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Old 2006-01-13, 10:07
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2 Head's into 1 Cab

What would be the best way to run 2 tube amp heads into 1 cab? I've seen the tonebone switcher but was wondering if there was a better way.
 
Old 2006-01-13, 12:25
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Hm, that is a big problem... An A/B/Y switch to go into the two heads would be the first thing you'd have to do. I'd imagine you'd have to have another one with a line out from the head, into one part of the 2nd A/B/Y, and have both heads plugged in like that, with the Y going out to the cab.

Thats really all that I can imagine you'd be able to do with that, but we'll see what everyone else has to say.
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Old 2006-01-13, 20:32
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You can't do:
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head 1 guitar < > cab head 2

with 2 ABY's, because you will fry the output transformers on the amps because at some point, they'll have no load on them. You could get a stereo cab, and connect one amp to the left side, and the other to the right- and ABY the guitar to the amp inputs. You can get switches to do what you want, but they are really expensive.

Hope that provides some help
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Old 2006-01-13, 21:08
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You can't do:
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head 1 guitar < > cab head 2

with 2 ABY's, because you will fry the output transformers on the amps because at some point, they'll have no load on them.


Ah, yeah, thats right. I completely forgot about that.
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Old 2006-01-13, 23:17
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You need to run a dummy load for the head thats not being used,ala THD hotplate.
 
Old 2006-01-14, 01:08
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This is what I was talkin about,
www.tonebone.com/tbone-headbone-vt.htm
It keeps a load on the amp not in use but am wondering how safe it is. What would happen to a tube amp with no load on it?
 
Old 2006-01-14, 08:12
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Use a stereo cab and a switcher for the guitar.
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