Concerning Guitar Amps and their design?

several very good answers and all say the same , and i will answer from a different perspective..:

A). Are guitar amps made to accommodate electric guitars and acoustic guitars specifically?

yes, there are, and there are many to choose from in both categories....

accoustic is one name that comes to mind as having amps specifically engineered towards accoustic guitars...fender makes some also....

B). When using pedals with an electric guitar is there a certain amp (Style) to use so that the amp settings can help or wont hinder the pedals effects?

not really...as pedals go you'll notice that pedal have no EQ /Tone settings / knobs (w/ the exception of an EQ pedal of course) so the amp itself can be used to simplify the EQ for the guitar player...

C). Can anyone recommend an amp (The best kinds) that will accommodate both electric and acoustic or if this don't exist, an amp that will accommodate a guitar with pedal use?

this depends on your guitars...heres what i mean...i use both a solid state marshall and a tube fender.

i have used both, the difference being that there is no lyng w/a tube amp...you hear the guitar itself....an intersting nuance...but worth noting for your question.

but here's the single most imprtant peice of information:

CLEAN is what matters...(that how the volume wars began : headroom)

you can always dirty up a clean guitar / amp...but you'll neverget good clean from high gain / dirty amps / guitars...

Hello there,

A) Yes

B) The amp settings should not hinder the use of an effects pedal with any amp. If the amp has built in effects and you are also using some separate effects pedals, you can have some issues dialing in the tone you want.

C) I would think for electric acoustic you would want an amp with a lot of clean headroom. Something like a Twin Reverb. Perhaps Mikey will come along and give you an answer. He is quite knowledgeable in the acoustic area.

Later,

Norm

I think what Ryu is trying to say is that he/she prefers single channel Marshall amps. Saying to buy a Marshall "without distortion" is a little misleading. The gain comes from the tubes, so there is no such thing as a Marshall without distortion. There are Marshall's without a gain knob and they are only useful in huge venues since you have to crank these 100 watt monsters way up to get gain.

So on to your questions...

A) No high end amps are made for both electric and acoustic-electric. The Peavey Vypyr solid state amps are though. They are actually made for either of those or bass.

B) There is no certain "style" that works better with pedals. Some amps do take pedals better than other and this is a quality you will here those well versed in amps speak of often. For instance the newer VOX AC15 and AC30 amps are known for not taking pedals as well as many other amps. There is a mod called the "bright-cap mod" to resolve this issue.

C) As stated above, the Peavey Vypyr is the only one I know off the top of my head that is made to work with both.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/...

P.S. Be very careful who you listen to on this site, especially when it involves spending money on equipment. You gave the first answer a thumbs up and positive comment right out of the gate although Ryu obviously knows nothing about amps.

You can plug an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar (with some sort of pickup or transducer) into any kid of amplifier. In this sense guitar amps will "accomodate" either type of guitar. If you want an amplified acoustic to sound good though you need to use an amplifier and speaker combination designed for acoustic instruments. There are many fairy small combos available. Standard guitar amplifiers are designed to sound good with electric guitars.

An electric guitar plugged into an acoustic amplifier will, again, work but it won't sound good, or at least won't produce the sound most people would want from an electric guitar.

You can use effects pedals with any amp. A person would have an amplifier that they liked the sound of with them playing thier guitar(s). If they wanted a particular effect, like chorus, delay, overdrive etc. they'd choose a pedal they likey the sound of.

Marshalls are great. Marshalls without distorsion are better. If you're using pedals get a nice clean amp or cab. Because distortion of a pedal is always much better. Most amps are great for both acoustic and electric. Amps with distortion are designed for electric guitars.

Thanks!