gary mac Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hi all, I'm playing at the weekend in a fairly large hall, with the band of many guitarists, keyboard and drums. Not to sure what to use amplification wise. During rehearsals I've been using my Warwick 150 watt 1 x 15" combo and although I can hear myself (just), it all sounds a bit muddy and not cutting through. So last night I added my Hartke 2 x 10" 100 watt cab. This made a huge improvement, a gain in the higher register and the sound cutting through very nicely. My worry is though, that the Warwick will not be powerful enough for the size of the hall that we are playing in on Saturday. So, should I use my Trace 300 1 x 15" combo, which is more powerful. Or the Warwick and Hartke combination, which I know cuts through quite effeciently, but is not as powerful. I am assuming that the 300 watt Trace amp would cause damage to the 100 watt Hartke speakers, if played at a high level. Any advice gratefully received. All the best Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkThrust Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Why don't you use your Trace combo with the Hartke 2x10 as an extension cab? I'm assuming that the internal speaker in the Trace is 8 ohms and that the Hartke is 8 ohms so thery would both be getting 150watts from the head in the combo which shouldn't cause any harm. Edited January 31, 2008 by PaulMartin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks Paul. That would be the ideal solution, but although the Hartke is 8 ohms, I feared that the trace would be too powerful to safely use it. Maybe I try it out tomorrow when everyone is out of the house. Thanks again. Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 It should be OK to use the Hartke with the Trace. If it starts farting turn it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkThrust Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Yeah farting = bad Don't pay too much attention to power ratings. You're gonna be better off putting 150watts each into the Hartke and the internal Trace speaker than you are trying to be heard by driving the Trace too hard on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy115 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 its always better to have the power there and be able to turn down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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