DR 3CH a/b'd with TSL 100 into 4x12 recto standard

[Pornstar]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if this set-up wouldn't work - ie technically. I'm worried I may blow something up!

My Dual Rec into my 4x12 recto standard cab - into one of the two bi-amp 4ohm jacks, with my Marshall TSL 100 into the second recto bi-amp 4 ohm jacks, with a good quality a/b switch between my guitar and both heads? I only want to drive 1 head at a time into the cab and think the TSL for clean and DR for dirty may make a killer combo.

Can anyone see why this may be a bad idea or technically stupid? The cab looks set-up for exactly this concept to me and it might solve the DR not being the best at cleans?

Cheers!

 

[siggy14]

It can be done, take 4 ohm tap out of marshall into 4 ohm tap of one side of cab, then take the 4 ohm tap out of rect into 4 ohm tap of other side of cab, two speakers for the marshall and two for the boogie.

Downside to this is, you wattage is halved and if you are playing live you will need to mic's, one for the marshal side and one for the mesa side. Also you might want to invest in noise surpressors for both sides unless you want to always switch the amp not being used to the clean channel, because if you dont some of the hiss might bleed through on quieter parts.

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if this set-up wouldn't work - ie technically. I'm worried I may blow something up!

My Dual Rec into my 4x12 recto standard cab - into one of the two bi-amp 4ohm jacks, with my Marshall TSL 100 into the second recto bi-amp 4 ohm jacks, with a good quality a/b switch between my guitar and both heads? I only want to drive 1 head at a time into the cab and think the TSL for clean and DR for dirty may make a killer combo.

Can anyone see why this may be a bad idea or technically stupid? The cab looks set-up for exactly this concept to me and it might solve the DR not being the best at cleans?

Cheers!

 

[desertcj]

The problem you would have is with only two speakers in the 4x12 being active will sound different than a 2x12 cab. you effectively will have a very large 2x12 with passive radiators and it will most likely be really muddy. if you had a road king cab it would work no problem since the cab was designed to be two separate sides.

 

[desertcj]

You may also want to look at the radial amp bone if you want the full sound of the 4x12, it will switch your amps to the same cab and keep a load on the head not in use.

 

[siggy14]

Actually i havent tried at high volumes, but at medium volumes running two rectifiers through a side on each of the cab it pretty much sounded normal, little less volume since less air pushing but there was no muddiness.

The problem you would have is with only two speakers in the 4x12 being active will sound different than a 2x12 cab. you effectively will have a very large 2x12 with passive radiators and it will most likely be really muddy. if you had a road king cab it would work no problem since the cab was designed to be two separate sides.