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combining two amps into one large amp cabinet?
combining two amps into one large amp cabinet?
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cliffy
280 posts
Mar 28, 2017
7:59 AM
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Hello MBH'ers,
I have some weird questions for a "combination" harmonica amp that I am thinking of building.
I have two small amps I would like to combine into a tweed Bassman-size cabinet. Depending on what is needed, I would either use my existing (currently empty) Bassman reissue cab or have a custom Bassman-size cabinet made with two smaller chassis openings.
The first amp is a Kalamazoo Model 1, and the second one is a Weber 5F2H in a Deluxe-sized chassis. I would like to re-home each of them into either:
(a) one 5F6A chassis (if that is even possible electronically); or
(b) two small tweed Champ-sized chassis; or
(c) put one amp in a custom 5F6A-size chassis up top and put one on the floor of the amp in a "Masco PA" style chassis. I think this configuration might me the most preferable because I already have a Bassman reissue cabinet that would be suitable.
I want the two amps to be completely separate amps, with their own separate power cords, speaker outs, etc. The cab would have a custom baffle with --instead of a 4x10 configuration -- a 10" for the Kalamazoo and a 12" for the Weber 5F2H. So there would be no electrical connection between the two amps. Maybe the top/bottom configuration would be the best?
I'm trying to make one "combination" amp so that I have one large amp that can do everything... the Kalamazoo for the smallest quiet gigs (I have many gig like this), the 5F2H for medium-volume gigs, and run both amps for larger gigs using an A/B/Y box to split my mic signal. I'd also like to try slaving the Kalamazoo into the 5F2H. I used to do that with a Champ into a Bassman and it sounded amazing. Why I sold that Champ, I'll never know.
I realize that this project makes NO sense at all on a cost basis. But that is not really my main consideration in this case. My wife gave me the Bassman RI many years ago as a gift and I have ripped it apart, modded it, and traded the chassis for a Sonny Junior 1 amp, none of which she knows about...
****I'M HOPING THAT WHAT HAPPENS ON THE MBH FORUM STAYS ON THE FORUM!!!****
...but I'd like to keep the cabinet usable for gigs because my wife has started coming to gigs again now that my son is playing piano with my band. If she never found out I traded the chassis for another amp, it would make my life a lot easier.
Have any of you ever made a "franken-amp" in this manner? I'd appreciate any advice you can give. Of course, this whole project is stupid and I should have the balls to just do whatever and not worry if my wife gets mad, but she's the kind of woman that can make things quite difficult for a long period of time.
Thanks,
Cliffy
Last Edited by cliffy on Mar 28, 2017 8:03 AM
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BnT
41 posts
Mar 28, 2017
8:47 AM
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The Frankenamp sounds like a lot of weight to tote - said by someone who is building a speaker cabinet to go with his Masco A-17 because I'm tired of carrying my 53 lb Bassman to serve as a Masco speaker cabinet at smaller gigs.
I'd definitely vote for two separate amps/cabs. And if you're interested in a Masco type setup, here's a link to a Masco cab for sale - https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=masco
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cliffy
281 posts
Mar 28, 2017
7:16 PM
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Hi BnT, thanks for your input. The Weber and the Kalamazoo together still weight less than my Bassman did. :)
Like I was saying before, this really has nothing to do with weight, though. It has to do with my need to still be using something for gigs that looks a lot like my Bassman RI. I know it makes barely any sense at all!
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Joe_L
2688 posts
Mar 29, 2017
12:50 PM
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Why?
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shakeylee
621 posts
Mar 29, 2017
8:55 PM
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I too have always wanted to do that .
I have a double deluxe chassis I have been thinking of using .
Say , a champ circuit first set and a deluxe later. Both later.
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SuperBee
4602 posts
Mar 30, 2017
12:45 AM
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yeah i dunno Cliffy, i think you're just a bad man and now you are asking others to be complicit in your selfish heartlessness. you can either embrace the knowledge of your innate badness and break her before she brings you down, strike out on your own, or repent, gird your loins, confess your crime, and hope your admission of fault and honest behaviour will serve to ameliorate the hurt you've caused.
or you can compound your sins by proceeding with this crazy scheme.
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