Hi, guys!
I'm getting an electric uke for my birthday... Not an "acoustic" uke with a piezo pickup, but an electric uke like an electric guitar.
So, of course, I want an amp with very good cleans, but I don't really need it to be more than say 5-10-15-20 watts (if it's tube watts if it's a solid state or digital amp it doesn't matter) lol... I know that's a pretty big leap but I don't really need anything big at all if it's a tube, since I've learned the lesson; you need to crank them!
It needs to be reasonably priced too, of course. I don't really care if it's tube, solid state or digital or whatever if it has good cleans. Originally I thought about something like..say Roland Jazz Chorus cleans, maybe you can use that as a guideline.
So, give me your recommendations!
Since both my tube amps don't have clean channels, I don't know much about "tube cleans". Would I need amps bigger than the suggested wattage in order for the cleans not to break up? The lipstick Kent Armstrong pickup on my electric uke is only like 4,9k though, so it's not "hot" by any means.
Clear and qualitative amp for my electric ukulele. Recommend, please
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Re: Clear and qualitative amp for my electric ukulele. Recommend, please
A solid state Fender.
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Re: Clear and qualitative amp for my electric ukulele. Recommend, please
Try an Ashton BSK158 buskers amp - 15 watts & battery or mains powered. this amp works well with acoustic & electric guitars.
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Re: Clear and qualitative amp for my electric ukulele. Recommend, please
I assume you're not trying to get an acoustic sound out of this? If so, you can find a Fender Frontman 25R pretty cheap around the place. I like the spring reverb in it.