OT: 4x12 hook up help (urgent)

[Jonny Dubai]

Hay there gear heads. A mate of mine has a new ENGL special edition 100w head and v30 4x12 cab. He wants to know if he hooks up the head using both the Left and Right jacks on the cab...does he have to change it from 8 ohms?


Or

Is it best to go mono. 1 cable straight in and leave it at 8 ohms.


Thanks,

J

 

[candid_x]

Guessing without seeing it, but assuming it's a 16 ohm quad cab, I'd go mono out at 16 ohm. Stereo is probably 2 out at 8 ohm. But I don't get the benefit of using stereo unless there's two different amps.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

With that head I would use 1 output from the back of the head and run it to the left (mono) input on the cab.

That's how we have the Poweball & Invader heads set up at the store...

 

[Jonny Dubai]

cheers boys. On it. He ony has a show in front of 15000 ppl 2morrow and the amp and cab just arrived.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,
J

 

[GuitaRasmus]

The correct way is either 2 stereo outputs at 16 ohms or mono output at 8 ohms. I would use the mono - idiotproof solutions ftw.

(I have a Blackmore head and an Engl 4x12 myself)