im trying to find out weather this is a bass amp?,i bought it a couple of weeks ago for £25...($45?) form a local cashconverters as i was desperate for an amp,as u can see it only has a gain switch and a graphic, on the back it has source input,2 speaker outputs and a line out,if i plug my active ibanez its quite loud....but if if plug my passive ric shaftesburry copy in its quite quiet,im just wondering weather its a guitar amp of some sort of pa amp?,if so how would i get passive basses to drive the amp??,im running a 15 onit atm....but am gonna run 210 as well when ive built it,i got some green label celstions
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what the hells this??
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im trying to find out weather this is a bass amp?,i bought it a couple of weeks ago for £25...($45?) form a local cashconverters as i was desperate for an amp,as u can see it only has a gain switch and a graphic, on the back it has source input,2 speaker outputs and a line out,if i plug my active ibanez its quite loud....but if if plug my passive ric shaftesburry copy in its quite quiet,im just wondering weather its a guitar amp of some sort of pa amp?,if so how would i get passive basses to drive the amp??,im running a 15 onit atm....but am gonna run 210 as well when ive built it,i got some green label celstions
Yeah, tdub0199 is right. I'm pretty sure it's just a very basic Power amp. Without knowing more about it I couldn't tell you if it'll do what you want it to, but it probably will.
It's a power amp, not an integrated amp, so you need a pre-amped signal to feed into the power amp input. Your active bass likely has a pre-amp. Your passive bass does not.
That power amp may work okay for bass with the right pre-amp and speakers.
That power amp may work okay for bass with the right pre-amp and speakers.
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Hi.
Custom Sound
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Good luck on finding any info other than the general bits and pieces over the internet, built by the same company that assembled Hiwatts at one time etc.
I second the monitor amp suggestion, and also the need for a line signal to drive it.
I have a small CS guitar combo, and while nothing special, it's built like a tank and a cute little piece of history.
Bassman Paul might be able to shed some light on the company, IIRC he used/repaired some CS products back in the day.
Regards
Sam
Custom Sound
.Good luck on finding any info other than the general bits and pieces over the internet, built by the same company that assembled Hiwatts at one time etc.
I second the monitor amp suggestion, and also the need for a line signal to drive it.
I have a small CS guitar combo, and while nothing special, it's built like a tank and a cute little piece of history.
Bassman Paul might be able to shed some light on the company, IIRC he used/repaired some CS products back in the day.
Regards
Sam
Not me Sam, I've not seen too much like it. I would try a cheap pre-amp such as one of the ART TubeMP series. I'm guessing it'll be 100W into 8Ω and 150W into 4Ω. Certainly it won't get too too loud into 15Ω.
Hi.
Ok.
It must've been some other smaller UK amp manufacturer I was thinking about.
How's the weather treating You BTW, we have finally (unfortunately temporarily though) climbed into the positive side of the Celsius scale. But the spring is definitely here at last.
Regards
Sam
Ok.It must've been some other smaller UK amp manufacturer I was thinking about.
How's the weather treating You BTW, we have finally (unfortunately temporarily though) climbed into the positive side of the Celsius scale
. But the spring is definitely here at last.Regards
Sam
i thought so,its pretty loud with my ibanez in it,as its active,and im just using a single 15 as we practice in a smallish room,so id be better looking for a cheap pre amp?
yeah, surely a power amp intended for monitors. I've seen lots of peavey and a few crates and sunns like this. I doubt it is a staggering amount of watts or mindblowingly vintage sounding.
bongomania
Commercial User
Hi.
How's the weather treating You BTW, we have finally (unfortunately temporarily though) climbed into the positive side of the Celsius scale
Regards
Sam
I surely has been a long Winter. Our snow's all gone BUT we are supposed to be getting more in the next day or so.
pedals dont act as preamp? i have arai delay/chorus/compressor but im presuming not enuff power?
bongomania
Commercial User
Check the FAQ linked in my sig for more info about preamps. Some pedals can do the job, but not all can.
hi so would this pre amp pedal drive the amp? as ive been offered on cheap......Behringer Preamp Booster.cheers
