Some clarifying words please!

[50stringbass]

Hey guys,

I'm finally moving up from combos to an actual rig and i'm pretty new to the whole separate-head-and-cab deal but i've been reading up on here and some other sites quite a bit and i think i have the basics somewhat figured out.

i'm looking at the SWR headlite 400W head with the tube preamp and a golight Junior 400W 2X10. would i be right in assuming i could use these together without causing any kind of damage? i know the cab is rated at 8 ohms and the head has a 4 ohm minimum. that means i just wouldn't get as much volume out of this setup as i would with the same head with a 4 ohm cab, but its still safe, right?

[JimmyM]

should be fine.

[50stringbass]

alright cool, thanks. i just didn't want to blow $1300 on stuff and have it crap out because i assumed wrong

[Munjibunga]

It'll be fine, and you can add another cab later on.

[50stringbass]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

It'll be fine, and you can add another cab later on.

exactly what i was thinking.

[Bass_Pounder]

Originally Posted by 50stringbass

i know the cab is rated at 8 ohms and the head has a 4 ohm minimum. that means i just wouldn't get as much volume out of this setup as i would with the same head with a 4 ohm cab, but its still safe, right?

You will get less wattage out of the amp, but wattage alone does not equal volume.

The same cab in 4 ohms will not be noticeably louder than the 8 ohm version.

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

It'll be fine, and you can add another cab later on.

This is the way to add output. More speaker surface area always trumps more wattage.