I have a Nomad 45 2 x 12 in a great hardwood cab/wicker grill. It came (to me) with 2 Celestion Anniversary G12H (30 w) speakers. They are 8 ohm, wired in parallel for 4 ohms resistance.
Here is the question.....I THINK the "American" tube variation is more to my liking. Toward that end, I just picked up a Nomad 55 with the 2 C-90 speakers, 16 ohm wired in parallel to result in 8 ohms.
My THOUGHT was to simply swap the amps into the opposite cabinets. That would leave me with a 55 watt 6L6 setup in the nicer cabinet with what (I am given to believe are "superior" speakers. If all that works out, I may then just sell the black tolex 45 watt 2 x 12.
Any thoughts on the best way to match every thing up?
I should mention I am more interested in the range of clean(ish) to bluesy to "traditional" Mesa sounding (Santana-ish) sounds.......Which I am happy with using the available 3 channels, all in the "vintage" modes. I do not need to go to "extremes" for over the top modern gain. That is, beyond the "Black Magic Woman" or "Still Got The Blues" type of tones.
:?:
BTW, I also have a Mesa Blue Angel 1 x 12. I was not real happy with the C-90 in that. Changed out for a V-30 and I like it a lot better. Also, I then took that C-90 and put it into a 1 x 12 extension cabinet. I think it sounds better there than it did in the combo amp. Go figger......
TIA!
Here is the question.....I THINK the "American" tube variation is more to my liking. Toward that end, I just picked up a Nomad 55 with the 2 C-90 speakers, 16 ohm wired in parallel to result in 8 ohms.
My THOUGHT was to simply swap the amps into the opposite cabinets. That would leave me with a 55 watt 6L6 setup in the nicer cabinet with what (I am given to believe are "superior" speakers. If all that works out, I may then just sell the black tolex 45 watt 2 x 12.
Any thoughts on the best way to match every thing up?
I should mention I am more interested in the range of clean(ish) to bluesy to "traditional" Mesa sounding (Santana-ish) sounds.......Which I am happy with using the available 3 channels, all in the "vintage" modes. I do not need to go to "extremes" for over the top modern gain. That is, beyond the "Black Magic Woman" or "Still Got The Blues" type of tones.
:?:
BTW, I also have a Mesa Blue Angel 1 x 12. I was not real happy with the C-90 in that. Changed out for a V-30 and I like it a lot better. Also, I then took that C-90 and put it into a 1 x 12 extension cabinet. I think it sounds better there than it did in the combo amp. Go figger......
TIA!
