Ontopic String's and Adi's gear & pedal thread
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You basically wire a cable that has one plug to go in the amp but 2 "legs", one to each cab.
Plug that goes in the amp is the usual + and - as usual.
+ goes to the + of one cab on one "leg".
- goes to the - of the other cab on the other "leg".
Remaining unconnected + and - get connected together.
That makes the ohm add instead of subtract. 4+4=8 instead of 2.
Clear as mud?
Maybe I can draw a diagram and take a picture of it.
Without knowing the load/ohms of thee cabinets and the arrangement in which they will ALWAYS get connected, that is an impossible task. Unless they are all the same ohms. CAbs with 2 speakers internally will usually be wired parallel internally but can be rewired series to up their ohms. That way you aren't going to low when you connect a few those pricks parallel. 4 speaker cabs are usually a blend of parallel and series wiring, internally.
[add]3 cabs is tricky - like, if they are all 4 ohm cabs, connected parallel it is below 2 ohms, which will break some amp. Series(as shown) will create 12 ohms and the amp won't output optimal power. One CAN parallel the first two(getting 2 ohms), then series through the third one, bringing it back to 6 ohms.
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Mesa D800+ switchable 4/2 ohms
First output to cab: 4 ohm 215 cab
second output to cab: two 115 cabs 4 ohms each. This is where the series cable will go.
Should be no different than connecting a 4 ohm cab and a 8 ohm cab to a 2 ohm amp.
Newest idea for my Affinity Jazz. Split J pick ups, 3-way switch, Volume with a pull pot to bypass it. Tone with a pull pot to bypass, series parallel switch. What do you think, @Immigrant?
You’re asking the wrong guy, I know nothing. But thanks for saying hi anyhoo.
If I had time, my current wish list would be a five string version of my Fender Classic Series ‘50s P Bass, perhaps with an Audere 2 band preamp, a five string version of a Fender Tony Franklin signature bass, and possibly a version of my five string J bass with passive stacked knobs like a ‘62 Jazz. Those tickle me.
Your gear talk gives me mental erections.
If I had time, my current wish list would be a five string version of my Fender Classic Series ‘50s P Bass, perhaps with an Audere 2 band preamp, a five string version of a Fender Tony Franklin signature bass, and possibly a version of my five string J bass with passive stacked knobs like a ‘62 Jazz. Those tickle me.
Your gear talk gives me mental erections.
Picked up one of the simpler source audio filters. I am such a non bell and whistle guy. Had it set perfectly for funky squishy envelope sounds then fucked with it. Last night's gig I didn't use it at all due to I can't find that setting again.
Lol I’m just seeing how wild you think the idea is. You usually say I’m out there with my mods. You know how much I love going straight to the jack with my pickups. Give me that treble baby!
Those are some cool bass ideas. I didn’t realize you were into 5 strings so much. I don’t know why I’m settled on 4 strings but it’s probably because of my love of punk rock and older country. People say you need a 5 for country but it’s because they’re playing that new age pop country. I do keep a bass tuned BEAD, but it is a dust collector. You never know when you’ll need a low B though.
I bet you’d like a five string version of the Jazz Ultra I picked up recently. The blue one I posted. It’s got volume, blend, stacked bass/treble, stacked tone/mid, and an active passive switch. I pretty much only use the mid knob. It helps get the distortion hitting right. It’s very modern sounding in active mode and pretty vintage sounding in passive.
my current bass that I fully own (I consider my P a shared bass) is the Mexican version of the Ultra, the Deluxe active Jazz Bass V. Similar preamp controls, which I really like. Lots of people think they’re junk though. I don’t. I’ve had Audere preamps in two basses and they were spectacular, plus I think the guy that started the company is a Stone’s throw from me and when I ordered the first one, he configured it exactly how I wanted which wasn’t anywhere near “standard”.
It’s a jazz for a modern time. Probably why a lot of guys don’t like them. Yeah, the vintage sounds you can get from it are not pure vintage, but if I hated myself enough to seek pure vintage I’d be playing through a Fender bassman. Modern times has brought us too many improvements to not jump ship.
My ear tells me I can get enough vintage tone out of it to not matter much, at least to me. The strings on mine are three year old round wounds, so that’s a plus.
What do you actually do with those? I think they’re cool but I have a had time with effects other than dirt, compression, and EQ
It's a filter, like a wah wah pedal on steroids. Gets funky.
That particular one is like a multi-effects pedal only it does filters. Wah and vowel type filters.
Yeah I know what it does and it’s fun to play with in the bedroom, but is it something you’d use in a bad. They seem to destroy my tone in a mix. Octave pedals too. There cool as heck, I just can’t mix them in very well.