Guitar Amp Basics #1 (Guitar Lesson GG-010) How to play

[cyberrider99]

Hi Justin!

If you have not that much money - is there a good but cheap amp you can use for acoustic and e-guitar? what do i have to look for, what are the important features to use one amp for both? what amount of watt is a good choice for that ? 15, 20, 30 ?!? ... thx 4 helping me out

[mrcrowley951]

what amp do you think is the best to buy with 300 euros? marshall mg50fx,maybe? i'm looking for a new one...

[dcesar117]

Very good information. Great explanation great job bud

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

You don't need a 100 watt amp to sound good. I have a 5 watt Fender valve amp, and it sounds amazing. Solid state amps are amazing too.

[bprizze]

wow f*ck expert village! your explanation is spot on!!! thanks mate =))

[highmover88]

guys help me please. im planing on buying elec-guitar and amp, ive never bought any before but i know how to play guitar tho . anyways , im looking for amp that is small and cheap that has distortion sound for playing metal songs and stuff but also great at playing other style. and what is effect paddle and do we need that to have distortion sound or is it just a switch from clean to distortion .. im very lost in this kinda thing ..

[rrgert4]

tips on any 15W amps for home use.. for ex in range of (Line 6 SpiderIV) 100 €

[hotdog117]

verkaufe meinen Peavey Vollröhren Amp! Schaut mal rein:

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[cactification]

Cool video!

Great info for new guitarists.

[IronMaiden6226]

lol, i asked one question 8 months ago, and i come back , and its one of the top comments

[chillflyer50]

can you help me please? my guitar has an overdrive setting, bass, a treble and a level knob, i cant get a disorientation sound

[hentajus]

2:35

Slayer uses a whole wall of marshall's ... the only band that i know of that does this.

[jmhhk1994]

Awesome thanx

[t0psecretshit]

youre awesome. i love your videos.

[knuwan68]

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[notslinky99]

hey!!! What happens if I play my guitar in a bass amp??? i know stupid question but i can´t take it in the plane it´s too big help me please

[asdfalex12345]

the clean channel and then the DIRTY channel

Haha that me laugh a bit ^^

what are u doin?

oh im just watchin some tv on the dirty channel ^^

[pegasomarcelo]

SEE THIS:

Turn Radio into Guitar Amp:

youtube.com/watch?v=YHfoON7ukS­c

[googoplexable]

mesa 5 25 and only 1,250 pounds. Looks like il have a shitty amp for the rest of my days.

[V3xify]

The band he was talking about at 2:35 is Kiss

[XxCarcassRulesxX]

My amp is dirty... ;)

[guitarmessiah95]

Which would give you a better sound ? a good guitar and a bad/okay amp or a good amp with a bad/okay guitar?

[entoxicado666]

@guitarmessiah95 good amp and bad/okay guitar believe me, i have a marshall mg100dfx amp and a friend of mine had a squier set with amp, when he played his squire in my amp he said it sounded like 10 times better than his squier amp

[SK8FNT]

is it normal to have an amplifier ngeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeee huming sound constantly?

[MrRasnarok]

@SK8FNT Not really, unless you've got alot of overdrive on. Is it a cheap amp?

[helpdonate1]

@SK8FNT what kind of guitar do you have?

[iAlien]

@SK8FNT Mine was always doing that and I thought it was just a bad amp. Turns out that it was caused by having the reverb too high.

[IronMaiden6226]

On the amp, if there is a button that says 'drive', is that a distortion channel?

[ramiabuhamra1]

@IronMaiden6226 Drive, overdrive,gain all those stuff mean distortion so yes it does

[Buzz135]

@IronMaiden6226

yes man !

[Carthsting]

You look like howling mad from A-team

[orumets]

As far as I know watts have nothing to do how loud the sound is. Watt measures the rate of energy conversion. For example an electric radiator is 700 watts and it does not make a sound. Look at dB (decibel) is used to measure sound pressure levels.

[Brentypooz]

how do i make my amp sound like randy rhodes? :L

[abarbar06]

@Brentypooz you get a $2,500 marshall. a guitar with humbuckers, and a lot of skill

[foskoleck123]

I got an amp thats only got high low and volume settings on it can any1 help get a better sound

[ibanezman007]

You can buy a guitar equalizer pedal. Boss makes one for about 100 dollars. Just set the Low and High controls on 5 and then find your tone on the pedal.

[DivineSkulls]

if i got a line 6 head, would it work with a blackstar cabinet?

[Velghe87]

Yep, just make sure you set the right impedance. Most heads give you a choice between 4, 8 or 16 Ohm.

I you you use one cabinet of 16 ohm you set it to 16 obviously. If you are using two 16 ohm cabinets, you'll have to set your head preset on 8 ohm.

[Jabez777]

is drive the same as gain?

[mikeayotte182]

drive is a term we use for when a gutar amps sound is 'broken up' or distorting.

Gain is the amount of volume going into the signal path, where the master is the volume going out of the amp. High gain means lots of volume entering the amps tone controls. When you have lots of gain going into a tube (valve) amp, it causes the preamp tubes to overdrive, creating a distorted sound.

Mesa/Boogie gets their crazy distortion through cascading gain, maxing out several preamp tubes with gain.

[prctog]

it would have been nice to see this video a little sooner. with my little knowledge about amps I assumed most decent amps were around 100 to 150 watts and i purchased a 180 watt amp that i thought would be good for gigs. it is much to big and dosent sound very good when its turned down so much. learn from my mistake please

[Slashrocks111]

heard the same story some time ago :p. Learned it to. In a small pub a 20watt is even enough. 180 watt is realy for a big gig lol

[arsenalfanforlife]

180 is enough for a stadium gig

[eipylOh]

@prctog epic. :f

[ilovetoeatrice]

nice vid bro ahah

what animal is at the end?

[befrankis]

wolvereen i think or a tasmanian devil

[ilovetoeatrice]

oh, thank you!

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

Tasmanian devil...

[funnycarrot]

I am having trouble with my amp and im wondering can anyone help. It is a BB Blaster BB10 10w practice amp. It came free with my first guitar. Anyway, when I turn it on and plug in my guitar (Squier Strat), there is a loud buzzing noise which gets louder when i touch the strings. Your help would be much appreciated.

[SlayerOvLight]

There could be a couple reasons for this buzz...

If you have the gain all the way up, then there will be a lot of distortion feedback. Turn the gain down and see if it's still buzzing a lot. I also have a Squire( They're very bad guitars imo, but good for beginners), change the pick to the 2 and 4 humbucker positions. Anyways, keep learning and save up for a better amp.

[newsteadstuiosfx]

take off the scratch plate on your strat and stick a large square of tin foil there with double sided tape then screw it back on... the tin foil absorbs the electrical and magnetic interference from the pickups. this works a treat on all guitars and stops the hum and loud volumes and on high distortion.

[DomeShot101]

Is it ok to just completely remove the reverb tank? Just like unhook the 2 RCA cables and take it out? Or will this damage the amp? I cant believe it would but I'd like to know before I try it. Someone please respond..

[puppetmetal]

Can an amp head with 450 watts @ 4 ohms work on a cabinet with 450 watts @ 8 ohms?

[zonedout245]

i don't know too much about amps but i know electrical. it could work, but i wouldn't recommend trying it. you might either not get a good sound out of it ir you might fry some cables. but again, i don't know amps much.

[lediable1001]

lol? at the end of the video xD

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

i just got a ''vox vt15'' amp. i have no idea if it's good or not. can anyone tell me?

[guillll]

It's good. Not the best in the world, but one of the best practice amps out there.

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

really? wow lol. thanks man

[newsteadstuiosfx]

you cant break a 1957 fender deluxe valve amp... believe me, i have tried.

[puppetmetal]

Treble, Bass, Mid, Presence, Low-Mid, High-Mid, Contour. Are there any other tone and volume controls?

[StairwayToZeppelin1]

Hey, I have a Spider line 6, have a little problem with it. The jack on the amp, the place where the cord goes into the amp... there's nothing there. It's just a hole, and I suspect that the jack itself has gone inside the amp. Anybody know how I can fix this/get it out?

[soaringuitarist]

you unscrew the chassis and find where it went. (the little screws that hold the tray with the knobs and stuff). Then you find it... and if the screw is stripped you have to buy a new input jack and just solder it into the place.

[KizZamP92]

with a magnet

[alichma19]

please help the pots on my mg30dfx on sticking what can i do please

[gabedewey]

thanx

[aSp3encer]

Oh and theres 700+ built in settings, Great fuckin amp.

[aSp3encer]

Spider valve II line 6 is what i got..I think thats the name, i would have to go look, But i Paid quite abit for it But hell the lowest level in volume is like Pretty loud, First day i got it i turned it a quarter of the way up, I played half way through one song about 10 minutes later i got a disturbing the peace charge, not recommended for people with Bitch neighbors

[mesaesptruck]

I hear ya man neighbors suk. I live in ga with a triple rect. and live on 50-60 acres slap in the middle. Took the triple aimed out to field, had my girl go out to the end of the property line. YES it was still super load that far out!! And the cops came and asked to turn it down! I Played line 6 amps forever, but everyone I owned within a couple years ended up with blown transformers, resistors or other componenets. As long as I kept it at home it worked fine. Great studio amps though!

[ne3dsalami]

i was wondering if u can answer a question

as far as i know, my amp is fine but there is no sounds of the guitar coming out

i was wondering if it was my cable but idk, plaz tell me if u know wat to do

[Creamlistner]

This is a question I seem to run into allot.

I currently have a 15Watt Vox amp, its nice, but... it doesnt really have clean or dirty type of settings... its just pre-set channels - hate it.

I really want a 5:50 express Mesa 2:12 amp, figuring it would be great to play with a garage band as well as gigs.

My question comes in at, is it possible to hook up combo amps to cabs?

and to put it one further, is it possible to hook up an amp head to a combo?

[kallikallar]

Im not sure if you can hook up a head to a combo but you can hook up the mesa express to a cab.

And if your looking into the Mesa express series, They are awsome. I bought 5:25 last month and I love it: I wanted to tell you that you don´t need all the power in the 5:50 i mean 25W isn´t a high number of watts but it is really loud and you can play in a garage band with that amp with the level at 9 to 12 o'clock + the 5:25 is a lot smaller and lighter and easier to carry around.

[sprtn117c]

my amp has a drive control, which i've found kind of acts like gain, but different.

[jurberto]

i love you

[philbio66]

I like the chic in the ad. Does anyone have any nude photos of her?

[powermass260]

are RMS amps good?

[Froastwolf]

hey I just bout a guitar today. I never played the guitar before anyway why is my amp is so noisy? something is wrong with it

I apologise if this question is obvious to you but as I said I never used a guitar in my life

[dmdark]

i have a washburn bad dog amp, is it good?

[rickso12]

this button is for this and this button is for that---GIVE ME A BREAK

[killeryopattie]

hey my amp and my guitar didnt come with an input cord.......and i bought it at walmart can someone help? and does walmart sell one separately or do i need to return it and get another one? i have a first act practice amp model ma104

[roguenoobkiller]

they have solid state, and valve hybrids

[TimTehPilot]

Peavey 212? You mean Valveking 212? That's a tube amp.

[CradledToEnslave]

these vids 4 beginners who have never seen or played b4, still good 4 rookies, 2 bad those mesa r expensive as fuk

[NewProdigy14]

haha the Tasmanian Devil at then end was cool. this video is quite helpful :)

[k3sub0ii]

HEY!! people :) i really need your help!! i plug in my guitar to the amp and no sound comes out...i obviously had the volume all up..i need ur help...please people....i really feel fucked up help me!!

[roflnamreh]

u plugged ur guitar to the amp and nothing happened`? oO u plugged all the cables to the amp? if it was someone :P

[k3sub0ii]

yea i did..i fixed the problem already..its the cheap ass cable i got for free.. lol thx anyway

[roflnamreh]

np^^

[chriscoooley]

good job on dispelling the wattage myth

[jefferymazzaball]

Ive got a Roland cube :D and does anyone know what band he was talking about?

[goodguitaristatmetal]

it's either slayer or the darkness

[johkonut]

lol bottom row is for the dirty sound

[CradledToEnslave]

dirty aka distortion, pro term

[SexyLeprechaun28]

ok i know im gonna sound like a retard but what is the whole stand by deal with a tube amp like when you have stand by on do you get sound or what> plz some one explain

[JSGuitar80]

The standby just allows your amplifier to utilize partial power (standby) to warm up the filament in your tubes so you don't wear them out as quickly; turn it on when they're somewhat warm (after about a minute).

[IndianMetalHead333]

At my school during my GCSE workshop session, I had to use a 30 watt amp beccause all the shitty little kids had broken the big amps.

And so I turned up the volume so it could be heard over the drums, and there was this terrible constant whistling feedback when I had distortion on.

Anyone know what was wrong with it?

[rich1710]

try standing away from the amp. I cant rmember what causes technically but its something like the pickups pick up the sound from the amp and play it back out again if you know what i meen. OR it may be just the quality of the amp. i had a 30 watt a while ago and it just buzzed constantly when overdrive was selected. Hope i helped!

[joshuaned]

Useful........thanks.......

[guit3rg0d]

what about a tube amp?

[dodel1]

yeah, and hybrids, modeling and digital amps?

[rich1710]

tube amps are the same as valve amps

[lazychump]

i just picked up an express 5:50. the manual comes with some pretty awesome patches to get started.

[Roflkaker]

You rock, Justin! Thanks for all your guides, they are extremely useful!

[enzo2cool22]

i have a line 6 spier 3. I would rather have a mesa like that. It seems to have better tone.

[freekdevos]

I think Line 6 is the worst choice when buying an amp. They make it sound cool by telling you it's a 'modeling-amp', and 'It's sounds like every great amp all in one!' Not true, they don't.

Line6 fans: don't hate me for saying this. It's just my opinion based on experience.

[KEMTEN]

ok ok.. i love my line 6 spider 3 amp but i no your opinion is yours... what amp do u got now?

[freekdevos]

I play my Ibanez RG prestige trough an all-tube ENGL souvereign amp. I also play a Gibson ES135 trough a Roland JC90.

The ENGL is great for high gain stuff, but it also has a great clean channel. With my 808tubescreamer and the clean channel the RG sounds superb!

ENGL = very versatile!

[KEMTEN]

Rofl! very versatile! ha ha sound like u got money! im cheap lol very cool

[freekdevos]

I must say it's an expensive hobby:-)

Better get a good evening job then! ;-)

It's worth every euro though. There's nothing more frustrating than playing with a crappy sound, while you know it....

[KEMTEN]

rofl. a evening job, im a 16 year ole lazy ass

haah ya its expensive but also rewarding :)

[freekdevos]

What's even more rewarding than making music is making music and earn money with it:-) And then spend that money on guitar gear...

[lilgoalieman]

i like marshall and nova amps

[sk8taboi123456]

i should have seen this on my b-day because thats when i got my 1st guitar. this was made on my b-day

[silvergirl55]

Your video is a great help in getting started to understand my amp. Your effort is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!

[amamam42]

Really helpfull. You rock.

[exIchigoxe]

You can use a semi-hollow electric to get an acoustic sound but there isn't much else you can do.

[Strat369]

nice job man

[TerryCPiano]

Actually, u can make it over 10 min if you're a Youtube Partner!

[Tommyr]

Justin RULES! Love your vids Justin and THANK YOU for doing them!

[spongebobaxlpants]

I use a 10 watt kustom amp and a copy of a les paul guitar by esquire. Has anyone any tips on getting a good slash sound. (I'm in a wheelchair so I can't use any pedals for effects, only everthing elses available).

[mouse25314]

He uses his neck pickup for a lot of lead tones. Try using thicker distortion and your neck pickup.

[disneypassholder]

The pod, and pocket pod by line 6 have some truly impressive sounds. There are a million people with tips on how to tweak them, too. Very user friendly, and it's not a stop-box type, it will sit nicely in your lap, or near you wherever you like.

[Noirie93]

you could mount pedals on a stand maybe

[dudebail]

thnks it helped, ill look at sum of ur ova vids, can i ask wts on ur arm? lol just curious, ty

[david1470]

i cant even tell the dif when you turned off mids

[rama6maiden]

please help!!!

i have a 4X12 guitar cabinett and a topp and my question is the top has 4 out 2 of them is right and 2 of them is left and the cabinett has 2

[rama6maiden]

inputs so shuld i connect 1 from topp(left)

into the(left) on the cab and 1 right from top to the rigth in the can????

[marius5744]

i want to make me amp sound like an acoustic guitar.. like metallica with nothing else matters.. anybody know how to do that ?

[Demoras]

You plug in an acoustic guitar. It's the best solution ;)

No EQ can emulate an acoustic guitar. There are some pedals which can make your electric guitar sound like an acoustic guitars, but I've found them to be rubbish.

[megamanxu]

u know the ending part is kinda anoying, well not really but when i need to hear ur voice, i turn it up then at the end WAHHHHH really high pitch at really high volume just plast me off my seat sometimes, cute little thing tho... dont know how it cna make such a sound :P

[theriven1]

omfg this costs about 1500 EUR...why? ey...: (

[stone2k]

5 snowflakes

[KellyBrianneFan]

thanks for the ...and girls

:)

[ReggieBRox24]

lol the end was funny. y is there a wolverine at the end of like all ur vids?

[jteig]

It's a Tasmanian devil I guess. Maybe he is from there :)

[ColdToiletSeats]

i got a 65 watt crate and the neighbors called the police twice when i cranked it to 3/10 .. im moving to a bigger house with a huge basement can't wait to crank it to 10

[JesseGuitar07]

thanks for tharing:)

[Scottysaan]

I newer new how many misconceptions I had about amplifiers. thanks

[amamam42]

Ha ha, I like the ending

[hajile12]

hey

[0805christopher]

Excellent advice. I loved the story of the empty Marshall cabs!

[ZeMole2000]

Sweet Thanks

[kremstudios]

GREAT VIDEO! I'm totally watching the others. Thanks! I need to improve my sound...

kRem

[fourthemasses]

I love my MG100HDFX! I use a Sonic 4x12 cab....(got it cheap)!

Good price, good sound, won't break the bank.

Loads of power and sound for me.

[jernov]

Fourthemasses: Hell yeah, I've got the same amp, it can go from classic rock to heavy f*cking metal by the turn of a knob, its an awesome amp.

[locx91]

Nice videos still Justin! But I really don't get that tasmanian devil there lol ^^ Hey guys, now that we are talking bout amps, I'd like to ask: I have this 700w Home theatre with 5 speakers and a sub, so should I try to connect it to my Boss ME-50 pedal, where I can get all the disortion and echo sounds, if it's possible? Or do you know it already if it is possible or not? Cheers mates, like the Englishmen say! =)

[freyan147]

yes its possible. just plug it in, u might need a convertor for that.

[mallamoozoo]

DO NOT PLUG UR GUITAR INTO YOUR HIFI OR HOME THEATRE SPEAKERS - COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TYPE OF AMP SPECS - the guitar output will kill ur speakers.

Use ONLY a purpose-designed guitar amp and speaker!

[mallott2402]

Spend a few notes on a mini-mixer. Connect the pedal to the mixer, then the mixer to your hi-fi.

[locx91]

Oh right. Ok, I'll be looking for them, thanks guys!

[Matt0680]

thanks justin

[huyiy]

why do you show that tasmanian devil at the end all the time by they way justin?

[cozz]

Because he is Australian and it's his Tassie Devil

[jernov]

the "amp wall" of the band Slayer isn't real either. :p

I have a Marshall mg100hdfx (100watt halfstack) but that's also because I think it has a better sound than some of its lower wattage versions. (I've played the 30, 50, and 100 watt versions.) My previous amp that I used for 3 years was a Roland Cube 15. (15watts)

[MikaelLV]

Roland Cube 15 are not 15 watts, just because of the name. Look at the back of you'r amp and you will see that it's actually 18 watts! :)

[jernov]

Yeah, I know :p They're sold as 15 watt amps, but in reality their output may be slightly higher.

I have a 20 watt amp which is actually 26 watts.

My roland cube 15 is indeed 18 watts. :p

[stephenyang97]

what do i do if my amp does a static sound its a yamaha amp

[kenjihiro]

why is there a bearcat at the end?

[60slove]

its a Tasmanian devil

[TheSkiCapExperience]

lol AC/DC. Justin you dog. empty boxes?! >___>. Dont let angus get hold of you, he could slice you with the edge of his SG. O_O

[Kataar7]

well, it could be zakk wylde too :P XD

[kherstrams]

Thanks much Justin, you've been very helpful always, really nice of you to share some info.

[tednet1337]

What the fux was that animal at the end, it scared the crap out of me :O

[kakerman]

yeah dude i have no idea what that thing was at the end of the video lol

[alexander1177]

its a Tasmanian Devil

[WEIRDALROXMYSOX]

Tasmainian Devil

[RadioTom103]

Justin is from Tasmania

[groovekilledme]

Awesome video, Justin is a very kind person!

[JOETAL99]

Thanks Justin! Your videos are alwasy sooo helpful =]

[theflyingapple]

great vid

[ltsarge559]

the line 6 one is really good its 15 watts has great settings and its only $99

[superhappyboss]

is that a proel cable?

[manutd11218]

thx for the vid.

Really helpful

[robin440]

great

[neantibi]

I've just been tasmanian-devil'd. D:

[freeaman]

amazing video learned a lot. Thanks again

[qdn25]

Thank you very much Justin!

[ShardedFire]

thx thx i was wondering bout that stuff....umm...next time can you talk bout the brands and wat not like....which models and brands you use are your reviews?

[tomahawkjam]

This is just what I've been looking for, thanks so much.