Has anyone ever tried doing this:

Playing your guitar through a 100-watt bass amp? This was briefly talked about in another thread, but I wanted this thread to solely focus on this issue.

My specific question goes out to people who own Fenders/Squiers or ESPs/LTDs and was wondering which one sounded better through a bass combo amp.

Thanks, feel free to share your comments!

i own a Fender showmaster. i play it through a bassman amp sometimes. you can get some really nice sounds with it. You can get almost an acoustic sound i like using it with spanish type latin songs.

I currently own a Yorkville BassMaster XM100C and I'll be buying either a Squier or an LTD, so I just want to check it out with musicians who've actually played with one.Trying to look for a punk/heavy sound with bass, because I don't think I will use a bassplayer.

Ltd amps are edgeing torwards metal so that would probably get you the sound you want more than a squier which is most designed for all around

Originally Posted by: OysterLtd amps are edgeing torwards metal so that would probably get you the sound you want more than a squier which is most designed for all around

Well, I'm not a big fan of metal, but that kind of heavy sound. Most of the bands that have attractive melodies are like Boxcar Racer and Bloc Party.

just playing through a bass amp doesnt automatically mean your going to be a metalhead.

when someone else is using my amp, i'll usually steal the bass players amp. i love it because you can do all the low notes etc without it sounding muddy at all. and high notes still sound fine- i actually like the sound of high notes better on a bass amp then on a guitar amp, just because its alot more mellow. (which suits my style and taste) feeding distortion and all them other effects is also fun stuff.

My first 'real' amp was a Traynor YBA-1 Bassmaster. At the time, a lot of players were using Fender Bassman amps. The old Ampeg V-series guitar amps that I use now are pretty much identical to the V-series bass amps of the same period. The SVT amps that The Rolling Stones toured with were bass amps. Guitars and bass amps work well together. Always have. :cool:

Yeah, I'm using my bass amp, but I'm more curious about the guitar. LTD's and Squier's are pretty different as in the style. They don't even play the same music.

I either spend $287.99 CAD on an EC-50

or

a Squier '51 Tele $199.99 CAD.

I like that really distorted and heavy sound though. I don't know if I am using the right words to describe the sound I like because I am relatively new to electric guitar. I like the sound kind of rough, but also would like some clean-ness as in no distortion.