Bass amp. Damaged if use non-bass with guitar?

[dave]

Apols for a bit OT but the music groups are non-technical.
I have a 300W bass amplifier which works just fine. The other day I wondered
what the sound would be like if I tried my 6 string (ie "normal") electric
guitar through it. I expected a rather noticable cut-off somewhere after low E.
I was just amazed that the amplifer proved to be a very usable beast way up into
the high octaves of the guitar! My concern though is, is this likely to damage
either the amplifier and/or the speaker (a 15" 300W Trace Elliot)?
tia
ps Just how a speaker with such a large cone mass could produce such a bright
sound at "High" frequencies amazes me.

 

[Jerry G.]

From a technical point of view, as long as you are not over driving the
amplifier, or over driving the speaker, there will be no damage. If you were
to have a tweeter unit with a matched crossover for the speaker, the sound
would be even more amazing. You can even do something outboard and tap from
the speaker connections to the crossover, and then to the tweeter.

Another simple solution to have an easy enclosure would be to get a standard
full range speaker that has a descent wattage rating, and connect it across
the amps main speaker. This should also help to bring out the highs better.

You would have to experiment to see what gives you the best results.

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Jerry G.
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"dave" <dave@nothere.atall> wrote in message
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Apols for a bit OT but the music groups are non-technical.
I have a 300W bass amplifier which works just fine. The other day I
wondered
what the sound would be like if I tried my 6 string (ie "normal") electric
guitar through it. I expected a rather noticable cut-off somewhere after
low E.
I was just amazed that the amplifer proved to be a very usable beast way
up into
the high octaves of the guitar! My concern though is, is this likely to
damage
either the amplifier and/or the speaker (a 15" 300W Trace Elliot)?
tia
ps Just how a speaker with such a large cone mass could produce such a
bright
sound at "High" frequencies amazes me.