November 20th, 2009 | 
Author: I currently have an electric bass and im buying an electro acoustic guitar (acoustic guitar with a pick-up).
How would it sound if i played this guitar through the bass amp.
Would it sound substantially better if played thorugh a proper guitar amp?
Are there different amps designed specifically for electric,electro-acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars? or are all guitar amps pretty much the same?
>>How would it sound if i played this guitar through the bass amp.<<
Barely acceptable but not great as there would be a lot of highs missing.
>>Would it sound substantially better if played thorugh a proper guitar amp?<<
Yes.
>>Are there different amps designed specifically for electric,electro-acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars?<<
Yes. Amps designed specifically for acoustic electric guitars have a cleaner sound designed to retain the acoustic quality but simply make it louder. Check out the amps by Fishman, LR Baggs, Schertler, and Genz-Benz.
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Bass amps work the low end much more than guitar amps, which are calibrated for a fuller, more balanced sound.
You can get by with a guitar in a bass amp or vice versa, but won’t sound quite as good. Ultimately, you should have the correct head unit or cab, at least.
But you CAN get by on it.
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>>How would it sound if i played this guitar through the bass amp.<<
Barely acceptable but not great as there would be a lot of highs missing.
>>Would it sound substantially better if played thorugh a proper guitar amp?<<
Yes.
>>Are there different amps designed specifically for electric,electro-acoustic and acoustic-electric guitars?<<
Yes. Amps designed specifically for acoustic electric guitars have a cleaner sound designed to retain the acoustic quality but simply make it louder. Check out the amps by Fishman, LR Baggs, Schertler, and Genz-Benz.
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Long time professional acoustic guitarist
Yeah, you can play a electro-acoustic through a bass amp, but you will have to adjust the tone controls to boost the treble side. If you want an acoustic amp, Crafter make a very fine one of 30 watts
Hope this helps
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Guitarist for over 45 years