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Can I play bass and such in a key amp?


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I play acoustic guitar and my son plays bass. His amp just "gave up the ghost," and I was wondering if a decent sized keyboard amp like the Roland with the 15incher and 180 watts would play a bass, my acoustic, and a mic in the XLR channel?

 

I know that the idea thing would be an amp for the bass, another for the acoustic, and a small p.a., but alas, I am a bit on the cheap side.

 

Thanks for any help.

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Yes it will. Any decent full range speaker will be suitable for bass. You might get more top end than you are looking for and might be limited in your ability to EQ, but it will work and in many cases sound pretty darn good.

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go for something with more then one speaker... like a 4x10 / 2x10 combo...

 

but note... if you play a guitar through a bass amp, you'll be just fine... but if you play a bass (especially if its active) through a guitar amp, it'll blow up...

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go for something with more then one speaker... like a 4x10 / 2x10 combo...

 

Can someone step in and give me a :freak:. I'm getting tired of doing it and am beginning to feel mean. :cry:

 

 

 

:cop:

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I played bass through a keyboard amp all last year in jazz band because the bass amp broke and the bastard wouldn't let me try to fix it. It worked, but you couldn't hear anything I played because the bass was overpowered by the keyboards.

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it sounds better that way, if it has more speakers because of the different instruments... i know what im talking about cose ive done it through a 2x10 and a 1x15 (which is what i own) and it sounded much better on the first one...

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I played bass through a keyboard amp all last year in jazz band because the bass amp broke and the bastard wouldn't let me try to fix it. It worked, but you couldn't hear anything I played because the bass was overpowered by the keyboards.

 

 

If the users aren't able to individually adjust their levels (volume pots, mixer channel trim pots, etc.) this can be a real issue.

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it sounds better that way, if it has more speakers because of the different instruments... i know what im talking about cose ive done it through a 2x10 and a 1x15 (which is what i own) and it sounded much better on the first one...

 

 

But it isn't a function of having more speakers, it is a function of the particular cabinet. You are overgeneralizing based on limited experience.

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If the users aren't able to individually adjust their levels (volume pots, mixer channel trim pots, etc.) this can be a real issue.

There was master volume and you could adjust the volume for each channel. But for all the work I did learning {censored}ty songs I was pissed no one could hear me :mad:.

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if you use one speaker all the frequencies of all the instruments come out through a single speaker, and if you use more then a speaker, it will cover better the different sound frequencies of each instrument

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if you use one speaker all the frequencies of all the instruments come out through a single speaker, and if you use more then a speaker, it will cover better the different sound frequencies of each instrument

 

 

I will always agree that a two or three way system has advantages. But a 2x10 or 4x10 is not inherently a multi-way system any more than a 1x15 is not.

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But it isn't a function of having more speakers, it is a function of the particular cabinet. You are overgeneralizing based on limited experience.

 

S'all he can do, man.

 

A friend of mine plays through a keyboard setup often, and he gets a great sound out of it. He also cuts like hell. :)

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Hey Poltergeist. :wave:

 

You're mixing apples and oranges. A cab with a single full-range speaker will work just fine. Mixing different speaker sizes won't improve frequency response, unless you're looking at a bi-amp or tri-amp system with an active crossover.

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i didnt say it didnt work, all i said is that it sounder alot better to me.

 

No, you said that it was, no contest, the better setup.

 

You need to say what you mean and mean what you say, because I'm far too lazy to look for meaning in your chest-thumping, my-opinion-are-bester bull{censored}. Other than trying to be a dick, you seem like a cool fella. :p

 

The guy I was referring to plays a lot of different styles, and the setup really supports his flexibility. I couldn't get me out of it very well, though. :)

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Keyboard amps & speakers are full range. Very suitable for bass. Doesnt matter if its one or more bass drivers. Air movement aside, depends on the qaulity of the speakers. A good keyboard speaker cab will also have a qaulity tweeter (not piezo) and as result give better tweeter performance then a lot of bass cabs with tweeters since piezo are commonly used in bass cabs with tweeters. terrible nasty things imo. A good qaulity Pa amp and good qaulity full range Pa speakers are also excellent choice for bass and synths.

 

 

A synth will easilly destroy any bass guitar for low bass freq's ability as well as being able to play higher freq's then any electric guitar. Is the widest range instrument humans have invented.

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