Electric Guitar Amps Have Come A Long Way

By Author: Jeffrey Veal
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Today's electric guitar amps are an essential piece of a guitarists arsenal. There's no doubt that everyone loves the sound of an acoustic guitar. But, it's just hard to beat the driving, energy producing vibe of an electric guitar. To make the most out of that electric guitar, you're definitely going to need a good electric guitar amplifier. There are so many different units to select from, that it can become a slight overwhelming. Simply walk into your local music store and look into all the available models.

Don't let the salesperson dupe you with fancy slang when discussing these amps. The best thing to do is to try them out and see which one sounds the best to you. What may sound right to one person may sound totally different to you. After all, you will be the one who is going to be buying it and using it. One other thing, after you've found the unit you like the best, get on the web and do a little price comparing. If you can locate it for a lower price, see if the salesperson will meet the price. This way, they make the sale and you don't have to wait.

Electric guitar amplifiers have been around since ...
... the 1930's. Guitars were the first instruments to really benefit from being amplified. It took a little spell to make it right, but with the progression of electronics came more quality built amplifiers. Matched with an electric guitar, this produced a new style of music. It wasn't the first time a guitar had been amplified, as acoustic guitars had been miked earlier. But, this was something different.

The earlier models had a narrow ability to control the creation of adequate sound quality. These amplifiers were just so basic. They missed having a satisfactory bass sound while offering a pretty solid treble sound. But, through time, the producers started bestowing more control to the models. Reverb and tremelo effects were two of the original additions. Today's units provide all sorts of effects to suit your taste.

Electric guitar amps today basically come in four types, and this is decided on their inner make up:

Tube. The oldest type, and commonly the best sounding have glass tubes on the inside.
Solid State. Have transistors instead of glass tubes and sounds good at moderate levels.
Digital. Equals the sound of a tube amp and is frequently chosen by masters.
Hybrid. A combination of tube and solid state that doesn't produce the best sound.

It's truly going to boil down to you traveling to a music shop and testing the amplifiers yourself. The good thing about that is you'll get to examine an assortment of electric guitar amplifiers, and get to play the top of the line companies like Marshall and Crate.
The author has been playing the guitar since 1987. You can visit his latest website at http://www.AcousticGuitarAmps.net which will help guitar players find the best electric guitar amps for their electric guitar.