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$89.95 Fishman Sbt-Hp Piano Pickup "The Fishman SBT-HP harp and piano pickup is equipped with a long lead wire and a 1/4"" jack which can be mounted on a variety of instruments. Installation is simple and requires no alteration of the instrument. An impedance-matching preamp is recommended MORE... | $299.99 Behringer Ultratone K1800fx Keyboard Amp/Pa System "The Behringer ULTRATONE K1800FX is a keyboard amp and PA sytem with 180W of power, so you'll never run out of horsepower. The K1800FX is a 4-channel PA/keyboard amplifier enclosed in a bass reflex cabinet. It has a special beefed up 12"" woofer and a cus MORE... | $549.00 Roland Kc-350 120W Keyboard Combo Amp "The Roland KC-350 120W Keyboard Mixing Amp is ideal for medium-sized gigs. With a 120W amp, 12"" speaker and horn tweeter, 4-channel operation, 3-band EQ, XLR mic input, output select switch, and shape switch for quick tonal adjustment. Connectivity incl MORE... | $449.00 Roland Kc-150 Keyboard Combo Amp "The Roland KC-150 Keyboard Mixing Amp is built like a tank. The KC-150 is a compact 65W amp with a 12"" speaker and piezo tweeter, 4-channel capability, 2-band EQ, XLR mic input, and RCA stereo auxiliary input. It also has a subwoofer output compatible w MORE... |
$1795.00 Leslie 2101 Mk2 Rotary Speaker "The Leslie 2101 mk2 Rotary Speaker, just like its predecessor, is a complete standalone unit. With a versatile, multiple-channel design, this outstanding Leslie speaker can be connected to any keyboard or organ requiring an amplifier with a single channe MORE... | $649.00 Roland Kc-550 180W Keyboard Amp "The Roland KC-550 180W Keyboard Amp boasts 180W of powerful sound via a 15"" speaker and horn tweeter. 4-channel operation, 3-band EQ, XLR mic input, output select switch, and shape switch for quick tonal adjustment. Connectivity includes an XLR line out MORE... | $399.99 Behringer Ultratone K3000fx Keyboard Amp/Pa System "The Behringer ULTRATONE K3000FX is a 4-channel PA/keyboard amplifier enclosed in a bass reflex cabinet. With 300W blasting from the K3000FX amp, you'll never run out of power. The ULTRATONE K3000FX has a special, beefed up 15"" woofer and a custom-made 1 MORE... | $349.00 Roland Kc-60 Keyboard Amplifier "With the Roland KC-60 Keyboard Amplifier, you get a whole lot of flexibility for your dollar in this scaled-down model that retains that sought-after KC sound. The amp's 40W power section drives a 10"" speaker through 3 separate channels that include 1/4 MORE... |
$739.00 Yorkville 200Kb 4-Channel Keyboard Amp "It gives you 200W to drive a 15"" woofer and horn tweeter. The mixer section provides 4 channels with input options to cover about anything you want to plug in (RCA, XLR, and TRS jacks for balanced or unbalanced signals). 2-band EQ is provided on channel MORE... | $199.99 Behringer Ultratone K450fx Keyboard Amp/Pa System "The super-compact, self-contained Behringer ULTRATONE K450FX is a perfect keyboard amp or PA setup for public address systems, keyboards, voice, or various drum/backing machines. 45W of power are handled confidently by a headroom-rich 10"" speaker, makin MORE... | $249.99 Behringer Ultratone K900fx Keyboard Amp/Pa System "This 3-channel PA/keyboard amplifier enclosed in a bass reflex cabinet has a special, beefed up 12"" woofer and a custom-made 1"" tweeter, delivering clear, clean sound. Behringer includes an internal 24-bit digital FX processor with 100 awesome presets MORE... | $89.99 Behringer Ultratone Kt108 15W Keyboard Amplifier "The Behringer Ultratone KT108 is a super-compact 2-channel, 15-Watt keyboard amp. It's perfect for keyboards, vocals, drum machines, or wherever a small sound system is needed. Behringer's VTC Virtual Tube Circuitry lends the KT108 tube-like sound, and a MORE... |
$159.95 Pignose Hog 30 Amp "The Pignose Hog 30 Amp uses an 8"" speaker and a 30W amp to help reproduce the low-end needed for keyboard and bass players. Kick in the legendary Funk Bass switch for extra punch and depth. Features volume and master volume controls as well as a 3-band MORE... | $129.99 Phonic Mk15 Keyboard Amp "Phonic has little doubt that the MK15 Amp will provide you the reliability and stability you need for your keyboard amplification. Whether it is for gigs or simply jamming alone, the Phonic MK15 is a quality amp that will no doubt perform beyond your exp MORE... | $249.99 Phonic Mk50 Keyboard Amplifier "The Phonic MK50 keyboard amplifier provides you the reliability and stability you need. Whether you need amplification for gigs or simply jamming alone, the MK50 keyboard amp is designed for demanding performance applications. It features a 12"" custom w MORE... | $999.00 Roland Kc-880 Stereo Keyboard Amplifier "The Roland KC-880 Stereo Keyboard Amp is the flagship of the KC amplifier series, and it's packed with high-performance features. With 5 channels of stereo input (4 stereo channels and stereo aux in), 320W of power and Roland's popular DSP effects alread MORE... |
Keyboard Amps
The advent of the keyboard meant a revolution in the amplification industry. Until keyboard amps came into demand, the main amplification process in music was through various guitar amps. However, piano players who were interested in incorporating a larger sound through the electronic keyboard soon realized that using amps designed for guitar simply did not work, for several reasons:
The keyboard has a significantly larger range than the guitar. The keyboard emulates the piano, in its most basic incarnation, and so must be able to produce the whole range of notes that a piano can.
Keyboard range is further extended through the use of different effects, anything from sound effects to the duplication of sounds from other types of instruments.
In order to effectively reproduce the sound of the keyboard, a lot more power is needed than can be gained through a guitar amp.
Keyboard players often use more than one keyboard in a performance, in order to produce a range of sounds and effects. Most amps designed for keyboards will have the capacity to hook up to several different instruments.
In order to fulfill these needs, the keyboard amp was invented. These amps often look like those used by guitar players, but have a wider frequency response. This response is due to the fact that the amps use more power and have more robust speakers than guitar amps (the cabinet of a keyboard amp will contain at least three types of speaker, in order to reproduce sounds from across the spectrum).
The makeup of a keyboard amp
Like other types of amp, keyboards use systems with two main components, the head and the cabinet. The head houses the electronic workings, while the cabinet houses the speakers.
In the Head
Preamp The preamp receives the signal from the instrument and manipulates it to the desired sound.
Power Amp The power amp drives the sound out through the speakers.
In the Cabinet
The cabinet is the area in which a keyboard amp is most likely to contain equipment that a guitar amp will not. Speakers contained in keyboard amps are more varied, as they need to be able to produce a wide range of tones.
Tweeters will produce the higher frequencies found both in the notes of the piano and among the other instruments that the keyboard can imitate.
Woofers will help produce notes in the lower ranges.
Mid-range are the speakers typically found in guitar amps. They are used to produce the sounds most often heard by the human ear.
Many keyboard amps will have a combination of speakers housed within their cabinet, often depending on the experienced musician’s desired sound. While many can be purchased as one unit, most dedicated keyboardists will find that they prefer to purchase the components separately and put them together. For many, this will include not only the speakers but also the electrical components of the amp such as power amps
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