Going from combo to seperates.

[JTUK]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='520380' date='Jun 21 2009, 11:22 PM']Get a face melting rig, good pre, massive power amp, light speakers, it will save you a lot of shortness of breath.



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Do you run that on one side, or use the x-over..?

If so, how does the cab split..?

[stingrayfan]

[quote name='charic' post='519815' date='Jun 21 2009, 10:48 AM']My next logical step is an upgrade in amp.[/quote]
Bear in mind the "ohm" thing with separates. If you get a head and 1 cab, it'll only be running at 2/3 power, if it's 8-ohms. You either need two 8-ohm cabs or one 4-ohm one to get the most juice out of your head. Combos *tend* to be 4-ohms, so run hotter.

That's not gospel, but a good rule of thumb to bear in mind. Nothing more frustrating that upgrading to head and cab and then wondering why it doesn't sound very loud!

[alexclaber]

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='532359' date='Jul 4 2009, 11:54 AM']Bear in mind the "ohm" thing with separates. If you get a head and 1 cab, it'll only be running at 2/3 power, if it's 8-ohms. You either need two 8-ohm cabs or one 4-ohm one to get the most juice out of your head. Combos *tend* to be 4-ohms, so run hotter.

That's not gospel, but a good rule of thumb to bear in mind. Nothing more frustrating that upgrading to head and cab and then wondering why it doesn't sound very loud![/quote]

Unless you have a completely weedy head then the difference between having an 8 ohm and 4 ohm cab is very minimal. The sensitivity of the cab makes far more difference than whether you can coax a few more watts out of the head.

Alex

[chris_b]

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='532359' date='Jul 4 2009, 11:54 AM']....Combos *tend* to be 4-ohms, so run hotter....[/quote]
If they have an output socket, most combos will be 8 ohm into the internal speaker and 4 ohm if you hook up the extension speaker.

[lowfer]

i live in cambs, about 30 mins from you, have little mark11 and aguilar db112 if you want to come and have a play, drop me a pm if your interested.

nathan

Edited July 6, 2009 by lowfer

[charic]

id be well up for that mate. I might wait for the acg 1st though as i plan for that to be my main bass