Speaker or Instrument Cable

[Jeb]

OK, you have two combo amps. You want to run both together.

Combo1 output into Combo2 input

What cable would you use here and why?

 

[csholtmeier]

I hope you're not talking speaker output! If equipped, combo 1 pre-amp out to combo 2 power amp in. Most likely 1/4 to 1/4, instrument cable will work fine.

 

[Jeb]

I hope you're not talking speaker output! If equipped, combo 1 pre-amp out to combo 2 power amp in. Most likely 1/4 to 1/4, instrument cable will work fine.

I'm talking preamp out of combo1 into the standard input of combo2 (low gain, 'active', etc..., 1/4 to 1/4).

I want to know what cable I would use and why.

 

[seanm]

Short answer: none. You want to slave one amp off the other and without knowing what amps they are I would not even hazzard a guess how to connect them. You don't want to connect the preamp out into the bass input of another amp unless you are going to play at really low volumes.

 

[hyperlitem]

safest answer: buy a $30 A/B/Y cable, run a guitar cable from your bass to the y box, then out the y box to the 2 amps, have fun, repeat.

 

[Eric Moesle]

I'm talking preamp out of combo1 into the standard input of combo2 (low gain, 'active', etc..., 1/4 to 1/4).

I want to know what cable I would use and why.

You don't want to do it this way. The standard input of the second combo isn't set up to accept that hot of a signal.

This is a bad idea IMO, but if you're mind is set on doing it, get an A/B/Y switch.

 

[Petebass]

You could also go out the "line out" of one combo and feed the unamplified signal into the input of the second combo. Whatever you do, don't try and pass an amplified signal into another amp.

 

[pkr2]

OK, you have two combo amps. You want to run both together.

Combo1 output into Combo2 input

What cable would you use here and why?

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To answer your question, Use unshielded cable to go from power amp to speaker cab. Use shielded instrument cable if it carries a signal to the amp. The instrument cable would be your choice.

What you are doing could be a little risky. Make sure the volume is turned all the way down when you power it up. You could get a blast of sound that can destroy speakers with the wrong control settings.

Good luck, Harrell S.

 

[dmielke]

If your amps have it, run preamp or effects loop out on one amp to the effects loop in on the other amp.

 

[Jeb]

Sigh. Running a pre-amp out signal to a "low gain" or "active" input is certainly safe - I've done this for years with different setups.

My question refered to speaker cable vs. instrument cable which would I use for this application and why? I'll research this differently. Thanks.

 

[klorence]

Instrument cable. Shielding will shield out interference/noise.

Use speaker cable only for amp-to-speaker connections.