How do Guitar Amps Work?
What Do Amps Do? jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/c9/1j/guitar-amps-work-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); For a guitar player, an amplifier plays one key role–it makes the guitar loud. An amp may also process the guitar’s signal, equalizing it, adding reverb, distortion or other effects, and producing feedback. But in practice, most of this is produced by pre-amps or special effects, making boosted volume the essential task of the guitar amplifier. To do this, several steps occur, the most important being the increased amplitude of the output wave from the guitar. Two approaches to this are reflected in the two main types of amps, valve and solid state. Signal Input jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/c9/1j/guitar-amps-work-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Two single-coil pickups in a Strat-style guitar. The electronic signal that e
