stupid question about gear

[KsToaDangr]

my normal amp(a cheap 120 watt rogue) got fried by my ex-guitarist playing around with my distortion pedals one day. I cant afford a new amp for at least another month, but ive got a show to play in less than 2 weeks. I've heard that some bass players play through regular guitar amps, but I was wondering if anyone knew roughly how much damage it might cause or how I might be able to set up my gear(without spending too much money) to play the show running my bass through a marshall half-stack. Any ideas would be really helpful. I've already talked to a bunch of my friends, and none of them have an big enough bass amp that I can borrow for the show, and I can't cancel the show because it's a favor for a friend of mine.

 

[Foamy]

I think that this has been kind of talked about. It is generally frowned upon due to the way speakers work. I don't remember though the effect. Would it shatter the cone? Or would it shoot the voice coil across the room in a Myth Busters fashion.
Better idea is to get a good DI box, or a Behringer DBI21 and go with that. That is, if you have a PA available. Otherwise, look to borrow a decent-enough bass amp.

Hmmm....more thinking.....better better yet.....borrow your guitar player's amp and use it.

 

[DanielleMuscato]

Man. if only you lived in Columbia, MO, instead of Columbia, SC... I've got a couple rigs you could borrow for a night!

Do NOT use a bass through a guitar amp, especially at high volume, especially if you slap. Best case scenario, it will sound like crap; worse case scenario, you'll end up with ANOTHER busted amp. The old Fender Bassmans worked alright back in the day, before Larry Graham, and before hi-fi bass tone became popular... either way, I wouldn't try it.

Does the club have a PA? Just run direct.

If not, man, you live in a good-sized city. Look around on Craig's List, see if you can borrow one... call local stores and see if they'll lend you one for a night to "try out," or even just straight-out rent one to you for a day. I think you ought to be able to find something.

Good luck,

Dave

 

[2manband]

Slightly shady, but if your town has a Guitar Center, you might take advantage of a certain 30 day return period.

 

[anderbass]

You could try connecting your 100w Marshall head to the
speakers in your rogue bass combo. (if the speakers are still good)

Ive heard that older Marshall 4x12s (with 75watt Celestions)
have been know to survive being used as bass cabs.
(don't expect a deep bass tone)

If you end up using your Marshall stack, try to take it easy with the bass
and volume knobs, for the most head-room and lowest chance of speaker damage.

Good luck...

 

[luknfur]

FWIW:

guitar amps not a problem, guitar speakers are. If you've a bass/pa speaker you could run a power supply through, you could get by. Speaker or electronics the issue in the Rogue?

Don't recall of a guitar trashing a bass rig before but the if the same guy owns the stack well.........................that's up to you. You could probably get by regardless by cutting bass and cranking trebles or using some filter/crossover approach.

 

[BadB]

There has to be at least ONE TBer in Columbia that could help you out. No?

 

[KsToaDangr]

thanks for the help everyone...i think i might have solved the problem for now. a friend of mine(who is playing in the other band) is letting me use his behringer 120 watt head, coupled with my rogue's 15" speaker, and we're both going to use the same amp, instead of using his head with his 12" speaker

just to let everyone who asked questions have some answers though, the speaker on my rogue is fine, the electronics are seriously fried...ever seen a circuit board heat up enough to burn a hole in itself? the biggest problem has been that pretty much all of my friends only own one amp, and most of them are playing shows that weekend, so almost no one could let me use their amp. the good news is that it looks like I'm getting a 600 watt Ampeg head with a 4X10 cab and a 2X15 cab in another 3 weeks...i love my family when my birthday shows up.