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What is the difference between Guitar amps and Bass Guitar amps?

Im getting a bass for Christmas and if not I'm going to buy, I was just wondering what are the main differences between normal guitar amps and bass guitar amps? Cheers

Public Comments

1. im not sure myself being a drummer but they both work through both adn i regularly use a guitar througha bass amp or bas through guitar amp at shcool i even play my music through my bass amp at home somtimes
2. Because of the lower audio range basses have, they are "optimized" to handle the lower notes. Most bass amps don't have any effects. Conversely, guitars are more in the mid and high range of audio, so they are optimized to handle mid and high audio qualities. Many guitar amps have some sort of effect. If used to be that bass amps had speakers with larger diameter than guitar amps, but speaker designs have changed - It is common to see good bass gear running 10 inch speakers because of the way the cone is designed. Galen-Kruger or Ampeg bass head and either 2-10" + a 16" speakers or 4-10s is a great bass rig. Fender or Line-6 with 2 or 4-10" speakers is a great guitar rig... Then there are keyboard-specific amps from Roland, too...