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Post by JeffG on May 18, 2014 12:34:46 GMT -7
Maybe this is a stupid question, but this forum seems to be filled with good people. Can I play a bass guitar (at low volumes, practice only) through my Rem without messing anything up? The last thing I'd ever want to do is ruin my amp. Thanks.
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Post by simpleton on May 18, 2014 14:19:34 GMT -7
I don't think you could hurt anything at all by doing that. Obviously the Rem isn't design to give the deep bass tones like a bass amp would, but I wouldn't worry about hurting the Z.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 18, 2014 16:25:05 GMT -7
The amp doesn't care a whit, but your speakers are in peril. You should only do it if you have reasonable bass speakers to play through, or if you just barely crack the volume (think bedroom levels).
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Post by JeffG on May 19, 2014 7:25:35 GMT -7
Ok, thanks. Yeah, I'll keep it at low volumes - don't want to have to replace any speakers.
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Post by digiTED aka 'Ted' on May 19, 2014 11:24:53 GMT -7
yup. noodling at home should be fine, but you still need to be careful. What speakers are you using? I recently cooked a speaker at somewhat loud home volume (think small club w/ quiet drummer and upright bass). It was a Scumback M55 PVC 20w in my Carr Sportsman (16-19w 6V6 x2). I was using my Tele fingerstyle and thumped a low note. I got a mechanical clank and a touch of smoke Fortunately Jim at Scumback will repair it with his new Nomex PVC for a 65w rating for quite a bit less than a new speaker.
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Post by JeffG on May 19, 2014 19:01:42 GMT -7
Oh not good! Glad you're going to get it fixed though.
I'm running a WGS Green Beret that's only rated at 25W, so I realize I need to be careful careful careful.
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