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    • Bass Guitar Amps

    Plug your bass guitar into a bass guitar amp for instant, powerful sound. Bass guitar amps often are paired with bass preamps.

    Macdaddy Music sells a variety of bass guitar amps from brands such as EBS and Electro-Harmonix.

     

    • Electro-Harmonix 44 Magnum Power Amp
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      Electro-Harmonix 44 Magnum Power Amp

      The Electro-Harmonix 44 Magnum Power Amp. FREE shipping in the USA! The new 44 Magnum guitar amp head provides 44 watts of clean and natural power but can also deliver a true amplifier overdrive at the turn of a knob. From your pocket to the stage,...
      $177.80
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    What is the difference between a tube bass amp and a solid-state bass amp?

    A solid-state guitar amplifier uses electronic transistors to amplify the sound, while a tube amp uses vacuum tubes to amplify.

    Tube amps can sound louder, but they are producing harmonics that are perceived by the human ear as volume rather than distortion. Solid stye amps distort at the same signal level as tube amps, but the distortion levels sounds like distortion and not volume.

    When a tube amp and sold-state amp are turned up the will have different sounds. Tube amps will sound clean and "louder" while the solid-state amp will sound "quieter" and distorted.

    What type of bass amp do I need?

    There are two types of bass amps to choose from - a combo amp or an amp with a head and cabinet.

    Combo Bass Amp

    A combo bass amp combines the amplifier and speaker into one unit.

    Head and Cabinet Amp

    A head and cabinet amp is a two piece unit. The head determines your bass tone ad the amount of power you can deliver to your output. The cabinet - also called a cab - is a passive speaker that receives the signal from the amplifier.

    What is the difference between guitar amps and bass amps?

    There are four man differences between guitar amps and bass amps:

    1. Wattage
    2. Output Power
    3. Frequency Response
    4. Speaker Size