amp and speaker ohms

nirvana23freak

if an amp is 100 watts at 4 ohms, is it ok to put it into a cab that is 8 ohms?

Thanks

BanditGuitarist1

not unless it can be rebiased to the 8ohms no, OHM readings need to be the same.

nirvana23freak

i thought that you could go higher like an 8 ohm amp into 8-4-or 2 ohms but i might be wrong. so you couldnt use a 4 ohm bassman with an 8 ohm speaker cabinet?

tragictravisty

no, transformers can tolerate up to half their required impedance, but much above it, and they cant take it. But, how many speakers are in the cab?

nirvana23freak

its a 4 x 12, 300 watt

Mustang-Pete

No, use a cab of the same impedance of the amp.

tragictravisty

in that case, you can turn it into a 4 ohm 150 watt 2x12 by shorting out the right 2 speakers