The Rocktron Hush provides some noise control, as per usual.Īll of these are just examples that I came up with to give you an idea of how you might piece together a guitar rack system that fits your specific needs. I've added a cheaper effects processor with a smaller MIDI controller to make room for a few more stompboxes. In many cases, guitar players will at least separate the power amp/preamp from their speaker cab via what's called an "amp head," pictured below:įor the classic rocker, the amp head is a Marshall DSL100 paired with the Marshall slanted cab. Moreover, many of the most popular guitar amps of our day are combo amplifiers.Ĭombo amps do have limitations and are not the method that most professionals choose to use. It's cheaper, easily transported and a lot quicker to setup and take down. Because, clearly, it has some major advantages in certain situations.
There is nothing wrong with going the combo amp route.
While these three functions get throw into the term "guitar amp" the only actual amplification is the power amp segment. This "amp" is actually three different functioning pieces: