What does the wattage of a head/cab actually mean?

eoinwalsh · #1 06-15-2011, 02:59 PM

What does it mean?

Also, do the head and cab have to have the same amount of watts in order for them to be used together? What are the rules/guidelines to do with the wattage of a head with that of the cab it's being used with and vice versa?

Thank you.

billfitzmaurice · #2 06-15-2011, 03:40 PM

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JB696 · #3 06-15-2011, 05:33 PM

A wattage rating is an arbitrary value assigned to an amplifier as a marketing aid. They hope you will use it to compare their products against different models offered by other companies. For example, Behringer would like you to think that a Bugera 3000 watt bass head will put out the same as a bridged QSC PLX3602.