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so, this is the thread where we voice our concerns about accidentally destroying our equipment

if i have two distortion pedals, both dialed, running into a fender twin, should i worry about damaging the speakers? or any other component of the amp? what about a solid state amp?

sorry if this is totally idiotic/obvious etc.

― millenarian (millenarian), Monday, 8 January 2007 01:23 (eighteen years ago)

Safe, it'll just sound sucky.
Well, if it's cranked all the way you might be putting a little more stress on the speaker than clean(square waves) but overall, I wouldn't worry. Most guitar amps have speakers rated well beyond the output of the amp.

― Watery G Tornado (The GZeus), Monday, 8 January 2007 03:58 (eighteen years ago)

test your fender twin setup with a bass first

― am0n (am0n), Monday, 8 January 2007 04:03 (eighteen years ago)

clean(square waves)

I hope you mean that his distorted output is like a square wave, and not that the clean signal is a square wave. (Because it's not.)

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 8 January 2007 05:23 (eighteen years ago)

I'm pretty sure he means the distorted wave

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 8 January 2007 06:10 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah.
it will cause more damage than clean(IT'S square waves AT THAT POINT).
is what I meant, guess I should have said more.

― Watery G Tornado (The GZeus), Monday, 8 January 2007 06:33 (eighteen years ago)

thanks for the info. it doesnt sound crappy if you tweak it right though!!!

am0n what cable should i use 4 that

― millenarian (millenarian), Monday, 8 January 2007 07:34 (eighteen years ago)

Make sure you use one that lets all of the music get to the amplifier.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Monday, 8 January 2007 13:59 (eighteen years ago)

How much actual Db boost do the pedals have? Distortion itself shouldn't be a problem, but if you're stacking boosts on top of each other, that could be an issue if you were diming the amp as well...given that it's a twin, I doubt you are, though.

If you are, please consult earplugs thread immediately.

― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Monday, 8 January 2007 16:56 (eighteen years ago)

yeah i make sure they volume's reasonable whenim pedal stacking

― millenarian (millenarian), Monday, 8 January 2007 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

am0n what cable should i use 4 that

rca or 1/8"

― am0n (am0n), Monday, 8 January 2007 20:47 (eighteen years ago)

ok i stripped the copper wiring out of a 65 blackface twin and cased in rubber i tapped myself hoping for the richest tone

― millenarian (millenarian), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 05:07 (eighteen years ago)

IS IT SAFE to have the phantom power switch on my recording interface/ soundcard/ mic preamp thingy turned on all the time (with the mic plugged in), or should I turn it off and/or unplug the mic when I'm not using it?

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 08:56 (eighteen years ago)

Turn it off when using a ribbon mic.
Otherwise it's GENERALLY fine.
Check your mic's instructions.

― Seven Years as a Bird in the Wood (The GZeus), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 09:24 (eighteen years ago)

is it SAFE to plug my headphones into the 1/4" balanced jack where the mic is supposed to be plugged in with the phantom power on? will my ears get warm?

― AaronK (AaronK), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 00:55 (eighteen years ago)

Yes and no respectively.

― Gilded in Peat Reek, in a Perfect Whiskey Climate (The GZeus), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 03:42 (eighteen years ago)

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