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Post subject: G-Dec vs. Acoustasonic ???
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:35 pm
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Would the G-DEC and Acoustasonic sound similar in their amplification of acoustic guitar?

I know with the G-DEC I'd get backing tracks and loops... and the Acoustasonic has a mic channel. What other differences should I be looking at to help decide which one will be a better fit?

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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:03 pm
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They are two completely different amps. If you are primarily playing an acoustic, I would defiantly go for the acoustisonic. If you play both (acoustic and electric), you may consider the gdec. Also keep in mind that the gdec will not have feedback filters in it. The best thing to do is go to your Fender shop and try both (with your guitar)

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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:39 pm
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bill948 wrote:
They are two completely different amps. If you are primarily playing an acoustic, I would defiantly go for the acoustisonic. If you play both (acoustic and electric), you may consider the gdec. Also keep in mind that the gdec will not have feedback filters in it. The best thing to do is go to your Fender shop and try both (with your guitar)

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I agree as well.
If you play acoustic with a pickup & already have an amp that's not an acoustic amp--then live with that if you can't get an acoustic one right away.

But, since it sounds like you're looking to get an amp--I'd say try them both, but don't get charmed by the bells & whistles on the G-Dec if you're mostly an acoustic guitarist. Of course, there's no reason you can't get one now & the other later. Of course, if you mostly play acoustic--I would start with an amp for acoustic guitar.

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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 12:11 am
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I have the G-Dec 30 and I like it, There are some pre-made settings that are pretty close to an acoustic sound. like the preset #13 called jazz, if you tweek the settings a little bit on this one you can get a pretty nice acoustic guitar sound. Preset #10 Happy Strum also has a pretty decent acoustic sound but I find it's got way to much bass so you might want to turn that down a bit.

If you go for the G-Dec get the 30 over the 15 because the 15 has had some problems. Also you'll want to invest in the footswitch too because without it that amp can be a real pain in the $@!. The footswitch unfortunately was around $90 CDN, but trust me without it the amp is not even worth getting.

The G-Dec 30 is overall a good practice amp, lots of different sounds and you can have fun basically by yourself. If you're looking somthing more gig worthy don't even consider this.


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Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 4:03 am
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If you play electric as well, go for the Gdec. I play both and the Gdec 30 has an acoustic amp emulation that sound really good. You can also plug one guitar in the front and the other in the back for quick changes.

If you are playing acoustic an a PA is available, nothing beats going to a 7 or 11 band eq and then direct. The eq lets you control feedback issues and form you sound as you desire while raising the signal level to something acceptable to reduce line loss.


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