2 rigs to one cab

[Charr]

So in my rehearsal room we are 2 bassist sharing one cab (ampeg 610) i do have 2 Ampeg 810s but they are in storage. What i'm wondering is, is there a way to run both rigs into the same cab, without changing the speakon every time? The cab is at a not very accesible place.
We both run Crown Class D amps, so Ohms isn't an issue.

 

[lug]

Sure! As long as you install the Lug Corp patented crossover switch betwixt the amps and the cab.....

 

[agedhorse]

Absolutely not.

 

[porkynuggets]

Only with a break before make dpdt switch

 

[porkynuggets]

Only with a break before make dpdt switch

Not really advisable, though

 

[gln1955]

If the cab is inaccessible, why aren't you just switching out the cable at the amp end?

 

[5StringBlues]

That blowed up real good.

 

[DWBass]

 

[Wasnex]

So in my rehearsal room we are 2 bassist sharing one cab (ampeg 610) i do have 2 Ampeg 810s but they are in storage. What i'm wondering is, is there a way to run both rigs into the same cab, without changing the speakon every time? The cab is at a not very accesible place.
We both run Crown Class D amps, so Ohms isn't an issue.

There are ways to do what you want, but doing it right is not really very practical/cost effective.

A relatively easy solution is to get a speakON NL4MMX coupler and an extra cable.

The cable going to the cab needs to be long enough to reach whatever position different amps are placed in. If there is an amp on top of the cab, it needs a cable long enough so the end can dangle at a reachable location with the coupler. When someone wants to use the house amp, the long cable is plugged into the coupler. When the cab is used with a guest amp, unplug the long cable from the coupler and then patch it into the other amp.

I recommend turning the amps off when you are messing with the cables.

 

[Obese Chess]

If the cab is inaccessible, why aren't you just switching out the cable at the amp end?

this is what we do in my rehearsal space. We've got a few heads stacked on top of each other next to a shared Ampeg and just switch the cable at the head depending on which head we're using. Works fine.

 

[Klangfarbe]

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[agedhorse]

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If the sleeves aren't switched and fully isolated from each other, and the switching is not break before make, this device will destroy bridged amps.

Since it's intended for guitar applications, bridged amps aren't generally considered which is why I mention it.

 

[bherman]

If the sleeves are t switched and fully isolated from each other, and the switching is not break before make, this device will destroy bridged amps.

Since it's intended for guitar applications, bridged amps aren't generally considered which is why I mention it.

By now anyone on TB should know this, but if Andy says don't that ends the discussion. There's always workarounds but they usually involve prudent judgement on the part of musicians- oxymoron anyone?

 

[agedhorse]

When I see this type of failure, it's always an expensive repair too.

 

[baxter_x]

i do have 2 Ampeg 810s

Do NOT do that with the 610. However if you have a pretty new 810, you could use it to achieve what you describe. Since it's actually two 410 stacked together. However, watch out. It's the kind of things that will end up in a dramatic failure if you guys make a mistake by plugging two amps in the same 410 cab!

 

[_One//Man//Mutiny_]

The best way to go about this is to just swap your amps out. You can get a speaker selector but those things are expensive.

 

[FullumMusic]

If the cab is inaccessible, why aren't you just switching out the cable at the amp end?

Right? This was my first thought too. A long-enough speakon that can stay in the back of the cab, and run the other end of the cable to a very accessible area for head swapping.

No need to involve Rube Goldberg when a simple solution will do.

 

[Deloofs]

If either of your 810's are the SVT-810E/AV I think you can split them into two 8ohm 410's. That way you could just leave one amp plugged into each half of the 810.

 

[pepj]

It sounds like 2 amps but a cab share.
If you swap around the one cable to plug into whichever amp you want to use, then ok.

I hope the intention is not to try and run both amps at the same time into a single cab.

 

[Michedelic]