micing an amp

sbattersby 115 · 27th April 2005, 01:44 PM

HEY
Why is it that with a small amp you can have loud guitar however if you plugged a mic into the same amp you hear diddly squat?

Optical · 27th April 2005, 09:14 PM

cos the mic in question has a lower output than the guitar

sbattersby 115 · 28th April 2005, 12:58 PM

So if you plugged aguitar into a pa it would blow your mind

Giaime · 28th April 2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by sbattersby 115
So if you plugged aguitar into a pa it would blow your mind

It would just overdrive the mic pre on the pa... and consider that a mic has a much lower impedance than a guitar pickup... in the order of 1000:1.

sbattersby 115 · 29th April 2005, 09:34 AM

Ah... I guess so

27th April 2005, 01:44 PM	#1
sbattersby 115 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bushmills NI	micing an amp HEY Why is it that with a small amp you can have loud guitar however if you plugged a mic into the same amp you hear diddly squat?

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27th April 2005, 09:14 PM	#2
Optical diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	cos the mic in question has a lower output than the guitar

28th April 2005, 12:58 PM	#3
sbattersby 115 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bushmills NI	So if you plugged aguitar into a pa it would blow your mind

29th April 2005, 09:34 AM	#5
sbattersby 115 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bushmills NI	Ah... I guess so