Spyke
I want to find out from any of you guys here, especially the web hounds, if there are any 'amps' for electric guitars that doesn't use batteries or mains?
If you have any links, please post them here. I'm trolling the web in search of devices for amplifying a guitar without any form of electric current.
Think practicing in a bedroom, not super loud sounds.
Ta!
CornFlakes
Is that even possible?
Riaan
The resonator guitars was an early attempt at amplification, to get the guitar sound to stand out amongst the brass instruments of the big bands. Maybe something mechanical like that?
Or else...solar power, nuclear power, cold fusion.... ?
AlanRatcliffe
The only thing that fits the description of an amp that doesn't use batteries or mains is the top and box of an acoustic guitar. Not electric, of course. You're basically asking how to amplify an electric guitar, but without electricity - stop and think about that for a moment.
Have you tried fixing wires to your tinfoil hat? ? Maybe instead of just reflecting the messages you can turn them into a force for good by capturing their energy and inverting their evil influence into pretty melodies and songs of hope and joy ?
Or are you looking for an alternate source of energy like solar, wind, geothermal or tide powered? Flux capacitors maybe? ?
Martyr
If you want it for practicing in your room and not loud you have 3 options
1) turn down the volume on your amp
2) buy 1 of those little marshall amps(that can clip onto your belt)
30 don't plug in your guitar ?,no electricity required then ?
Spyke
Ok... I see. ?
I'm not talking about alternative power sources - 100% power free. Think along the lines of what Marshal does with their micro stacks and more so Vox's pocket amp...
If you could attach something temporarily to your guitar that doesn't interfere with your playing, needs no power, attaches and detaches in a few seconds, replicates a amp sound and even has tube-like 'high gain overdrive'... would you use / buy it for less than R200?
For those moments when inspiration hits and you don't want to plug in and power up or plug in headphones?
Martyr
i don't think that could be done....if you don't want an amp you can play through a pedal and plug headphones into it,but that requires some sort of power...
Spyke
Martyr wrote:
i don't think that could be done...
I think it can... watch this space. ?
Manfred-Klose
You got a point there, with the eskom thing in despute, we have to start thinking of useing no power at all!!!
I am with you on that one spyke, i'll go think of something, but it wll probably involve something like a resonator attached to the guitar.
nothing is impossible!!!!
LMinnie
I know something y'all dont know!!!
It can be done and I do believe the Spyke has figured it out!! ?
Spyke
I stumbled upon it last night... Just wanting to check the viability and uniqueness of this 'device'... ?
LMinnie
Und I zink herr Dr.Spyke haz dizcovered ze myztery of ze univerzse!
Anti Matter powered guitar amplifiers!!! ?
Haff you been uzink ze Hadron Collider again herr Dr.?
Spyke
Nein, zat vood rezult in my skilz surpazing zose of ze late gggreat Jimmy Heindriks... zat vood be ze abomination to ends all!
Nein, zis iz far more complex zen ze Haldron... zat iz mere childz playz.
LMinnie
We do really make very bad (only slighty evil) scientists! ?
Manfred-Klose
What if you attach something to the electric guitar body, amplifies the acoustic sound, but add something to twist the sound it produces......distortion, it might work, but wont sound anything near to dime's guitar.
AlanRatcliffe
Ok. I'll play.
If you want distortion, that's gain, gain means that power is needed. You didn't say no power - you said no batteries or mains. So you're probably looking at something like the little hand cranked dynamo efforts that power the wind up radios so beloved of rural radio aficionados.
Am I on the right track?
FenderBender
Simple solution. Do like me and get a Fender stratacoustic or acoustasonic.
Curmic
I leaned the headstock of an unplugged electric guitar on a wooden desk in my room. When I played, it made the guitar at least twice as loud as the desk vibrated and produced a sound. Lower notes were loud.
A bit of an uncomfortable position though, having the neck tilted down. But it depends on your desk and chair setup.
Maybe try what I did, then use a microphone to record it! That could be fun.
Curmic
Spyke
Curmic wrote:
I leaned the headstock of an unplugged electric guitar on a wooden desk in my room. When I played, it made the guitar at least twice as loud as the desk vibrated and produced a sound. Lower notes were loud.
A bit of an uncomfortable position though, having the neck tilted down. But it depends on your desk and chair setup.
Maybe try what I did, then use a microphone to record it! That could be fun.
Curmic
+1 Karma... ?
