Acoustic pickups

[Time Pieces]

Ok,
I just thought, and don't laugh at me I've never done this before but can you run a acoustic pickup (dean markley, lace sensor) into a regular amp, such as my HRDlx?
I've run them into PA's but never just regular old electric amps before. I know that you can buy amp made for acoustic guitars (hench my ??).
And if you have the time, what would be a good one. I've only known the two I mentioned above.
Cheers.

[buckkillr8]

I've always played acoustic/electrics or acoustics with pickups in regular amps. Never actually played through a acoustic amp.

[Bytor1975]

Like Joe just said, yes. We'll probably all done it.

I use an acoustic amp myself, but sometimes I like to play it through my bass amp. The sealed enclosure, in my opinion, is really important in capturing a richer, fuller, more textured tone.

Guys with piezo equipt electric solid bodies often play through their electric guitar amps without switching to a dedicated acoustic amp, and the piezo really doesn't know the difference if it is installed in a solidbody or hollowbody.

[buckkillr8]

what's different about a acoustic amp?:Loco:

[Justpickin]

I think simply, acoustic amps do just that...amplify the sound...that's it...electric amps flavor or voice the sound from your guitar (especially tube amps). And I guess it has something to do with the harmonics, the high frequency of acoustic guitars...I use an acoustic amp at home, if playing out, into he PA. At home, if I plug from one to the other, there is a big difference.

[Bytor1975]

Well, simply, acoustic amps are designed and voiced for acoustic guitars, with a flat response. They also are hard to 'break up.'

Typically you are dealing with larger woofers in electric amps, and smaller speakers in acoustic amps that are designed for a wider range of frequencies. They are also closed backed, and that also helps with the low frequency response.

[ldelo]

Hmmm... thought I'd posted a response to this at one time...

I've never cared for acoustics plugged into git amps, git amps are heavily "voiced" and even "clean" amps generally have a fair amount of coloration, distortion, harmonics, etc.

However, if you plug it in and like it, then why not?

It's true after all that those wildman harp players like to buy those old (or reissued) "green bullet" mics and play those through Fender git amps... And man is that some major blues mojo (assuming they know how to play and in particular if they play cross harp...)

[Franklin]

I just got a resophonic and plan on using my amp!! I also prefer my acoustic through an amp than a PA.

[nothin but the blues]

Personally, I prefer micing the guitar and running it through a PA. When you go to a pickup system, you are soley relying on the quality of that pickup to produce your sound, the actually tone of the guitar itself has little to do with it at that point, which takes away the true tonal qualities of the guitar (in my opinion). But, there is nothing wrong with plugging the good old Acoustic into an Acoustic Amp, with a good pickup they can sound terrific