guitar headphones???

geetarsolo

i had 150 dollar bose around-ear head phones and i thought they would be great to plug into my guitar amp...until they broke. It was a short in the wire so I bought a new plug-in piece and tried to fix it but it didn't work. I just read the warrenty info and learned that it wasnt up but since I tampered with them, it is no longer valid. All i have now is ear phone type headphones that are pretty cheap. Will these work or do i need to buy new headphones?

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I've been in electronics for far too many years.

While you may have had a great set of headphones, $150 is too much to spend for use on a guitar amp.

Go to Radio Shack and look at the selection. I think they even have a set on sale this week for under $40.

I have a set that goes back 30+ years, and still sounds pretty good. Over-the-ear cushions, 1/4" Mic plug. Very good frequency response.

You have to be careful, though, using them with a guitar amp. That amp can put out a lot of wattage; and unless your headphone jack has power limiting, it can blow the earphone drivers.

Good thing about Radio Shack; if you don't like something you bought, you can return it within 30 days as long as you keep the original packaging (and receipt) and the device is still in sellable condition.

Headphones? Electric Guitar?

Q. My husband wants headphones for his electric guitar or amp or something. Can any headphones work? What are the best? How much do they usually run? Where can I buy them at?

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Ok. You can get anykind of headphones that you want as long as you get an adapter for the 1/8 inch jacks to the standard 1/4 inch guitar jack. If you have no idea what i just said, Write this down, go to a radio shack (Or some other electronics store) and tell them that you want a 1/8 in. to a 1/4 in adapter. Here is a picture of one...It's the big one on top.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062463&cp=&sr=1&origkw=1%2F4+inch&kw=1%2F4+inch&parentPage=search

I Did this instead of having to buy specialty headphones so i can use them for both music and guitar. if you already have a good pair of headphones, just use those. if you don't go here...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Sennheiser-HD201-Pro-Closed-Back-Headphones?sku=242417

This one actually comes with that adapter.

Hope i could help.

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How can i hook up my headphones to my guitar?

best headphone guitar image

Ryteyrt J

I have a Line 6 Spider 3 75 guitar amp and i was wondering how to make my headphones work with the amp? A set of headphones came with the guitar and it said that you could plug it into the amp so that sound only comes through the headphones, so no one else can hear you play unless they are wearing the headphones. How can i do this? I know it can be done, but what exactly do i need to do so that no one in my family gets annoyed from guitar playing?

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The back of your amp should have a line out plug for an amp cord (or 1/4 inch headphone jack). Normal headphones have 1/8 inch jacks. Converters are very easy to find at radioshack. Just ask the guy for an 1/8 to 1/4 inch audio jack converter. Slip the converter on your headphones and then into the line out.

BTW nice amp. I need a new one so tell me how it sounds.

Can i hook up my headphone guitar amp straight into my computer?

Dude

though the mic input? I have one of those Tascam Guitar Trainers...unfortunately the cd player doesn't work. I'm think of buying a "8 cable to hook the Tascam into the mic input.
I also download Adacity to replace the looping capabilities of the Tascam.

Thanks for any advice.

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You want to use the built in effects?

There are lots of free, or nearly free programs that could do this just as well. Try Kristal Audio Engine for recording, and try the links below for effects.

In any case, yes. There's no reason that you couldn't plug in to your mic input, but be sure to keep the respective volumes (input of soundcard, output of Tascam) low when you first connect. Then bring up the input volume, followed by the Tascam's output until the loudest sounds fall just short of clipping (the red part at the top of the volume meter on your soundcard's input).

If your Tascam has a line out, connect that to your soundcards line in, and use the same process to find the clipping point.

Beware that you will face latency issues when recording unless you have a good soundcard. This means that there will be a light delay between what you play and what you hear.

If you want to reduce the delay somewhat without buying a new soundcard, try asio4all. That said, I really do recommend a good soundcard

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Can i hook up my headphone guitar amp straight into my computer?

best headphone guitar image

Dude

though the mic input? I have one of those Tascam Guitar Trainers...unfortunately the cd player doesn't work. I'm think of buying a "8 cable to hook the Tascam into the mic input.
I also download Adacity to replace the looping capabilities of the Tascam.

Thanks for any advice.

Answer
You want to use the built in effects?

There are lots of free, or nearly free programs that could do this just as well. Try Kristal Audio Engine for recording, and try the links below for effects.

In any case, yes. There's no reason that you couldn't plug in to your mic input, but be sure to keep the respective volumes (input of soundcard, output of Tascam) low when you first connect. Then bring up the input volume, followed by the Tascam's output until the loudest sounds fall just short of clipping (the red part at the top of the volume meter on your soundcard's input).

If your Tascam has a line out, connect that to your soundcards line in, and use the same process to find the clipping point.

Beware that you will face latency issues when recording unless you have a good soundcard. This means that there will be a light delay between what you play and what you hear.

If you want to reduce the delay somewhat without buying a new soundcard, try asio4all. That said, I really do recommend a good soundcard

What instrument is easier guitar or piano?

Fatima Beg

Heyyyy if u can answer this question I would be sooooo greatful I want to learn a instrument but I cant choose between guitar or piano I like pop and I am good at singing too.btw can u plug headphones on a guitar not a electric guitar.. Thank u if u answer points for nest answer.

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Piano and guitar are both relatively easy instruments to learn, but for entirely different reasons. I wouldn't consider either easier than the other, but you can play more fully realized songs sooner on the guitar than you can on the piano.

You can't plug headphones directly into a guitar. You need an amplifier.

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