Is an Amp a must? Can you play this guitar with no amp, sing along and still have a good experience? I mean, in the living room.
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Yes, Wosto, sorry but you need an amp. It should not be advertised as an acoustic-electric at all. Having said that, it's a great guitar (with an amp). I bought a Roland Cube (4W) - absolutely perfect, lots of sound effects, runs on electricity or 6 x AA batteries, volume adjustment is great for living room or street busking, and can sling over your other shoulder.
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READ THE OTHER REVIEWS - 'sing along and still have a good experience' No Not really - try a Martin Backpacker for singalongs. See the other reviews for recommended battery powered amps. Do Not use the min Marshalls or mini Fenders.
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I've only ever played it unplugged because I don't have an amp. Considering it's only a $100 dollar guitar, I think it sounds pretty decent. I also own a guitar that is in the $200-$300 dollar range, and I'd say that this one sounds better than the more expensive one.
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If you want it to be loud, then yes, you'll need an amp. It doesn't come with an amp cord. If you want to use headphones with it, you'll need something like this Vox headphone amp: http://www.amazon.com/Vox-amPlug-Metal-Guitar-Headphone/dp/B000ZMVAXO/ref=sr_1_6?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1385861626&sr=1-6 Also, a word of advice: Make sure that the nuts that secure the knobs to the body are tight, otherwise you might find that the pots rotate out of position and the contacts touch the wall of the hole that they're mounted in. This will cause your guitar to stop making cool noises (or noises of any kind, for that matter).
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The guitar can be played without and amp and cable, but it won't be easy to hear. Your granddaughter will enjoy the guitar much more if she has at least a small practice amp (and cable) to go with it. Cheers!
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The amp was desigmed with the electric guitar in mind, but will amplify any instrument that has a built it pickup. you could use a microphone to feed the amp but you would have to deal with possible feedback depending on location of amp and mic.
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You can practice with it, but very little sound. It's not necessary, but it's really made to be played through an amp. It would be the same if you didn't plug in an electric bass guitar. Thanks Sam.
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Good Morning Mike,You have the option of either playing it as an Acoustic or Electric . When it is not being used with an Amp it has Deep Rich Sound and is an awesome piece of Musical Equipment. When it is Plugged into an amp you have a wide range of different Sound that you can Achieve such as Distortion and Overdrive for that Heavy Metal moment when you want, or with a few tweaks of the onboard controls you can have a Clean Classic Bass Sound and even a slapping Funk Sound as well. The Pick up in this Guitar is indeed an awesome one. this is a Bass that you will come to love and will indeed become your Favorite Guitar.. Good Morning Mike,You have the option of either playing it as an Acoustic or Electric . When it is not being used with an Amp it has Deep Rich Sound and is an awesome piece of Musical Equipment. When it is Plugged into an amp you have a wide range of different Sound that you can Achieve such as Distortion and Overdrive for that Heavy Metal moment when you want, or with a few tweaks of the onboard controls you can have a Clean Classic Bass Sound and even a slapping Funk Sound as well. The Pick up in this Guitar is indeed an awesome one. this is a Bass that you will come to love and... » Read More Good Morning Mike,You have the option of either playing it as an Acoustic or Electric . When it is not being used with an Amp it has Deep Rich Sound and is an awesome piece of Musical Equipment. When it is Plugged into an amp you have a wide range of different Sound that you can Achieve such as Distortion and Overdrive for that Heavy Metal moment when you want, or with a few tweaks of the onboard controls you can have a Clean Classic Bass Sound and even a slapping Funk Sound as well. The Pick up in this Guitar is indeed an awesome one. this is a Bass that you will come to love and will indeed become your Favorite Guitar.. « Show Less
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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....
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The neck is standard (a little slim). If you were blind you would think its a full size guitar. It does NOT sound normal without an amp. It is great as a "silent" guitar to pratice with, but you need a headphone amp, like a VOX AmplPlug. If you do plug it into a practice amp (like a Cube, 10w marshall, pignose etc.) it will sound great, it also sounds great in full size amps.
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READ THE REVIEWS This particular model comes with acoustic strings, and if you plug into an "acoustic" amplifier, or use a modeling pedal/pod with an acoustic option, it DOES sound like a typical acoustic/electric. There is a model with a Stethescope with hollow tubes so you can actually listen to the guitar (louder) without the need for a headphone amp or combo amp. It has a 1/4 jack that you plug in a VOX AmpPlug or similar headphone amp.
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Just saw this question today. Sorry for my delay in responding. It sounds very good unplugged. In fact, that's the way I play mine all the time. I bought it to take camping because it was of high quality for a low price and with the thinline body style and gig bag, it takes up a lot less space than a regular body acoustic in a hard shell case. I have other much more expensive guitars that I play when performing amplified, so I play this one unamplified nearly 100% of the time. It won't be quite as loud acoustically as a full size body, but sometimes that can be a good thing! :)
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Yes, you need an amp. I bought this for my grandson when he was about four. I bought an inexpensive amp at Guitar Center. It cost about 20 dollars and looked like a mini juke box. It worked well and still works. The microphone has held up, too. My grandson just turned 9. He and his young friends enjoyed the mike and amp very much and improvised pretend music with books such as a Richard Scary.
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Plug directly in, it will sounds the same as anything else you plug into the RCA jacks of the amp. Just make sure you have the correct adaptor and it will sound awesome.
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Hi there - Well, yes you do need to connect your guitar to the amp to get it to work. But it should turn on when it is plugged in.
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Yes, you plug it in to an amp with a cable. It requires a 9 volt battery in the guitar to work. I recommend this guitar for a beginner/kid to see if they are interested. You will need to buy a good tuner to make sure its in tune before playing each time. If you have any serious interest in guitar, spend the money on a decent guitar or you will just get frustrated as its harder to play on a less expensive guitar. - reviewed by Luciana's husband..
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Should be able to! You can use an amp. These guitars sound great hooked up to an amp!!
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Should be fine plugged into your guitar amp, maybe not a crazy amount of volume but doesn't necessarily need an amp. DT990 will sound worse and is equally difficult to power.