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PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,018
edited December 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
ok this is so stupid yet i have to make sure. can i play a bass through the bassman 59 reissue? i know the orignal was a bass amp but the reissues are being sold as a 'guitar' amp. so can it still handle a bass or did the modify the reissue?
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    actually a very good question.....

    Since it's a reissue you'd think it would be made to it's original specs......but, I don't know for sure.....
  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    technically you could, but the speaker isn't really designed for it, and the EQ controls and whatnot aren't meandt for it....but it coudl be done.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    Kind of a related question here... do you need an acoustic amp to play acoustic-electrics? Or will any amp work?
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  • jbdjbd Posts: 65
    Yeah it can definitely be done.
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  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,018
    harrisonmerwin wrote:
    technically you could, but the speaker isn't really designed for it, and the EQ controls and whatnot aren't meandt for it....but it coudl be done.

    so its not an exact copy of the orginal then?
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    I don't know anything about that amp, but I can tell you this..

    You can play a bass or guitar through any amp, but if you play a bass too loudly (and there are weird other cases not directly involving volume that i've seen) through a guitar amp it can blow the speaker.
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    It can be done, but bear in mind that it was never meant to be an SVT-like amp. The speakers can handle the output of the amp, but the lower frequencies might or might not present their own set of problems. If you did it, I'd look into swapping out the 10's for JBL 10's. That way, you're practically bullet proof :)

    Not a stupid question at all, BTW. The only dumb question is the question not asked.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I use an old Peavy TNT 130 bass amp as a cab to handle my guitar stuff( I have a line out coming out of my fender roc-pro 700). I was worried it wouldnt work but someone on this forum (i cant remember who) told me to make sure the out put and ohms were the same handeling and it'd be okay. So far, the distortion sounds fine but I haven't turned the 'cab' up.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Not a stupid question at all, BTW. The only dumb question is the question not asked.[/quote]
    +1
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    xtremehardy388 wrote:
    Not a stupid question at all, BTW. The only dumb question is the question not asked.
    +1[/quote]


    There are no stupid questions.
    Just stupid answers!


    Ok, here's one!:

    The Bassman should work for a bass, but when it was invented, bass was different. It's original intent was to be an amp for the newly invented Fender P-Bass in the early 50's but the bass players then were playing with jazz bands and a little bit of pre rock and roll. It was mainly to amplify to complete with the drums, which a standup acoustic bass couldn't do.
    This was the era when amps had little tags that said, "Caution, do not turn volume up too high. If distortion develops, reduce volume". :)

    If you play a bass through a Bassman with a band, the sound will be more midrange and mix in with the guitars and other midrange instruments moreso than a bass amp with more power, voiced for louder and lower frequencies.


    or something like that! :D
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I've actually wondered the same thing.
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  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    i've always wondered why fender was selling a 59 Bassman for guitars
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    GivenToCarve wrote:
    i've always wondered why fender was selling a 59 Bassman for guitars


    I wondered that too. Doesn't Mike McCready use one-or used one at a certain time? If so, on what song(s)
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    GivenToCarve wrote:
    i've always wondered why fender was selling a 59 Bassman for guitars

    Well, technically they didn't. Guitar players started using them back in the day, and they became more popular for guitar than for bassists. Now, they're just associated with guitar players.

    I guess it doesn't hurt that Jim Marshall basically copied the circuit for his early JTM's too.
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  • KELLYS LEASHKELLYS LEASH Posts: 184
    DOSW wrote:
    Kind of a related question here... do you need an acoustic amp to play acoustic-electrics? Or will any amp work?

    You don't need an acoustic amp you can use a bass amp i've used a few with mine
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