Bass Amp options

mlanier911 · 11th January 2007, 02:47 AM

I have a bass guitar, one channel of a Behringer 1500 that's not being used (the other channel is powering a monitor) and a cabinet with 2x12 speakers. What do I need to add to this to make this combo temporarily work until I get a more permanent solution?

Could I use a Behringer Bass V-amp (V-amp2) feeding the Behringer Ep1500 ?

What are some other bass preamps readily available that I could run to a Ep1500?

Daveze · 11th January 2007, 11:39 AM

Should be able to use the V-amp fairly comfortably I think.

If your bass is active you might not even need that, I've driven poweramps just using the bass alone before. Obviously you'll probly only have the basses tone shaping ability and also be lacking a bit of grunt depending on the output of your bass.

mlanier911 · 11th January 2007, 12:09 PM

Yes, It has active pickups. I was afraid of hurting my PA by going direct. I guess I have read some conflicting info about hurting the main amp. I could plug it direct to my mixer, I suppose, I do have a small 6 channel Behringer mixer that I could use independantly of the main mixer and then feed the unused channel of the ep1500.

Thoughts?

Nigel Goodwin · 11th January 2007, 02:02 PM

There's nothing you could hurt going direct in the PA amp.

sreten · 12th January 2007, 01:58 PM

Hi,

You could use the V amp but thats really for recording,
I'd go for a bass floor pedal, really all you'd need.

/sreten.

11th January 2007, 02:47 AM	#1
mlanier911 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007	Bass Amp options I have a bass guitar, one channel of a Behringer 1500 that's not being used (the other channel is powering a monitor) and a cabinet with 2x12 speakers. What do I need to add to this to make this combo temporarily work until I get a more permanent solution? Could I use a Behringer Bass V-amp (V-amp2) feeding the Behringer Ep1500 ? What are some other bass preamps readily available that I could run to a Ep1500?

11th January 2007, 11:39 AM	#2
Daveze diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sunny Queensland, Australia	Should be able to use the V-amp fairly comfortably I think. If your bass is active you might not even need that, I've driven poweramps just using the bass alone before. Obviously you'll probly only have the basses tone shaping ability and also be lacking a bit of grunt depending on the output of your bass. __________________ Signature Pending...

11th January 2007, 02:02 PM	#4
Nigel Goodwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Derbyshire	There's nothing you could hurt going direct in the PA amp. __________________ Nigel Goodwin

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11th January 2007, 12:09 PM	#3
mlanier911 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007	Yes, It has active pickups. I was afraid of hurting my PA by going direct. I guess I have read some conflicting info about hurting the main amp. I could plug it direct to my mixer, I suppose, I do have a small 6 channel Behringer mixer that I could use independantly of the main mixer and then feed the unused channel of the ep1500. Thoughts?

12th January 2007, 01:58 PM	#5
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, You could use the V amp but thats really for recording, I'd go for a bass floor pedal, really all you'd need. /sreten.

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