dwagar
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I'm confused. My natural state I guess.
I just bought a Dr Z Airbrake to use with my JCM800/Fender cab rig.
The JBL cab is 4 ohm - but I could rewire it to 16 ohm.
I have the head set at 4 ohms. It's really loud, I need to attenuate to get my tone back. Or convince the band that it's okay to be that loud. (I was running it before though a pair of 16 ohm 2x12 cabs and an 8 ohm hotplate)
But reading the Dr Z literature, it says older Marshalls should be set 8 ohms on the head and 16 ohms on the cab. That this would keep the OT cooler.
However, I've read elsewhere that Marshall trannies do not like a mismatch, and you risk them doing this.
Am I safest to stick with 4/4, or should I change to 8/16?
I just bought a Dr Z Airbrake to use with my JCM800/Fender cab rig.
The JBL cab is 4 ohm - but I could rewire it to 16 ohm.
I have the head set at 4 ohms. It's really loud, I need to attenuate to get my tone back. Or convince the band that it's okay to be that loud. (I was running it before though a pair of 16 ohm 2x12 cabs and an 8 ohm hotplate)
But reading the Dr Z literature, it says older Marshalls should be set 8 ohms on the head and 16 ohms on the cab. That this would keep the OT cooler.
However, I've read elsewhere that Marshall trannies do not like a mismatch, and you risk them doing this.
Am I safest to stick with 4/4, or should I change to 8/16?