lespaul6
Well-known member
Can this amp be modded to have a 16ohm tap in place of one of the 4ohm taps?
dave74
Well-known member
First, what cab are you trying to run from it? There might be a simpler solution.
dave74
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If the cab is a 412 with mono 16ohm and stereo 8ohm plugs but does not have a 4ohm switch, then you can always run two cables.
You can run each cable from a 4ohm tap into each side of the 8ohm stereo cab.
I used to run like this with my single rectifier going into a switchless cab that was 16-mono/8-stereo. Perfect match and sounded great like that.
You can run each cable from a 4ohm tap into each side of the 8ohm stereo cab.
I used to run like this with my single rectifier going into a switchless cab that was 16-mono/8-stereo. Perfect match and sounded great like that.
lespaul6
Well-known member
Its just a 160hm only.. I took out the stereo option on the marshall 1960 cab
Code001
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From the manual:
"One 8 ohm and two 4 ohm jacks are provided for speaker interfacing. The Badlander is not very sensitive to speaker mismatches and will not be damaged by them, except that very low impedance loads will cause the power tubes to wear faster."
"You can always have a higher resistance ( 16 ohms, for example ) without damaging results, but too low of a resistance will likely cause problems."
"When running a higher resistance ( for example: 8 ohm output into 16 ohm cabinet ), a slightly different feel and response will be eminent. A slight mismatch can provide a darker smoother tone with a little less output and attack. This response is a result of the amplifier running a bit cooler. Sometimes when using more than one cabinet a mismatch will be the only option."
And then it provides wiring diagrams if you want to convert your speaker cabinet's total output ohms from 16 to 4 if they are all 16 ohm speakers.
"One 8 ohm and two 4 ohm jacks are provided for speaker interfacing. The Badlander is not very sensitive to speaker mismatches and will not be damaged by them, except that very low impedance loads will cause the power tubes to wear faster."
"You can always have a higher resistance ( 16 ohms, for example ) without damaging results, but too low of a resistance will likely cause problems."
"When running a higher resistance ( for example: 8 ohm output into 16 ohm cabinet ), a slightly different feel and response will be eminent. A slight mismatch can provide a darker smoother tone with a little less output and attack. This response is a result of the amplifier running a bit cooler. Sometimes when using more than one cabinet a mismatch will be the only option."
And then it provides wiring diagrams if you want to convert your speaker cabinet's total output ohms from 16 to 4 if they are all 16 ohm speakers.
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NotThatBrightCap
New member
I would suggest against trying to modify the amplifier in this regard.
Use the 8 Ohm out of your amplifier into your 16 Ohm in on your cabinet. This is called a safe mismatch and it will not harm the amplifier in any way.
Use the 8 Ohm out of your amplifier into your 16 Ohm in on your cabinet. This is called a safe mismatch and it will not harm the amplifier in any way.