Recommend Me an Acoustic Amp

OK, here's the deal, just getting back into playing music, picking up a new steel-string acoustic in the near future, and I need recommendations foe a small yet clean and reasonably powerful acoustic amp. Won't be doing big rooms but need something that can be head with othe instuments, say upright bass, small drumkit and vocals.

Fire away-----

Picked up a Marshall AS100D on sale late last year for my wife, and she has no problems using it, or being heard at band practices. She hasn't gigged with yet, but it seems reasonable so far. The usual inbuilt effects (chorus, delay and reverb), plus a couple of extra channels for mikes or additional instruments. Fairly cheap ($750AUD) too

Check out some amps in local musical stores. Try them and you'll have an idea if amp is good for you. Marshall are very good, so Fender also. They sound a little bit different. So check them out live.

The Carvin AG100D is one of the best acoustic guitar amps on the market. 100W of solid state power, multiple inputs, good FX selection and a very wide frequency response for a combo. The 300W 12" speaker is in a closed, ported cabinet and can go deep enough for modest bass use. It's got flat enough response (no grevious bumps in the response curve) from 20Hz-20Khz that it can be used for vocals and keyboards, as well. There's also a tweeter to extend the upper end and give sparkle to acoustics (particularly 12-strings). In addition, it can be stuck up on a pole (built in pole-mount cup) AND there's an identical extension cabinet available that can also be stuck up on a pole for greater coverage.

$399 plus $29 shipping. The extension speaker cab is $249
And you can get it in other tolex colors (not just green <G>)

http://www.carvinguitars.com/products/AG100D

Standard Fender and Marshall guitar amps simply don't do justice to an acoustic; unless it's specifically designed for acoustic, you're not going to get the best out of your guitar.