Yanking the tweeter out, would it hurt ?

[belgabass]

I have a 2 10 music man speaker with a tweeter that's not adjustable. I hate the sound of it, would it hurt (in terms of ohms) to take it out ? (No, I dont slap )

[bassteban]

Originally Posted by belgabass

I have a 2 10 music man speaker with a tweeter that's not adjustable. I hate the sound of it, would it hurt (in terms of ohms) to take it out ? (No, I dont slap )

I did this w/an Ampeg BA-210sp w/no apparent adverse effect, but I really just wanted to say I love this thread's title.

[stflbn]

Or you could just disconnect it and not yank it out. Preserving the future viability of the cabinet.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by stflbn

Or you could just disconnect it and not yank it out. Preserving the future viability of the cabinet.

Right...just disconnect it and leave it in the hole to keep it from ruining your sound.

[Epidrake]

I suppose you could disconnect the tweeter wires and hook up the loose wires to the proper ohm resistor.

[Marko5657]

Must resist the natural urge to yank…

[bassteban]

Originally Posted by stflbn

Or you could just disconnect it and not yank it out. Preserving the future viability of the cabinet.

This is actually what I did- musta been thinking of a different *tweeter*

[bassteban]

Originally Posted by Marko5657

Must resist the natural urge to yank…

Bite your tongue.

[iiipopes]

Here's a thought: put a switch in so you can have either/or, or a rheostat for variable output.

[madmatt]

Originally Posted by belgabass

I have a 2 10 music man speaker with a tweeter that's not adjustable. I hate the sound of it, would it hurt (in terms of ohms) to take it out ? (No, I dont slap )

Well it may be a better idea to unscrew it.

[will33]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

Right...just disconnect it and leave it in the hole to keep it from ruining your sound.

+1

You can disconnect it but leave it mounted in there just plug the hole or it'll throw the box tuning off for your other speakers, make you sound like crap and possibly damage them.

If it's a piezo you can simply unhook it. If there's a filter in there as well (circuit board with some parts on it), remove that too and wire your 10's up to a simple jack. Save the filter in case you ever sell the cab you can put it back like it was or add an l-pad to it to make the tweeter adjustable.

[Fender4Me]

Be careful. Yanking your tweeter can cause blindness......

[wcriley]

Wouldn't it be easier to just turn down the highs?

[Marko5657]

Originally Posted by Fender4Me

Be careful. Yanking your tweeter can cause blindness......

I got rat fur on the palm of my hands…

[FatAndy]

I disconnected the tweeter in a Hartke 410, recently because it was hissing. Sounds great now! But I taped up the loose wires.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by wcriley

Wouldn't it be easier to just turn down the highs?

Not necessarily. Some people do like a lot of high end in their sound, but with a roll off somewhat lower than the tweeter goes, often quite a bit lower. Also, many bassists use some form of overdrive, which may not sound very pleasant through a tweeter.

[belgabass]

Originally Posted by Epidrake

I suppose you could disconnect the tweeter wires and hook up the loose wires to the proper ohm resistor.

Stupid question but where can I find the ohm resistor ?
And by the way I was never really gonna yank it out but just disconnect it.
Thanks for all the help guys.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by belgabass

Stupid question but where can I find the ohm resistor ?

Not a stupid question, but there's no need to hook the tweeter wires to anything if you're not using it.

[walterw]

right; unhook them (hell, unhook one) and tape the ends so they don't short on anything. done.

(although i like the idea of a switch or L-pad; since it's still gonna be in there, why not have your cake and eat it, too?)

[alexclaber]

Don't disconnect it at the tweeter end, disconnect it where it's connected to the input jacks - that way you take the attenuator and crossover out of the circuit. Without a tweeter attached some crossovers will cause amps to shut down due to the impedance dropping too low.