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That kind.... Have no experience with the other kind....
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That kind.... Have no experience with the other kind....
Got a local electronics store?
CERAMIC CAP 50V 0.22UF (224) 10PCS, Y5V
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GPF has a couple to choose from. Since EMG specifically told me .2 uF, that’s what I was trying to find. .22 uF is what I got.
Another electronics question (for my Thunderbirds).
Can you take a bass amp (Ampeg v-4b reissue which can go from 8 down to 2 ohm) and use a 4ohm cab--but connect to the 8ohm tap instead of 4 to cut back on the natural volume? I know in some cases you can mismatch, but not sure if it's OK with a tube head and the Ampeg in particular. I was thinking this would make the vols not so sensitive. Ok idea or beyond stupid?
Can you take a bass amp (Ampeg v-4b reissue which can go from 8 down to 2 ohm) and use a 4ohm cab--but connect to the 8ohm tap instead of 4 to cut back on the natural volume? I know in some cases you can mismatch, but not sure if it's OK with a tube head and the Ampeg in particular. I was thinking this would make the vols not so sensitive. Ok idea or beyond stupid?
lol... by the time you throw in the 20% tolerance of most Z5U ceramic dielectrics you're back to square one....wouldn't sweat the small stuff or what EMG tells you.....could be wrong but sounds like a generic blanket statement to get the non-techie types as close as possible...
In a nutshell, why I switched to bass after trying to self-learn guitar for a couple years:
Every chord feels like this to me.
Every chord feels like this to me.
Thanks. I was concerned it was a really stupid idea. I have plenty of ideas that are.
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Heck, Johnny Winter could do that no problem. With only three fingers!
I always thought (and still practice) the following:
Equal or greater than rated load is ok. Lower than rated is bad.
8 ohm cab to 4 ohm amplifier speaker output is ok (higher impedance)
4 ohm cab to 8 ohm amplifier speaker output is bad (lower impedance).
I have always thought lower or no impedance is bad for the amp.
Your example would be lower impedance than what the amp wants to see…. I seem to think that’s bad. Maybe someone can confirm?
Thanks. Maybe Chuck was answering the last question about is being a really stupid idea. So what you say makes sense.
I've always just matched ohm ratings and never mismatched. Your thought many pages ago about a different cab for the Ashdown got me to wondering. I know some are are ok and others not, but was never sure because I never needed to know before.
unlike SS amps tube types are way more tolerant to shorted outputs...although you will notice sonic differences, running a 4 Ohm cab from a tube output transformer 8 Ohm tap will only (aside from sonic response) alter the amount of power (less with a mismatch) delivered to the speaker...
met Holdsworth at a NAMM in the mid 90s....tall dude, heck of a nice guy...
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Just arrived. Ready to ride the Rocket!
Just arrived. Ready to ride the Rocket!
I would have given most anything to see Meredith MacCrae in that rank.
That's good. I like that. That's some good thinkin' right there.
Tracking for mine shows that it’s in town. The site says expect Tuesday delivery. But I’m thinking it’ll be here tomorrow!
