Hi everybody.
I'm new to the forum. Some week ago I got my first Mesa Boogie, an Express 5:50. Purchased it used but it's in mint condition, the amp was originally purchased in Nov 2007. It's an awesome amp! I play mostly blues/soul and funk with clean or medium overdrive and the amp suits me real good!
Then for the question;
While changing power tubes I noticed that the single 12" speaker (A Mesa Black Shadow MC-90) is stamped 16 Ohms. Reading the manual it states that it should be an 8 Ohms speaker. Is this common, and if not has the speaker at some point been replaced?? Are there any disadvantages?
And if I would like to add an external cab will there be any negative effects? Should I be concerned?
Edited to add: When measuring the DC resistance it reads 7 Ohms. Compared to another Celestion equipped 8 Ohms cab I own which reads 6.5 Ohms DC resistance.
I'm new to the forum. Some week ago I got my first Mesa Boogie, an Express 5:50. Purchased it used but it's in mint condition, the amp was originally purchased in Nov 2007. It's an awesome amp! I play mostly blues/soul and funk with clean or medium overdrive and the amp suits me real good!
Then for the question;
While changing power tubes I noticed that the single 12" speaker (A Mesa Black Shadow MC-90) is stamped 16 Ohms. Reading the manual it states that it should be an 8 Ohms speaker. Is this common, and if not has the speaker at some point been replaced?? Are there any disadvantages?
And if I would like to add an external cab will there be any negative effects? Should I be concerned?
Edited to add: When measuring the DC resistance it reads 7 Ohms. Compared to another Celestion equipped 8 Ohms cab I own which reads 6.5 Ohms DC resistance.