[nongretschowner]

I am wondering if modern day still aplles to vintage. The bassman is a heck of a guitar amp.

How bout modern day bass amps?

I tried a few and found one that could be a diamond in the ruff.

It is a Peavey Max110. Whatever that means.

Solid state? Yep, But not like any solid state guitar amp I have played.

Crank it up you get overdrive that cleans up with your guitars volume Knob.( This was all done on vintage setting)

Expensive? Nope 150 US

Sound good? you be the judge go try it out. your not gonna get metal. But clean, blues and classic rock sound great with just guitar and cable.

The question would be. Is it going to work as a guitar amp in the long run?

I know bass's will kill guitar amps, but does Vise versa apply?

[andyjingram]

To start with your last question- no! The reason that basses tend to damage guitar amps is that the speakers in guitar amps aren't built to handle the low end. The other way round you'll have a speaker built for bass, but not having to break stride with a much lighter guitar signal.

I think the reason that the Bassman famously became a mainstay for guitar whilst bass amps moved on, was that the only thing making it a 'bass amp' was having much more power than previous amps, and more speakers. Otherwise it is not really different to any guitar amp, and as the volume of bands increased, so it began to fit guitar better.

Most modern bass amps, however, are quite different to an old 'tweed' circuit, with much greater power handling, a much cleaner, less coloured sound, and all sorts of extras such as E.Q., limiters, compressors, and speakers designed specifically to reproduce the freqency range of the bass guitar. This usually makes them a bit hard on the guitars tone, but who knows? If your ears are telling you that the Max110 rocks, then I'll take that as a recommendation! Its the sound that counts.

[tartanphantom]

Originally Posted by nongretschowner

I know bass's will kill guitar amps, but does Vise versa apply?

Nah, a guitar won't harm a bass amp. I've used a guitar head amp with a bass cabinet with no problems. I've also used a bass combo amp with no problems. The only hitch is that the voicing on a bass cabinet may not provide the desired voicing for guitar. It totally depends on the drivers used. Also, many bass amps are solid state and are designed for clean operation. Therefore, they may not sound so great with distortion or overdrive pedals.

[nongretschowner]

Originally Posted by tartanphantom

Nah, a guitar won't harm a bass amp. I've used a guitar head amp with a bass cabinet with no problems. I've also used a bass combo amp with no problems. The only hitch is that the voicing on a bass cabinet may not provide the desired voicing for guitar. It totally depends on the drivers used. Also, many bass amps are solid state and are designed for clean operation. Therefore, they may not sound so great with distortion or overdrive pedals.

I did have to change my E.Q. way of thinking. Crankin the treble all the way and mids to about 3/4 and the bass was only about 1/4 up.

and you really could tell when switching pickup postions.

that is was confused me the most, The more I turned the amp up the more it was overdriven. it was clean till about halfway, after that it just got more saturated. and it is solid state, with the transtube tech, If it is supposed to reproduce tube tone it does it very well.

And with that said, This was the only bass amp I tried that did infact sound good, to me.

[Hot Rod Michelle]

Hmmm, well, I have tried the Fender Bass Man and that sounds good with a guitar, but, I've never really tried anything else where bass amps are concerned; except when playing my upright bass through one.

[nongretschowner]

Originally Posted by Hot Rod Michelle

Hmmm, well, I have tried the Fender Bass Man and that sounds good with a guitar, but, I've never really tried anything else where bass amps are concerned; except when playing my upright bass through one.

Nothing like trying something differnt.