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Post subject: Fender Frontman 212 OK for bass practice?
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:09 pm
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Hi,
I just bought a new Fender Frontman 212 amp for my practicing and home recording. I recently bought a Squire Precision Bass guitar that I plan on recording directly. I was wondering if the Frontman could be used at low volume to record off of? I don't want to damage the amp. The 12" speakers seem rugged enough.
Could not find anything in the owner's manual.

Really love my new Frontman amp.
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 3:38 pm
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If you have to, it should be fine. Other than that, you can get pretty cheap bass practice amps that would be great for recording.


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I think bass guitars are meant to be played on bass amps.

I once heard that over time, you can mess up a regular amp, playing a bass through it. I don't know if that's true, but I'm sure someone will come in and pipe in on that.

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Yes, it's true. But at high volume levels and prolonged use.


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At a low volume it should be ok. I would look into getting an inexpensive bass amp though.

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I'd be careful for sure. Prolong usage/volume will probably be
a bad deal. I just checked CELESTIONS website and there
was substantial differences in frequency ranges for their guitar
speakers vs bass speakers. Now, It appears that a guitar in theory
could be used on a bass amp but would most likely lose
upper end frequencies and would most like be muddy...


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Bucketbuddy wrote:
I'd be careful for sure. Prolong usage/volume will probably be
a bad deal. I just checked CELESTIONS website and there
was substantial differences in frequency ranges for their guitar
speakers vs bass speakers. Now, It appears that a guitar in theory
could be used on a bass amp but would most likely lose
upper end frequencies and would most like be muddy...

Remember Fender Bassman. I've played a bass guitar through my FM 212 a few times. It wasn't very bassy, but at low volumes it shouldn't harm the amp. Try and get a cheap bass amp though.


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The Fender Bassman 25 can be had very inexpensively on Ebay or Craig's List and would be perfectly adequate for recording with.


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Bucketbuddy wrote:
snip ... Now, It appears that a guitar in theory
could be used on a bass amp but would most likely lose
upper end frequencies and would most like be muddy...


That was a trick quite a few people used back in the late 60s and early 70s to get a bluesy sound. I found a Bassman and a 2 X 12 cab back in around 67 for a lot less (used) than I could have touched something like a Twin for. But you're 100% right about losing the high end, which I solved by using an Ampeg "Jet" with the bass set fairly low. In combination, I had a relatively full sound without spending a lot.

As others say, it works the other way too. The frequency response of non-bass speakers is likely to give a fairly tinny and possibly raspy sound with a bass. I'd also be concerned about the chance of hitting a note hard with the volume set a bit higher than expected.


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