Recording through guitar amp, using Headphone-out?

[mgade]

Hi.

I'm new to this forum, as you might see. I am mostly a guitar-player, but own a 5-string MIM Fender J-bass that I record using a Zoom PS-04. Trouble is - I can't get any real bottom end. That is - until yesterday! I Found out I got great tone (IMO) using my little Vox AD15VT guitar-amp. I wouldn't dare playing it through the speakers, but it sounded nice through the headphones, meaning I can get a beautiful signal recorded!

Does that damage my amp? I figure it shouldn't, but I heard a sudden drop in volume after less than 10 seconds af playing though the guitar sounded good enough afterwards and later the bass did so too (after my nerves had calmed down a bit).

What do you think - do I need to worry??

Thanks in advance!

[Petebass]

Originally Posted by mgade

Hi.

I'm new to this forum, as you might see. I am mostly a guitar-player, but own a 5-string MIM Fender J-bass that I record using a Zoom PS-04. Trouble is - I can't get any real bottom end. That is - until yesterday! I Found out I got great tone (IMO) using my little Vox AD15VT guitar-amp. I wouldn't dare playing it through the speakers, but it sounded nice through the headphones, meaning I can get a beautiful signal recorded!

Does that damage my amp? I figure it shouldn't, but I heard a sudden drop in volume after less than 10 seconds af playing though the guitar sounded good enough afterwards and later the bass did so too (after my nerves had calmed down a bit).

What do you think - do I need to worry??

Thanks in advance!

Generally speaking a guitar amp should be be OK, but the speakers won't be able to handle the low frequencies of the bass very well. However, if you keep the levels down so as to not put stress on the speakers, you shouldn't have any problems. Or better still, bypass the speakers all together and you should be fine.

[mgade]

Needed to hear that