Long question here:
I have a fender supersonic 22 with a weber chicago speaker. It sounds great and is super loud indoors. Outdoors with only vocals mic'd, the amp couldn't keep up with the drummer and bass running a stack. I ran a 112 extension cab with another 8 ohm weber chicago. Result was better dispersion but more break up on the cleans than I could live with.
My goal is higher clean decibels.
Option 1: Supersonic 22 combo off the ground with 16 ohm A type celestion. Extension output to 16 ohm Avatar closed back vertical 212 cab loaded with 2 Weber Chicago 8 ohm speakers (wired to equal 16ohms). Then, avatar cab's output to 112 cab with a 16 ohm celestion V type off the ground.
Summary: Internal combo speaker at 16ohms and total leg on the extension output would be 8 ohms equaling 5.3 total to the transformer. May present an imbalance between the 16 ohm internal and 8 ohm external, unless the fender shares the load between internal and external speakers somehow. ?
Option 2: use an 8 ohm eminence swamp thang on the bottom of the 212 and keep the 8 ohm weber chicago in the combo. This would yield at total of 4 ohms on the fender's output transformer. This would be a heavier load on the transformer, but might be more balanced between internal and external speakers.
Summary: Internal speaker at 8 ohms and the leg of external 212 to 112 equaling 8 will yield a load of 4 to the amp. According to the fender service guy on the phone, half of the rated ohms is fine.
Thank you for your help.
I have a fender supersonic 22 with a weber chicago speaker. It sounds great and is super loud indoors. Outdoors with only vocals mic'd, the amp couldn't keep up with the drummer and bass running a stack. I ran a 112 extension cab with another 8 ohm weber chicago. Result was better dispersion but more break up on the cleans than I could live with.
My goal is higher clean decibels.
Option 1: Supersonic 22 combo off the ground with 16 ohm A type celestion. Extension output to 16 ohm Avatar closed back vertical 212 cab loaded with 2 Weber Chicago 8 ohm speakers (wired to equal 16ohms). Then, avatar cab's output to 112 cab with a 16 ohm celestion V type off the ground.
Summary: Internal combo speaker at 16ohms and total leg on the extension output would be 8 ohms equaling 5.3 total to the transformer. May present an imbalance between the 16 ohm internal and 8 ohm external, unless the fender shares the load between internal and external speakers somehow. ?
Option 2: use an 8 ohm eminence swamp thang on the bottom of the 212 and keep the 8 ohm weber chicago in the combo. This would yield at total of 4 ohms on the fender's output transformer. This would be a heavier load on the transformer, but might be more balanced between internal and external speakers.
Summary: Internal speaker at 8 ohms and the leg of external 212 to 112 equaling 8 will yield a load of 4 to the amp. According to the fender service guy on the phone, half of the rated ohms is fine.
Thank you for your help.