Guitar into stereo AMP.

[Toxcity]

Hiya guys!

I am getting a Warlock Guitar soon and I wanted to know if you can feed it into a stereo amp.. instead of buying a guitar amp.

I am thinking at this moment no.. because I have read the peak output of any guitar pick up is about 1.2v.

Which is quite alot for a input to a stereo amp.

Anyone have any ideas or experience? Thanks!

 

[PV5150]

I wouldn't

 

[Toxcity]

I wouldn't

Please explain?

 

[PV5150]

Ok lemme try and explain quickly....

* Level mismatch. If your guitar produces a quiet signal, there will be more background hiss than there should be.

* Blowing a speaker. Possible from playing guitar directly into the stereo too aggressively without compression or distortion. It's all one narrow frequency band, which, when clipping, can blow a tweeter of your high-fi speaker. A compressor would protect the speaker.

* A stereo has the wrong input impedance. Your guitar will likely lose some high treble. A guitar pedal that does not have true bypass will be good as a buffer to preserve the high treble.

You can play your guitar direct...but I wouldn't

 

[Toxcity]

Thanks for the heads up PV!

Shame.. now I need to shell out more cash for the AMP.. oh well!

 

[Mandible]

A mate o' mine has a warlock, they are DA BOMB. Good choice my friend.

 

[Rastalovich]

I had a crappy electric guitar for goofing around. Plugged it into the SBLive!

 

[Toxcity]

I had a crappy electric guitar for goofing around. Plugged it into the SBLive!

How do you do that, Rast?

Microphone input or something?

I have a Creative X-FI now though I do still have the LIVE in my second PC..

@ Mandible - Thanks mate! It sure is good looking..

 

[Rastalovich]

Something like large phono to 3.5mm thing into mic or line-in will do, then enable the input on the mixer.

If u have a front panel for the SBLive, there is a large phono input on it aswell. Or I`m getting confuzed with the headphone jack.

Dunno if any gain was used, been too long.

 

[Toxcity]

Sweet! Saves me some spondoolies.

My only concern is how much voltage can the SBs take?

I mean 1.2volts is alot to go into a chip, qui?

 

[Rastalovich]

Where u generating 1.2V m8 ?

EDIT: Input impedance ? No idea, I`m sure there`s a tech chart on the SBLive somewhere on the net. Gotta bare in mind here, we`re talking SmokeOnTheWater with 2 fingers kind of playing.

 

[Toxcity]

I read that the peak output of a guitar pick up is 1.2v..

Ill have a look around for the "tech chart".

 

[Mullet]

Tox.

If you can spare £90 get a Line 6 POD 2. This has ethernet and you can plug ya headphones directly into the unit...I have the version 1....it OWNs!

See here

 

[Toxcity]

Tox.

If you can spare £90 get a Line 6 POD 2. This has ethernet and you can plug ya headphones directly into the unit...I have the version 1....it OWNs!

See here

Wow!

Looks like I will be saving a little. But I can see this as a future purchase!

Thanks Mullet!

 

[Mullet]

No worries mate...

We'll have to get an online jam sorted LOL...with Frag as our bass player...

OC3D Thrash ...mohahahahahah

 

[Mullet]

Here ya go Tox:





That's what I use....

If you have an x-fi front i/o panel you'll be able to plug the POD into ya PC.