Plugging Microphone into Guitar Amplifer?!

[cpbball3]

Ok I have a friend who has a little 35 Watt Fender Guitar Amp. Would it be ok if I plugged a Shure SM57 into a Digitech guitar pedal (where i would compress and add rever and eq to vocals) and then plugged teh digitech into the guitar amp for almost a cheap PA system?

This wouldn't break the guitar amp or nething right?

[Baron]

Originally Posted by cpbball3

Ok I have a friend who has a little 35 Watt Fender Guitar Amp. Would it be ok if I plugged a Shure SM57 into a Digitech guitar pedal (where i would compress and add rever and eq to vocals) and then plugged teh digitech into the guitar amp for almost a cheap PA system?

This wouldn't break the guitar amp or nething right?

Break it? .............No

Sound good? ...........No

The guitar amp does not have the frequency response required to deliver a nice vocal sound but, more importantly, the input impedance of the microphone is not within the required range for the amp. This will also effect the final sound (there are some effects units that actually have a mic input that will correct this).
If you just want to use this setup to do a garage rehearsal then it would probably get you by, but I don't think you would find it acceptable for anything else.

Plug it in and give it a go but beware of feedback. Keep the mic well away from the amp and beware of using to much compression as this will reduce your GBF (gain before feedback)

Baron

[thesilentdrummer]

I agree with everything said. It will work, but amps are good for nothing except guitars.

[Gitarted]

...line transformer.