Another mismatched ohm cab question

[Blatz]

Did a search and did'nt see anything on this. The second guitar player in my band wants a bass cab by his. I have an Avatar 410 8 ohm and an Avitar 210 4 ohms. I run a Genz Benz 6.0 shuttle head. I told him I don't think I can run the two cabs together.Thoughts?

 

[Floyd Eye]

Minimum load on that amp is 4 ohms. So, no, don't so it.

 

[SunnBass]

That would equal 2.6 ohms. If the head can handle down to 2 ohms (check the manual or look on-line) you are good to go. If the can head only handle down to 4 ohms, DO NOT DO IT. Also know that if the head can run at 2 ohms and you have one 8 ohm and one 4 ohm cabinet, the 4 ohm cabinet will be louder than the 8 ohm cabinet.

 

[walterw]

rewire the 2x10 to series, which makes it 16Ω.

that'll put most of the power into your 4x10, leaving maybe a third of it for the 2x10.

you could then do the split cab thing. (i wouldn't though, it can make for loud, messy stage volume to split stuff like that. i would however, put that 16Ω 2x10 cab on my 4x10, making a kick-butt 6x10 stack.)

 

[Floyd Eye]

Listen to Walter young Skywalker.

That amp, as I said, can NOT handle a load less than 4 ohm ( according to the manual).

A better solution might be to send a DI to the PA and put some bass in the 2nd guitarist's monitor.

 

[Downunderwonder]

What PA do you have? How much stage space? Why does the guitarist need more bass?

Spreading two bass cabs on stage is a recipe for complete bass mush for the audience.

4x10 and their bigger brothers have hopeless dispersion. You might solve guitarist's issue with a vertical pair of 2x10, as well as giving much more of the audience the good stuff.

 

[majortoby]

Bad idea. Do not attempt.

 

[Blatz]

Thanks for the advice especially Floyd Eye and Walterw

 

[JonnyAngle]

Sidewash your amp= Problem solved

 

[Downunderwonder]

Sidewash your amp= Problem solved

It does if he's playing quiet enough for the PA to do the room. Not enough info to really sort the guy out. At least the impedance rules out doing the worst thing ever for bass tone.

 

[countrybass007]

Maybe a slight adjustment on your tone. When I set my tone I try to make sure the 2 guitarists and the drummer can hear me on stage. it seems to match the tone I set-up for the crowd, which is set as someone walks around the venue making sure the bass sounds good throughout. If your tone is getting lost on stage, the same may be true for the audience.