xgsjx Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I often play my electro -acoustic through my Markbass combo & it sounds excellent (Markbass do also make acousic guitar rigs). I plugged a Yamaha strat thing into it & it sounded pants. But my mate plugged a Fender strat into a Vox AC-30 & it sounded pants too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 OR why not get one of the EHX "44 magnum" tiny amps and plug straight into your cab? [url="http://www.ehx.com/products/44-magnum"]http://www.ehx.com/products/44-magnum[/url] Looks like a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I left a 2 guitar band a few years ago. I helped them recruit a bassist but it didn't work out and they decided to carry on as a 3 piece with 2 guitars. One guitarist switched to playing through a bass amp. Really overdriven, dirty, sound going into the amp from pedals. I think the idea was to emphasise the lower frequencies but not sure if that worked or if the amp was just replicating the sound put in which was created by the guitar and pedals. Suited the style of music (downtuned hardcore punk) well IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Some bass amps / cabs can be very good, my Telecaster sounds really ballsy and mean through Peavey Tour 700 and Barefaced Big One, better than through Fender Combo I think most surprising result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 I think I will try it out with my homebuilt SFT infront of my amp. should warm it up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabuHS Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have an Edwards Les Paul which I play a lot through my Hartke HyDrive combo, actually sounds great! Has a really dark sound to it, and distortion works very nicely through it. Best not to try playing a bass through a guitar amp though, I've seen damage done that way and it isn't pretty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 It wont do any damage. How good will it sound? Depends on the amp and what you're after really. Josh Homme gets some killer stoner tones out of bass gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 [quote name='BabuHS' timestamp='1327415222' post='1510832'] I have an Edwards Les Paul which I play a lot through my Hartke HyDrive combo, actually sounds great! Has a really dark sound to it, and distortion works very nicely through it. Best not to try playing a bass through a guitar amp though, I've seen damage done that way and it isn't pretty... [/quote] It's ok as long as you don't play it too loud. I used to practice with bass on a guitar amp, you could get some pretty nice distortion out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 This thread inspired me to go back and try again with a Berg hooked up to my new combo. Sounds pretty good ! I'm going to risk a gig with it next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 It won't harm the amp, but there's a very good chance it's be harsh and toppy sounding. An electro-acoustic is OK through a bass amp and my guitar synth sounds OK. However I am a tone snob, and trying one of my electrics through either the Hartke, Laney (or a mate's Peavey TNT) sounds as nasty as running it direct to PA (which is a very nasty thing to do indeed). You'll get away with it generally using a valve amp because of the way it handles frequencies differently from SS, and also because valves provide that bit more compression, generally.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 [quote name='EdwardHimself' timestamp='1326838914' post='1502758'] It won't do anything bad to your amp, but it doesn't sound particularly great. [/quote] This. No bass cab I have tried sounds very good for guitar. You can just about get away with clean sounds. Some clean sounds. Still not very nice. But distortion in particular sounds awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 How funny! Last night I tried my Baja Tele through my LMII and mini 48 cab and loved it. I was going to post a new topic.....but... The tone shaping needed a bit of tweaking, but it gave the Tele some lovely rich tones, great for jazz melodies and funk/soul rhythm playing. Seriously would gig this set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 [quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1328267478' post='1524600'] How funny! Last night I tried my Baja Tele through my LMII and mini 48 cab and loved it. I was going to post a new topic.....but... The tone shaping needed a bit of tweaking, but it gave the Tele some lovely rich tones, great for jazz melodies and funk/soul rhythm playing. Seriously would gig this set up. [/quote] I'll give you that, it certainly has that tight bass sound that I can imagine would be quite good for jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Transaxle Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 [quote name='BabuHS' timestamp='1327415222' post='1510832'] I have an Edwards Les Paul which I play a lot through my Hartke HyDrive combo, actually sounds great! Has a really dark sound to it, and distortion works very nicely through it. Best not to try playing a bass through a guitar amp though, I've seen damage done that way and it isn't pretty... [/quote]But it sounds really good as the driver starts to break up right up to the point that it splits apart completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I have had and used all manner of practice amps and have never got on with them. I ended up selling all my guitar amps and running a Line 6 pod HD into the effects loop return socket of my ashdown. It bypasses the eq section and just uses it as a power amp and works fine. I use ashdown VS cabs with 12" speakers and with a touch of treble EQ on the Pod sounded great both at practice and rehearsal levels although I have not gigged with it. I now use an older Zoom unit for more lo fi sounds and it still sounds good, and very controllable. I did end up buying other guitar amps, a Fender Superchamp X2 (essentially a valve pre amp and modelling section) and a Vox Ac4 to take round to mates houses for jams as it is much easier than grabbing my bass rig, but I prefer the sound straight into the bass amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) The times I've got a decent sound from a guitar in a bass amp is if the guitar is electric/acoustic or an electric with a piezzo switched on like a parker fly. However apart from that I used to have one of these peavey micro bass combo's to practice with at home and that was a great sounding amp and wonderful to play through using a strat. I used to take it to many a jam session or small gig. Edited December 20, 2013 by jazzyvee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I bought a redwood 5 tube head from dawsons £69 and i run it through a carlsbro monitor I bought it for guitar but i played my bass through it and it sounds great in the man cave Also not too much eq fiddling between bass and guitar as its only treble bass gain and volume Im half tempted to sell some of my other guitar amps as i really like the redwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 My EBS Combo 60 can be used with acoustics anyway (according to the user manual) so I use it with electric too. Its a little too hi-fi to be honest but settles down through a speaker sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I play both guitar & bass thru my Traynor Darkhorse valve head for practice but do switch between two 8" cabs as I have both one for each instrument. So I'd say to OP but try a guitar cab with your bass amp, just take care with the volume & watch the impedance & wattage etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeyfivebags Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Had a scan through and couldn't see it mentioned so here goes Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein uses Ampeg think they are SVT Classics. All dependent on your opinion of misfits sound i suppose but people do do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I run my Telemaster through a Fender SS combo into my Little Bastard. Sounds sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnut62 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 i recently sold my '70s Fender 2x15 Bassman cab to a guitarist. He's sticking his 70s Fender 2x12 Twin on top of it.......that thing must be able to tear your face off!! He says it is v sweet, clear and full with big rich bass tones for his guitar. His band doesn't use a bass player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Best 'guitar' amp I ever owned was a Fender '59 Bassman; marvellous tone. My current Phil Jones Cub does very nicely too, just add pedals for colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Coincidentally enough, just the other day I plugged my Les Paul Standard into my TC rig (RH750 + 1 x RS210 + 1 x RS212) just out of curiosity and was surprised at how good it sounded. Not as good as having a full fat Marshall stack, obviously, but good enough for me to consider leaving my guitar amp at home next time I'm callled on to do some 6-string stuff live, either in rehearsal or at a gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorsetBlue Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 [quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1401975534' post='2468825'] Coincidentally enough, just the other day I plugged my Les Paul Standard into my TC rig (RH750 + 1 x RS210 + 1 x RS212) just out of curiosity and was surprised at how good it sounded. Not as good as having a full fat Marshall stack, obviously, but good enough for me to consider leaving my guitar amp at home next time I'm callled on to do some 6-string stuff live, either in rehearsal or at a gig. [/quote] Likewise, I have been plugging my G3 into my TC BH250/BC210 and was getting a reasonable sound out of it but was not entirely satisfied. Have been considering getting a Blackstar ID amp but decided to give the G3 another go last night and changed the output settings to Stack Power Amp and it now sounds pretty damn good (if a little loud at 9 oclock gain) with EQ all at 12 oclock. Purely for home use however, would not dream of inflicting my dreadful guitar playing on the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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