Practising with my tube head

[MC Groves]

I've finally decided to pick up a Marshall TSL60, gonna get it in a week or so. I don't plan on buying a cab just yet, since every gig I play there's a cab handy. Thing is, I want to use the amp every now and then in my room to practice with the footswitch and that. My dad, an electrician, says there won't be a problem hooking the speaker in my bass amp up to the head and practising that way. The same with my Marshal G80RCD: he says there won't be a problem if I connect the speaker up to the head. I don't doubt my dad but I want to make sure no harm will come of my stuff since I've paid a lot for all my gear so far (considering I am a student).

Also, how would I go about recording direct with the TSL into my Boss BR-532?

 

[Doug H]

make sure all the ohm stuff matches up. I don't know about it well enough to say how to do it, but my understanding is you can fry the amp if there isn't enough resistence on the speaker.

 

[Farview]

Just match the impedance of the speaker to the head and you will be fine. It won't sound the same as a 4x12, but I'm sure you knew that.

 

[fraserhutch]

I'm sorry, "practicing with my tube head' is just plain rude and ohhhh so wrong

 

[MC Groves]

I knew someone was gonna pick that up, haha.