Re: Stoopid question #1: Bass amp for keys?

John Bigboote <Bigboote.YPS@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

I've been keeping my eyes open for an amp for the missus' keyboard,
which is currently played at home with barely adequate built-in
speakers, but might someday go onstage with her. Any reason *not* to
use a bass combo? I know many keyboard amps have multiple inputs (but
four? really?) to, Idunno, add vocals or something. But if we just
want to amplify her 'board, why not with a 100-200W, 112 or 210 bass
amp? It's just that they turn up a lot more on CL, so it's easier to
get a good deal on one. Input impedance? Frequency range/response?

Stoopidly yours,

Just get a Roland KC550--it's vunderbar. It's a very versatile
thingee to have a round too, and your bass will sound great through
it.

The counterargument against bass amps is that whether they sound at
all accurate for replaying samples from a keyboard will be at best
hit/miss and you'll have to try everything since they weren't designed
for sound reproduction, but rather bass instrument amplification.

The significance of this is that in the former case, there's a design
goal to be accurate with tonality and frequency response and minimum
distortion. In the latter case the design goal is much less
defined/constrained.

Best Regards,
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