Learn About Guitar Amps

Walk up to any electric guitar and strum the strings once or twice. Not much sound, right? That's because, unlike acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitars, violins or mandolins, electric guitars and bases need to be connected to an amplification system to work properly.

Guitar amps come in all shapes and sizes, from a six-foot-tall Marshall stack amplifier favored by rockers like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, to smaller, 10-watt amps that are mainly used for practicing by yourself in your bedroom.

If you're just starting out as a player, a small, practice-size amp (35 watts or less) should be plenty to let you hear yourself, or play with one or two other people. In fact, these types of amps are included with many of the fine guitar packages available at www.guitar-4u.com/electric-guitar-kits.html at no extra charge. If you're looking to upgrade from these smaller amps, however, make sure that what you get is, at minimum, 75 watts. This is called a "club-size" amplifier, so-called because it's been the primary size amplifier favored by musicians who do regular gigs in nightclubs, dancehalls and bars. It's light enough to carry easily with one hand, but loud enough so that you can still be heard up there on the stage.

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