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| Drummer here. I'm in a situation where I can't really jam full volume at will, so until some resolution is achieved, I've decided to start playing more guitar. Actually, I play on and off, but now I've decided that I really want to LEARN.
I've got a couple guitars and a couple basses (some electric, some electoacoustic) and when I'm fartin around, it's usually on the guitar. I have a crummy little practice amp that was given to me that's pretty much on the way out the door, and it's served its purpose until now.
I'd like to go out shopping for an amp that's slightly more powerful, maybe with some actual FEATURES, but I really need something for the bass as well. The practice amp really doesn't cut it for the bass, and I realize it was in no way designed to, but if I'm out shopping, is there a combo I can pick up that will work acceptably with both? Maybe something that was even designed for this? I'm not looking for something that necessarily excels at both (or either, for that matter), but something might do OK for both at a low cost.
Again, this is just for practice at the house. The guys I jam with have their own gear that they gig with, but I can't get either of them to come off of a piece of hardware that I can screw around with. (:
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| I'd suggest looking at a keyboard amp. Because of the way they're designed, they can handle the low frequencies needed for the bass, and they usually have a few inputs (often including a mic input so you can use it as a PA-in-a-box for acoustic gigs and suchlike). A friend of mine has just bought a Behringer KX1200 so he can hear his bass when he plays with us, and he uses it for his Strat too. It sounds ok on the guitar, and it suits the amp-moddeling built into his effects unit rather well. Lots of companies make keyboard amps, usually the ones that aren't known for their guitar amps. But Marshall do one I think, and Roland, Laney and Calsboro do some too. Try some out. Anton
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| That gets me thinking. I wonder what kind of amps are recommended for electronic drum kits. They obviously have to be able to reproduce highs for cymbals and lows for bass thumps. I'll look into the Behrenger, though. That sounds promising (~$250, so it might be just a tad out of the range I was looking to spend).
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| I'm sure Behringer do smaller amps, this one's around 100Watts I think, which is probably more than you're looking for. Oh, and Roland do a "Personal Drum Monitor" or something specifically designed for electronic drums. I saw the 30Watt version in a music store today, and I've seen ones that go up to around 150Watts in catalogues I think. Let us know how it turns out. Anton
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| Yep, the old reliable keyboard amp will work for both. You will sacrifice saturation on the guitar, and some air on the bass. Try to get one with a 12 inch speaker it will serve well for both. I hope your bass is a four string because low b strings sound like crap coming out of a 12.
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