whats a good bass amp for eletric guitar also?? any suggestions on 300 dollar budget?

[golden_monkey]

Im a guitarist that just started to pick up the bass about a month ago. i want to save the space and just get a bass amp since i play guitar and bass... apparently its safe to play a guitar into a bass amp so that being the case i need advice on what to look for when it comes to playing metal infused with effect pedals...what gives a good tone for both instruments?? bands im into are like "masters of reality" black sabbath era, kyuss, meshuggah, sepultura, black flag, ratm, to even funk and blues..
300 bucks is my limit and i do need something to play at small gigs..Are stacks also safe to play on with guitars? thanks for reading and looking forward to your suggestions!

[skysos]

My setup sounds great with a guitar: Markbass Littlemark II + Avatar GS212. This setup is WAY more than $300 though. In general, I feel like anything that sounds good as a bass setup sounds good as a guitar setup. It's just going to be hard with that budget, but I'm sure others on this forum will have some specific advice.

[tarafran]

Marshall Plexi with 2X 4X12 cabinets Lemmy style

[autodidact]

Anything will work AS LONG AS IT DOESNT HAVE A TWEETER. If you play guitar out of either your bass combo or stack you have a really good chance of blowing the tweeter out, the possibility is increased if you use heavy distortion.

Just keep that in mind.

Somthing like this would work well: Peavey MAX 115 Bass Combo: Shop Bass & Other Musical Instruments | Musician's Friend

First off, Peavey amps are built like tanks. No tweeter, 60watts is definitely loud enough for GUITAR small gigs and its plenty loud enough to jam around bass wise [not recommended for live un-mic'd]. Plus its got the CD jack so you can jam along to songs and whatnot. All you need is the distortion pedal. AND the 15" driver will be able to give you that mid-scooped, bass heavy Meshuggah sound.

[golden_monkey]

thanks for the info man

[golden_monkey]

sweet!!

[greencow]

Hartke kickbacks seem to get a lot of love among guitarists. Atleast in blues/jazz/acoustic stuff. If you are going to play with heavy distortion then look elsewhere.

[NOT]

I own a Stage 65 combo amp, and I like it. They are hard to find.

Basic controls: Volume, Clipping Treble, Bass, and Reverb.

I saw one on ebay for $145 last week..

[NOT]

My mistake. It is $125 OBO. Plus $34 Shipping

[guillermohands]

if you are going to gig , do not buy something less than 100 watts ...

[IncX]

i have a 40 watt Fender Hotrod Deluxe that i bring out on acoustic gigs ... its a guitar amp, but it can make for a good bass substitute as long as you dont play loud (like you are using it in your metal band's rehearsal)

[steve_rolfeca]

I play bass and build and modify tube guitar amps, and I'm going to lay it out up front: you can get a used bass amp that will play loud enough for fooling around with your buddies and small gigs within your budget- old Peavey TNT combos come to mind. But you won't get good metal guitar tones out of 'em.

If you had more money and more space, a head that sounds good with guitar or bass (Ampeg V4B, for example), and separate bass and guitar cabs could work. But that implies a 4*10 for bass, and at least a 2*12 for guitar, loaded with guitar speakers.

To do both in one rig, and keep it cheap, I'd go to modeling. A POD XT Live with the bass expansion pack will give you decent Marshall/Mesa/Bogner hi-gain tones and lots of effects on the guitar side, and classic SWR/Ampeg tones on the bass side.Then for amplification, I'd go with a 200 watt or better keyboard amp. They're basically like a small portable PA system, but with bass-friendly low end.

The pod would give you your modeled guitar and bass tones, and the keyboard amp would amplify everything without messing up you tones, the way a conventional guitar or bass cab would.

You'll still be over budget, but buying used, you'd have a good-sounding dual-purpose gigging rig for $600 or less.

[runmikeyrun]

I was going to suggest a V4 as well, but will probably be way over $300.

Peavey Windsor is a guitar head that sounds great for guitar and bass, as long as you like distorted bass. It won't do clean. If you're doing funk and stuff it's not the head for you. But they are in your price range.

[greencow]

+1 to Steves idea. Infact that is what I would do if I wanted a rig for bass and guitar. Except i might opt for a power amp and a decent speaker instead of a keyboard amp.

[golden_monkey]

to steves idea : it sounds like a really good idea really...so that ampeg head is usable on guitar cabs too huh? well i actually already have a marshall mg412 4 x 12 cab..would that cab work ok? plus i wanted to know what you guys thought of this amp?? Hartke Amp and Bass Cabinet
its on sale

[jeff7bass]

The GK MB112 should work for you. 300 bucks for powerful 200w combo. GK bass amps sound very good with guitars through them, I know this from experience. I lent a GK 400B head to a guitar player friend of mine who ended up dumping his Marshall and gigging with it for 3 years.
The MB112 is tweeterless so know problems there. It will RIP with a guitar (and bass of course). You'll want some pedals to put in front of it, like distortion/overdrive, maybe a chorus/delay, etc... or maybe a POD.

[Eublet]

Guitarists shouldn't be allowed to use ported cabinets, whether they were designed for guitar or not...ever. Just sayin'