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Amp Model Volumes: Bass Versus Guitar


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I just got a Pod Go to use with my bass, and I have a question about amp model volumes. If I play through one of the Ampeg models (Normal, for example) the Pod Go outputs a signal that is roughly the same volume as when I plug the bass straight into my amp. (On the Pod Go, only the amp model is turned on, and the Amp out taps before the cab. Global input is set to instrument level.)

As I explored the amp models, I wandered into the guitar territory, and holy cow, the volume on a lot of those would be enough to annihilate my cab speakers if I was turned up more than 12 o'clock or if I even plucked hard at the current setting. Strangely, the amp doesn't show any clipping at the gain. I can get it to clip if I just plug the bass in and crank the gain, so I know it works.

Does anyone have an explanation for why this would be? Why are the guitar patches so much louder than the bass ones? Or maybe it shouldn't be and I'm setting it up wrong? And how does such an explosive sound not show clipping at the input gain of my amp?

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