if i have one 100 watt combo amp, can i connect a 100 watt speaker along with the speaker thats already in the combo?
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- Thread starter Matthew Finke
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If you don't have the owner's manual, tell us the brand & model & I'll see if I can find the owner's manual online.
what do you need that for if i may ask? shouldnt it just be a matter of electrical tech?
Some amps have a built-in external speaker jack & the manual would probably explain what you can or cannot connect to that jack.
mine does not have an external 1/4 inch plug... it only has an exposed speaker and i was curious if i can just hook another speaker up to it...just wondering if itll over use the amp itself...Some amps have a built-in external speaker jack & the manual would probably explain what you can or cannot connect to that jack.
Welcome to Talkbass a lot of good info you will find.
It is not about the watts. If you do not have an external speaker jack then the amp is already at its minimum ohms load and if you hook up another speaker
you will fry your amp. What do you have? The Amp and external speaker?
It is not about the watts. If you do not have an external speaker jack then the amp is already at its minimum ohms load and if you hook up another speaker
you will fry your amp. What do you have? The Amp and external speaker?
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Matthew, if you want the best advice that will only come if we understand exactly what you have and what you are trying to do. If your combo does not have an external speaker socket it's doubtful that you can add one, or the equivalent wiring, safely. mostly combos have an internal driver that can wrest the maximum power out of the amplifier portion that it is capable of. Trying to get more will destroy the amp.
The speaker is exposed ?
As in, the back of the cab is "open" where you can see the back of the speaker ?
If so, that is a guitar combo, NOT to be used with bass.
What is the brand and model of the amp?
You cannot get an answer until you provide that basic information.
You cannot get an answer until you provide that basic information.
