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mellowlogic · . Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 1014 Location: Chicago

My brother is looking to buy a used keyboard amp and asked me what he should look at. I don't know anything about keyboards or keyboard amps, so any insight would be greatly appreciated. He's looking to spend around $250-300 for a used amp. Something that can keep up with a band would certainly be a plus.

Thanks
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stewart · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject:

i've found bass amps work quite well. also, it depends what sort of keyboard he's using. from experience, i'd say if it's a vintage keyboard a tube guitar amp is best. if it's modern and has, say, realistic piano sounds you'll want something with decent fidelity.
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mellowlogic · . Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 1014 Location: Chicago

Thanks Stewart. The keyboard player in my band plays through a bass amp with analogue synths, and it sounds pretty good. He mainly plays bass lines and such though, so cutting through vs a bassist isn't really an issue for him. My brother has some newer stuff though, he's got an Alesis Ion and some korg thing. He seems to like playing organ type sounds and weird sequenced stuff a lot, so it sounds like a bass amp might not be the best thing huh?
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Doog · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject:

A bass amp that features a tweeter for the high end is generally ideal.
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endsjustifymeans · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:19 am Post subject:

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suede · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 663 Location: Calexico

a small P.A...for amps, Roland makes good stuff...also the beringer copies of he Roland are okay for practice and stuff...
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Bacchus · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:24 am Post subject:

I've always heard bass amps were good. For some reason I'd imagine a Roland Jazz Chorus would work well too, or the cube. Dunno why. Maybe it's their reputation for being astonishingly loud and for representing what goes into them very cleanly.
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suede · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 663 Location: Calexico

for practice I used 2 of these...but then again I don't have to compete with a full band or real drums...these sound amazing by the way...roland cm-30...they double as a PA and studio monitors...

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robroe · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:12 am Post subject:

fender steel king

15" speaker 200 watts

mellowlogic · . Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 1014 Location: Chicago

Thanks for all the tips guys.
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robroe · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:58 pm Post subject:

dumb donnie · . Joined: 16 Feb 2010 Posts: 53

I'm really a big fan of the Roland KC series. Also, a Peavey KB300 is super cheap and sounds pretty good.

Rayjaysonic · Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:11 pm Post subject:

My money would be on something from Roland. Been in a few bands where the keyboard player has used Roland backline and it always sounded good.
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suede · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 663 Location: Calexico