Some cab advice

[TomiR]

So here's what has been bugging me lately:

I own a Single Recto Solo 50 head, which I love to death, but there's only one problem, I have a Orange PPC 412 cab coming my way and it's rated at 16ohm's whereas the Single only has outputs for 4 and 8.

I did read the manual before I ordered the cab, and it stated that the head could be used with a 16ohm cab with no problem whatsoever. Thus I had no worries in ordering the cab.

But I still want to have some input from guys who have used their 8ohm output to a 16ohm cab.

How much does it effect the tone? Not from a theoretical point of view! It doesen't worry me if I can't get the same amount of volume, but as long as it still sounds like the Recto I love.

Thanks in advance guys and hello from Finland!

 

[Rocky]

I have done that mismath many times. I dont think it hurts tone at all, and I didnt notice much of a diff from a matched cabinet. Then again I dont sweat the small stuff. Even if it makes a teeny difference a good player should be able to overcome that small issue.

 

[tommyhawk13]

Hello, and welcome to the board.
Are the speakers 16 ohm's each?
If so, have you thought about rewiring the cab to 4 ohm's?
That would be a very simple project.

 

[TomiR]

Hello, and welcome to the board.
Are the speakers 16 ohm's each?
If so, have you thought about rewiring the cab to 4 ohm's?
That would be a very simple project.

Yeah, I had that in mind, but I also have a 16ohm power atteunator, so I would need to replace that as well.

I originally ordered the the atteunator and the cab for my Peavey 6505.

 

[Grendeltone]

Other amps... I have noticed the biggest difference with sound... but Mesa doesn't seem to have that issue...

 

[TomiR]

Other amps... I have noticed the biggest difference with sound... but Mesa doesn't seem to have that issue...

I was hoping for that

Thanks guys for the help!

 

[TomiR]

Well, I got my Orange cab today, and I didn't really notice any difference in my Recto's tone, except for the huge improvement of getting a quality 4X12" to replace my 2X12" Marshall cab.

So yeah, it still sounds like my Recto, and now even better