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12-02-2011, 12:37 PM
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Hey everybody,
Quick question, I have an old combo amp that I am converting into a head, and I was wondering what kind of jack I would need for the cab to plug into. I haven't found anything on here, and Google resulted in a few things on other forums but none of them gave a specific type of jack to use.
Thanks in advance for your help. |
12-02-2011, 12:38 PM
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Owner, Bill Fitzmaurice Loudspeaker Design | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Hampshire | | | Speakon. |
12-02-2011, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice  Speakon. |
What type? |
12-02-2011, 12:52 PM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | This one works well: Neutrik NL4MP Speakon 4 Pole Panel Mount 092-052
Parts Express also has the plugs, in case you want to make your own speaker cable. |
12-02-2011, 12:58 PM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | Speakon IS the type.  |
12-02-2011, 01:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: austin,tx | | | Depending on what cabs you'll use with it, get the type of Speakon that also accepts a 1/4" plug in the middle or parallel a second 1/4" jack with the Speakon. Everything isn't Speakon......yet. |
12-02-2011, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray Salamon Speakon IS the type. | Sorry for not being an expert. |
12-02-2011, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by will33 Depending on what cabs you'll use with it, get the type of Speakon that also accepts a 1/4" plug in the middle or parallel a second 1/4" jack with the Speakon. Everything isn't Speakon......yet. | Well i know for a fact the cab i am looking at has a standard 1/4 jack, i don't know if it has a Speakon. I was just planning on running a 1/4, so that's mainly the kind of jack I'm looking for here, and what i don't know is if i need a specific type. |
12-02-2011, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankenIbanez70 Sorry for not being an expert. | Don't worry about it. "Speakon" is a brand name that's embedded itself in the lexicon like Kleenex or Q-tip. Marketeers won the psychological war on that one.  |
12-02-2011, 01:23 PM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenIbanez70 Well i know for a fact the cab i am looking at has a standard 1/4 jack, i don't know if it has a Speakon. I was just planning on running a 1/4, so that's mainly the kind of jack I'm looking for here, and what i don't know is if i need a specific type. | Ok, that explains it a whole lot better than your OP did. If you want a 1/4" jack, there's a lot available... the only thing that you need to do is make sure that you get a mono one, not stereo.
These are my preferred ones when I don't need a switched one: Neutrik NMJ2HC-S 1/4" Mono Phone Jack Unswitched 090-970 |
12-02-2011, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankenIbanez70 Well i know for a fact the cab i am looking at has a standard 1/4 jack, i don't know if it has a Speakon. I was just planning on running a 1/4, so that's mainly the kind of jack I'm looking for here, and what i don't know is if i need a specific type. | No, same thing as is on your bass or the front of the amp. I would recommend getting a metal one, not plastic, from a good brand like Switchcraft or Neutrik. You could get a cheap one at Radio Shack but they're flimsier, weaker metal and will get loose/wear out sooner.
The Speakon's are standard on newer equipment but they still use combination ones because there's a ton of older equipment out there that have regular 1/4" jacks. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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