Stupidest Amp Question

[Ris]

How does a bass sound like without an amp/
empty, soft acoustic?

ive not gotten my bass yet and my friend's lending me one but with no amps.

and im new in this bass thing

 

[khaos11]

you'll probably hear nothing much... hahaha

 

[emptyspaces]

pretty much depends. haha!
i know kerplunk182 practices her bass without amps.

 

[TidesOfBlood]

hearing nothing much is correct indeed. the frequency is too low to be extremely audible to the human ear. nothing wrong with practicing without an amp, but having an amp wouldn't do much harm

if money is an issue, i'd personally recommend the Timbre TB-15 which is available at Standard Value. i can't remember how much exactly it costs (for sure >SGD$100), but you can always call them to check. Plenty of punch and clarity considering the size of the amp. i never recommend/suggest products without having first trying it out, so i say it's definitely worth a shot.

 

[kerplunk182]

pretty much depends. haha!
i know kerplunk182 practices her bass without amps.

Clever boy! I usually practice when it's quiet though it's not much mojo as compared to playing with an amp :\ but what to do... Gas then no money for amp : (

 

[EnEn]

haha.. its audible enough. I practice without an amp in the middle of the night. Don't dare to switch on the amp. I live in hdb la.. bo bian.

Eh, it definitely sounds very different from an amp, even if the amp is turned damn soft.

 

[emptyspaces]

hmm. kerplunk182, raise money from your birthday luh!
hahahah

 

[lerkylicious]

can hear if theres no noise around you.

 

[KeDraiv]

for me the bass sounds dead when it's nt played with the amp lah

but i still play it without the amps at night lah. like around 1am 2am like that?
don't wan to wake up my sis and my parents
lol...

but i hear somewhere that if you play without the amps then you'll sound more forceful when you play with amps lah.
cause without amp u'll play louder/ use more force to let the bass be heard.
haha

 

[Ris]

oh haha

anyway i got my bass/amps alr,
so i get what u all mean