How To Pair Speaker Cabinets & Guitar Amps (Without Blowing Anything Up!)

[@iandutramusic]

Did michael bay direct this video?

[@lablondejames200]

No doubt lol.

[@fredache5015]

And starring Frankie Muniz

[@Robher85]

For real, I felt like I was watching a transformers movie!!!

[@fendushi]

This is why his movies are over budget. He's using Marshall amps for explosions.

[@thomasr.5443]

@@fredache5015 yeah! Malcolm lives forever!!!

[@johnandreibatac4141]

He just said "so you dont blow yourself or MORE IMPORTANTLY your amplifier" haha

[@74Bagas]

love that haha

[@jattet]

Priorities...

[@Merjia]

To be fair I didn't cost 2k lol

[@AreU4Real1]

What are you about 12/13 years old?

[@tristenbryce5963]

I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me

[@stuartchapman5171]

Excellent and informative video. For years I've done the PA side of things and back line has always confused me. With a PA you follow the same guidance for matching the ohms but you use an amplifier that's at least 25% bigger than the speaker cab and always turn the power amp to full. This allows the cab and amp to deal with peaks in signal without clipping. The complete opposite of guitar amps. I've recently found out that guitar amps are designed to be driven hard and the cones are constructed to take it. This video filled in the last gaps. I knew that guitar gear would blow in certain circumstances, now I know when. Thank you.

[@christianmutapcic9981]

alright never mind i’ll just play with my amp turned off. no risk of blowing up.

[@groverjuicy]

Save on electricity too.

[@akkunzero]

im just gonna buy a combo amp damn it

[@alexmurphy5289]

I tried that for years but combos rattle and tend to be hard on tubes, trust me…. I really tried to stick to combos but there’s a reason pros don’t use them much outside the studio

[@Submersed24]

@@alexmurphy5289 I was going to buy a combo but I decided that it's much cheaper to upgrade with a separate cabinet. The guy at the music store was visibly pissed that I wanted to return it

[@theaterofsouls]

hahahaha🤣🤣🤣

[@birinhos]

He speaks too fast and show imagens too fast

[@DrVink86]

Thanks. I had this pretty much figured out but I wanted to make sure I wasn't thinking incorrectly. This cleared it up.

[@jordanharzke9643]

My mind blew with how simple this is.

[@Ekwensuocha666]

Finally someone explaining this in English, literally. Great video. Made it easy.🤘🏼🍻

[@Insekkton]

Informative and funny, love it ! I miss that you explained what happens with the impedances when you LINK cabinets, one chained to another.

[@darrylmoore127]

Great job explaining. The explosions were good to show damage the amp could get from wrong not connecting to the right ohms ..

[@tmatthews16682]

Perfect crash course, solved all questions I had that Everybody else gives a half answer to

[@TheCWHatton]

Excellent information, and a very impressive explosion. Cheers from Canada!

[@PMTVUK]

The explosion is the most important part.

[@MannyV2]

you’re a life saver! both figuratively and literally!

[@DaveTaste]

Actually

[@greg24hoareau]

Every guitarist should watch this video!

[@thewitchfindergeneral4015]

Very helpful video, thanks for the upload! :)

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

been looking for this as need to hook up my amps and cabs after having work and move done around the home

[@andymcrae5450]

I got to a lot of tutorials and videos. And I must say that this is by far the best explanation video i've seen. Lots of tutorials stay on the surface and usually show some equations without getting in to actual examples. This lets you with no real response to your actual problem. Thanks a lot

[@natelee8666]

Thanks , this was really helpful!

[@Hitlistrocks]

You just liked your explosion effect… It was awesome!

[@jaredmarshall9439]

Extremely helpful video. Thank you so much

[@Brainwave36]

Thank you. And beautiful graphics. Cheers.

[@daviddura]

Very informative, thanks! I missed the scenario where you connect an extension cabinet to a combo amp... any chance to have a video on this?

[@MrPavS]

This is so helpful, although had to relisten, review it a couple times, thank you very much PMT!!

[@rikkitheguitarman75972]

It’s not gonna make an explosion, it’s just gonna make the a super loud pop! But still you don’t want that, thank god I watched this video! I learned so much, Thank you Sam!

[@ninop.r489]

This was very informative! Thank you!

[@create_space812]

nice and clear explanation. thank you sir!

[@jimoliver535]

I spy a Pompeii sticker on the strat matching their colors. 😉 Also, good video. I feel more informed about selecting and connecting amps and cabs than I had anticipated when I first clicked on. Always used combo amps before so this is exactly what I needed to know. Thank you.

[@CARZEL12]

What a show, loved the nuclear animation, good job and thanks!😁

[@neomayer]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@fredteixeira3604]

great explanation

[@Elwooddudes]

Thanks for the info man!

[@guusendorine8793]

Thanks for a very clear explanation. However what about the effect on the volume - if any - when you connect an extra speaker to e.g. a combo with an internal speaker. Will the sound be bigger, louder? How would you describe the effect? Basically, what's the effect of connecting an extra speaker to the sound?

[@rover256]

thanks this really helped a lot

[@samstinkeringaround8961]

I love the explosion effect !!

[@Ralf1erudd]

Brilliant educational video with great added fun element. Loved it, great work.

[@carnovector6396]

Brilliant video, i wish i understood any of it

[@diggy2107]

Two thumbs up! very well done

[@alecmullaney7957]

This was so helpful. I'm going to go drop my "new" Peavey CS-400 on my foot again...

[@CarlosRuizDuque]

Good explanation. Greetings.

[@1x2x3xdk]

Excellent thank you

[@GregFitch]

Good to hear a bit of Thomas Mcrocklin at the start of the video!

[@ac4pres310]

Hi, thank you very very much, thanks to you I finally get it! 👏

[@kingZactheMerciless]

Totally. Great video.

[@nikok8329]

very helpful

[@jfeal]

Thanks man!! That high Hertz with the nuclear bomb, drove my Jack Russel nuts!

[@rolandjgutierrez7737]

Thank you before while hooglung there was what type of gable used for head and cabinet they said any instrument cables I knew that had to be wrong then you clarified this I do have a question I have 2 small amp heads the soldanio minni amp head solid state 30 watts I belive and a orange hw tiny terro need cabinet that can do both and a cables..thank you..RocknRollFlat5

[@bluesman6265]

Hey Man, had a blast and thanks But, You can't always get what you want. But i do have the MV50 Clean! Thanks Again brother. Bluesman62 Cheers mate.

[@alessiobuffa3038]

some fender circuit can handle 4 ohm impedance when you plug and 8 ohm external speaker and the stock speaker is 8 ohm as well.... Example Blues deluxe reissue now on the market... and it's written on the manual.... but still all vintage fender amp can manage...for instance fender tweed deluxe 5e3

[@TheJoeydsterr]

Great Video! So I have an orange th30 just like the one shown in the video. Can I hook up one 16ohm cab and one 8ohm cab??

[@outofctrl6734]

Those effects made my day 😂

[@Alzapuas100]

Awesome information, now , I have a single mono output jack marshall cab and two valve heads that I want to merge into one, one head is 20w and the other is 5, i also have an aby switch pedal and a digitech rp1000 , and I want to connect both the aby and the effects processor to both heads and both heads or viceversa, and my real question is how can i get the sound of the two heads if my cabinet has only one mono imput jack?

[@shipsahoy1793]

Plate impedances on a valve amplifier are high, so an output step down transformer is employed, and the transformer secondary is connected to the speakers. The secondary tap for whatever impedance should have a shorting tab to short the secondary when a load is not connected. If the secondary is left open, the amp may be harmed, so for a valve amp, the thought process is the opposite of a transistor amp with a low output impedance emitter-follower or source-follower output device. So to recap.. transistor amp (ohms too low NG) and valve (tube) amp (ohms too high NG). 😮👍👨🏻

[@redburner]

Oh wow so I have literally been doing this all wrong for years... I have the mentioned 1936 2x12 cab and always ran that into the 16Ohm output on my DSL2000 😬 Thanks to your video i now know to connect that to the 8 Ohms output on the amp. But what if I want to run another 2x12 cab along with the 1936 2x12 on the same head? Do I then just run another cable from the 8 Ohms output to an 8 Ohms input on the 2nd cab?

[@brianzditowski6431]

Hello! I'm going to build a small guitar amp (a kit) that delivers up to 7W. My question is what kind of speaker should I use to get all the "juice" from this kind of amp? Thanks!

[@EhrosmithTV]

Hi! Nice video Sir. Thank you! I do have an Ashdown Five Fifteen Bass Amp Combo at 100 watts of power.. It has an extension speaker feature and it says at 8 ohms..So If im going to add an extension cabinet to it, i do need a cabinet at 8 ohms and max power handling not less than the 100w.. Do i get it right?

[@diegojavier3632]

Hello , thank you for this informative video, according to this, i can plug my ba210 vs ampeg combo to a 280W Peavey 8omh cabinet right with no problem?

[@EzraClaverie]

Thanks for the explanation of solid-state amp impedances.

[@marcuslambert8252]

I have a Marshall tsl 602 and it has stock 80 watt Marshall wolverines in it. They sound muddy and my amp lacks sparkle, mids. What would be great speakers to bring this amp to life? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks cool video too.

[@ernestgoes2heaven]

What about when you're connecting multiple cabs together (from only one output on the head)? If I am running a cable from a tube head into and 8 ohm cab, and then a cable from that cab into another 8 ohm cab, which output should I connect it to on the head (4, 8, or 16?)

[@sevii4860]

im very curious with this idea, modeling amp with a speaker cabinet, is it a good idea? will it work? or will it just go boom?

[@WeimaranersAreTheBest]

Hey, So I have Mesa Term-O-Verb Combo, using the 8ohms slot.( 2x16 ohms Celestion Speakers). I want to add a 4x12 cab, says 8 ohms on cab, do I use the other 8 ohms slot on amp to feed the cab? thanks man

[@christenmorris8802]

If you have a bass amp head that is 1000 watts continuous at 4 ohm and the cab is 1600 watts peak at 8 ohm, will the cabinet blow up if the amp reaches its full volume?

[@meUtragic]

Hey Sam nice video. I have a question I’m trying to use a amp that has 40 watts with 2 4ohm speakers. I want to use external speaker and still use the built in speakers at same time. Is there a way to do this without giving up to much wattage? Again I want to keep both 4ohm speakers working and like to use a 12in or 10 in speaker as external. What is the best way to connect to those speakers inside to get sound out to external speaker

[@leochen1960]

question: i have two tube amps and two 2x12 cabinets. how many ways can i connect these for optimal audio result?

[@pleku2889]

Im buying blackstar ID60 and I'm gonna plug it in the bugera 212ts. The cabinet has the power of 160 watts. Can I get the 160 watts out of it using only 4 ohms?

[@jasoncunningham7787]

Thanks for the help. I just bought the Peavey Invective MH which is switchable between 16 ohms and 8 ohms, the cab I bought is the EVH 5150 2x 12 60 watt, it says 16 ohms. Which switch should I have the Peavey head on 8 or 16??

[@brianbarnett100]

I didnt know I needed this but I do LOL

[@indigos290]

Okay. My 5w combo has an extension out. I thought I could get the internal and extension to work together. But plugging into the ext out cuts off the internal speaker. I want to mod that jack. The speaker is 8 ohms. What impedance should the external speaker be if I do this mod?

[@Wenceslao3726]

One question: is my amp head safe even if is connected with right ohms and it's a 50w head connected to a 120w cab with the volume all the way down? while the sound is coming the line out to the interface to the DAW?

[@spidgeb3292]

I bought a vintage Vox cab that was in series wiring. Not everyone is going to buy a new cab. Pretty important to tell which is which.

[@guitarcoversandmore7574]

I got question. I just bought marshall origin 50head and i turn it on without a cab to see if it works in case if doesn't to bring it back to store. So, did i damage my amp by turning it on without cab, because it is valve amp?

[@NoahfromEarth]

thoroughly enjoyed those explosions

[@Diego_Amorim]

One thing I didn't understand. I have one 4x12 speakers 16ohm each one. I must consider so this is a 4 ohm result? Thus, considering the 16 ohm jack on the orange amp, it just may be used in a 1x12 16ohm speaker, is that?

[@jackyk5009]

So im looking at an ampeg svt 410 bass cab at 4 ohms what amp heads can I use? Cause I'm having a hard time following this

[@digitalrenegade7986]

Quick question, im trying to learn and came across something i want to make sure of before hooking up 2 cabinets. At 4:28 you show a second 16 ohm cab show up, wouldnt i want both left and right to give 16 ohms each? Would i not keep the switch on 16? Because, again idk yet, but by switching it to 8omhs you now give 4 each cable???? Please get back to me asap as i would like to see the full capability of my amp head before our next gig 😁

[@luismiguelclemente3232]

Hi! I’m new to this, so I appreciate any help regarding one question: I have a stereo guitar amp head (25w/Chanel) + stereo cab (both ENGL). Can I connect 2 cables to the head and then to the 2 inputs of the cab in Stereo!

[@DarekKozbur]

I have JCM 900 4100 and 1960AVintage cab. At the back of the amp i set switch to (4)16 ohms impedance and at the back of the cab I plugged the cable to right side (16ohms) and turned it into mono mode. Did it correct or wrong?

[@hikupmusicofficial]

will/can this work to hook a pa system at the same time because i have a Marshall 50mg fx i want to hook a pa system to use with a mic (marshell for guitar pa for mic) what im trying to do is get is an equal vol for both guitar and mic with out having to do them separate or should i use the loudspeaker hook up to plug it in and if so then what should i plug it in to?

[@JordanWieber]

QUESTION. I have two PPC212OB 2x12 orange cabs. And a orange crush pro 100 Can I run my amp through both those cabs? If so do I use both plugs on the back on the amp or daisy chain them.

[@dcdanger6151]

I have a Marshall DSL 100 HR amp that has a 1X4 ohm output jack. I am using it with a 4x12 Marshall cabinet with a mono/stereo switch. The right input of this cabinet is rated at 4 ohms in mono. Is it safe to go with the 4 ohm amp to cabinet setup or is it best to stick with the 16 ohm jacks on both?

[@higuy715]

So if I were to put a 2x12 can rated at 16ohms vertically I wouldn't have to worry about the ohms dropping?

[@custompainter]

I think you missed an opportunity to talk about some cabs allowing you to plug 1 16ohm into another 16ohm and then into a cab to utilize a single 8ohm output on the amp

[@guillermocendejas382]

Great video, I love all your content. I have a question regarding wattage, some amps allow you to change the wattage, example: from 20w/5w/1w, if I keep it on 1watt is it safe to assume that I can use a 2 watt speaker if it existed? Thank you

[@castleanthrax1833]

Why would you want a 2 watt speaker, and where would you find one? I suppose in theory yes, but I doubt you'll ever have to worry about it. Most guitar speakers will have a rating that will comfortably handle your 20 watt amp at any setting.

[@guillermocendejas382]

@@castleanthrax1833 thanks for the reply. in theory. I guess this is what I meant My amp is too loud, tube amp, built in attenuator allows me to turn it down to 1 watt but it is still too loud, I have a 12” 60 watt speaker, I wish there was a little speaker out there, and “if there were” and the speaker was anything below 20 watts which is my amps standard power can I play it as long as I attenuate my amp down

[@fleetwooddave]

I bought a Marshall mini silver 2525c jubilee combo amp and it has a Celestion G12M speaker rated at 8 ohms.When I bought it, the speaker was plugged into the 16 ohm jack. The Marshall website, Musicians Friend, and Sweetwater all show the picture of this being plugged in there. Maybe I just didn't understand the video? Please help to understand. Thank You.

[@somedaysometime]

say if i had an AC15 Vox combo tube amp, would i be able to buy a cabinet and extend that amp through that cab’s speaker? i’m pretty sure that the speaker on the ac15 itself wouldn’t be active anymore as i use the cab but what’s important is that i’m able to retain the settings and use the actual amp of the combo to change my sound and stuff

[@samstinkeringaround8961]

so I have a newbi question about paring , if you have a combo amp pared with a cabinet the auxiliary and headphone's function as normal ? Like playing your iPhone through the amp ? I tend to blow things up or so the wife says.

[@craigbriley8931]

Question can I connect additional speakers to a Fishman artist loud box

[@freefromleftwing]

Hello . I've got a question , can I use both speakers outputs of a Rivera Knucklehead 100 ( MK1) into a Marshall Lead 1960A in stereo mode, 8ohm's, as I do with the Marshall 9100 dual block ? Thanks in advance.

[@rjrpricarde9426]

A question for you. I’ve got a JVM205H can it handle a stack 1960a and 1960b cabinets. How would you go about it

[@mattyd1284]

Thanks for info but I have a question I have a Marshall jcm 900 head 4100 and 1936 cab how do I connect it properly can I use the left and right on the back of the amp and and the same on the cab left and right and run at 16oh s or do I need one lead from head to cab in mono and run it this way 😊😊😊😊

[@kevlahead7278]

I've just purchased a Joyo 20 watt which recommends a 8ohm speaker. I'm using it through a 16 ohm / 40 watt speaker at the moment but looking to buy a 8 ohm speaker. Does anyone know what the best wattage for that speaker would be?

[@dylanporter8105]

Why does an amp with two 8ohm outputs mean? Can you connect each of those to an 8 ohm cab or only 1? Or would that be for setting up stereo on a cab for left and right inputs?

[@josuerivera9749]

I have 4 x 12 fender cabinet with the M-80 but my amp head making noise when I turn it on so what tipe amp head you recommend me for those 4x12” cabinet speaker ?? thank you

[@mcprince]

Hey, question for ya! I have just got a new Vox AC30 S1. All I have hooked up is my strat through a SD1 overdrive into the amp, and the amp and guitar pedal plugged into the wall. My amp is hot to the touch after about 35 min of playing. Have I done something to cause the amp to overheat, or is there something I can do to assess what’s causing it to get hot after such a short time?

[@spencerdolan324]

Two Marshall origin 4x12 cabinets running off one evh 100watt head.. what should the impedance on the amp be set to? 4 8 or 16?

[@josecarlosturner]

Is it possible to connect a Marshall Origin 50 C to a Marshall sv112 speaker? The Origin has 2 outputs 8 ohms each one, and the sv112 just one output of 75w 16 ohms. I'm guessing, should I plug the 2 8 ohms outputs of the Origin and blend the cables together, then connect it into the sv112? Pleas help! Thanks

[@xXpapercutsXx]

I have a Marshall 4x12 cab that has 2 G12M greenbacks (25w) and 2 vintage 30s (60w). I’ve heard your cab is rated to double that of your lowest watt rated speaker. So does that mean 50w is as big as a amp as I’d want to put through it or do the 2 greenbacks pair as 50w and therefore it can handle a 100w amp? I know to not count it as 170w, but just not sure about the greenbacks and wanted to ask someone who knows more than I, thanks so much!

[@zombie9516]

Could i safely use a powerstage 700 on a 40w 1x10 or 1x12 for practice? I would keep it low volume

[@jdmoney1000]

So, can I plug my fender princeton 8ohm amp into a marshall 1960 stereo 4x12 cabinet safely????? Cab has either 4ohm or 16ohm input jack.

[@frankielad4049]

I have a Victory super countess which has a high and low power mode the high channel is 130 watt and the low is 30 watts, could I use a 50 watt cab if i kept it on low power mode?

[@devere0501]

I have a 4x12 Marshall 1960 cab and a 2x12 Marshall 1936 cab. Using a 100 watt Marshall silver jubilee. How would I connect if I wanted to use both?