Members duncan Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 So there's this local band. They do everything they can to work the hype machine, although more often than not, it comes off as them being pretentious and douchey. I mean, they've played 4 shows in total and have a "sound guy" who brings an over-the-top digital board to run in line with whatever the house rig is, just so they can sync their lights and in-ears.Anyways, one of the guys in the band (who has asked me about gear stuff before) asked me how to rewire one of their cabinets. It's a 1960 loaded with four 16 ohm G12T75's. The original jack plate failed, so I just took the circuit board out and wired a single jack to 16 ohms (series/parallel). It's what he wanted. Now he wants the cab rewired again. He wants it wired to 8 ohms. I told him that there's no way he can wire a cab of four 16 ohm speakers to have a total load of 8 ohms. It can't be done. He could wire it to 4, 16, or 64 ohms. Hell, he could wire each pair to 8 ohms, but then he'll be running a total load of 4 ohms from the amp to use the whole cabinet (speaker outs on a cab run parallel). The reason he needs this cab at 8 ohms is because their guitarist just had a custom amp made that ONLY runs an 8 ohm load. So I tell him all this, that it can't be done. After about a half hour, he messages me again saying that he was talking to his sound guy and he assured him that it can be done....that his 4x12 loaded with 16 ohm speakers can be wired to a total of 8 ohms. I told him that I'd like to know how he plans on doing it, because I can't think of a way....short of running another 16 ohm cabinet, installing a 100w 16 ohm resistor, or running a load box set a 16 ohms.I guess their sound guy has the know-how to break the laws of physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shine Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cool blog bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shine Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cool blog bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KCTigerChief Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 What I'd tell dude is, "That sounds awesome! Have your sound guy do it then."I mean, seriously...if I were you I wouldn't waste any more time on the fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KCTigerChief Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 What I'd tell dude is, "That sounds awesome! Have your sound guy do it then."I mean, seriously...if I were you I wouldn't waste any more time on the fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by KCTigerChief What I'd tell dude is, "That sounds awesome! Have your sound guy do it then."I mean, seriously...if I were you I wouldn't waste any more time on the fool. Or "If you like anything in flames, don't let me stop you. And I don't mean the band either". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by KCTigerChief What I'd tell dude is, "That sounds awesome! Have your sound guy do it then."I mean, seriously...if I were you I wouldn't waste any more time on the fool. Or "If you like anything in flames, don't let me stop you. And I don't mean the band either". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by soundgardener75 Or "If you like anything in flames, don't let me stop you. And I don't mean the band either". This.The guitarist sounds like he posts at Ultimate Guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by soundgardener75 Or "If you like anything in flames, don't let me stop you. And I don't mean the band either". This.The guitarist sounds like he posts at Ultimate Guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sh (him not you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dolf Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sh (him not you) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveiJobzz Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Who the {censored} build a custom amp that ONLY runs at 8 ohms? Multitap trannies are only a couple bucks more. What a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveiJobzz Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Who the {censored} build a custom amp that ONLY runs at 8 ohms? Multitap trannies are only a couple bucks more. What a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guidedbyechoes Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Tell him "Good luck and you need to go, because hcaf is up temporarily, and you are behind in your trolling quota." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guidedbyechoes Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Tell him "Good luck and you need to go, because hcaf is up temporarily, and you are behind in your trolling quota." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magh8 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 fk him let his {censored} get fried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members magh8 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 fk him let his {censored} get fried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Why not just wire it for 16 ohms and plug it in? I'll admit that I don't know all that much about tube amps, but I assume the OT just needs a minimum load of 8 ohms to prevent too much current flow. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought you could plug into a higher load, just not a lower load... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Why not just wire it for 16 ohms and plug it in? I'll admit that I don't know all that much about tube amps, but I assume the OT just needs a minimum load of 8 ohms to prevent too much current flow. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought you could plug into a higher load, just not a lower load... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wire to 4 ohms, never get asked for help again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ovid9 Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wire to 4 ohms, never get asked for help again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by Ovid9 Wire to 4 ohms, never get asked for help again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sex Panther Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by Ovid9 Wire to 4 ohms, never get asked for help again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misle Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by Sex Panther Why not just wire it for 16 ohms and plug it in?I'll admit that I don't know all that much about tube amps, but I assume the OT just needs a minimum load of 8 ohms to prevent too much current flow. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought you could plug into a higher load, just not a lower load... That's the general rule, but really doesn't apply to all amps. You need to check with your manufacturer/manual to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misle Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by Sex Panther Why not just wire it for 16 ohms and plug it in?I'll admit that I don't know all that much about tube amps, but I assume the OT just needs a minimum load of 8 ohms to prevent too much current flow. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought you could plug into a higher load, just not a lower load... That's the general rule, but really doesn't apply to all amps. You need to check with your manufacturer/manual to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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