SpecialSean
21 posts
Sep 15, 2014
9:12 PM
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Hi All,
I have Fender Super Champ X2 and a Shure 58 mic. The guy who helped me at GC told me that using this in-line transformer (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audio-Technica-CP8201-In-Line-Transformer-100254831-i1126660.gc) was bad for the amp. Is this true?
Thanks!
Sean
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1847
2172 posts
Sep 15, 2014
9:33 PM
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i guess that would depend.....
did he say that, after he heard you play thru it?
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SpecialSean
22 posts
Sep 15, 2014
9:37 PM
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He said that it could mess up the amp when I bought it. He did not hear me play it.
Last Edited by SpecialSean on Sep 15, 2014 9:40 PM
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1847
2173 posts
Sep 15, 2014
10:22 PM
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sean... i was just joking with you
trust me, that was some funny ass stuff.
you are not going to hurt the amp with an inline transformer
that is what they are for.
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HawkeyeKane
2623 posts
Sep 16, 2014
8:59 AM
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Tell the guy at GC he needs to lay off the hashpipe. ;-)
The only POSSIBLE thing that could damage the amp is the heavier weight of the transformer and XLR plug if it's plugged directly into the input jack. One good jerk on the cable could snap something in theory I suppose. When I run an inline tranny, I usually run a 1/4" barrel between the transformer and an instrument cable for this very reason.
But electrically...there is absolutely no danger to the amp.
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JJ Harper
8 posts
Sep 16, 2014
2:26 PM
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Yes, there are lots of idiots in music stores and online who offer bad advice about gear they have never used.
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SpecialSean
23 posts
Sep 16, 2014
3:37 PM
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Awesome, thanks for the info guys. I am new to the music world and wanted to differ to people who are knowledgeable. You guys are always an excellent resource!
Last Edited by SpecialSean on Sep 16, 2014 3:38 PM
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barbequebob
2706 posts
Sep 17, 2014
10:20 AM
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From over 30 years of playing experience, mainly pro, when it comes to just about ANYTHING related to the harmonica, sales people in brick and mortar music stores know just about NOTHING about the instrument and everything else related to it, and it was a fact when I started back in the 70's and it's still true to this day. I'm sure you may think that they're SUPPOSED to know everything about every instrument and gear they sell, but that's far from the truth. If you need proof, go to the Guitar Center website, which is probably the single, largest musical instrument retailer in the US and fill out their employment application form, where they will ask you all sorts of questions about guitars, keyboards, drums, and audio, but there will not be a single question about harmonica or anything related to this at all.
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HawkeyeKane
2629 posts
Sep 17, 2014
12:19 PM
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Bob's right. The one exception I've come across personally was a local family owned store. One of the brothers there is a talented harp player (among many other instruments) and knows the ins and outs of harp and amplification for it.
And on the flip side, aint it crazy how a lot of us harp players know the ins and outs of guitars and amps and basses and keyboards? I don't play any of those, but I've surprised a few guitar players out there with guitar knowledge that they didn't expect a cocky young harp player to know.
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
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JJ Harper
12 posts
Sep 18, 2014
8:16 AM
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What was the guitar knowledge they didn't expect you to know?
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atty1chgo
1130 posts
Sep 18, 2014
8:24 AM
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Somehow the words "inline tranny" sound a bit kinky for an amp. :)
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HawkeyeKane
2631 posts
Sep 18, 2014
8:35 AM
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"What was the guitar knowledge they didn't expect you to know?"
Oh...things like pickup designs, nature of tone between solid, semihollow, and hollow body guitars, string gauge, set vs bolt-on necks, basically all technical aspects of electric and/or acoustic guitars.
"Somehow the words "inline tranny" sound a bit kinky for an amp. :)"
LOL! I had a feeling someone might call me out on that...
Sean...in relation to my point about the jack being theoretically susceptible, this transformer would help negate that if the possibility of damage from the Audio-Technica one really bothered you...
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Audix-T-50K-Inline-Impedance-Matching-Transformer-103670980-i1128417.gc
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Hawkeye Kane - Hipbone Sam
Last Edited by HawkeyeKane on Sep 18, 2014 8:41 AM
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