Combo amp into a head?

[ThatOneGuy]

I have enough money to get either a decent amp or cab. What i was thinking of doing is taking the head out of my combo and using that on the new cab till i can afford a head. I checked and the head connects with those connecters you can slide on and off. I was wondering if i could connect these to a 1/4 jack and mount it in the back panel. I've looked but i cant find any one who sells the jacks, so if you could give me a link to some it would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks.

 

[that one guy]

Hmmmm....not the most original name in the world there is it???

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Oh i dont know... Great minds think a like and all... wierd stuff though lol

 

[seanm]

I've looked but i cant find any one who sells the jacks, so if you could give me a link to some it would be greatly appriciated.

Radio Shack? Any good music store should see replacement instrument jacks that would work just fine.

 

[Robman]

...These 2 Guys are really confusing me

Radio Shack should have what you need. Also, aren't the 1/4 jacks the similar to what Stewart MacDonald sells for basses/guitars?
http://www.stewmac.com

 

[country_boy]

www.partsexpress.com has them also (and lots of other nifty stuff too)

 

[ThatOneGuy]

hey thanks for the replies. i think i saw what i needed on the MacDonald site, if not ill go check out Radio shack.

 

[BillyB_from_LZ]

BE CAREFULL!!!

What kind of amp do you want to do this with?

Not all amp outputs are grounded to the chassis of the amp. If you used a metal bodied 1/4 in. jack you could fry your amp if it's not supposed to be grounded.

You should be OK with a plastic body jack (like the kind used on Marshall guitar amps). You can get those from www.partsexpress.com or probably and shop that services musical instrument amps.

Make sure your amp is unplugged (not just switched off) when you remove the chassis from the cabinet.

Good luck!!!

 

[ThatOneGuy]

BillyB: Its the head from a Fender Bassman 100 combo and i dont know if its grounded or not. Would the Neutrik combo (XLR & 1/4") jack from Partsexpress be a good choice? If so which should i get, the mono nonswithching, stereo nonswitching, stereo switching, or stereo switching GND?
(By the way thanks for telling me about the whole metal jack thing!) Oh, and not only will i be unpluging it, i will be taking the whole power cord off! (thats how i usually store it)
thanks for the help!

 

[MuzikMan]

So whick oneguy are you.............anyway?

 

[ThatOneGuy]

So whick oneguy are you.............anyway?

thatone.... the one without spaces?


...i dont know anymore...

 

[BillyB_from_LZ]

I was thinking more along the lines of Parts Express part nos. 090-970 or 092-120 but 092-042 would certainly work...

 

[fleetwood]

And I think You should keep the same polarity of the speaker connections.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

And I think You should keep the same polarity of the speaker connections.

hmm...yeah i think that probably would be a good idea