Please tell me this is a dumb idea.

[mstone564]

So, my guitarist suggests that we use his 6505 through my Avatar bass cab as a bass tone whenever we start to record.

Is this just a really stupid idea, an idea that can work but will yield shitty results, or what?

 

[Sam Bottner]

Sounds like a stupid idea that can work but yield shitty results or not work and fuck up an expensive amp. Don't do it.

 

[egan.]

It's an awesome idea provided you match impedences and get a good clean di sound.
edit: and if you have a tweeter/horn make sure you turn it off!

Watershed was recorded with a Mesa Rectifier in to a 4x10 Ampeg Cab, mixed with the Di.

 

[BLUElightCory]

I've tracked guitar amps through my 8x10 bass cab (mixed with a clean DI) and achieved great results in the past. It's worth a try, but track a DI as well (and, like others have said, make sure match the impedance of the head and cab).

 

[Brandon E.]

a tone like that alone for bass isn't going to work, but blended it can sound awesome

 

[muckypup1]

Well a Mesa Triple rectifier works for meshuggah

So a 6505 might be able to get you some nice tones

 

[-Noodles-]

Works for the bassist of Nickelback (other way around, bass -> guitar heads / cabs)

 

[laszlozsolt82]

+1 blended with DI, can sound good, even if you use with the 4*12 guitar speaker, i heard that lot of people are doing this...

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

It's a completely normal idea when working in a studio environment, and has been used countless times on well-known metal albums

 

[mstone564]

Thanks, guys.
My guitarist is going to have an even bigger ego now... but it's okay, haha.
I've just never heard of anyone running a guitar head into a bass cab to record.

What kind of mics do you all use for bass cabs? That would be a problem for us if we actually went through with this.

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Recto with a good bass d.i. def kicks a lot of ass

 

[BLUElightCory]

What kind of mics do you all use for bass cabs? That would be a problem for us if we actually went through with this.

If you're blending a clean DI with the amp/cab combo, any decent mic should work - you're just trying to capture the gritty tone of the amp/cab so focus on the mids and don't worry about capturing miles of low end.

 

[darthjujuu]

blended owns. where's CJ at?? dude reamps bass through all sortsa nutty things

 

[DestroyTheColossus]

What kind of mics do you all use for bass cabs? That would be a problem for us if we actually went through with this.

I normally just use a 57. The miced sound for the bass, especially if distorted, is really only for the mid-range, so you dont need to worry about getting a super bassy mic. Fill in the lows with the DI signal.

 

[timislegend]

What kind of mics do you all use for bass cabs? That would be a problem for us if we actually went through with this.

sennheiser md421...

 

[darthjujuu]

if for some reason you don't wanna rely on the DI for fundamental low-end, it's not uncommon for bass cabs to have a kick mic in addition to something else on there, like a beta52a or audix D6

 

[arv_foh]

Thanks, guys.
My guitarist is going to have an even bigger ego now... but it's okay, haha.
I've just never heard of anyone running a guitar head into a bass cab to record.

What kind of mics do you all use for bass cabs? That would be a problem for us if we actually went through with this.

421

 

[ahjteam]

I've just never heard of anyone running a guitar head into a bass cab to record

Lemmy Kilmister

 

[Harley Barley]

dont think of it as a bass cab, think of it as a speaker cabinet and put whatever sounds good through it.

usually guitar = 12 inch and bass = 10inch or 15 inch speaker

but what ever sounds good to your ears.