ByWyzD Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I was wondering if it would damage a bass amp if you played a guitar through it. Probably a dumb question but as a beginning musician I'm curious. My daughter would like to use my bass amp for her guitar on occasion. I realize she won't get the best sound, but would it hurt the amp at all? Thanks in advance for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestand Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Trust me, it won't do anything. I experiment a ton with things like that (my current stage setup is a bass through overdriven guitar amps) and it won't do anything. I've tried it on both tube driven and solid-state, and I haven't had a problem. Hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByWyzD Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I think I blew my old Crate guitar amp by playing my bass through it. But as far as I know it's okay the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestand Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Dec 29 2005, 10:49 PM) I think I blew my old Crate guitar amp by playing my bass through it. But as far as I know it's okay the other way around. What kind of amp was it? Solid-state or tube? I was going to post that I've heard cases of the low frequencies of a bass cracking tubes, but since it's never happened to me or anyone I know, I didn't want to scare anyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indica Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I've seen it done many times and never heard of anything bad happening. (Playing guitar through bass amp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX-1Bk2 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Les Claypool plays through guitar amps. Basically it is a frequency thing. Guitar amps tend to roll off at a higher frequncy than a bass amp, but the output signal level is the same. I have recorded bass through guitar amps and guitars through bass amps, and any combination. Some bass amps are better guitar amps and vice versa. The old Fender Bassman is a great example of this. It had four 10" speakers. It is a better amp for guitar than bass. You'll hear blues guys using Fender Bassmans for guitar. I used to love playing my old SG through my dad's solid state Standel bass amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByWyzD Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 Thanks for the help everyone. I just didn't want to ruin my new amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tepes22b Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I have seen jazz players plug into bass amps to get a good clean sound. I wouldn't call it completely abnormal, and it certainly won't cause any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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