How not to destroy bass amp heads.

Kristie · Post by **Kristie** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:24 pm

Okay, so at a gig, someone you know would like to plug their head into your cabinet, and you say thats fine, and so they hand you the cord to plug into your cabinet, DO NOT PLUG IT INTO YOUR AMP OUTPUT HOLE AND TURN IT ON! (I didn't do it, my bass player did)

If you don't know what hole to plug something in, just ask someone. It's better to ask than destroy something.

Post by Bg » Wed May 17, 2006 3:35 pm

oops...... I blew my amp at a gig once, I decided I needed a bigger sound so made up a nice Y cable for two cabs, wish I'd checked the impedence first.... not recommended 30 minutes before a gig. I managed to repair the fuse with a screwdriver, kitchen knife and a couple of strands of wire

Kristie · Post by **Kristie** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:41 pm

bluesgeek wrote:oops...... I blew my amp at a gig once, I decided I needed a bigger sound so made up a nice Y cable for two cabs, wish I'd checked the impedence first.... not recommended 30 minutes before a gig. I managed to repair the fuse with a screwdriver, kitchen knife and a couple of strands of wire

His amp was fine after the fuses were changed, but the other persons amp may never work again. $3000 worth.

Post by Bg » Wed May 17, 2006 3:52 pm

big bloody oops...... Clarry could sort it out I'm sure, probably cheaper to have it repaired!

Kristie · Post by **Kristie** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:56 pm

bluesgeek wrote:big bloody oops...... Clarry could sort it out I'm sure, probably cheaper to have it repaired!

Well I think it is being looked at at the moment, hope it is repairable

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:05 pm

worst case is you'll have to replace the transformer

It's so funny, half the guitarists and pretty much all the bassplayers I have delt with have no idea how to match impedence on their heads and cabs. What are they, stupid?

And on a similar bass player + heads theme. I still find it rediculous how many bass players turn up to shows without bringing their own heads or full bass rigs. It's like bassplayers think they are somehow exempt from having to own gear or something :S And in anycase, who wants to play through someone else's amp? Someone who's spent all their money on Ipod and homosexuality and doesn't care about their tone

I'm done now

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:26 pm

Kristie_Amperzahn wrote:Okay, so at a gig, someone you know would like to plug their head into your cabinet, and you say thats fine, and so they hand you the cord to plug into your cabinet, DO NOT PLUG IT INTO YOUR AMP OUTPUT HOLE AND TURN IT ON! (I didn't do it, my bass player did)

If you don't know what hole to plug something in, just ask someone. It's better to ask than destroy something.

Sounds like you could get a really orange tan from doing that.

Post by Bg » Wed May 17, 2006 4:35 pm

thehenderson wrote:It's so funny, half the guitarists and pretty much all the bassplayers I have delt with have no idea how to match impedence on their heads and cabs. What are they, stupid?

you'd think I'd be exempt having a degree in electronics... but oh no... it seemed like a good idea at the time. Just remember not to trust whats marked on second hand cabs, always check with a meter

Jenesis · Post by **Jenesis** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:41 pm

Kristie_Amperzahn wrote:Okay, so at a gig, someone you know would like to plug their head into your cabinet, and you say thats fine, and so they hand you the cord to plug into your cabinet, DO NOT PLUG IT INTO YOUR AMP OUTPUT HOLE AND TURN IT ON! (I didn't do it, my bass player did)

If you don't know what hole to plug something in, just ask someone. It's better to ask than destroy something.

The moral - don't ever let anyone touch your gear. Ever.

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:41 pm

Or lend it in any way shape or form

trust me, it ALWAYS breaks when someone else is using it, and the person will probably say "but it would have broken anyway"

pfft

The Scarecrow · Post by **The Scarecrow** » Wed May 17, 2006 6:07 pm

thehenderson wrote:Or lend it in any way shape or form

trust me, it ALWAYS breaks when someone else is using it, and the person will probably say "but it would have broken anyway"

pfft

I don't mind bands that I know using it. I was happy to loan my amp to the the glory sea and the actualities at the gig we played with you guys in Wellie recently, simply because I knew neither of those bands would thrash it, as they used about 1/4 the gain I did.

I loaned my Marshall to dude who played in a metal band at a show when his blew up. I nearly broke a bottle on his head when I saw him ream the shit out of it, an attempt climb up on it. Suffice to say, i didn't feel so bad when I broke a string and had to borrow his gat for the rest of the set, and consequently snapped two of his...

MORAL : Trust few, loan less.

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:08 pm

Even if the person uses it totally correctly, and it just happens to break when they're using it it'd still cause issues and stuff, and it would still piss me off

but yeah, I lend to those dudes too, and to a bunch of people. But I don't really like to

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:56 am

and pretty much all the bassplayers I have delt with have no idea how to match impedence on their heads and cabs.

Pai kori hori - you're cruising' fer a bruisin, dude!

As an ex electrotechnology/control systems lecturer and a bassplayer, I certainly have every idea about how to Z-match. In the 45 years I've been playing, I've never had a mis-match problem... mind you, in all fairness, I've hardly ever used anyone else's gear in all that time either!

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:01 am

A man after my heart,

keepin on matchin

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