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Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on July 8, 2011 at 7:52am

Rafal,

Mafi mushkela. I may have to do some recording of these amps with various guitars during Ramadan, and post them so people can hear 'em. I go on repat to the States in 5 days, and get back 3 weeks before my fam, so I'll have some time. when I'm not trying to finish Builds 1 and 2. Maybe I'll wait 'till those are done, then do 'em all at once.

Comment by Seaman Jay on July 8, 2011 at 7:40am

Thank you!

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on July 8, 2011 at 6:20am

Hmmmm. I actually have an Ovation 12 with an on-board pre...Lemme see:

The CAO is just too tiny / tinny for an acoustic 12, even adjusting the on-board EQ.
The Pignose is workable, but you basically have to dial back the Treble frequencies, leave the Mids flat, and boost the Bass.
The Fender works pretty well, the ZT Lunchbox probably colors the sound of the guitar the least of all of them, and the Roland sounds great by boosting the Bass, and adding a touch of on-board Delay and Reverb.

It would depend on the situation. The advantage of the Roland is that it has a separate Mic input channel, so you can actually sing and play through it at the same time. My daughter and I did just this at her 5th grade Talent Show a couple years ago. I played my 12 through it while she sang through it at the same time in a gym with 1000 people - and it was loud enough (just barely) when I turned both channels about 3/4 of the way up!

Comment by Seaman Jay on July 8, 2011 at 2:58am

wow... Which one would you use for an amplified acoustic (pre-amp on board) 12-string guitar? A friend of mine is seeking one for his Ovation...