Which 4x12 Impedance

Questions and Answers

From powe--(at)--wdc.com Thu Jul 11 11:17:54 CDT 1996
From: O'Connor
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.amps
Subject: Re: impedence/sound?
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 02:46:04 -0700
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Jeff Vineburg wrote:
>
> Has anyone noticed any difference between a stock Marshall 16ohm cab,
> and one rewired for 4ohms using the correct tap?
> The standard series-parallel wiring of most four-by cabinets reduces the
ability of the amplifier to exhibit ANY damping over any individual
speaker because there is always another speaker "in the way"-- at least
>from the amp's perspective. This will produce the traditional "loose" or
"floppy" low-end that so many people desire.

Wiring all of the speakers in parallel creates a much tighter bass end,
as the amp can directly "see" each speaker and dampen the back EMF from
each and every driver. There is a recent trend toward this type of sound
as guitar players rebel against those pesky bassists that insist on
playing in the guitar-range (haha).

Every tone has its merit.
Kevin

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