Bass through a guitar amp (1 Viewer)

[mackle]

Probably a stupid question but will playing my bass through my guitar amp damage the amp at all?
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[Space]

Probably a stupid question but will playing my bass through my guitar amp damage the amp at all?
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Easy answer is yes it will as the amp is designed to handle guitar and not bass.
In my experience if you keep the gain and/or volume down there shouldn't be a problem so plugging in at home at low volumes is fine but gigging or loud practice isn't a good idea. It also sounds shite.

 

[killy kill]

I've seen it happen.I wouldn't be an expert though so ya might be alright with a decent amp/low volume...Big Business new album gettin to ya? ; )

 

[chrisjedijane]

I've been using a 70's Carlsbro guitar amp for years as a bass amp - the fuses blew in it once, but that was about six years ago and I've had no problems since.

I wouldn't really recommend you putting bass through a good guitar amp, as you will most likely kill the speakers.

 

[sexypornolady]

Mmmmmmbbbbbbbhhhhackle.

 

[Umfufu]

Used to be done a lot more in ye olden days.

Marshall had an amp that was for bass or guitar.
You'd just hook it up to a bass cab for bass or a guitar cab for.......
.....you get the idea.

Wouldn't recommend playing bass through a guitar cab or combo though.

Guitar through a bass cab is fine, AFAIK.

 

[sexypornolady]

The Marshall Guitass.

 

[Lord Damian]

i ran my active-pickuped-Precision thru my Bassman combo (you'd THINK that was an ok thing to do) for loud practices...

...long story short: DON'T DO IT. they make bass amps for a reason.

 

[JoMac]

Don't do it, it'll fry your cones.

 

[Goff]

See above. Don't do it. keeping the volume low is all well and good but you won't.

And most definitely not a combo, as Moose said.

 

[GeneralMapache]

It'll just damage the speakers (in a tube amp anyways), they wouldn't be designed for the low frequencies and would shake the cones to death, and sound shite in the first place.
I have an old 60's Carlsbro amp too which can take a bass or guitar. But they were designed like a PA to take guitar and keyboards/bass back in the day when the band would all plug into the same big ass amp.
They got pissed at me one day in Waltons for playing a bass into one of their guitar combos. Ha ha, nearly got run out of the place. Can't blame them really even though I was only playing at whispering volume compared to the death metal kids beside me practising their deathdefying solo runs.

Rock on.