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JazzAmpTM TweetyTM
The Problem?
The desired tone for flattop and nylon string guitar players requires a speaker system that responds to higher frequency overtones, which is how you achieve reproduction of the bright and crisp tones those guitars produce acoustically. Standard guitar amplifiers do not typically reproduce those high frequency tones very well, and "acoustic" amplifiers typically sound too thin and weak for standard electric guitars. Musicians are left to find one amp that is a compromise in tone for both electric and acoustic guitar, or to spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on a separate amp for their acoustic guitars.
The Solution...
TweetyTM is a simple, elegant solution which allows you to have a warm, rich
sounding amplifier that will also bring out the brilliant highs of flattop acoustic guitars.
Simply plug the Tweety into the extension speaker jack on your
amplifier, and you now have the extended range needed to properly
amplify an acoustic instrument. The Tweety has a built in crossover(@2.5kHz) and
a level control knob. The
Tweety also has two parallel in/out jacks for daisy-chaining, and a microphone mount so you can place it
anywhere in the room you need it, creating a great field effect
which adds to the natural acoustic sound of your instrument. A Tweety (or two!)
mounted to a mic stand at ear level, 3 or 4 feet away from the amplifier creates a hi-fi sound experience
that you will get lost in. It truly is a pleasure to hear.
When using the Tweety with a JazzAmp, the tweeter and the crossover are designed to work with the 3
kHz and 10 kHz knobs on the JazzAmp equalizer. Many acoustic amps offer the ability to turn a tweeter
on and off, or the ability to turn the tweeter volume up and down, but with a JazzAmp you can actually
equalize the Tweety to perfectly blend it with the sound of the amplifier.
Size:4.5" X 4.5" X 3.5", 2.5 lbs.
Price: $139
Power: 75 watts max input.
Speaker: Eminence® APT80.
The following are some emails we've received about the Tweety...
"Just wanted to let you know I am loving the Tweety! It's very cool and extremely subtle. It's like you can't really tell how good it sounds until you play WITHOUT it! It sounds equally fantastic with my archtop and acoustic guitar."
Sean McGowan http://seanmcgowan.ws
"The Tweety has landed and I'm going to gig it tonight in a duet with a clarinetist. So far, from tests at home, using my D'Aquisto Jazzline, with both the JazzAmp head and my Acoustic Image Clarus head, the Tweety sounds great. I'd say from initial reactions that I would never opt to go without it. At first it seems really subtle, like you aren't sure it's on, but when I disconnected it my Raezer's Edge (NY-8 and Stealth) cabs sounded dull and murky. So, I have what I love about the RE's with this added bit of dimension and piano like "ping" on top. "
Dave Lincoln
"I spent some time with my new Tweety unit this evening and I am very
impressed with it. It sounds like a nice high quality tweeter unit that
responds perfectly to the 10kHz and 3kHz controls on the amp. For my warm
rolled off jazz tone, the JazzAmp nails it all by itself, of course, but
when a little fingernail or pick attack is needed, this unit really expands
the capability of the amp."
Mike Oria www.milleroria.com
"Tweety arrived yesterday afternoon and I have been using it today with my carved maple back flattop fitted with an undersaddle fishman piezo pickup. No preamp needed .I plugged the guitar into my Jazzamp plus Tweety, adjusted the EQ and achieved beautiful warm tones with sparkle on top. This is the best this guitar has ever sounded through any amp or PA. I am very impressed. Many thanks for a great product and speedy friendly international service."
Gerry Ansell
Brisbane, Australia
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