Bass guitar on a normal amplifier?

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 2:04 pm

I'm thinking of buying a bass-guitar, but I don't want to spend a lot of money

I have now this electric-gutiar amp:

Can I use this one in combination with a bass guitar, or should I buy a bass-amplifier?

woof · Post by **woof** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:32 pm

Don't plug your bass into any sort of amplifier. Basses use completely different frequencies than the guitar. Believe me, Syd, I'm talking from experiences of fecking up my best mates Marshall...it costs about ?150 to put right again and then it was a shadow of it's former self. Just don't it mate...that amp looks like a beauty and its not worth just experimenting to make it so phut! The same logic goes to using a guitar through a bass amp...different frequencies again. I've just finished a music programme that lasted 3years and this was a major part (music tech) of the syllabus!

MikeWaters · Post by **MikeWaters** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:09 pm

That's odd. I can plug My Fender Jazz into any amp and it doesn't do a thing wrong! I know they use different Frequencies but it's never bothered my brother's amp. Sometimes it even sounds better!

woof · Post by **woof** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:33 pm

MikeWaters wrote:That's odd. I can plug My Fender Jazz into any amp and it doesn't do a thing wrong! I know they use different Frequencies but it's never bothered my brother's amp. Sometimes it even sounds better/

been told by my tech tutor that it is alright if you are not using that much volume, but don't play at GIG volume. I'd just buy a bass amp anyhow...at leats you have the choice when you want to play live. I have a guitar amp but I play my bass through my Farfisa silver series organ. the speaker cans are masive...at least 15 inch!

floydrocks · Post by **floydrocks** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:47 pm

I'd get a bass amp- don't risk it.

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 5:14 pm

Guitar amps are voiced for geetars and bass for bass amps. Different frequency range. You can blow your speaker out and damage the cone. This is especially true when jamming one through the PA system!!

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:01 pm

OK, I won't do it, thanks guys for your reactions

Post by **Keith Jordan** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:13 pm

My band just had rehearsals and we wouldnt find our bass amp so we just used an old PA speaker and power mixer! Oops!

We have a gig at the "Roadhouse" in Manchester tomorrow (friday 2nd)

simpledumbpilot · Post by **simpledumbpilot** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 11:16 pm

Keith Jordan wrote:My band just had rehearsals and we wouldnt find our bass amp so we just used an old PA speaker and power mixer! Oops!

We have a gig at the "Roadhouse" in Manchester tomorrow (friday 2nd)

Thats really not a good idea now is it

Always best to have a D.I. box handy for such eventualities, shouldnt be a problem then.

MikeWaters · Post by **MikeWaters** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 7:01 pm

Yeah I do have a bass amp. It's a Acousitc 360 head with 2 Hartake Cabinates!