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3 Responses to “can i use an electric guitar amplifier for my bass guitar?”

1. Ryan R ♥'s αℓєx & Alessa
   June 6th, 2010 at 9:38 pm

   it should work with most any brand

2. DeBass
   June 6th, 2010 at 10:38 pm

   What some electric players will do is go into a bass cabinet with a load of pedals. That works. You can just turn down some of the guitar settings like distortion in a guitar amp if you want to plug a bass into it. If you are just practicing and messing around with the two then a guitar amp would work for both. That’s what my friend and I do when we jam- we both plug into the same guitar amp and I play bass.

3. Wowomg
   June 6th, 2010 at 11:12 pm

   You really shouldn’t plug a bass into a guitar amplifier because the speakers aren’t meant to handle the low frequencies of a bass and will most likely break at high volumes. You could probably use a guitar head and plug it into a bass cabinet, but you shouldn’t use a guitar cabinet unless you are willing to risk damage to it.

   Bass amps will work for guitars, although you can’t expect to get amazing tone out of them. You should at least use a few pedals if you want to get better sound. A distortion pedal would be necessary (unless you are playing something clean) and an EQ pedal would allow the guitar to get a fuller tone.

   The Fender Bassman was originally made for basses, but guitarists started using them in the 50’s and 60’s. Maybe you should try those out.