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Post by rickyp on Jan 29, 2019 20:16:48 GMT -7
I currently have a Z plus, and a Maz 8. I’m selling the Maz 8 because I want a Maz 18 head. Thought it would be cool to bring the Maz 18 head and the Z-plus to a gig, get a splitter, and run both amps into the Z-Plus speaker. I can use my Radial Big shot to switch between amps. Is this a big no-no? I can’t see any drawbacks to this, but I figured it was worth asking. Saves me from having to bring two combo amps to a gig (and not having to mic two separate amps), and gives me the versatility of having both amps. Thoughts?
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Post by headshrinker (Marc) on Jan 29, 2019 21:24:15 GMT -7
Are you talking about using the Radial to switch which amp goes into the speaker? if so that is a problem, because the amp without the speaker won't be seeing a load. Not good for the transformer. Or do you mean a splitter so that both amps are always connected to the same speaker and then using the radial to switch which amp? If so, still not good, since you don't want two amps connected to the same speaker. Radial does make a splitter that switches both the input and the speaker connection at the same time and puts a load on the one not connected to the speaker, but it's not the big shot. Or at least the one I had.
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Post by rickyp on Jan 29, 2019 21:42:40 GMT -7
Are you talking about using the Radial to switch which amp goes into the speaker? if so that is a problem, because the amp without the speaker won't be seeing a load. Not good for the transformer. Or do you mean a splitter so that both amps are always connected to the same speaker and then using the radial to switch which amp? If so, still not good, since you don't want two amps connected to the same speaker. Radial does make a splitter that switches both the input and the speaker connection at the same time and puts a load on the one not connected to the speaker, but it's not the big shot. Or at least the one I had. I’m looking at using the radial big shot to switch between amps. I see what you mean about not having two amps on one speaker, so I’ll look into the other switcher that switches the input that puts the load on the one not connected.
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Post by simpleton on Jan 29, 2019 21:51:42 GMT -7
The Headswitcher by Radial is a nice unit...one thing I didn’t like is that when switching between amps there is a slight (1 second ish) delay while the amp switches the load .... a great unit but if you need split second switching it’s not quite that.
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Post by headshrinker (Marc) on Jan 29, 2019 21:53:31 GMT -7
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Post by doctorice on Jan 30, 2019 12:15:05 GMT -7
I have this. It works well. And, as Marc notes, this is what you need to allow two amps to share a single cab -- one amp at time, of course. (It doesn't matter if one of the amps resides in a combo.)
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jan 30, 2019 14:01:28 GMT -7
I've got one too, and it's a great solution to having two distinct amps available at the stomp of a switch. I usually carry a combo with a head for backup, and since I've got two amps already, the headbone is not much more to bring for a great setup.
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