Marshall Guitar Amp for a Bass.

[cobyone11]

Does anybody know if you can use a Marshall Guitar Amp for use with a bass guitar if I only intend to use my headphones?

Glenn

[3below]

Which Marshall? In my youth I used a Marshall !00W valve amp, non master volume for bass. No problem. I preferred my subsequent Hiwatt custom 100 though. 100W head into headphones will require careful use of the volume controls. I often use an open back guitar combo for [b]low[/b] volume bass, can get some nice tones as well.

[T-Bay]

I have a Marshall B150 which is designed for a bass. Sound is gorgeous but it weighs a ton.

[cobyone11]

Would you know if a bass through a guitar one would be okay?

[cobyone11]

Thank 3belloew. I am trying to see if a standard Marshall amp would be okay for bass if only played through the headphones

[bazzbass]

if the amp has a headphone out, why not? you can't blow the speakers can you?

whether it sounds any good is unknown, you haven't said what amp you have. That would help, ie is it a 100w all tube head or a lil 10watt practice amp like mine?

[chris_b]

Is this a valve amp, ie a valve power section??

Unless Marshall tell you a different story, you [i]have[/i] to plug a cab into a valve head.

I used a Marshall 100w Lead amp for years in the 70's. The guys in the Marshall shop said it would be fine and it was.

[RhysP]

A bit more info on the amp would be helpful.

I'm assuming it's an amp that has a headphone out socket, in which case it should be OK but might not sound brilliant.

If it's a valve head then, as Chris says above, it needs to be connected to either a cab or a dummy load.