On the scale of one to ten, how bad?

You won't destroy your amp, but you'll likely destroy your sound, and the singer's. Don't bother. It's not what it's designed for.

 

You can do it, and it probably wouldn't sound horrible, but don't expect miracles.

 

ide tell your singer to buy his own gear =]

 

Exactly. Tell him to get a Micro Cube or something.

 

if the vocal signal can be heavily EQed (and its overall level controlled) prior to it entering the amp (being that your amp *should* be set to what makes your bass sound good to your ears), it might sound pretty decent. By no means should the amp controls be adjusted to make the vocals sound better, because that will compromise your bass tone.

 

It will work. Won't sound great, but it should be good enough for practice. PAs run multiple sources at the same time though, and your amp will probably sound like a really weirdly EQed PA.

 

we run vox through my old bass amp (also a yorkie) and it does the job - ie makes noise and hasn't died yet

 

My old band ran the vox through my spare Fender BXR100. It wasn't hi-fi, but it worked ok.

 

I used to run the band's vocals through my bass amp so I could hear them. That was 1965. Then they invented monitors.

 

Bass cabs sound great for vocals.


But blending the two together makes for unbelievable tone, equaled only by dry heaves after a frat party. With corn chunks.

 

I don't think i would want to hear that... you know the answer.

 

10 being great & 1 being AWFUL

I'd say 3.

 

Just thinking so I haven't tried this, but run the pre out of your amp into the mixer and the mixer into the post/return on your amp. Then you aren't running the vocals through your amp's pre.

 

Why? No PA? For practice or do you plan on making this a permanent gigging arrangement? Might be OK for practice and as others have said it shouldn't cause any damage, but sound quality and utility may be somewhat reduced/compromised. IMO, singers need their own rig for vocals when you gig. Rehearsal is one thing, a show is something else.

 

you had to spend a lot of money to get your gear so why can't he just buy some cheap practice amp and let you use your own gear! I personally wouldn't do it because his vocals will create interference with you bass. low subs aren't meant to do the higher vocal pitches at the same time as your low bass line. you can do it but I wouldn't, but hay its your gear!

have him go find some cheap practice amp on craigslist or at music-go-round because all he will really need is some little 20-30watt amp to be heard! like I said you had to spend some $$$ for you gear so why wont he!

 

I had corn chunks for breakfast....

 

we just used a cheapo guitar amp and ditto mic for practice, it sounded good, and cost maybe 80$ - 100$ total

 

It won't destroy your amp but you could destroy your singer.

Sounds like LSD (lead singer disease). You will need to help him understand that he has to buy his own stuff so he can develop and grow as a important part of the band. Also mention that most singers would want to do this and see how that works.