I heard it will ruin the speakers.
2006-10-27 07:06:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
You can, but you won't get quite as clearly defined a tone out of the amp because there are some minor differences in the acoustic characteristics between the electric guitar and the electric bass. For one thing, the bass is tuned an octave lower than the lowest four strings on the guitar, and so bass amps and pickups are generally designed to handle the lower frequencies better.
Generally I would recommend not mixing and matching amps (i.e. bass plugged into guitar amp, electric violin into keyboard amp) unless you want to minimize the amount of equipment you're using in a rehearsal situation or you deliberately want that difference in tonal quality in a performance situation.
2006-10-27 07:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by ichliebekira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is not ok. A guitar amp's speakers are designed to handle the frequency range produced by a guitar which is different from the frequency range produced by a bass. that's why there are amps specifically for guitar and amps specifically for bass. The frequency range of a bass is to low for a guitar amp to handle for very long. It will seem to work fine at first but you will quickly ruin the amp.
2006-10-27 07:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by whatever_3645 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did it for years with very good results. The trick is to use speakers that will reproduce the lower frequencies of the bass. I had a cabinet with two 15 inch speakers that really rattled the windows!
2006-10-27 13:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. Atleast mine you can. I dont think it would ruin it or anything. I think a bass amp is just more clear or something, but i could be wrong.
2006-10-27 07:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, mess with the eq, make the treble, obiously a little lower, but yeah. It's ok, I've done it. It could blow it out though, but unlikely.
2016-05-22 01:08:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋