Comments on: How to use headphones with an Electric Guitar without using an Amp / effects processor? http://gear-monsters.com/how-to-use-headphones-with-an-electric-guitar-without-using-an-amp-effects-processor/ Music Gear Aggregator Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:12:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dmb06851 http://gear-monsters.com/how-to-use-headphones-with-an-electric-guitar-without-using-an-amp-effects-processor/comment-page-1/#comment-699 dmb06851 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:54:28 +0000 http://gear-monsters.com/how-to-use-headphones-with-an-electric-guitar-without-using-an-amp-effects-processor/#comment-699 The difference in impedances is not the problem - that could be overcome with a small transformer. The problem is that the signal from the pick-up is simply too weak to drive 'phones so you do need an active device (an amplifier.) A very small, cheap and battery operated one is sold by RadioShack in the 'States: =&origkw=audio+amplifier&kw=audio+amplifier&parentPage=search Another one is frequently advertised on eBay: The RadioShack one is mono. The other is stereo so it would probably be more convenient to connect both channels together at the input. The difference in impedances is not the problem – that could be overcome with a small transformer.

The problem is that the signal from the pick-up is simply too weak to drive ‘phones so you do need an active device (an amplifier.)

A very small, cheap and battery operated one is sold by RadioShack in the ‘States:
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Another one is frequently advertised on eBay:

The RadioShack one is mono.
The other is stereo so it would probably be more convenient to connect both channels together at the input.

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