Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
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Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
Wondering if my Marshall MS-4 would drive a 4x12, I plugged the headphone out into the cab but there was hardly much volume being generated. Opening it up to investigate, I found a resistor across the headphone terminals to pad it down. Once clipped out, the headphone out socket could now easily drive the 4x12, and the resulting tone left me somewhat shocked and amused at how usable it was. What do you reckon?
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
If it sounds ok, that's probably about all there is to it! Not like you're gonna stress too much about wrecking the MS-4, right? Probably would be running it at the topic of its tolerance or higher.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:21 pm
Wondering if my Marshall MS-4 would drive a 4x12, I plugged the headphone out into the cab but there was hardly much volume being generated. Opening it up to investigate, I found a resistor across the headphone terminals to pad it down. Once clipped out, the headphone out socket could now easily drive the 4x12, and the resulting tone left me somewhat shocked and amused at how usable it was. What do you reckon?
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LOL great stuff Warren!
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
Sounds great!
Did smile at using a Gibson into a Marshall, while wearing a Fender t-shirt.
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
Doesn't matter what your were playing through, another lesson in awesome tone, phrasing and feel Loved it!
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
I once ran an Orange Micro Terror into a 412 at Gearfest. I think most were taken aback at how loud it was and how good it sounded. There's a YT out there where a guy does the same whilst doing an a/b with a Marshall ???? head. Modern Vintage something maybe. They sound close.
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Less we forget....
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
The Micro Terror is a great little amp. I always wanted to try a Tiny Terror.Molly wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:49 pm I once ran an Orange Micro Terror into a 412 at Gearfest. I think most were taken aback at how loud it was and how good it sounded. There's a YT out there where a guy does the same whilst doing an a/b with a Marshall ???? head. Modern Vintage something maybe. They sound close.
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
Ha! I had a laugh while editing the videoDanger Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:45 pm Sounds great!
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Cool! Nuno is definitely one of those players that transcends the gear.
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Re: Driving a 4x12 with a battery powered amp
During the first lockdown I powered a 12' Celestion with a Fender battery powered mini twin. It gave a really satisfying weight for the volume.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:21 pm
Wondering if my Marshall MS-4 would drive a 4x12, I plugged the headphone out into the cab but there was hardly much volume being generated. Opening it up to investigate, I found a resistor across the headphone terminals to pad it down. Once clipped out, the headphone out socket could now easily drive the 4x12, and the resulting tone left me somewhat shocked and amused at how usable it was. What do you reckon?
Maybe there's no such thing as bad tone; just bad applications of tone.
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There was a very capable 80s' style rock band playing the big outdoor stage at TT this year. Everything sounded great except the guitar. Hard to describe but though good, isuppose, it was tiny. I wondered if it was digital.Slowy wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:09 amDuring the first lockdown I powered a 12' Celestion with a Fender battery powered mini twin. It gave a really satisfying weight for the volume.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 4:21 pm
Wondering if my Marshall MS-4 would drive a 4x12, I plugged the headphone out into the cab but there was hardly much volume being generated. Opening it up to investigate, I found a resistor across the headphone terminals to pad it down. Once clipped out, the headphone out socket could now easily drive the 4x12, and the resulting tone left me somewhat shocked and amused at how usable it was. What do you reckon?
Maybe there's no such thing as bad tone; just bad applications of tone.