Storky Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Some of you may have seen my recent thread on my quest for a new amp? Well, I got the Messa D-800 and very nice it is to. I gigged it tonight at quite low volume and it was fine, but now I’m worried my cabs are not compatible. I’ve got two 8ohm cabs and the amp can switch either 2, or 4 ohm. Am I in danger of overloading something? As you can tell, I’m not very technical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Your two 8 ohm cabs will present 4 ohms impedance to the amp. Select the 4 ohm setting and you'll be fine. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 as above, no problems whatsoever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Is this topic still coming up? I think I’ll start a new one - I’ve got a bass with a pointy thing on the end of a wire. Which hole do I stick it in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storky Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Thanks for the answer guys, much appreciated. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, bassace said: Is this topic still coming up? I think I’ll start a new one - I’ve got a bass with a pointy thing on the end of a wire. Which hole do I stick it in? I have a suggestion, but you probably wouldn't like it. 😨 Maybe we should make it a sticky/FAQ, thus ensuring no one will read it. 😩 Edited March 24, 2019 by Bill Fitzmaurice 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storky Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 One really useful thing about this forum is that if anyone has a query niggling away, it’s really easy to fire off a quick question and get an almost immediate response from several others who know the exact answer. Real benefit. Good stuff! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I have no experience of this amp so does this mean that you can't use a single 8ohm cab if your choices are only 4 or 2? For about 99% of my playing career to date I have used a single 8 ohm cab so that would be an odd thing if an amp didn't work at 8ohms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Of course not. At least not according to Page 6 of the owner's manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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