How does it handle active pickups? Other site's reviews were not good when using a bass with active pickups
1133381
This amp is awesome for what it is. You can get lots of great sound with big low end sound and snappy highs. I play with a group using two microphoned guitar amps, Mesa Express 5/50 & a Fender combo, going into a PA, and I have no problem punching through. I've played on the Orange Bass Terror 500 going through 4-10 cab, which is really sweet, but for an 8th the cost this amp combo will not disappoint.
1133382
For some reason Amazon thinks I should answer you, but I don't have an active pickup bass right now so I can't check. I can say that I've used a SansAmp Bass Driver in front of it and it handles it well. There's a lot of good tone in this (Orange) box.
1525337
Yes. Send it back and ask for a refund... same problem here... sent my bass back. Waited a month still no bass. Asked for a refund... still waiting... get a refund asap
234492
I had never tried it and was inclined to think it wouldn't work very well but I plugged my P-Bass into it and it actually sounded pretty good. Definitely doesn't have the punch of a bass amp but would be fine for practice work or just noodling around without vibrating the whole house.
1709053
I used it to replace a faulty active preamp, I'm not sure if it will work with passive pickups, but I think it should.
838859
I have one of these for guitar and it works fine. If the bass has a 1/4" input jack (which I'm 99% sure it does) then it'll work fine. Just be careful with it and take care of it because the clip that goes on the strap is flimsy. Other than that it works good.
1126349
Yeah has direct control of the gain it can go from bass to no bass. How strong it is depends in how high you have your gain turned up.
769773
Plugs right into an amp but I was dissappointed in the performance...I think I would recommend the removal type pickup that fits into the soumd hole...I triedb this one on a stand up bass and it was useless...so then tried it on my guitar and again it wasnt worth the money
1448853
I would not recommend playing an electric bass through a guitar amp like this. I doubt the frequency range of the speaker would give you a very good sound -- I don't know if you could cause any damage to the speaker itself, but I wouldn't risk it. Honestly since I'm not an EE I don't know though. If you're planning on playing a bass and/or guitar through the same amp then I would buy a solid state and save some cash. Also less heart-ache if you do cause some damage. Just my personal opinion.
1966331
Hub Bub here. I just got a bass guitar and happy to report this little amp sounds just fine playing a Fender style precision bass. Plenty of volume for practice alone or with the radio. I reported earlier of good bass response with a standard guitar but didn't know how well it would work with a bass. Now I know this will work just fine.
1598114
I agree with B. Richardson, the speakers in the machine are very good. Occasionally my hubby would hook up speakers if we were watching a concert and he wanted more bass, but it's sounds great just how it is.
1314666
Yes, I plug my bass into it quite often. My bass can be switched between active and passive mode, and it works well both ways with a large difference in signal input between the modes. If your bass is like mine, turn the input volume all the way down before switching to active and then adjust the volume accordingly after switching to active mode on your bass.
2093114
I have mine set at 60,0" phase and ~100hz on bypass and I've had no problems. What amp are you using to drive it? I listen to lots of heavy bass music and can easily drive myself out of the room if I crank my amp so the question is--? what do you want to do the heavy lifting. The amp or the sub?
728125
By looking at the pic I would recommend getting something else it doesnt say its 2 ohm stable and it doesnt have a sub sonic filter only runs off lpf 50hz and up you wont be getting any low bass in other words.
1904720
Thanks You for your quick response, in your opinión which Yamaha Active Sub you recomend for this reciever?Thanks
1991547
I use the dw3000 double bass pedal on it . works ok. make sure you have a good amp for this you want good sound don't have a weak amp. the bass pedal to be honest I am still struggling to dial it in for my feel.I also have played with the sensitivity and threshold to dial in the action for not having ghost hits the set I love and probably the weakest link is the hit hat pedal but playing with the settings can get it almost feeling real on the open and close. overall for the money and to take up drumming I love it.
1232154
I use it with my bass as it is still an amp modeler, it's just not optimized for bass amps so much. That being said there are several amp and boxes and knobs to turn to lower the gain and distortion. Plus the several reverb effects you can use and just bypass everything else. If you play bass mostly, there are models optimized for bass, but this has been a jack of all trades for me, though I'm not all that advanced so I'm not competent to advise any further than that. hope it helps.
764178
Well... that is a tricky question to answer because the amp (or a modeler if you use one) also affects the tone a great deal as does the way you play and the guitar. I'd say that they are a decent representation but you have to consider that the pickup itself is only part of the tone you are hearing on their website. I like the SD sound samples because they don't use a lot of effects (i.e., unlike Dimarzio) but if you can I suggest checking youtube for a more diverse sampling of what the pickup can achieve.