Does it work on Classical Guitars without the need of an amp?
191488
Bought this as a gift for my brother, so here is his resply to your question: It won't work on nylon strings, on an acoustic steel string guitar it will work at about 10%, you need the feedback on the pickups on an electric guitar to really get the effect of the ebow. It essentially makes the string vibrate at a high frequency and that frequency and sound then makes a "reverse" or sustained reverse sound of the note and or sequence of notes you are playing.Granted I am SLOWLY learning how to use mine, but as far as I am aware, it will not do anything on nylon strings, and even the "metal" coated E,A,D strings will give little to no real reflection of the ebow. Bought this as a gift for my brother, so here is his resply to your question: It won't work on nylon strings, on an acoustic steel string guitar it will work at about 10%, you need the feedback on the pickups on an electric guitar to really get the effect of the ebow. It essentially makes the string vibrate at a high frequency and that frequency and sound then makes a "reverse" or sustained reverse sound of the note and or sequence of notes you are playing.Granted I am SLOWLY learning how to use mine, but as far as I am aware, it will not do anything on... » Read More Bought this as a gift for my brother, so here is his resply to your question: It won't work on nylon strings, on an acoustic steel string guitar it will work at about 10%, you need the feedback on the pickups on an electric guitar to really get the effect of the ebow. It essentially makes the string vibrate at a high frequency and that frequency and sound then makes a "reverse" or sustained reverse sound of the note and or sequence of notes you are playing.Granted I am SLOWLY learning how to use mine, but as far as I am aware, it will not do anything on nylon strings, and even the "metal" coated E,A,D strings will give little to no real reflection of the ebow. « Show Less
191489
If youre using nylon strings then no. It works off a magnetic pull to vibrate it. It also wont be terribly loud without an amp but it will work.
191490
No it won't.. its magnetic not magical :P Would have been an interesting sound that your searching for, had that not been the case.How else could you make a similar sound on a classical acoustic? Now that would be a fun challenge. How could you add a legit swell to one string and make it sustain as of ur not touching it?Air?
260762
I don't see any reason this wouldn't work on either. It is a great little pick-up. The only problem I've had with it is it is too big to fit the sound hole on my classical guitar. It fits my dreadnought fine but not the classical. Buy the pick-up. If it doesn't work for you, you can always send it back.
628609
Hello I have two of them . In my opinion it was not designed for electric guitars . You need another amplifier! God bless!
1676963
Some electric guitars don't need an amp since some are built into them (have one and it works quite well). This one however does not have one built in so if you want to hear it correctly than yes, you need an amp. However you can play it without an amp but you won't get the great sound.
2161675
Yes, that's no problem with this tuner. Just plug the guitar into the tuner and read the note played on the little screen. No amp needed.
1833984
Yes, actually. It's very similar to an electric guitar, where you can still play without an amp, but it's just really quiet. You can't really perform on one without something, but you can still play without one.
1130230
No, in fact, there are no electronic pick- ups in this guitar, and therefore, no way to use an amp. It is strictly acoustic.
1787910
You'll need at least another cable 1/4 (same size that you are already using for the guitar) and if you want to use it, there is an output to headphone too that you could use with no amp....
309800
Yes, just use headphones and plug your guitar into it and play. You dont need an amp. Or you can plug the output into an input or aux on your stereo if you keep the volume low. Fun looper and select few drum beats to play along with. Really cool pedal. THe key with all pedals is to get a really good guitar cable, it will help eliminate noise for the effects and channel input & pickups. Have a blast!
1201154
Yes you can use this with headphones and use all the effects without an amp. Plug your guitar into the zoom and your headphones into the the zoom and your good to go. Play without disturbing anyone.
1676965
An electric guitar can be played without an amp...but it will be very quiet. I recommend picking up a small amp to start off with.
620143
No, this guitar has "passive" electronics.. There are only two slider switches for the pickup, master volume , and a master tone .. It's passive because there are no batteries required, there is no "pre-amp" .. Very simple , when plugged into your amp that's all you get, it sounds great with the E,A,D,and G strings when your playing... However the tone for the B,and high E strings is very very weak ..even when your tone switch is maxed out on the guitar... Over all it's good for what is is... Hope this helps !
2120374
Although it is an electric guitar. An amplifier is not necessary. But the amplifier would make it easier to hear it.
1344806
This is an acoustic electric guitar which means it can be played and heard without an amp, but for better sound I prefer plugging into an amp.
706138
Yes you can use any size amplifier. Yes you can play without batteries but you need them for the tuner in the side of the guitar and the battery also operates the pre-amp in the side of the guitar. This guitar is great, I am really happy with it.
160179
Yes, you would need an amp. It has a great sound and we are happy with our purchase of it.
318643
I've used it with two ovations (one steel one nylon), a home-made classical electric, and a mini-guitar. All four produced excellent sound through this amp, and all four are acoustic. A cord and maybe a spare battery is all you'll need.