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Amp Leads?

Hey all,


Alright so i know this sounds like a Noob question, but truth is, i've just never had any experience with heads and cabs.
So, Basically to the point -

I bought a 4x10 and a head to match. They're both without chords/leads. It says do not use guitar leads, which i wasn't really planning on anyway.
I tried looking on ebay for what im looking for, but nothing seems to be coming up of relevance.
So, i'm asking for help and direction on which leads i need, and where to buy them??
So far i'd imagine i need a lead for the amp to the cab, and the cab to the wall.
Setup is an AD200b MK3 with an Orange 4x10.


Cheers,
Jackson
 
When they say "don't use guitar cables" they mean "do not use guitar cables to connect the amp to the speaker", just wanted to clarify that. A guitar cable works just fine to connect your bass to the amp!

The speaker cable on that ebay link Attakk Bassist posted would work fine, except it's 15 feet long...a 6 footer (2 meter) would be more than ample, even a 3 foot (1 meter) might be plenty long.
 
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Yeah I was just giving you an idea to what you will need. Gauge of the cable and length is totally up to you. : ) Personally I like to go overboard on the length of the power cord... but I'm in situations where I need a 10 or 15 ft power cord a lot. Like nashvillebill said a 3-6 ft speaker cable will be fine.
 
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