Re: [Harp-L] Cheapo amp for a Digitech RP?

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wrote:
>Behringer makes low-priced keyboard amps in various ranges of size and power that should work well >with an amp modeler, though I've never used one. 

Actually, that's not true.  I own a Behringer KT108 keyboard amp, their lowest-priced model, and I use it for practice and for very quiet jam sessions.  It's not suitable for performing in most cases, for several reasons:

1) It's not loud enough to play over a drum kit.
2) It has no line-out, so it can't be connected to a PA (unless you mic it, which I don't like to do.) 
3) It has an 8" speaker, so it can't reproduce the low bass sounds that a harmonica running through a pitch shifter puts out.

What I haven't tried are the bigger Behringer keyboard amps, and their powered speakers.  I might very well try the powered speakers someday--the 12" and 15" versions get consistently good reviews in user forums, and they're attractively priced.  A powered PA speaker coupled with an amp modeler is generally lightweight, powerful, and good-sounding.  

Regards, Richard Hunter


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