Bass Amp
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in Car Amplifiers
What are the disadvantages, if any, of playing a guitar through a bass amp or a bass through a guitar amp?
My friend has a habit of playing his guitar through a bass amplifier and I (before I got into playing music proper) used to play my bass through guitar amps. What, if anything, are the effects on the amp itself? I already know about what it will do for your sound; I just need to know if it is bad for the amplifier in any way.
Electrically, no harm will be done to the amps.
Playing a guitar through a bass amp...rock on. The Fender Bassman amp was originally intended as a bass amp. But, guitarists found out that it sounded great when you cranked it up. So now it's more popular as a guitar amp than for it's original intended purpose.
Bass through a guitar amp...as long as you're not try a put a ton of bass through it at a high level, it's fine. The thing you have to be careful with is the speaker itself. Guitar speakers and cabinets aren't designed to handle a lot of low end (most roll off below about 80Hz, almost one octave above the low E on a bass).
If the speaker sounds like it grunting or you hear a rubbing noise come from the speaker, back off on the bass and/or the volume.
Greetings from Austin, TX
Ken
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