Mk 1V as an additional speaker

[Dave Tennent]

Hi Guys,

We've recently made the move from a twin-lead setup in the band to me assuming all of the guitar duties !

To try and fill the sound gap that this leaves I was thinking of using my MK 1V as an additional speaker on the other side of the stage from me, however I'm not sure about the whole 'ohm' thing ! Can any of you advise me ?

I'm currently running a Cornford 50 Mk 11 head into a Cornford 2x12 cabinet - this requires the ohms on the Cornford to be set at 8. If I run a lead across the stage to the Mk 1V do I plug it into the 8 or the 4 ohm speaker socket, and what do I then set the Cornford at ?

First gig with the new line-up coming up in a few days so could do with some help asap !!

Thanks in advance guys!

Dave

 

[SonicProvocateur]

You want to run your Mark IV and Cornford in stereo into the same 2x12? Is the Mark IV a combo i'm assuming? Or just use the Mark IV's speaker from your additional tap? I don't know how the impedance splitter works on Cornford's but you should be able to just leave it in 8 ohm's (or whatever the Mesa's speaker is) and hook it up if that's the case i'd assume since you wouldn't be connecting any odd loads.

If you're worried about hooking up a 8 ohm speaker into an 4 ohm tap, thats safe. May the rock and roll be with you.

(if you're really savvy, you'll ditch the Cornford and just run both from the 4 ohm taps of the Mark IV 8) )

 

[Dave Tennent]

Thanks for the advice - I'm trying to run the Mark 1V, which is a combo, as an extra speaker from the spare tap of the Cornford

Dave

 

[zodiac272]

hey,

if you have two 8 ohm cabs, plug them both into the 4 ohm taps is a match.

scott

 

[SonicProvocateur]

Isn't the Cornford wired up like a Marshall?

 

[Dave Tennent]

Sorry, not a clue !

Dave