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04-05-2011, 09:10 PM
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So I was down at the local watering hole and there was this classic metal style band there playing, pretty good group. Anyways, the band was made up of four teenagers and I saw the bass player was using some Marshall head that didn't look familiar to me. So I approached him after the show and asked him about his rig and he said it was a JCM-600 guitar head, going into two Kustom 410s, (he had put Marshall logos on them to match the rest of the band) had a pretty cool looking "custom" squire P-Bass too. I just said oh cool. I wanna know if it's safe for that kid to be playing a guitar head with a bass? I can still contact this kid through his bands Facebook page to warn him if I need too. Sorry for the long post but I just wanna know.
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04-05-2011, 09:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA | | | As long as the cabs are in fact bass cabs and not guitar cabs, tis fine.
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04-05-2011, 09:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Warren, MI | | | The EQ on the head would certainly adhere to different frequencies, but as said above it should work just fine.
I would think that headroom would be awfully limited as I've never seen a guitar head over 150w... But if the sound is righteous the sound is righteous!
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04-05-2011, 09:17 PM
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04-05-2011, 09:21 PM
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But with what Jelwood said, I'd definitely be more worried about the cab than the head. Perhaps his tone would gel better with the metal act if his bass were amplified just like the guitars.
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04-05-2011, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy123 So I was down at the local watering hole and there was this classic metal style band there playing, pretty good group. Anyways, the band was made up of four teenagers and I saw the bass player was using some Marshall head that didn't look familiar to me. So I approached him after the show and asked him about his rig and he said it was a JCM-600 guitar head, going into two Kustom 410s, (he had put Marshall logos on them to match the rest of the band) had a pretty cool looking "custom" squire P-Bass too. I just said oh cool. I wanna know if it's safe for that kid to be playing a guitar head with a bass? I can still contact this kid through his bands Facebook page to warn him if I need too. Sorry for the long post but I just wanna know. | you sound like marge simpson level worrying here dude |
04-05-2011, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by puddin tame you sound like marge simpson level worrying here dude | I just don't want this kid to damage his marshall |
04-05-2011, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy123 I wanna know if it's safe for that kid to be playing a guitar head with a bass? | Completely safe... bet it growled nicely with that pair of EL34 power tubes cranked. |
04-05-2011, 09:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas | | | The only way to damage the head is running it into the wrong load. It doesn't care what instrument it amplifies.
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04-05-2011, 09:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Burleson Texas | | | Yo dude, that was me!!! Yea don't worry about it. It's fine, I've been playing with that rig for a while. I've actually been looking for a new rig recently. Glad you liked the show. Thanks for your concern
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04-05-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ThatBassistDude Yo dude, that was me!!! Yea don't worry about it. It's fine, I've been playing with that rig for a while. I've actually been looking for a new rig recently. Glad you liked the show. Thanks for your concern | Well ain't it a small world after all, wish I would have known you were s TB'r. You guys wailed, PM me next time you guys schedule a gig! |
04-05-2011, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by hyp.spec
I believe Lemmy uses guitar heads does he not?
| No, he does not
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04-05-2011, 09:58 PM
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04-05-2011, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharko No, he does not | Hope your being sarcastic, |
04-05-2011, 10:00 PM
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04-05-2011, 10:01 PM
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04-05-2011, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Epitaph04 I swear...it seems that anybody who has a bass guitar is on TB. | That a bad thing? |
04-05-2011, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by shavenyak I had a JCM600 2x12 combo for guitar use. It was not a very loud amp (as far as 2xEL34 Marshalls go). I'd think it would be a bit underpowered for bass use. What were the guitarists using? | Marshall Valvestate 100 with Marshall 1960 A, and a Marshall JCM2000 with JCM900 cab. My rig is mixed into the PA pretty good. |
04-05-2011, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ThatBassistDude That a bad thing? | Yes its HORRIBLE!! 
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04-05-2011, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Epitaph04 I swear...it seems that anybody who has a bass guitar is on TB. | This may not be to far from the truth. Ive noticed on alot of music forums the bass boards are not nearly as active as the guitar board, yet when you look at TB, there are TONS of people here. I really seems like all the bass players post on here and not anywhere else really. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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