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Orphin
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Post by Orphin » Wed May 09, 2007 5:40 pm

I don't know much about rewiring cabs. Is it possible to rewire <b>any</b> 4 Ohm basscab to 8 Ohms or does it depend on what ohms the speakers are?
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Post by twisted99 » Wed May 09, 2007 6:55 pm

It definately matters what ohm the speakers are and also how many. If it is a 4x10 with 16 ohm speakers it can only be wired to 4 ohm and 16 ohm. If it is a single 15 then it the ohm can not be changed. I don't believe there is any way to make a 4 ohm cab 8 ohms with out changing speakers.
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Orphin
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Post by Orphin » Wed May 09, 2007 8:32 pm

Hmm that sucks. So this leads me to the next question. Is it common for basscabs to be rated at 8 ohm?
Thing is that I need to get a basscab at 8 Ohms to run my RV through as a bassamp.
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Post by Neiloler » Wed May 09, 2007 10:04 pm

It's doable, but some speakers don't get that high. You should take a look at the Peavey Black Widow speakers, as well as the Carvin replacements. Though I'm not sure what the local brand for Swedes would be. I wasn't into speaker shopping much when I was in Finland. But I did pick up "du ar hott". Hope I spelled that right. ;)

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Post by Orphin » Wed May 09, 2007 10:13 pm

"Du är het" maybe?

Anyway, Im not after replacing any speakers, I'm after getting a basscab that's 8 Ohms standard. I'm just going to borrow a basscab but I have the chance to choose which brand for them to buy..
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Post by timi » Wed May 09, 2007 10:51 pm

Cannot be done without replacing speakers.

If its a multi-speaker 4 ohm cab, you can wire it to 16 ohms which your RV might be able to work with.

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Post by doombass » Thu May 10, 2007 12:30 am

Look no further than Orange. Both the 4x10 and 1x15 are 8 ohms. Infact I think 8 ohms is the common value for many Ampeg cabs also.

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