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Yes. There could be big issues depending on how you want to "hook" them together. If you are wanting to simply run them at the same time (play through both at once) you can get a cheap signal splitter from GC or Radioshack and run your bass to the input, then output 1 and 2 to the respective amps. That is your best bet.
Setting up two amps parrallel does not nessesarily add power. That is to say that your 150 and your 350 "hooked" together does not give you 500 watts. In addition, there may be some issues with running a powered signal from the first amp into an input that is not designed for powered signals. Try the splitter or an old fashioned AB box. Safe and a cool trick. You can also use a stereo chorus pedal and let the signal chorus between amps. Makes the bass sound huge! Try it and good luck.
Tone is a hard thing for some to achieve. Kinda sounds like the amp isn't satisfactory to you as a player. I use an ADA MP-1 with a quadraverb GT and I can sound like Steve Vai with almost any amp. The pedals you mentioned should all sound pretty good with almost any amp. You kinda sound as if your amp sounds wimpy. ALSO, a good metal distortion is a combo of effects as well as tone(layering). The sound you may be expecting may be the sounds of 4 effects combos at a time through a line mixer making it all sound like one sound. I use rack stuff BECAUSE I can get the sounds that NO pedals can give. This also sounds like your knowledge of the equipment needs improvement. True tweaking of gear takes years to perfect, especially if you're a picky guitarist like myself.
DO NOT try a guitar pedal as an effects insert via the back jacks... they are for an external line level EQ/Effects type unit. Your guitar pedal should NOT have caused any damage. Check the power adapter you are using with the BP200. The BP200 takes a 9 VAC adapter, NOT a 9VDC type common to most pedals. You cannot use one of the Pedal Train type supplies with the BP200. Also check that you have the in's and out's correct on the pedal... backwards and they will cause what you are observing.. Verify your cables are good. The output of the pedal goes in the FRONT jacks of the amp. ONLY line level drives go to the back jacks.
The effect loop is to use exteernal effect module... It is NOT to use guitar pedals !!!! The signals are line levels, NOT guitar type levels. An example of a device might be an Alesis Quadraverb. You take the effect send jack and run it into the inout of the effects module and the output of the effects module into the effects return jack. Many try to use guitar pedals and massive distortion results because levels are too high for the pedals.
Changing the speaker MAY turn out disappointing results. There is a limit what you can get from a 12 inch speaker in the bass range. USUALLY the amp manufacturers match the speaker/cabinet/and amp for about the best performance that can be expected. Want more bass? Step up to a 15 inch speaker.
1) can happen if the speaker is dying - voice coil defective or magnet needs recharging. happens sometimes with low quality speakers.
2) faulty pre-amp section can reduce overall gain resulting in lower output volume. 3) for old amps dry solders in pre-amp & power amp section can have the same effect. 4) faulty coupling and filter capacitors can severely effect frequency response too.
Hey Jay
Some amps have whats known as an effects loop. That is two Jacks that will be labeled something along the lines of "Effects loop in" and another "out" you can use these to run your pedal or rack systems and still keep your front input free. Although most pedal systems are designed to run through that input.
Alternatively you could run one lead from you guitar which splits off into two, one would run to an Amp the other through your effects to a second amp or possible to the second channel of the original amp.
If you want more specific advice you'd have to give me the details of your amp and effects and i can help you out further.
Cheers
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