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Piccolo

Discussion in 'Hardware, Setup & Repair [BG]' started by Titan, Feb 21, 2006.


  1. Feb 21, 2006 #1
    Titan

    Titan

    Feb 21, 2006
    I'm new to the forum so I'm probably asking some of these questions in the wrong place...Anyways I've been thinking of turning my bass into a piccolo (buying new strings) and was wondering if the tension would be bad for my neck and would I be able to plug into a guitar amp?

    I've been looking for a new bass amp for quite some time but I like the sound of being plugged into a guitar amp (and I would save a lot of money) but I don't want to set up an amp underneath it to handle the low because of the distortion.

    Any information is appreciated.
     
  5. Feb 21, 2006 #2
    Gene Leone

    Gene Leone

    Sep 22, 2005
    Philadelphia, PA
    Should post this thread into the bass section.

    Anyway I turned a bass into a piccalo without any neck problems. just remember you have to adjust everything.

    You can use a guitar amp, but it sounds better with a bass amp........naturally.
     
  10. Feb 22, 2006 #3
    Eric Cioe

    Eric Cioe

    Jun 4, 2001
    Missoula, MT
    I would have to disagree about the guitar amp/bass amp thing. I think a guitar amp might be the thing to make it stick out a bit on a recorded track. Try any nice guitar amp, and remember, they don't need to be 600 watts with 4x10s to be heard. A 50 watt tube combo would do you wonders, probably.