Cabinet Wire and Gauges

[rocknrolla]

You also must use at least .0625oz of solder. Any less and you'll lose high end. Really put that "blanket over my cab" sound.
(Lead-less solder gives you more mids too)

 

[Dave K]

From what I remember in my electronics class, the signal actually is carried out the outside of a strand of wire, so theoretically a bunch of small strands will carry more information/signal than one big strand. I'd suspect that translates into more top-end.

I'm interested in hearing from people with practical experience.

What you are referring to is called "skin effect", and has no bearing at audio frequencies, despite the bullshit touted in audiophile circles.It's not until the mHz range that it begins to show effect.

A 100w amp into a 16ohm cab is producing 40v AC at 2.5a of current. 20ga. wire is easily capable of handling that voltage and current. Take a look at the OT secondary wires of almost all guitar amps- rarely will you see anything larger than 20ga.

 

[MississippiMetal]

From what I remember in my electronics class, the signal actually is carried out the outside of a strand of wire, so theoretically a bunch of small strands will carry more information/signal than one big strand. I'd suspect that translates into more top-end.

I'm interested in hearing from people with practical experience.

What you are referring to is called "skin effect", and has no bearing at audio frequencies, despite the bullshit touted in audiophile circles.It's not until the mHz range that it begins to show effect.

A 100w amp into a 16ohm cab is producing 40v AC at 2.5a of current. 20ga. wire is easily capable of handling that voltage and current. Take a look at the OT secondary wires of almost all guitar amps- rarely will you see anything larger than 20ga.

THANK YOU. Beat me to it.
If I recall, Marshall used measily 22ga in their cabs. 22 gauge is capable of handling 7 amperes. I've built several amps with all 22 gauge wire, even for the heater strings.

With regards to low frequency response, most standard tuned 6 string guitars sit at around an 82hz floor. The downtuned and 8 string instruments can go a bit lower, but none less than 40hz.
20ga wire is plenty capable of transmitting this frequency. Don't get hung up on car stereo science where they use super large gauge speaker wire and bass reservoir capacitors. That's for extremely low frequency bass not produced by any guitar.

 

[Anonymous]

http://pickroar.com/1026/tame-the-boom- ... -polyfill/

some info to consider

 

[John4021]

Next thing you know some of these guys are going to debate what color of ink on their preamp tubes sounds brighter. We are getting to the point of ridiculous on some of this shit.
"Dude, I painted the wall green and it's like someone took a blanket off my amp!!!"

Quit worrying about these make believe nuance you think you're hearing and try practicing a bit.

A lot of this is general curiosity. Some guys care about minor impacts. I didn't start this asking about how some bullshit thing will effect anything. I guess beam blockers, fiberglass panels don't work period.

I asked while disclosing that this may be pure cork sniffin' at it's finest.

Some people would prefer (such as myself) a cheaper fix vs. buying a new rig, set of pickups etc.

I guess if someone already practices 3-5 days a week and 1-3 hours at a time then it's not enough.

Whoops.

Clean the sand out of your vag man. I wasn't addressing you specifically.
I was making a point about how silly tone chasing gets. A treble knob and your fingers can alter your sound more drastically than 99% of this kind of crap.

Easy guy. It's the Internet; relax.

I am relaxed. You were addressing me, remember?

Gotcha.

Must be all that sand in my vagina. Sorry it clouded my judgement

Damn Dom,
I thought that Scumback you sold me sounded gritty....lol
J/K

 

[pkripper]

Is there a reason not use lamp cord? looks about the same.

 

[pkripper]

Is there a reason not use lamp cord? looks about the same.

 

[MississippiMetal]

Is there a reason not use lamp cord? looks about the same.

If you want, sure.