pennywisdom Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 hi, wondering if anyone on here could help. i have an ampeg b2r head and an ampeg 6x10 cab just never seem to get it very loud at all. admittedly the 2 guitarists in the band have theirs really loud and the drummer really smashes the drums but i constantly have to have the volume on full! and its still drowned out by the guitarist's half stacks. im not very knowledgable on the working on an amp so was wondering for any advice at all coz im sure it shudnt be a problem with that gear. is it something to do with the ohms 4/8 etc?? thanks dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) What's the power rating of the amp and the power handling of the cab. Also what is the minimum ohm rating of the head, and the ohm rating of the cab. If for example it's a 300w head that can run down to 4 ohms, and your cab is rated at 600w and 8 ohms, you're only going to be getting approx half of the full power out of your head. If you ran 2 x 300w cabs, both rated at 8 ohms, that would bring the total impedance down to 4 ohms allowing the amp to run at full power. Hope this helps. Edited January 18, 2010 by yorick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 The last band I was with had very loud guitarists, keyboards and powerful drummer. I had to eq my amp very differently to my more normal settings. Mids are your friends ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Your Ampeg head should be giving out its full 350 watts output into your cabinet, assuming the 6x10 is 4 ohms which I believe they are. (Into an 8 ohm cab the head would only put out around 200 watts). The Ampeg 6x10 cabs are pretty good/loud, so if this is n't loud enough then it looks like you may need a new amp head/rig. Better still get the rest of them to play at a more realistic level-easier on your wallet and ears too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny-lad Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'd try some different EQing before spending any money. If you're boosting the lows, you could be using a lot of power making everything shake whilst not really doing much that you can hear well in the mix. If you start with everything at 12 o'clock, then boost mids this will help you to cut through. Boosting the low mids will help you cut through lots better than boosting lows, whilst boosting high mids will give you more clarity. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennywisdom Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 nice one. thanks for the help. much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 [quote name='casapete' post='716736' date='Jan 18 2010, 04:31 PM']The Ampeg 6x10 cabs are pretty good/loud, so if this is n't loud enough then it looks like you may need a new amp head/rig.[/quote] .....or tell your guitards to feckin turn down oh wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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