What's the best way to run two Peavey VB2 heads together?

[Bigjohn]

I have a big room show coming up and I'm thinking of using 2 VB2 heads (each with it's own cab).
What's the best way to run them in parallel?
I want to use the front panel tone settings on each (not slave one to the other).
Should I plug my bass into one head's input and run a cord from that head's tuner out into the other head's input?
Bobby Bld????

[pedalguy1]

ABY pedal?

[BbbyBld]

Originally Posted by Bigjohn

I have a big room show coming up and I'm thinking of using 2 VB2 heads (each with it's own cab).
What's the best way to run them in parallel?
I want to use the front panel tone settings on each (not slave one to the other).
Should I plug my bass into one head's input and run a cord from that head's tuner out into the other head's input?
Bobby Bld????

You can use the tuner out of the first to the input of the other. I recommend trying the low gain input of the second head since you will already have run through one tube stage of the first head. There may be a phasing problem between the speaker cabinets since the tuner out is phase reversed. You would need to reverse one of your speaker cables to get around that.

[Selta]

*cough* PA *cough*.

[bassmanrocke]

What's the best way to run two Peavey VB2 heads together?

I'm thinking with an industrial pair of hearing protectors.

[XtraLongScale]

Couldn't you just slave the 1st head's preamp to the power stage of the 2nd head?

[RickenBoogie]

Or, use a stereo fx pedal, and run the left out to amp 1, and right out to amp 2.

[Grooveman1961]

Well, it sounds simple, but a y cord will do the job. You may have to lift the ground on one side if you had a hum problem.

Another solution would be to us a small mixing console, like a little one or two channel, and use the left right outs, or aux sends

Or the aforementioned a/b/y pedal

[Bigjohn]

Sounds like the Y cord is the best way to go then.
Thanks y'all.

Originally Posted by BbbyBld

You can use the tuner out of the first to the input of the other. I recommend trying the low gain input of the second head since you will already have run through one tube stage of the first head. There may be a phasing problem between the speaker cabinets since the tuner out is phase reversed. You would need to reverse one of your speaker cables to get around that.

[Krügmeister]

2 VB-2's... that is insane loud!

[craigcapener]

Try using a line selector, my guitarist runs his two heads that way and it works a treat.

[Grooveman1961]

So, patching right from the input jacks may be an option. there may be a little attenuation, but worth a shot.

[Bigjohn]

If my bass is plugged in the low gain input, I think plugging a patch cord out of the other input will switch out my attenuator and make low gain not so.
Good idea tho.
I think I'll take your first suggestion and get a y.

Originally Posted by Grooveman1961

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So, patching right from the input jacks may be an option. there may be a little attenuation, but worth a shot.

[Grooveman1961]

Originally Posted by Bigjohn

If my bass is plugged in the low gain input, I think plugging a patch cord out of the other input will switch out my attenuator and make low gain not so.
Good idea tho.
I think I'll take your first suggestion and get a y.

And then go get some beans and fixins'

[Bigjohn]

Damn right grooveman.
Now you're groovin'.

Originally Posted by Grooveman1961

And then go get some beans and fixins'