antichef
pornk rock
I'm switching back and forth between two different amp heads on one 4x12 cab. Currently, I make sure the one I'm not using is off and move the speaker cable back and forth as needed between the two. The cabinet has (at least) two inputs, and so I'm wondering whether it would be a disaster to:
1) use two speaker cables which are always in place between each head and the two cabinet inputs, making sure the amp I'm not using is off, or
2) use the two speaker cables but perhaps leave both heads on and use an A/B box to switch my guitar between the two, or even
3) jump the inputs to the heads and play through them both into the same cabinet (assuming it can handle the total output of both heads)
In any of the cases above, should I be worried about the signal from the active amp head hurting the inactive head? Both heads are tube/transformer based in a traditional way, if that makes a difference.
1) use two speaker cables which are always in place between each head and the two cabinet inputs, making sure the amp I'm not using is off, or
2) use the two speaker cables but perhaps leave both heads on and use an A/B box to switch my guitar between the two, or even
3) jump the inputs to the heads and play through them both into the same cabinet (assuming it can handle the total output of both heads)
In any of the cases above, should I be worried about the signal from the active amp head hurting the inactive head? Both heads are tube/transformer based in a traditional way, if that makes a difference.