Can I run my P-bass through my guitar board

[SongsForTheDeaf]

my friend said in manuals for some of his guitar pedals it says not to plug basses into them, can it damage pedals?

Since I'm here I run my P-bass through a 2x10 Roland Blues cube guitar amp on the dirt channel for a dirty rattly bass tone is this safe to do long term or am I destroying the stock 10 inch speakers ? the amp was cheap used so I'm not too worried about it if it blows up

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Can I run my P-bass through my guitar board

Yes, sort of.

The chief worry is that the high output from active circuitry (EQ and/or pickups) could overload the A/D conversion chip in the pre-amp stage of the Cube. Some of the rattle that you are experiencing is cool fuzzy bass guitar. Some of the rattle could be the particleboard amplifier cabinet failing to cope.

I owned a Micro Cube guitar amp for about a year. It developed an annoying rattle on some notes. Upon internal inspection, I found that the baffle was parting company with the sides of the enclosure. After a few attempts to dampen the unwanted vibrations, I gave up and sold the little amp.

 

[uOpt]

Re: Can I run my P-bass through my guitar board

A closed cabinet will often be OK-ish as long as you don't drive the speakers into audible distortion.

A lot of guitar preamps and pedals will cut off below 80 Hz and you want 40 Hz.

 

[Johnny the Kid]

Re: Can I run my P-bass through my guitar board

I do well with the board that I use for guitar on my bass. I assume youa re talking about a pedalboard. I don't know of any that I can't use on my bass. Now a days, I use a POD 500 but if I use an actual amp, my guitar's board is going right in front of the bass amp.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Re: Can I run my P-bass through my guitar board

thanks for the heads up guys!

 

[James Rock]

Re: Can I run my P-bass through my guitar board

As said above I think the problem will lie in the amps reliability and drive pedals designed for guitar affecting the low end (like for example TS types) but I don't see how a passive bass could affect modulation and time effects.