Amp head + speaker VS combo
Amp head + speaker VS combo
I have a Twin reverb. What advantage(s) would turning this combo amp into a head + speaker cabinet give to me ?
none that i can think of, and i've gone both routes.
separate head+cab = more setup time and more things to get stolen/lose/break.
any flexibility you might gain can also be had by just plugging a cabinet into the main speaker out on the combo, bypassing the built-in speakers.
separate head+cab = more setup time and more things to get stolen/lose/break.
any flexibility you might gain can also be had by just plugging a cabinet into the main speaker out on the combo, bypassing the built-in speakers.
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Does your combo have a ton of rattles or buzzes?
Or are you vibrating your tubes to death?
Those are the two main reasons to go with a Head/Cab vs. a combo.
I've never owned a twin... but i've never heard one that was particularly prone to buzzes and rattles either. Which speaks to Fender's: design for easy production esthetic.
Or are you vibrating your tubes to death?
Those are the two main reasons to go with a Head/Cab vs. a combo.
I've never owned a twin... but i've never heard one that was particularly prone to buzzes and rattles either. Which speaks to Fender's: design for easy production esthetic.
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i guess in the studio some guys like having all their amp heads in the control room so they can adjust tone and hear the changes right there in front of the monitors.
i have only combos so i can't say... BUT i have always wanted an AC30 and any time i have had the chance to record them - they rattle so much we inevitably take the head out of the chassis. so i kind of decided that if i ever have the cash - i'll buy the ac30 head separate from the cab.
i don't seem to have that rattle issue with any of my fenders tho.
i have only combos so i can't say... BUT i have always wanted an AC30 and any time i have had the chance to record them - they rattle so much we inevitably take the head out of the chassis. so i kind of decided that if i ever have the cash - i'll buy the ac30 head separate from the cab.
i don't seem to have that rattle issue with any of my fenders tho.
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i guess in the studio some guys like having all their amp heads in the control room so they can adjust tone and hear the changes right there in front of the monitors.
Yep... and you don't get the signal degradation running say, a 20 foot speaker cable between your head and your cabinet that you would get from running an instrument cable from your guitar or pedals to your amp...
Yep... and you don't get the signal degradation running say, a 20 foot speaker cable between your head and your cabinet that you would get from running an instrument cable from your guitar or pedals to your amp...
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Neil Weir wrote:i guess in the studio some guys like having all their amp heads in the control room so they can adjust tone and hear the changes right there in front of the monitors.
Yep... and you don't get the signal degradation running say, a 20 foot speaker cable between your head and your cabinet that you would get from running an instrument cable from your guitar or pedals to your amp...
RefD wrote:any flexibility you might gain can also be had by just plugging a cabinet into the main speaker out on the combo, bypassing the built-in speakers.
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and?Neil Weir wrote:any flexibility you might gain can also be had by just plugging a cabinet into the main speaker out on the combo, bypassing the built-in speakers.
I agree except that this would require having two set of speakers. The ones in the amp and the ones in the cab....
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if he wants the flexibility offered by having a separate speaker cabinet then that's probly a better option than chopping up his combo amp.Neil Weir wrote:It's not an issue if the OP is okay with putting an extra couple hundred dollars into it. Four speakers just cost more than two...
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... which is nothing compared to the destroyed value of hacking the Twin Reverb for resale.Neil Weir wrote:It's not an issue if the OP is okay with putting an extra couple hundred dollars into it. Four speakers just cost more than two...
IMHO the external out is the answer. You have the flexibility of trying different speaker cabs without destroying the integrity of the original amp.
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