tiny terror into Roadster combo?

[InTheGarage]

Hi, just upgraded to the roadster and loving it but I'm wondering if theres a way to also use it as a cab for my TT, ie bypassing amp section and just use the combo's speakers. I still love the sound of the TT and would like to continue using it, In addition to having the roadster. If anyone can give me some info about this that would be great, thanks!

 

[mrd]

Just run the speaker cable into one of the 8ohm taps on the back of the TT. There IS a speaker wire connecting the top of your Roadster cab to the speaker(s) within the cab, yeah?

 

[fitz8005]

it sounds like you already have a cab for the orange, as you commented on how much you love it. if so, you could also just get an a/b/y box or amp switcher and have the use of both amps by just switching with the box.

 

[InTheGarage]

mrd- just by looking at it i thought i could do that, but it is a brand new toy and I didnt want to possibly screw it up. thanks!

fitz- I do have a 1960 classic 4x12 but part of the reason i got the combo was to avoid hauling it around all over the place. even though the roadster weighs a ton, its more compact and fits in my car a whole lot better. being able to keep and use the orange is basically just a bonus!

 

[DeFrag]

This was my 1st idea:

I'd use a Little Lehle A/B switch to feed my guitar into my Orange Tiny Terror head & my Blackheart combo amp. Then I bought a Hammond aluminum project box, 3 Switchcraft mono jacks, & a 4PDT switch & was going to wire it up so both the Tiny Terror Head & Blackheart amp head went into the box so I could choose which head to pass through to the output. Now the output would feed INTO my Orange cabinet & parallel back out to the Blackheart speaker. This would give me the ability to play EITHER HEAD through basically a 2x12 (one closed-back Orange cab with a V30 & the open-backed Blackheart Celestion).

Cool right? Problem is I can't leave both amps turned on because the one not selected by the 4PDT switch won't see a speaker load & the OT will burn up. My project box switcher would work fine as long as one amp is on at a time. To switch the other one, I'd have to shut down the 1st.

2nd idea:

I decided to buy a Radial Engineering Tonebone Headbone-VT. Not only does it route my guitar signal to both amps, it switches the outputs of either amp as well. I can still daisy-chain the two speakers together in parallel. (Its important that they're the same impedance such as my case 16 & 16-ohms.) When you press the footswitch, the Headbone cross-fades the connections so as one amp output is disconnected from the speakers, it is shunted to a load-resistor while the other one ramps up. Integrity is maintained & everything is optical for no noise switching.

Radial Engineering makes some of the highest quality DI boxes, switchers, & effects available. I can't tout them enough. They make 3 versions of the Headbone, the VT, VS, & SS for 2 tube amps, 1 tube/1 solid-state, & 2 solid-state applications. They run about $240. Mine arrives Friday & I'm quite sure I'll be happy with my new setup as it should be rather versatile.

You can do the same thing to run your TT through your Roadster. The Headbone supports your impedances. Just connect the cables up properly. In my setup, I have 2 16-ohms in parallel which makes for an 8-ohm load. I'd think you could run the TT into your Roadster speakers with the TT's 8-ohm output.

I hope the diagrams layed out above helps. Please let me know what you decide.