Ohms and guitar cabinet question

[cacheek]

I have an 8 ohm cabinet, but I found a 16 ohm cabinet that I like. My question is this: how do I match the ohm load if my amp doesn't have a selection switch for switching ohms on the amplifier itself? So, I have an amp with an 8 ohm output but not a 16 ohm output. What do I do here?

 

[EyesOfTheSouth]

Nothin you can do to match the load if you want to keep it 4x12 format. That being said, you can safely run the 8 ohm tap into a 16ohm cab. But you will have slightly less volume and a more compressed/darker tone. This has been my experience at least with Marshall-type circuits.

 

[racerevlon]

8 ohms and 16 ohms in parallel result in a 5.333 ohm load. Unless you have a 4-ohm tap on your head, you'd need to re-wire your 8-ohm cab for 16-ohms.

 

[cacheek]

I have a 212 recto cab now that is 8 ohms. My mini rectifier has an 8 ohm output only. I'm thinking about picking up a local Jim Root 212 cabinet but it's a 16 ohm cabinet. :/

Is it possible to rewire the 16 ohm cab to 8? How do I do that?

 

[Buckeyedog]

I have a 212 recto cab now that is 8 ohms. My mini rectifier has an 8 ohm output only. I'm thinking about picking up a local Jim Root 212 cabinet but it's a 16 ohm cabinet. :/

Is it possible to rewire the 16 ohm cab to 8? How do I do that?

Nope. Likely you have 2 8 ohm speakers wired in series. You'd have to sell those speakers and pick up 2 16 ohm speakers and wire them in parallel for an 8 ohm load.