Guitar through a bass amp?

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[bluesky636]

I play through a 59 Bassman clone that I built amoung other amps I built.

https://flic.kr/p/2o1d6TQ

Left to right:

5F6A Bassman clone,

5F1 Champ clone,

Champion 600 Reissue modified to 5F1 spec,

Trainwreck Express clone,

5E8A Twin clone built as a head.

 

[renderit]

I have aboot 5 different boutique mods of tweed Bassman types that use different wattages/speaker combos (reverb on a few) and 2 straight tweed Bassman knockoffs, a Clark and a Victoria.

All are wonderful in their own right.

I hear Marshalls are based on the Bassman circuit so I would have to say, "We answered that question years ago".

 

[gary buff]

One of the best sounds I ever got was my 'burst or '59 345 through a white '62 Bassman with the small 2-12 cab. Lots more gain and tone than any other Fender guitar amp of that period (Bandmaster, Tremolux, Super, etc) I owned.

 

[bluesky636]

I hear Marshalls are based on the 5F6A Bassman circuit so I would have to say, "We answered that question years ago".

Edited your post.

Robin Ford's Dumble Overdrive Special was based on his Blackface Bassman amp.

 

[Amp360]

Umm, this record sounds pretty ok to me. SVT!!!

No waiting list maps or fancy caps in those bass boxes or expensive aftermarket cables/speakers.

 

[bluesky636]

Umm, this record sounds pretty ok to me. SVT!!!

No waiting list maps or fancy caps in those bass boxes or expensive aftermarket cables/speakers.

Huh?

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Huh?

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Those are Ampeg SVTs.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[bluesky636]

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Those are Ampeg SVTs.

That's nice, but none of that was obvious in the post I questioned.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

That's nice, but none of that was obvious in the post I questioned.

You must be fun at parties.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

 

[garywright]

SVT used in the studio for all Ya Ya album guitars ?

 

[Xpensive Wino]

SVT used in the studio for all Ya Ya album guitars ?

Studio?

"Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" by The Rolling Stones, recorded primarily at Madison Square Garden in November 1969, had very limited studio touch-ups. Overdub sessions took place in January 1970 at Olympic Studios. Specifically, lead vocals were overdubbed on all tracks except "Love in Vain" and "Midnight Rambler," backup vocals were added to three tracks, and guitar overdubs were applied to "Little Queenie" and "Stray Cat Blues."

For the few guitar overdubs on "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" recorded at Olympic, the Stones used Ampeg VT-22 and V-4 amps.

 

[Greywolf]

I have 3 bassman clones , love them. It works the other way too . Back in the 60's there weren't many bass specific amps so bass players would play guitar amps. I've played both acoustic and electric through my 800 w Mesa with it's matching 2x15 cab. VERY clean .

I play bass through both of my Acoustic amps ,( Mesa Rosette,Fender SFX II) albiet at low volumes in Acoustic gigs.

As long as your careful with EQ and volume .. it works

 

[zacknorton]

Harmony H420 ( vertical supro thunderbolt) 15" speaker. PURE GOLD with guitar.
sounds great with a bass too.

 

[Any Name You Wish]

Don't forget the best of all, Duane's Marshall 1986 50 W bass amp.

 

[corpse]

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The story went they had brought over all the UK spec Fender gear to their rehearsal space in SoCal (San Diego IIRC), got it all set up and kapow! It didn't like the 117V US service. Ampeg offered the back line at NC as a marketing deal.
I have seen photos of the rehearsal gear- silver face fenders with the JBL badge on them.
But this is odd- was this just a complete bone-headed move (not realizing the voltage wasn't compatible) as they had just done the Hyde park show with the Hiwatt backline?

 

[gary buff]

God, those weighed a ton, so did the V4 guitar amps which were very popular back in the day, they sounded good (with good speakers, not the crappy Eminence 12s they came with stock) and were half the price of a Marshall. My bandmate at the time plugged his V4 head into my Marshall 1982 cab and the difference was shocking