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can i play a electric guitar through a bass amp?
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I am a bassist and I am looking for an electric guitar but I don’t want to buy another amp. Can I play the guitar through the bass amp?
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I am a bassist and I am looking for an electric guitar but I don’t want to buy another amp. Can I play the guitar through the bass amp?
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I am a bassist and I am looking for an electric guitar but I don’t want to buy another amp. Can I play the guitar through the bass amp?
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I am a bassist and I am looking for an electric guitar but I don’t want to buy another amp. Can I play the guitar through the bass amp?
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Bass amps have been used by guitarists for many decades. In some instances, they work better for guitarists than other amps designed for guitars, especially the speakers. If you are going to use effects pedals, they will do just fine, but if you're looking for something that will overdrive and distort, bass amps generally aren't designed with that in mind. if your bass amp is valve, it'll do the job really well. if tranny, it'll still work well enough, but you won't really be able to overdrive it as much as you would an amp designed for guitar.
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Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
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Yes. But the whole point of a guitar amp is to NOT be 'accurate' but to distort in interesting ways. This aspect may be missing.
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Bass amps have been used by guitarists for many decades. In some instances, they work better for guitarists than other amps designed for guitars, especially the speakers. If you are going to use effects pedals, they will do just fine, but if you're looking for something that will overdrive and distort, bass amps generally aren't designed with that in mind. if your bass amp is valve, it'll do the job really well. if tranny, it'll still work well enough, but you won't really be able to overdrive it as much as you would an amp designed for guitar.
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Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
add a comment |
Bass amps have been used by guitarists for many decades. In some instances, they work better for guitarists than other amps designed for guitars, especially the speakers. If you are going to use effects pedals, they will do just fine, but if you're looking for something that will overdrive and distort, bass amps generally aren't designed with that in mind. if your bass amp is valve, it'll do the job really well. if tranny, it'll still work well enough, but you won't really be able to overdrive it as much as you would an amp designed for guitar.
1
Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
add a comment |
Bass amps have been used by guitarists for many decades. In some instances, they work better for guitarists than other amps designed for guitars, especially the speakers. If you are going to use effects pedals, they will do just fine, but if you're looking for something that will overdrive and distort, bass amps generally aren't designed with that in mind. if your bass amp is valve, it'll do the job really well. if tranny, it'll still work well enough, but you won't really be able to overdrive it as much as you would an amp designed for guitar.
Bass amps have been used by guitarists for many decades. In some instances, they work better for guitarists than other amps designed for guitars, especially the speakers. If you are going to use effects pedals, they will do just fine, but if you're looking for something that will overdrive and distort, bass amps generally aren't designed with that in mind. if your bass amp is valve, it'll do the job really well. if tranny, it'll still work well enough, but you won't really be able to overdrive it as much as you would an amp designed for guitar.
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Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
add a comment |
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Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
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Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
Normally I see the word “tranny” used to mean “transformer”, not “transistor”. Of course tubes amps almost always have transformers and solid state amps almost never do.
– Todd Wilcox
1 hour ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
In this situation tranny is meant as transistor. All amps will have transformers regardless.
– Tim
9 mins ago
add a comment |
Yes. But the whole point of a guitar amp is to NOT be 'accurate' but to distort in interesting ways. This aspect may be missing.
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Yes. But the whole point of a guitar amp is to NOT be 'accurate' but to distort in interesting ways. This aspect may be missing.
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Yes. But the whole point of a guitar amp is to NOT be 'accurate' but to distort in interesting ways. This aspect may be missing.
Yes. But the whole point of a guitar amp is to NOT be 'accurate' but to distort in interesting ways. This aspect may be missing.
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