Guitar Amps

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Q: Does it ruin your guitar amp head if you plug it to a different cabinent? (Marshall head to Fender cabinet?)?
I was wondering if it woud it would ruin either the head or cabinet if you plug a diiferent type of head into a cabinet
Example-Randall head into a mesa/boogie cabinet?

A: all depends on the ohms(resistence) of your cab compared to the handling of your head. if your head is good for 4 ohms you can put 1 4 ohm cab on it or 2 8 ohm cabs on, brands dont matter, just ohms and wattage ratings

Q: Do you need a cabinet to run an amp head?
I would like to know if you need a guitar speaker cabinet to run a guitar amp head? Im looking into purchasing the Fender FM 100H head and its a good price at 240 at Guitar Center and I just want to know if I need a cabinet to run it.

o yeah, any if anyone has this head can you tell me if its any good

thanks

A: yes it’s important that you have a cabinet plugged in for the load ,,or you will blow the head.

sorry I haven’t tried the Fm 100 yet

Q: I Need Help Finding Info On My Fender Guitar Amp?
Just need info on my fender amp i picked up second hand, the model says its a H.O.T. but i cant find anything online at all, its roughly 15i x 15i in size, its a 75 watt, From Left to Right the face controls aree as follows, two guitar lead inputs Hi and Lo, then 4 push buttons controls Bright/Clean Crunch/Lead, then three dials, Contour/Volume/Reverb, then a over and under in put headphone size holes saying Tape Input, then three inputs next to that, Preamp Output, Preamp Output, Head Phones and next to that thePower Switch

A: Try going to Fender.com you might see your model there or you give them a call Telephone: (480) 596-7195

Q: question on a guitar amp head/cabinet.?
So im kinda getting into guitar and im joining a band and thinking of getting an amp head/cab becuase my 15 watt fender is too quiet. soooo uh i was wondering if you ccan use one brand of amp head (say a vox head) and a differant brand cab (say a marshall cab)? would this work?

A: yes it is possible to use a head of X brand with a cabinet of Y brand. I know a guitar player who has a 350Watt Crate head hooked up to a Charvel cabinet. I also know another guitar player who has a Marshall Mode 4 head hooked up to a friends Fender MH cabinet until he gets his Marshall cab out of the shop.

For a while my Crate Blue-Voodoo tube head was connected to a friends Marshall 1960 cab and sounded just fine. So in short, yes you can!

Q: Guitar Amp/Amp Head questions. please help.?
So I bought this amp about a year ago.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Frontman-212R-100W-2×12-Guitar-Combo-Amp?sku=481601

it being a “Combo” amp. what does that mean?
I really like it, its GREAT.
but I’m soon going to buy a Dunlop Talk Box.
Supposedly you need an Amp Head to use a talk box.
I know i have to have a separate like, PA system, and mic.
i got that covered.
Also, is it even possibly to use an Amp head with this amp?
If so, how big/wattage/power?
Thanks guys.
sorry. its actually THIS amp guys. my fault

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-FM-212DSP-100-Watt-2×12-Frontman-Combo-Amp-with-DSP-Effects?sku=483720

A: To help answer some of your questions a combo is when you have your speakers and your head all together in one unit. Or you can get a “stack” which gives you the option of picking and choosing which type and size of speakers you want and than choosing the appropriate head to go with your speakers.
The one you showed is a combo so you won’t need an amp head.
Hope that helps a little bit…

Q: Which amp stack should i get??? Crate FlexWave Series Half Stack, or Fender FM 100H with cab?
Which one should i get???????
Crate Flexwave

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Crate-FlexWave-Series-FW120HS-120W-4×12-Half-Stack-481416-i1320778.gc

Fender FM 100 head and cab
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-FM-100H-Guitar-Amp-Head-103532024-i1145954.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-FM-412-4×12–100-Watt-4-Ohm-Cabinet-103532032-i1153055.gc

I really like both amps,(the fender looks cooler), but whats best in sound quallity??? im gonna be in a band and might use it during school tallent shows and stuff at my school with my future band, my jr highs stage is in the cafeteria and im afraid my line 6 spider III 15 watt amp isnt loud enough. they both have about the same price but which is best for every rock genre and a little metal. (punk rock, alternative, classic rock, and the breaking benjamin metallica type metal). i plan on having it hooked up to a les paul speciall 2, (mught upgrade to a beautiful wine red epiphone les paul studio limmited edition and have it hooked to a digitech rp350 multi-effects pedal box.

A: Fender is definitely the better choice.

It’s also wise to choose something that you will like for a long time.

I agree that fender looks cooler, so i suggest you go with fender

if you are worried about the sound quality, you definitely do not

need to worry about that

Q: Guitar amplifier tone come from head or cabinet?
Would a Fender amp head with a fender cabinet sound the same as a Fender amp head with a Marshall cabinet? Which component or do both contribute to the tone of the amplifier?

A: Both the head and the cab affect your sound, and you can mix and match to suit your taste. For example, you could have a tube head or solid state, and a cab that’s open back, closed back, 4×12, 2×12, ported, not ported, different speakers, etc. Even the type of wood matters: most are particle board, but some boutique/high end cabs are made of cabinet grade wood. It’s fun to experiment!

Q: is it a good idea to mic my guitar amp (a small fender valve) to hear it on a Stagepas 300 PA?
Ok i just sold a horrible, 4×12 cabinet and head (both fenders too, solid state) and i just love my little practice amp tone, its a valve state so i wanna preserve that sound, i can even hear it with drums and bass playing at the same time (no problem with that).

The thing is i want to be able to listen to my electric acoustic, and add some piano, so an electric guitar amp can’t make it, and i just have about $550, so i was tihnking in buying that PA and micing the guitar, the electric acoustic and setting up a Keyboard directly through the mixer. Any thoughts? Is this a good idea? is it going to sound bad? HEEELLLPPP!!!!!!!!!!!

A: Trying to mic the guitar, might be a problem. You’d be fine if you could just plug it directly into the mixer. Or else you’ll run into feedback issues.

Q: Which guitar amp should i get?
i’ve been playing guitar for about a year now and i was looking for a new amp. I am not sure if i should get a marshall 100 watt amp head or just a marshall 100 watt 22.5″x18″x11. I’d prefer to get an amp head so that later i could upgrade to a half stack. I would generally use this amp for jamming with my friends. Currently i have a 15 watt fender amp

A: A half stack is not that practical unless your leaving it at a rehearsal location, It’s not much fun and it can be damaging to haul a 4X12 cabinet and Head, plus Guitar case and accessories around from place to place, not to mention a tube head doesn’t like being carried around outside of a road case! And you really want a tube head!
Sure a JCM900 head and a 1960V cab is the shitz!
but you might consider the MG100DFX 100watt combo until you get the band rehearsal thing down!

Q: How do you hook up a Dunlop Heil Talkbox to a guitar amp?
I just got the dunlop heil talkbox but when i look at the instructions it says you have to have a amp head and a cab. However i do not have a head or a halfstack. I have two amps a Fender-GDEC and a Peavey Rage 150 is there any way to hook it up using those two amps?

A: Hopefully you bought it at a local store,

go and have them show you how to hook it up,

be careful, you can damage your amp, if you don’t do it correctly

You need an amp, that has a “speaker output”,
I don’t think the Fender does, so that won’t work

I don’t know the Peavy, so I don;t know about that one

IF you use a solid state head, it’s not as tricky,
if you use a tube head, you have to make sure that there is a load on the amp, at ALL times, or you will damage it.

I used to own one, but do not have one in fron to f me right now

Q: Im having trouble finding a good sound for my bass guitar and amp, can someone give me some suggestions?
I have a Gallien Krueger 300 backline head and a 4 by 10inch cab. My guitar is an active fender Jazz bass. I play in a hardcore band and im having a lot of trouble finding a sound that is both good for triplets and for a bassy sound. If someone could find the amp head’s panel on the internet and tell me some settings i would really appreciate it. Thank you

A: Sorry I’m stomped

Q: I neeed some expert help for my new guitar AMP…?
Hello everyone. I’m joined a new band, and things are pretty good so far. I would like to get a nice set of head/cabinet for my new set up. It’s kinda hard for me because i need to find an excellent sound for the kind of guitar playing i do.

If you have listen to bands like Billy Talent, you would notice that there are more than just regular chords in their music. Those single notes that totally change the sound of a chordf that Ian D’Sa [guitars] plays are a perfect example of the kind of sound i wanna get. Clean and very noticeable.

Now, i tried the Marshall 800 100W Head, and it was pretty good.Then i tried the Fender 60W Supersonic Head AMP and the sound was awesome! I need to get something like that, but the prices are a little too high for me now, and that’s not counting the cabinet. I would like somebody to help me with this. What other brands should i try? Whatr about MESA? WHAT ABOUT THE CABINET???

Please help….

A: Mesa/Boogie is an awesome brand, but it’s hard to find a dealer, and it’d cost a lot. You should try all sorts of brands, don’t be limited to one. You never know if you’ll find one that you like and it’s cheap. What sort of cabinet are you looking for (like 2×10″ or what?)? It depends if you’re band is going to be serious, like going to be gigging or not. If you’re not going to be in a while, then save up for a really good amp. I rushed into buying a Fender Rumble 100 Combo amp a while back, and now that we’re going to be gigging, I’m not sure if it’s going to have enough power or not. See, if I saved up until now, I would’ve had enough for an amp head and small cab.

Q: What is the best $300- 400 amp?
I was thinking one of these

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-Frontman-212R-100W-2×12-Guitar-Combo-Amp-104506076-i1323510.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Valve-Junior-Half-Stack-481475-i1275082.gc
with this http://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone-Valve-Junior-1X12-Extension-Cab-104302591-i1176530.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Marshall-MG15MSII-Micro-Stack-101897007-i1145874.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Marshall-Zakk-Wylde-MG15MSZW-Microstack-Amp-481032-i1173583.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Kustom-Double-Barrel-30W-2×12-Guitar-Combo-Amp-482293-i1410517.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-FM-100H-Guitar-Amp-Head-103532024-i1145954.gc
with http://www.guitarcenter.com/Marshall-MG412A-or-MG412B-120W-4×12-Guitar-Extension-Cabinet-101644409-i1145923.gc

If you have any other suggestions or advice on which is better of these, I appreciate it. If the first is true, distortion isn’t really an issue for me. I have a boss DS-1 and an MT-2.
Oh, I forgot to say I play mostly classic and alternative rock.
TG, that isn’t an absolute price range, I can save up a little more if it is absolutely worth it, but I would prefer that it stay within that.

A: Well with the DS-1 and MT-2, you have any distortion covered, so you need a good clean
Id say try Fender

Though get the combo, the head is 250, and with the cab it will be over your price range

I hate the clean sound of Marshall’s personally, And I find Kustoms sound similar

The Epiphone may be too quite for a band/gig situation

Even so, I would say get the combo fender
Easier to move, 2X12 is more than enough, and it saves you money for something else

Q: what is the point of a guitar amp and mic?
I play live at my church every week. I play a martin D-28 acoustic guitar through a genz benz amp and I use the line out that runs to the sound system. I just recently got a Gibson les paul and i play through a fender amp that is miced with a sm-57 dynamic mic. I was just wondering why should I mic the amp when I can just run a line out, or better yet just run a line out of a marshall head or something like that. My stage is pretty big and the audience cant really hear the amps all they hear is the main speakers so I was wondering what the point of an amp is… why not just pick a good sounding head and use an in-ear monitor to eliminate stage volume and better produce a good mix for the audience. I’m basically wondering what is the point of having an amp and if it is necissary why mic it vs. using the line out.

A: There are a number of reasons. One is that because every amp sounds different and each guitarist has his/her preferences set, you want the audience to hear what you hear coming out of the amp. If you used the line-out of a head, you’d be eliminating the sound heard from the amp speakers.

When you mic an amp, the audience IS hearing the amp, but through the main speakers (PA).

If amp speakers weren’t all that important, they wouldn’t cost so much!

I did exactly what you mentioned once, i.e., plugged my guitar directly into the PA system. The problem? I had ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL over the guitar sound, and it sounded exactly the same in every song.

This would be fine if you were using say, a personal PA system where you could control the mix/tone, etc. on stage. However, the Shure 57 was designed to do just what it does… present the same sound to the audience as it does to you. Costs less, too!

Capisce?

Kabum

Q: How can I use headphones with my guitar amplifier?
I don’t think it is possible, but I have a Fender FM212R combo amp and head. It has two guitar inputs, a footswitch input, pre out, and power in. There isn’t a headphone jack but I was wondering if there is any possible way to configure the sound from the amp into headphones?

A: i fthere ain’t a headphone jack u can’t