Getting a Larrivee, what'd be the best matching acoustic amp?

[sixstrings]

I'm getting a OM-50 with Baggs iMix, and want to get a nice amp to plug in the guitar.   Doesn't have to be too big. Our church is only big enough for about...100 people ( 9 rows of 2 pews).   but our team sometime does go little loud,,, especially the keyboard player who happens to be my wife 

i'm thinking of trying out this one, and was wondering if anyone gave it a try yet.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crate-CA125DG-Telluride-125W-Acoustic-Amp-with-DSP?sku=487789

Of course, i'll give it a few at the guitar center try, but don't want my head go spinning with so many options there. So, if you can recommend a couple of good ones, i'd appreciate it.

Also thinking of using a chorus for the guitar.  Does anybody use one for an acoustic guitar-amp set up?

Thanks

[jmhyer]

The Ultrasound amps are highly-recommended by many members of this forum (and plenty of other folks as well).  You may find some good info by doing a search here.

[jwb]

The Ultrasound amps are highly-recommended by many members of this forum (and plenty of other folks as well).  You may find some good info by doing a search here.
[/quote

I have the 100w and the 200w (that I just recently acquired) and these ultrasound amps are the best quailty for the money you can find.  I play in a church that's about the same size and both amps are well suited to the task(right now I use the 200W, but the 100 is fine).  I can actually hear myself over the two girls that sing with us and they are always fighting to be at the front of the mix.  With the 200w I can cut through anything (drums, keyboard, electric guitars, and too-loud vocals) no problem and the sound can be controlled by me instead of the soundman running the board/PA.  The "shape" switch on the amp is a great feature, and makes you sound great...also separate channels with independent effects for vocals or other instruments.  Also, with the separte channel and horn on the amp my voice sounds good through it, and I'm not much of a singer    

[guitaradoptions]

I would suggest you compare Ultrasound, Schertler and AER.

[HangFire]

I would suggest you compare Ultrasound, Schertler and AER.

Dave's the man on this topic!

[woody b]

I love my Ultrasound.  I played a Crate a while back and it was noisy.   They might not all be that way though. 

[danerada]

  for the Ultrasound...

[Calvin]

I think ultrasounds seems to be the general concensus on sound per buck.

I know this, you get what you paid for,  AER, Schertler, Rivera, Roland, Acoustic Image, etc....  all make some mean amps.  But price wise, I may have to say the Ultrasound is probably the best deal.

LoL I am in the process of shopping for amps too, choices are almost dizzing.  Will probably just get a Rivera Sedona or something.  I like the design and the fact that they have a nice tube sound.  The process of trading up is much to cumbersome for my to endure.

[whiskeyjack]

You couldn't have selected a better pickup than the LR Baggs IMix.  They're the next thing to a condenser mic I think.

Amps in the $500-$600 range?   Ultrasound or Genz Benz.  Carvin makes a nice-looking acoustic amp for around $450 with three channels that I think I'd like but I haven't played with one.

[magnummic]

I play through a Trace-Elliot TA100R. you can find these on the web in superb condition for your price range. The amp sounds great and it travels well.

[Snake101st]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/UltraSound-AG50DS3-2Channel-Stereo-Acoustic-Guitar-Amp?sku=488507


My friend has that amp and its really nice, you should try to test one out. 

[expatCanuck]

To amplify my iMix-equipped L-09, I purchased an Ultrasound AG-50DS4 last month
(from GuitarAdoptions, as it happens - kudos to Dave for a quick, effortless transaction & prompt shipping).

Filled a good sized hall with guitar & vocals (an SM-58)).
Folks (including a fine guitarist with good ears) said the sound was clean.
At 26 lbs., a reasonably light amp too (a significant consideration for me, as I ruptured a disc a year ago,
and needed surgery to get full use of my leg again).

Phantom power was nice -- allowed me to mic my mando (which has no pickup) with an AT2020 condenser.
The flexibility to have two mics (rather than 1 mic and one pickup, which some amps seem to limit you to)
is what sold me.

Recommended.

- Richard

[mrkrgr]

I have an older model crate CA125D that I have had for years.  I use it as a small PA and as a monitor for my guitar and vocals.  Yes it is does have some noise, but I like the amp.  i bought it used and it has served me well.  I like it for the fact that it has 3 channels vs 2 for most of the other amps mentioned.  I usually play with a bass player and all we use is the one amp.  We are not out to conquer the world with our acoustic sound, we just want to sound good and it does.  It also has a balanced line out that we run to the mixer to play through the mains and use the crate as a monitor.  I personally can't/couldn't justify the extra money.  This model amp has been around for a lot of years and with good reason.  I have a D-O3E that I play, and I feel the Crate is like a D-03, a nice guitar simply appointed, very functional and great value for the price. 

When I first started out a older and wiser guitar player said."learn to play what you have, not what you want, because in the end you can't play inlay".  Oh yeah and I also just bougth a Behringer acoustic amp, a ACX1000, there I go again.

[Thom]

I highly reccomend anything by Trace-Elliot. they are small, clean and the on-board effects are really good. I've tried many units and none compare IMHO.

[jenn]

I love the sound of my L-10 through the Centaur Acoustic PA.

Jenn

[ttchen]

Marshall Acoustic Amp AS-50R is pretty good also. 

[EPynn]

Hi,
I have an LV-03RE with B-Band electronics. I use a Yorkville AM100 amp, made in Canada by Yorkville sound with a reputation for being pretty well indestructible. The guitar and amp are a really nice fit. It wasn't particularly expensive...I paid $400 Cdn at a dealer for a barely used one. I think it would have been at $600 for brand new.

[Dale B]

I like my Marshall AS50R,does everything I need at this time.

[gdoldayz]

I like my Fishman Loudbox 100--small enough to carry around, two-channel inputs, fishman technology, pre and post-DI options, etc. The best Pick of PA-men.

[moga]

Trace Elliot!!!!!!!! TA50R

http://www.21frets.com/catalogs/Ta50_100.pdf