Does a safe mismatch reduce the effective wattage?

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GJgo said:
Guys, question for you. Say for example I have a 100w head. Say I plug an 8 ohm load into the 8 ohm jack of the cab for a correct match, we can assume that at full tilt the head is putting out 100w to the speaker.

Now let's say we move the speaker to the 4 ohm jack on the head for a safe mismatch. Does this effectively reduce the wattage that's goig to the speaker, or is it still the same?

In some situations I have noticed a change in volume when doing this.
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Running a cranked Fender Bassman (4ohm) into an 8 ohm 4x12 with GBs and hitting it with a TS was one of the best sounds I've had. Very EVH. Louder than I can play, or I'd still have it.
 
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