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Vegas Wierdo
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Vegas Wierdo
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07/27/2006 8:05 pm
What purpose is there to something pushing out 300+ watts? Is that just gratuitous?

Is that like the guy who buys a super dooper 10 foot tall 4x4 and leaves it out in the driveway to impress the neighbors, only to haul groceries with it or to come roaring into the parking lot of the local sports bar?

Or are there genuine advantages if you're going for the whole thrash/grind/metal/core bleedin' ears thing?

What advantage is there to having an amp like that... over a standard well-made 100watt head?

Also, I am, of course, a bassist. I heard a story once about how the Rolling Stones used big 350 watt Ampeg bass amps as guitar amps. I've also heard stories about bluesmen doing that back in the day.

What's the difference then?

What difference does all that excessive wattage make? :confused:

And if the guitarist is playing through something with the wattage of a bass amp...

...what would the bassist have to play through? :confused: Like, a custom souped-up 1,500 watt Eden or something?