't have a Line-In, as such. It merely has one "Input" on the front, for the guitar and a pair of FX sockets, as an FX Loop (FX Send and FX Return). It also ...
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Two electric guitars on one amp
Here's the deal: I have multiple guitars and a single one-input Line6 15WT amplifier. And now I have encountered the need to play two guitars with someone at the same time, with minimal equipment ...
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