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Can guitar amp be damaged by sitting on bass amp?

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(@berries)
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For reasons of lack of space, I have set my husband's guitar amp on top of my bass amp at home where we play. He is dubious about this arrangement, fearing that the low frequency vibrations from the bass amp may damage his guitar amp. Any thoughts? :?:


   
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(@minotaur)
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I don't know the answer to that, but thanks for the idea. I don't have my bass and guitar amp turned on at the same time, so I don't see why I couldn't stack them to save a footprint. Thanks. :D

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(@slejhamer)
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Ask him if he'd prefer the guitar amp to be under the bass amp. :twisted:

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(@kent_eh)
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How does he suppose it might cause damage?

I guess that over time the vibrations might cause the tubes to wiggle loose in their sockets, but that happens in any guitar amp over time anyway. (unless the amp head is completely isolated from the speaker cabinet somehow)

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(@danlasley)
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It should be no problem at all. In fact, it's good to get the amp up off the floor, as your ankles don't have ears.

But don't put the guitar amp in front of the bass amp, as something called intermodulation will make it sound a little weird.


   
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But just to be clear, "sound a little weird" in no way implies damage to either amp.

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