Any amp will work, natch. But there is a
fundamental difference between an acoustic and electric amp that you should perhaps consider. The acoustic player wants a sonically transparent amp that offers no tonal coloration whatsoever so that the acoustic instrument's timbral qualities come through. And in my personal experience, the better (i.e. more transparent) the acoustic amp, the more costly it is. And for my money, the best acoustic tone is forgo an amp and just go through a PA system (if this is at all possible, but admittedly not the solution for everyone).
Contrast the acoustic player to the electric player whose amp serves as a quasi-instrument in itself. The amp
adds flavor to the guitar: from clean to gritty to saturated overdrive, and tone stacks that further shapes the amp's inherently unique voice, the electric player chooses an amp that "sounds right" for
his sound, and not for acoustic accuracy. The amp is, more often than not, an
integral component of his tone, and not mere "amplification" of his guitar's tone. Not to mention the dramatically different frequencies you're reproducing in an acoustic vs an electric guit. Ask any electric geek (ahem
), and they can wax on forever about different amps and their unique voices as much as an acoustic player can parse tone across various tone woods or guitar builds. So the two approaches are at diametrically opposite ends of amp design: pure, transparent amplification vs a voice that supplements the guitar and its player.
OK, so the long answer is you can use any amp that suits your ears; it simply depends on what you want or are willing to accept for tone. Or get as best an amp you can for an acoustic guitar, and rely on a pedalboard for your electric tones. Hope that gives you some things to think about
Edward
