Ant Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 ... whether a cable is speaker or instrument cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) Yes Simply unscrew one end and look at the connections. If you see two separate wires (red/blue or something like that) then it will be a speaker cable. If it doesn't look like that then chances are it's line lead. Edit: I've added a link to the Klotz site, which shows an example of speaker cable. [url="http://www.klotz-ais.com/cgi-bin/quickorder/lshop.cgi?action=showrub&wkid=1229246545-8465&ls=e&nc=&rubnum=proav.kabelmeterware.lautinstallation&artnum=&file=&gesamt_zeilen=&p8="]http://www.klotz-ais.com/cgi-bin/quickorde...zeilen=&p8=[/url] Edited December 14, 2008 by Tinman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 ahh now i see what you meant by my other thread, didnt know id done this twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 why is it so important you don't use an instrument cable to connect a speaker cab to an amp head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Instrument cables aren't capable of carrying the currents involved - it'll get hot and fail (possibly going short-circuit and taking the amp with it...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bass Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) What about the other way around... Would it damage your bass/amp using speaker cable instead of a guitar cable to plug in your bass? Edited February 4, 2009 by jim_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 [quote name='jim_bass' post='400435' date='Feb 4 2009, 09:25 PM']What about the other way around... Would it damage your bass/amp using speaker cable instead of a guitar cable to plug in your bass?[/quote] Speaker cables are designed to volts and amps. the levels are high and as there is little chance of induced in interfernce they are not shielded to keep out the unwanted. Instrument cables are designed and required to carry miilivolts and milliamps. Because the levels are so low the cable is co-axial with a shield around the outside of the signal conductor to protect it from interference. It would not damage your amp using a speaker cable as an instrument cable, however it might well damage your hearing. I guarantee you would only do it for about 30-seconds as your beautiful bass tone gets lost in the induced interference, microphony, etc. Speaker cables are for speakers, instrument cables are for instruments. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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