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Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:37 pm
by nonemoreblack
Would the speaker cones hold up to bass freqs at louder volumes? I heard that it's easy to damage them cuz of the excessive movement, but I don't know firsthand. I'm curious about this too cuz I don't have a bass amp right now but I do have an AC15. I was also wondering about drum machines thru guitar amps
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:07 pm
by Greenfuz
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7fecwlpu7k[/youtube]
sounds pretty alright to me?
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:15 am
by dubkitty
it's not the cones that are problematic, it's the voice coils, which get shaken to death.
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:17 pm
by sonidero
Casavettes wrote:Like others have said
At bedroom volume it probably would sound ok
But at band levels it would be fart city
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:38 pm
by rustywire
Greenfuz wrote:I know people used to do it in the 60s because back in the day there wasn't really a differentiation between bass and guitar amps or speakers
I think mccartney used to use one live on their early records or something?
I think this is mostly a phenomena of British (Bassman-derived) amps
Selmer Bassmaster/Treble N Bass/Zodiac/Thunderbird
Marshall JTM45 & 50 Bluesbreakers/JMP Plexis/JCM800
McCartney had a Selmer Thunderbird Thirty (maybe it was a Fifty) in the mid 60s...like 64-66 I think...
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:34 am
by theavondon
sonidero wrote:TweedBassman wrote:most AC30's come with speakers that can't reproduce bass well, or struggle and fry trying. would not recommend unless it's low volume and just screwing around.
Hahahahaha... Gibson Grabber - check, Drop Tuning - check, Doom Muffs - check, ok guys ready - BBBBBWWWWWAAAAAHHHHSSSSSSSHHHHHHH... Blow Speakers - check...
Story of my life.
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:52 pm
by Greenfuz
oh jesus gimme a selmer
I didn't think there were amps that were more beautiful looking than an ac30
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:01 pm
by deadbeatriot
i'm currently recording through my guitarist's ampeg gemini and it sounds amazing. but other than that i don't have much experience running bass through guitar amps
Re: bass through ac30
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:29 pm
by Greenfuz