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Topic: One Output/ Two Speaker Cabinets? |
Chris Bauer
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Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 6:29 pm |
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It's never long between my kindergarten-level electronics questions so here's the next one for those of you who are at the first grade level or above...
An amp has a single output looking for a 4 ohm load. I have two cabs with 8 ohm speakers and would like the option of using one or both depending on the situation.
1. I gather from all I've read that a tube amp looking for 4 ohms will play fine with a single 8 ohm speaker but I want to be sure I have that right. So, yes? (Or no.)
2. If I wanted to use both cabs, what are my options, if any, for running them both. (There's one jack per cab so they're not wired currently to be connected in series.)
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 6:41 pm
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1) yes, that's acceptable. Not the most efficient, but harmless
2) Make or buy a Y cable with one plug going to two jacks, and plug it into the output and your speaker leads into it.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Chris Bauer
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 7:23 pm
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| Any do's and don'ts to that Y-cord, though? Specific type of cable needed, etc? |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 7:26 pm
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Don't use shielded cable. Zip line (lamp cable) is cheap, and most people have an appliance around that's not working. Use its cable and throw it away; you'll never get around to fixing it.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Les Cargill
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Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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