Can an electric bass guitar be played through it without damaging the amp? If so, would it sound good compared to other similar bass amps?
1448851
David - you could play through this amp at low (bedroom) levels but I wouldn't advise playing bass through it with a band. You would likely blow the speaker pretty quickly with a bass.
1448852
you can play any bass guitar with this amp, but it doesn't sound good because this amp do not have much 'bass'.
1448853
I would not recommend playing an electric bass through a guitar amp like this. I doubt the frequency range of the speaker would give you a very good sound -- I don't know if you could cause any damage to the speaker itself, but I wouldn't risk it. Honestly since I'm not an EE I don't know though. If you're planning on playing a bass and/or guitar through the same amp then I would buy a solid state and save some cash. Also less heart-ache if you do cause some damage. Just my personal opinion.
1448854
I have tried and no, is not a good option. The frecuencies are not the same and won't have a good quality. Sounds empty. I don't know if it damages the amp because i only did it a few times just to try it out and had no damage at all but i guess that if you do it frequently surely will cause damage to the speaker.
1448855
I don't think this amp would sound very good with a bass guitar. It tends to be better for bright tones, which doesn't make it very good for a bass tone. I'm sure you could play it safely at lower volumes, but I don't think it would be a very good bass tone.
675571
If you're going to use it for clean sound it should be OK, of course it won't sound as good as a real amp. The distortion and drive effects on this unit are not really that good though, so they're almost useless without an amp, if you intend to use the Nova for distorted sound.
445899
Its a great little amp but I don't think it will do well on the bass notes. The distortion is increased as the guitar volume knob goes up. I tried my bass on it and it works but I wouldn't use it as a bass amp even for practice. Perfect for your guitar though
1225939
Yes you can use a bass on this pedal. I practice on it with a P Bass. It's a great little practice pedal, not something I would hit the stage with though.
893810
I really don't know, and I don't have any way of trying it. It has wonderful tone with my bass, but I don't know anything about its upper range. My guess is that you'd be better off finding something intended for use with a guitar.
878611
it will sound good. louder than one might think. i love the little guy. i've had amps for way more $ and be equal or less than good. the el84 plus the 12x7 yadda yadda is the same as a Vox. A class too. sounds like a beatles amp, but raunchier. problems... the cheap ass plugs electric hook up thingsy is eggshellish. cut corners somehow i guess. if you can afford the speaker cab, i'd go for it. the speaker is voiced for the amp and breaks up when driven at the right time. lovely.
629338
This is meant for use with an electric bass. That said it will still work with an electric guitar.
838860
Yes, I used it for my electric guitar, and when I upgraded to a nicer system, I ave it to my bass player, he still uses it to this day.
1042343
The bass is phat! You don't need an amp as long as you are playing from a decent source (iPod, etc.)
1722815
I would say no, i blew this amp up within two weeks of light use. This is a guitar amp with bass mode don't be fooled by the description.
1591353
the bass will not distort, but i have noticed when playing at high volumes the woffer tends to rattle a little bit. it is only noticable from a couple feet away though. the amp keeps clean bass at higher volumes.
2092224
you probably ran into the "tone weeny mafia", you won't lose much if any...and it it would only apply to bass response. for instance it is practice to put the big woofers on the ground of a PA system as the floor helps the bass resonate. a guitar is a midrange instrument and i highly doubt any negative effect would happen on your tone. if it did then you could just increase your bass EQ. in a live gig i would assume you would be mic'ed anyway meaning the "amp on floor" would be a moot point anyway.
1225937
I have a Bass Guitar too, but I never thought to use it whit bass. I don't know if it makes a good work because all the effects are tuned for the guitar's audio spectrum. In fact there is a Zoom for Basses. But I can try an tell you the results. ....... Out of curiosity I've tried with my bass, but as espected, the effects more frequency dependent like the wah-wah work really bad, the less dependent like the delay work better. There is the Bass counterpart of this pedal effect: Zoom B1 Bass Multi Effects Pedal It's quite better ti take it.
520377
I have had good success doing what you are thinking of doing. No you're not going to get Marshall sound from your solid body electric ( Ibanez Les Paul copy) but run a decent effects pedal through the EFX loop (I use 2nd channel for this) on the back of the amp and you'll get a good electric sound from clean to fuzz to everything in between. I have a LR Baggs M80A magnetic pickup on my Santa Cruz OM and plug that into the first channel. I'm happy with the results.
1832499
If I plug this in from my amp to my computer will I have a clean enough signal to use my overdrive? You should be able to play noise (songs etc..) from your computer to your amp. I haven't tried that configuration yet... I have been using my computer as the amp for my guitar/bass..:)
1651144
It is not a top of the line bass but it doesn't sound bad. I plug it into a peavy 800 watt amp and it sounds good Really great for beginners and intermediate players.
1525718
You will kill the speaker. Bass also needs more watts than a guitar. I highly recommend a dedicated bass amp. Re keyboard you can get away with one amp for both keyboard and guitar but again a dedicated keyboard amp will give you the best sound.