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electro-acoustic guitar won't play on speakers

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  • 03-11-2009 11:44am
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    kelbal
    Registered Users Posts: 839 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I got an electric-acoustic guitar as a present. Have only ever played a spanish guitar, so it was my first attempt at hooking one up to speakers. My stereo has an audio input that I can plug my MP3 player etc into - so I thought I can plug the guitar into this input. I use a cable with 2 RCA connections (red and white) to plug into stereo, and standard 3.5mm audio jack on other end. I use a 3.5mm to 6.5mm converter then (picture attached), and plug this into guitar. The guitar has a 9V battery in it, and the volume dial is turned mid-way. I have the correct source selected on the stereo - but nothing comes through from the guitar. Am I doing something wrong? Is something wrong with the cables, or the 3.5mm to 6.5mm adaptor? I'm sure the stereo is fine.
    thanks
    P


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    slipss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭slipss


    (OK I think I'm right with the following but not 100% sure)

    Is the imput on your stereo an auxiliary input? You will need to have a mic input to plug the guitar into otherwise the signal won't get picked up. If your stereo has a tape deck then it will probably have a mic input for recording your voice or songs off the radio ect but if it doesn't then more than likely there will be no microphone input. Hope that helps.


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    kelbal
    Registered Users Posts: 839 ✭✭✭kelbal


    yeah, thanks, got it going in the end. I had to get a Mono jack for the guitar, as I was using a stereo jack - and I plugged it into an input on the back of the stereo labelled "phono".
    thanks


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    Kenny_D
    Registered Users Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Kenny_D


    There's no amplifier there to boost the guitar signal. I can plug my guitar using a 3.5mm cable to my studio monitors but I have to turn them up full blast to hear a low volume sound from the guitar. The signal output by the pickup is low powered to run on the batter and the amplifier boosts (or amplifies if you will ;) ) the sound


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