Keyboard on guitar amps

[DoubleBlade]

Is it feasable to connect a keyboard to a guitar amp?

 

[lppier]

i tried. It sounds like the higher frequencies are not some chimey. Sounds decent to me, but not great.

Pier.

 

[backstab21]

the amp will explode.

 

[DoubleBlade]

Then how come jamming studios connect their keyboard to guitar amps? Since you say it explodes?

 

[jeremyrozario]

i tried. It sounds like the higher frequencies are not some chimey. Sounds decent to me, but not great.

Pier.

true, but the reverse isn't as bad, espescially with acoustic guitars

 

[backstab21]

haha, was just joking, actually didnt notice that jamming studios does that. :?

 

[amberbrew]

no
in the jamming studios they bluff u so tt your own amp will spoil

 

[LEMONed_Z]

it works. but don't do it. i've got one guitar amp damaged by keyboard after long usage. unless, destroying amps is ur hobby.

 

[Cheez]

I've done it before. It won't destroy the amp if you're careful with the gain and volume. However, the sound isn't too great. You lose a lot of definition. But OK if you have no choice.

 

[Outatune]

Avoid it if you can. It will sound nothing like what your keyboard is supposed to sound like, and if your playing live, what the audience hears in FOH will be very different than what you hear on stage.

Keyboards are full-range instruments. They are best amplified through a small PA (such as powered speakers) or dedicated keyboard amps.

All the jamming studios in town that I have been to that have keys use the Peavey KB series amps.

A good test is the "Ipod Test". Plug your Ipod into a guitar amp. Sounds awful, right? All midrange. Now plug your Ipod into a PA or keyboard amp. Yeah baby yeah...

 

[LuciferX]

So we need a Keyboard Amp to play keyboard i supposed. But what if i plug in my guitar or bass in the Keyboard amp, will it spoil the Keyboard amp??

 

[Indigo_blues]

guitar ok.

bass erm.....maybe.

 

[LuciferX]

so bass need a seperate amp??

Becos i play keyboard & guitar. But currently what i use is a very simple electone keyboard & acoustic steel. I intend to get an amp. Which can share by both keyboards & guitars, if possible bass too.. Would there be such perfect amp in the world??

 

[Indigo_blues]

yes, then just buy a decent bass amp.. cause bass amps are supposed to be full frequency so your keyboard and guitars 'should' sound ok thru them. Choose one with a seperate tweeter. My own personal experience shows that its quite alright too except maybe the sound may be abit on the bassy side. Have to do a bit of eq.

Keyboard amps may do the job too.. but usually need the ones with the bigger speaker cones and bigger wattage cause bass frequencies suck a lot of power and may overstress a small keyboard amp. U may also drive the cone too hard on a small amp.

eg. the bass amps in my church setup are all over a 100watts.. we have a hartke which is 120 watts i think and another peavey tnt which is 160watts. The keyboard amps are only like 30watts and 100 watts.. way lower power.
When we plug in our guitars into our bass amps, they sound 'ok' but to me they sound slightly muffled and 'boxy'

having said this, yes, u are probably better off getting seperate keyboard amp and bass amp.