guitar halfstack cabinet

[Night Slayer]

well im using a newly unboxed b-52 ls 100 amp head and b-52 ls 412 amp cab, and something has been on my mind about the cab. for the mono part of the amp i can either have it plugged into a 4 ohm (horshoe looking thing i asume is ohm if in not mistaken, correct me if im wrong) and the other jack is a 16 ohm jack (and on full stack, or stereo which has its own switch on the cab, gives it 8 and 8 because there is two jacks. but thats not important)

dose it mater which jack im plugged into? the 4 ohm or the 16 ohm ?


do note this is my first half stack amp, so this is new territory to me.

 

[Passerby]

i would have to check the impedance on the cab and head it wont hurt anything but if the impedance isn't matched you wont get your best tone from it. generally with 4X12 and 2x12 cabs it is 16 ohms impedance.

i own a 2x12 vox cab with a ac30 head and a 2x12 mesa boogie cab with a rectifier head

 

[Passerby]

but a bit of googling said that 4ohms impedance is best for this head and cab combo

any more questions just ask

 

[Night Slayer]

well im using a line 6 uber metal pedal right now, and im plugged into a 1991 issue jackson with 2 single coils and a humbucker (getting a seymour duncan invader to replace the standard humbucker but thats not important ). my tone is a bit grainy with my uber metal with pulverise setting and gate on 2, and it sounds like my subs (subwoofers, i refer them as subs) are pushin' it a bit, once i crank it up with my 2/3 to the 1rst notch on the main channel and my clean channel with mid cut on at 1 1/2.

it sounds fine when i use the built in distortion to use my megadeath tones on the hi gain channel, and ac/dc tones on my lower gain channel.

 

[ShEpArDofGOD]

Bullets, what kinda speakers are in your cabs & what kinda music you playing through your rigs? I had a Hughes & Kettner half stack, but sold my cab because it was a bit much. I play more of a mellow bluesey jazz type sound and am trying to find a good 2x12 speaker cab to play through. I have an ESP H-100 with Dual EMG 85 humbuckers and use D'addario Chromes strings.

 

[Night Slayer]

Bullets, what kinda speakers are in your cabs & what kinda music you playing through your rigs? I had a Hughes & Kettner half stack, but sold my cab because it was a bit much. I play more of a mellow bluesey jazz type sound and am trying to find a good 2x12 speaker cab to play through. I have an ESP H-100 with Dual EMG 85 humbuckers and use D'addario Chromes strings.

well my b-52 amp is great for a blusey jazz tone. i play blues because of my love for that style, but i do run metal alot too. but ive only played through passive pickups, but im trying to get a esp ltd v-401dx, then i will probably put a emg 81x in the bridge and a 85x in the neck.


well enough rambling. if your looking for a 2 x 12 speakers, take a look into vader amps. they are good for hi gain stuff, so they should be good for blues, and or jazz.

http://www.vadercabinets.com/ the cab is $469.00

Specs
Power Rating - 240 watts
Impedance - 4, 8, or 16 ohms
Bandwidth - 80 Hz - 4.5 kHz
Size - 18" x 30" x 14"
Weight - 70 lbs.


but if you get the vader amp you must specify the ohms needed

 

[Passerby]

Bullets, what kinda speakers are in your cabs & what kinda music you playing through your rigs? I had a Hughes & Kettner half stack, but sold my cab because it was a bit much. I play more of a mellow bluesey jazz type sound and am trying to find a good 2x12 speaker cab to play through. I have an ESP H-100 with Dual EMG 85 humbuckers and use D'addario Chromes strings.

well i got a marshall jcm head with a marshall 4x12 cab but what i mainly use now is a vox ac 30 with a 2x12 and a fender deluxe 1x12