Bass Jcm2000 dsl100

jag872002 · #1 02-01-2012, 12:42 PM

I have a marshall jcm2000 dsl100 watt amp, I was wondering if I could play thru it with a guitar 2x12 celestion 75 watt speakers if i cut out some of the bass? I have a ric thats not very bassy compared to other basses. Also, read in an interview with someone that they used a variac on a guitar amp to sag the voltage down, guess they used it so they didnt blow the guitar speakers. Anyone think it is a good idea?

Sartori · #2 02-01-2012, 01:35 PM

For home practice, sure. At band volume levels? Probably not. It would be fine if you got a bass cab, though.

RickenBoogie · #3 02-01-2012, 05:13 PM

+1 it's far from ideal, and potentially dangerous to the guitar cab, but if you use common sense, it'll be fine at low volume.

Alex1984 · #4 02-01-2012, 05:27 PM

Actually, one of the local TBers is using a Marshal 1960 with G12T75s. It could actually do a bit of earthshaking. But on these heads, especially in the lead channel, the low-end loss was too much.

jag872002 · #5 02-01-2012, 08:33 PM

I was going to run it along with my normal bass rig. Wanted to run the guitar rig with the other rig to get a little distorted sound without out losing my normal bass sound and beacause I would lose to much bass if I ran a distortion pedal thru rig.

Sartori · #6 02-01-2012, 08:47 PM

Oh, well then. Just cut all the lows on the guitar amp and you should be fine. I thought this was as your only rig. Didn't know it was going to be in conjunction with a bass rig for cleans.

will33 · #7 02-01-2012, 09:18 PM

Better yet, use a crossover and send mids/highs to the guitar rig, lows to the bass rig.

T-Bird · #8 02-01-2012, 09:58 PM

Hi.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jag872002

Also, read in an interview with someone that they used a variac on a guitar amp to sag the voltage down, guess they used it so they didnt blow the guitar speakers. Anyone think it is a good idea?

That'd be EVH I suppose

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It's a very good idea if You want to get rid of the amp.
Lowering the voltage is NOT done for protecting the speakers, but to make the amp distort "sweeter". While there can be truth to some with that claim, there's way safer ways to acchieve the same effect.

As for using guitar speakers with bass, if Your ears work and there's not too much empty space in between, it'll be allright.

Regards
Sam