Guitar Pedals Usage

[catthesqueal]

Hi guys,i am an acoustic guitarist,my brother has a couple of pedals which seem interesting.i would like to know is it alright to use them for my electric-acoustic guitar? Such as the Boss Digital Delay pedal,Vox Satchurator Joe Satriani,Boss EQ,Noise Gate all that. Like will it spoil the pedals or guitar? I am using a Taylor 714CE.amp is Marshall Stack.hope to get some helpful responses from u guys.thanks
loves,Catherine

 

[cheesedaele]

Barring exceptions, there's no cause for any concern of direct damage, both are instrument signals. If you've seen The Next Movement in action, you'd have caught Kelvin Ang running his electric-acoustic guitar into a Line 6 M13 and other boxes.

You might want to use an acoustic guitar amp, it won't sound too terrific through a Marshall stack built for electrics. You especially might want to watch out for feedback.

 

[catthesqueal]

yes! When i turn my Bass on my Expression system on my guitar up till past 1 o'clock then there is feedback already..so i will be getting an acoustic amp soon most likely from Davis or SV thanks Cheesedale!

 

[tyzjames]

feedback is due to the acoustic nature of the guitar and not the amp.. thats why some guitarists use a soundhole cover to reduce feedback in loud live situations.

 

[catthesqueal]

so means more advisable for me to use a sound hole cover too? like the Planet Waves kind?
For my other acoustics are okay,only my 714CE will have feedback..

 

[Vax]

I like to throw in a compressor and an EQ to doctor the tone of my acoustic a little, but that's only at certain settings and the "sweet spots" in the pedals. Otherwise, you're going to end up with an acoustic that sounds like a really clean electric. That being said, the key word is experimentation; John Butler gets some really interesting tones with a 12-string plugged through overdrive pedals into a Marshall stack.

Have you tried using the preamp on your Taylor to cut out the feedback? I have an inclination that it's an electronic problem rather than a guitar problem. I prefer the sound of an acoustic through an amp on flat EQ, and using the guitar's preamp to colour the tone where necessary.

 

[cheesedaele]

Amping acoustic instruments is always troublesome.

This may sound pretty 'duh' but:
- Stand/sit further from the amp. When you need to go up to it, make a note of what level your output is at then zero it before you walk over. If you're standing right in front of the cabinet facing it, it will feedback no matter what tricks you try to pull.
- Make sure the speaker's not facing you. Unless you're in a full band you probably won't be needing it for monitoring anyway. And if you're in a full-band you should have a much more capable EQ on the mixer.

 

[catthesqueal]

Thanks guys learnt alot from u. my brother studying recording arts but refused to teach me
haha.shall start my gear finding and problem solving later