Possible to convert a bass amp to guitar?
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Loserchief
SwingingIdiot
Re: Possible to convert a bass amp to guitar?
Bass amps can always sound great with guitars without any mods, but they are designed for staying clean so there won't be much distortion going on
Bass amps can always sound great with guitars without any mods, but they are designed for staying clean so there won't be much distortion going on
baritone
New member
Re: Possible to convert a bass amp to guitar?
I would just add an EQ pedal. I frequently run my guitar into my bass amp, and I either jack up the built-in EQ knobs, or I use one of my EQ pedals to stretch the tone. You could consider changing the speaker to a guitar speaker as long as you maek sure to match the specs, and avoid running a bass through it later.
I would just add an EQ pedal. I frequently run my guitar into my bass amp, and I either jack up the built-in EQ knobs, or I use one of my EQ pedals to stretch the tone. You could consider changing the speaker to a guitar speaker as long as you maek sure to match the specs, and avoid running a bass through it later.
guitfiddle
firstlessonologist
Re: Possible to convert a bass amp to guitar?
Or, you can find a nice tube preamp for color...not pedal, but a mic pre...and run it into the amp for power.
Or, you can find a nice tube preamp for color...not pedal, but a mic pre...and run it into the amp for power.
Benjy_26
25's Nemesis
Re: Possible to convert a bass amp to guitar?
I LIKE bass circuits for guitar. They don't get you traditional tones, but there's some cool noises to be had, especially since most bass amps and cabs have a wider frequency range than do traditional guitar amps.
One of the heaviest, most brutal tones I've ever gotten came from running my Carvin DC127-T into a Tubescreamer and through the tube preamp of a Hartke 200watt head into a Peavey 4x10 bass cab. The shelving EQ, along with the parametric and graphic gave me the ability to get taut, chest thumping lows, grinding mids, and screaming highs with relatively low gain and a ton of headroom.
I LIKE bass circuits for guitar. They don't get you traditional tones, but there's some cool noises to be had, especially since most bass amps and cabs have a wider frequency range than do traditional guitar amps.
One of the heaviest, most brutal tones I've ever gotten came from running my Carvin DC127-T into a Tubescreamer and through the tube preamp of a Hartke 200watt head into a Peavey 4x10 bass cab. The shelving EQ, along with the parametric and graphic gave me the ability to get taut, chest thumping lows, grinding mids, and screaming highs with relatively low gain and a ton of headroom.
