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Drum Machine through guitar amp?

Well since I bought the machine, I was wondering if there was a way I could run it through my tube amp, for the simplicity of it. I take it the machine would not be too nice to my speaker though, and would wear down my tubes quicker than usual?

eh, you can probably do it.... why not just use your solidstate beginner amp

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

I sold it

welp, either way, guitar amps are not designed for a low Z signal nor are they voiced for full range material, but ool results may be had.... yes the kick drum could be hard on your speakers, no it will not run your tubes down, especially not in a cathode biased amp.... the bias scheme in your laney runs the tubes plenty ahrd even with no signal coming in at 'idle', there's barely a difference in tube wear regardless of whatis or isn't being played through the circuit (preamp tubes are always biased in this basic way and run all on, all the time).... your speaker is another story. Every guitar speaker handles big bass transients differently and if you intend to blast it loud you may damage your speaker.... or not. tough to say.... is the speaker rated for at least twice the RMS wattage of the amp?

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

welp, either way, guitar amps are not designed for a low Z signal nor are they voiced for full range material, but ool results may be had.... yes the kick drum could be hard on your speakers, no it will not run your tubes down, especially not in a cathode biased amp.... the bias scheme in your laney runs the tubes plenty ahrd even with no signal coming in at 'idle', there's barely a difference in tube wear regardless of whatis or isn't being played through the circuit (preamp tubes are always biased in this basic way and run all on, all the time).... your speaker is another story. Every guitar speaker handles big bass transients differently and if you intend to blast it loud you may damage your speaker.... or not. tough to say.... is the speaker rated for at least twice the RMS wattage of the amp?

interesting read

Depeche mode is still well known to reamp synths, samplers and drum machines through tube guitar amplifiers to get some of their signature sounds in the mix.... it can be really cool

I made heavy use of my old Traynor tube PA head (has a pretty wide-range, key friendly voicing and breaks up really easily when hit with a hot signal) and a 2x12 with low efficiency 80s celestion guitar drivers in your remix already re-recording some loops of from your tracks prior to any plugin procession and have used some amp simulator plugins as well to distort and shape the one shot samples I created, particularly from your bass synth

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp