Electric Guitar: Do you use your amp when you practice?

I don't use my amp, because I practice at night when some people are trying to sleep.

I usually don't plug my guitar in, unless I'm playing for my family

No, just because mine is a $100 piece of crap that sounds better with it off. Doesn't yours have a headphone plug in?

No, just because mine is a $100 piece of crap that sounds better with it off. Doesn't yours have a headphone plug in?

Alacoque72

When I first started playing I always used my amp and headphones but these days I play more often without the amp

How do you even hear yourself play without an amp?

How do you even hear yourself play without an amp?

theone86

haven't used my amp in months. It's tucked away in my closet. My guitar is right here though.

Mostly yes. Sometimes I'll be lazy and not use it but what I tend to play sounds better and needs the amp on.

Of course. Otherwise you may as well play acoustic.aaronmullan

Lol, that's exactly what I thought when I first heard your guitar playing.

Literally, that you should have just played acoustic.

The phone couldn't take it.

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Of course. Otherwise you may as well play acoustic.Foolz3h

Lol, that's exactly what I thought when I first heard your guitar playing.

Literally, that you should have just played acoustic.

The phone couldn't take it.

I don't use my amp, because I practice at night when some people are trying to sleep.

I usually don't plug my guitar in, unless I'm playing for my family

NiKva

[QUOTE="Foolz3h"]

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"]Of course. Otherwise you may as well play acoustic.NiKva

Lol, that's exactly what I thought when I first heard your guitar playing.

Literally, that you should have just played acoustic.

The phone couldn't take it.

That guy sexually harassing my ears obviously. What a weirdo.

[QUOTE="NiKva"][QUOTE="Foolz3h"]

Lol, that's exactly what I thought when I first heard your guitar playing.

Literally, that you should have just played acoustic.

The phone couldn't take it.

Foolz3h

That guy sexually harassing my ears obviously. What a weirdo.

Yes, because I don't practice at night, and I can't hear what I'm playing otherwise.

[QUOTE="Foolz3h"]

[QUOTE="NiKva"] What are you talking about :lNiKva

That guy sexually harassing my ears obviously. What a weirdo.

He makes sexually abusive music that he's shown me as if flashing me. :(

I practise on an acoustic so that I won't have a problem playing other guitars in the future. If you practise on an electric then you're not going to be used to acoustic strings.

I practise on an acoustic so that I won't have a problem playing other guitars in the future. If you practise on an electric then you're not going to be used to acoustic strings.

CBR600-RR

[QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]

I practise on an acoustic so that I won't have a problem playing other guitars in the future. If you practise on an electric then you're not going to be used to acoustic strings.

Diophage

That's true, though I don't see the point in learning guitar just to play metal. It's better when you can play a range of music rather than just playing harmonics in metal songs.

Of course. Otherwise you may as well play acoustic.aaronmullan

I don't use an amp at all , I use a pair of headphones connected to a Boss ME-70 and connected directly to my pc incase i want to record .

I don't use an amp at all , I use a pair of headphones connected to a Boss ME-70 and connected directly to my pc incase i want to record .

ultrapc

[QUOTE="ultrapc"]

I don't use an amp at all , I use a pair of headphones connected to a Boss ME-70 and connected directly to my pc incase i want to record .

AirGuitarist87

dont really use My amp much anymore as its not very good to begin with a do have some line virtual amp stuff that i mess around with and im usually using my headphones.

[QUOTE="Diophage"][QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]

I practise on an acoustic so that I won't have a problem playing other guitars in the future. If you practise on an electric then you're not going to be used to acoustic strings.

CBR600-RR

That's true, though I don't see the point in learning guitar just to play metal. It's better when you can play a range of music rather than just playing harmonics in metal songs.

[QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]

[QUOTE="Diophage"] Not a problem when you're only interested in playing Death Metal. Diophage

That's true, though I don't see the point in learning guitar just to play metal. It's better when you can play a range of music rather than just playing harmonics in metal songs.

all the time and with my new Vox VT20+, getting a great tube amp sound without the need to crank it up at night!

[QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]

[QUOTE="Diophage"] Not a problem when you're only interested in playing Death Metal. Diophage

That's true, though I don't see the point in learning guitar just to play metal. It's better when you can play a range of music rather than just playing harmonics in metal songs.

I just practice with my amp sim using headphones. You can get a ton of sloppy string noise and not even notice it if you're not plugged in.

Line 6 Spider 3 120w Combo. Don't have the money for a tube amp.

you should always try to use your amp whenever you play an electric guitar. when you use an amp, your mistakes are more apparent and you can more easily tell when you f*** up. if you're not using an amp, you won't hear the screw ups, so you'll continue to make them without getting a chance to know them and correct them.

I don't use my amp, because I practice at night when some people are trying to sleep.

I usually don't plug my guitar in, unless I'm playing for my family

NiKva

'I'm not hearing anything...'
'You would, though, if it were playing'
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Sometimes. If I'm just messsing around for a few minutes, too lazy to set up the amp, or it's late at night, I'll just play without it.

When practicing something that I'm not completely great at playing yet, I'll turn on the amp with lots of gain (assuming it makes sense for the song to have gain...) so that I can easily hear when I mess up a note or don't mute something properly and try and fix it.

I haven't been playing much electric guitar lately. My setup just doesn't sound nice to my ears anymore :(

I usually cranck it up to play metal, yeah. But my contemporary accoustic and classical guitars obviously don't need them and I play them very often.