First, let me welcome you to the Peavey forum. I will try to answer your questions in order.Isakale wrote:I have never used amps before, but I want to get one for my new Taylor acoustic. I was thinking the Vypyr VIP 1 would be nice incase I decided to buy a bass or electric guitar... But I have a few questions about this amp.
First off, is this a good amp for acoustic? It's features look mostly for electric guitar...
What does on-board looper mean? Does that mean the amp itself has a loop pedal in it, or it can simply be used with a looper?
I am seeing lots of effects on the display of this amp, can you use all of them without buying anything extra, like their Sanpera pedal?
Does the USB interface work well?
And lastly, will only 20 watts be enough volume to make the purchase necessary? (Will it be much louder than the guitar, unplugged?)
The amp sounds too good to be true, and I am not finding much online by way of reviews.
I suppose I just want an amp that gets decently loud for house playing, supports and sounds good with acoustic guitars and also if I could use that USB feature to record, and it sounds good, that is definitely an added bonus!
Thanks so much!!!
1. "is this (the VIP) a good amp for acoustic?"
Only you can decide if the amp is right for you. Everyone's style of play and specific needs are different so the only way to definitively answer this to take the guitar you intend to play the most through the amp to a store and plug into it. Online videos are great but there are sound compression and other factors that have an effect on what you hear at the other end. The demonstrator is not using your guitar, strings, pickups, or (most importantly) your hands. So, this can only go so far in demonstrating the true tone of the amp.
2. "What does on-board looper mean?"
The looper feature is built into the amp rather than into the control pedal. Which is kind of irrelevant since the looper on the VIP can only be accessed by using either of the Sanpera foot controllers.
3. "I am seeing lots of effects on the display of this amp, can you use all of them without buying anything extra, like their Sanpera pedal?
The features section of the VIP page on Peavey.com can probably answer this best...
http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cf ... 26nbsp%3B2
4. "Does the USB interface work well?"
Not having tried this personally on the VIP I can't say absolutely yes or no to this one. I have however used the USB on the original Vypyr (75W) and it worked great for recording with a computer (I used it with 'Garage Band').
5. "Will only 20 watts be enough volume to make the purchase necessary? (Will it be much louder than the guitar, unplugged?)"
Yes. 20W will be much louder than just the guitar without an amp and will certainly be loud enough for playing at your house. Whether that is "necessary" only you can decide.
Hope these answers help you. Again, welcome to the forum and let us know how it turns out for you.