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Bass_Guitar_rocks
10-28-2006, 09:46 AM
If an amp has a active and a passive input does that mean you can plug to basses in, the active bass to the active and the passive in the passive, seems a basic question but i thought maybe the active would cancel the passive or vise versa, thanks for any help if this post makes sense.
Polyamarous
10-28-2006, 10:37 AM
I doubt it very much, but I really am not sure.
Akira
10-28-2006, 10:39 AM
Plug active basses in the active jack. Plug passive basses in the passive jack. Doesn't get much more straight-forward.
Polyamarous
10-28-2006, 10:41 AM
Erm, he's asking if you could plug 2 basses in, one into passive and one into active.
Criss Frantic
10-28-2006, 10:56 AM
You can plug two basses in at the same time, one in each input. The bass guys used to do it at school in concert band. I'm not sure, but there may be a loss in sound quality/volume. Something about splitting the signal or something. It's definately not going to sound twice as loud with two basses, if that's what you're after.

And for the record, you can plug a passive bass into an active input and vice-versa without ripping a hole in the space-time continuum and destroying the universe.
Akira
10-28-2006, 11:01 AM
And for the record, you can plug a passive bass into an active input and vice-versa without ripping a hole in the space-time continuum and destroying the universe.

You've obviously never tried.
Criss Frantic
10-28-2006, 11:03 AM
Yes I have. I did it with my old school's Laney Combo, running my passive p-bass into the active input..it still worked.
Akira
10-28-2006, 11:12 AM
Yes I have. I did it with my old school's Laney Combo, running my passive p-bass into the active input..it still worked.

It was a joke, I was saying you indeed will blow a hole in the space-time continuum.
Criss Frantic
10-28-2006, 11:20 AM
Argh sorry. It's late here and I'm stupid. :smoke:
Akira
10-28-2006, 11:23 AM
Argh sorry. It's late here and I'm stupid. :smoke:

Don't worry, I could have been more clear.
EADG
10-28-2006, 11:48 AM
And for the record, you can plug a passive bass into an active input and vice-versa without ripping a hole in the space-time continuum and destroying the universe.



It does work, but it still sounds much better to plug your bass into the designated input.
enim
10-29-2006, 08:45 AM
It does work, but it still sounds much better to plug your bass into the designated input.

Unless you want to get tube pre-amp overdrive, then take your active bass through the passive jack.
BassVirtuoso
10-29-2006, 10:01 AM
It was a joke, I was saying you indeed will blow a hole in the space-time continuum.

Hahaha that's definitely subtle enough for someone to take seriously.
Akira
10-29-2006, 10:05 AM
Hahaha that's definitely subtle enough for someone to take seriously.

It was, but I decided to risk it. If you're blunt it's not as fun.
BassVirtuoso
10-29-2006, 10:07 AM
Everytime you post I feel that I have to reenact the end of Akira and it's really annoying.
mikethecoug
10-29-2006, 12:22 PM
How do I know what my bass is? I have two inputs on mine.. I plug my bass into the passive it sounds alot louder than when in the active.
Akira
10-29-2006, 01:09 PM
Does your bass have a battery? If so, it is active. If not, assume it's passive.
mikethecoug
10-29-2006, 03:56 PM
Is it common for Ibanez GSR series to have batteries? Is the black box thing on the back a battery?
Aerodyne
10-29-2006, 04:09 PM
How many knobs does your bass have? Do have a picure/link/exact model of your bass?
Akira
10-29-2006, 04:53 PM
Is it common for Ibanez GSR series to have batteries? Is the black box thing on the back a battery?

Is it the 100z with the two knobs? If so I would guess passive.
Richi
10-29-2006, 05:29 PM
I did it once in college. My friend plugged the colleges passive bass into the passive input, I plugged my active into the active input. Found out that if I turn the volume down on my bass, his bass didn't go through either. Had some fun annoying him with that:)
angry armadillo
10-29-2006, 07:59 PM
i have a laney combo (HCM120b) and one of the inputs overides the other, i cant remember which way round but i am 100% sure you cannot run 2 basses through my amp.
fishingforbasses
10-30-2006, 08:54 AM
If an amp has a active and a passive input does that mean you can plug to basses in, the active bass to the active and the passive in the passive, seems a basic question but i thought maybe the active would cancel the passive or vise versa, thanks for any help if this post makes sense.


You can plug it into both, I guess the active input on the amp has a db "penalty" of like 8 db's. (Beacuse active basses have the magical ability to help the amp be louder....) So I always plug my bass into the passive, which has no "penalty".

The End

I did it once in college. My friend plugged the colleges passive bass into the passive input, I plugged my active into the active input. Found out that if I turn the volume down on my bass, his bass didn't go through either. Had some fun annoying him with that:)

Hahahaha, you such an *** :P
angry armadillo
10-30-2006, 08:57 AM
thats right, an active input is just quieter, the 'magical ability' is because the 'active' part of an active bass is the pre-amp inside the equalizer, and as the amp part of pre-amp suggests, it makes the thing louder.

i dunno how safe putting a active bass in the passive input is, but i dont imagine it to be too bad, but i really dont know.