Stereo Power Amp for Guitar and Bass

BryanM · #1 08-07-2010, 01:37 PM

Wondering if anyone here runs a setup like this.

I play bass in a band but we often switch instruments. Rather than having two amps, I'm considering getting a dual channel pre, plugging both guitar and bass into it, then running it into a Crest CC2800 and either bridging it into two full range 3-way speakers or running the pre outs on separate channels and running a 4 ohm 4x10 on the bass side and a 4 ohm 4x12 on the guitar side. This way I could have either independent signal chains all the way through or up to the power amp.

Any thoughts or ideas will be helpful and if you have a similar setup, pics would be cool.

billfitzmaurice · #2 08-07-2010, 01:59 PM

Way too complicated IMO. Just take off your bass and put on the guitar player's ax, or your own ax into his amp.

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...4x10 on the bass side and a 4 ohm 4x12 on the guitar side

Commonly seen, but makes no sense. A 4x10 on bass is roughly equivalent in output to a 1x12 on guitar. If you really want to run your own guitar amp do so using a 1x12 combo. It doesn't look as cool as a half stack, but it works better.

RickenBoogie · #3 08-07-2010, 03:10 PM

+1 I also dabble with guitar, and do much the same as Bill described. Bass into bass rig, small 15-30 watt 1x12 guitar combo off to the side. It's more than enough.

BryanM · #4 08-07-2010, 03:13 PM

I only mentioned those cabinets because that's what I have laying around. The issue with just taking the guitarist's guitar is there are certain songs where I need to play guitar in addition to the other 2 guitarists. I have a 1x12 combo laying around but I'm actually leaning more towards bass/guitar into dual pre into stereo power amp into two 15" 3 way speakers.

koobie · #5 08-07-2010, 05:17 PM

I like a relatively hi-fi, high-headroom rig for bass. For guitar, not so much.

Out of curiosity's sake, which two-channel pre were you considering for this?

billfitzmaurice · #6 08-07-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by koobie

I like a relatively hi-fi, high-headroom rig for bass. For guitar, not so much.

+1. Even with modelers hi-fi rigs tend not to sound good with guitar, as the modelers are usually voiced for use through guitar speakers.

BryanM · #7 08-07-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by koobie

I like a relatively hi-fi, high-headroom rig for bass. For guitar, not so much.

Out of curiosity's sake, which two-channel pre were you considering for this?

Right now I have a DBX 386 that I use in the studio but a friend has a Presonus Eureka he's willing to offer me pretty cheap (though it's mono so if I do the pre/power for just bass I'll probably take him up on it)