Bass amp. Damaged if use non-bass with guitar?

Apols for a bit OT but the music groups are non-technical. I have a 300W bass amplifier which works just fine. The other day I wondered what the sound would be like if I tried my 6 string (ie "normal") electric guitar through it. I expected a rather noticable cut-off somewhere after low E. I was just amazed that the amplifer proved to be a very usable beast way up into the high octaves of the guitar! My concern though is, is this likely to damage either the amplifier and/or the speaker (a 15" 300W Trace Elliot)? tia ps Just how a speaker with such a large cone mass could produce such a bright sound at "High" frequencies amazes me.

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From a technical point of view, as long as you are not over driving the amplifier, or over driving the speaker, there will be no damage. If you were to have a tweeter unit with a matched crossover for the speaker, the sound would be even more amazing. You can even do something outboard and tap from the speaker connections to the crossover, and then to the tweeter.

Another simple solution to have an easy enclosure would be to get a standard full range speaker that has a descent wattage rating, and connect it across the amps main speaker. This should also help to bring out the highs better.

You would have to experiment to see what gives you the best results.

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