Two Stage Amplification?

Discussion in 'Guitar Gear Talk Forum' started by rickkkyrich, Sep 20, 2011.

  1. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    Hey guys.. Not sure if you guys can be some help but still posting this doubt here...
    In case i have 2 tube amp heads.. can i run them in series?
    If yes then how do i connect them?
    I think thats how the mesa dual rectifier came into being... not sure though...
    can i have have my own dual rectifier?
     
  2. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

    If I remember correctly, you don't, not unless there's a load connected to the first head. And you have to take the Pre-out/FX loop send/Line out to the input of the other. I don't know if people do this though.

    The history of the dual rectifier you can find on the internet.
     
  3. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

  4. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

    I thought you wanted to run them in series. That ABY is what most guitarists use to run a 2 amp set up. In parallel.
     
  5. deepsal

    deepsal New Member

    first mesa dual rectifier is not mode up of 2 tube amps it is modeled on a slo 100 it 2 type of rectifiers in it i.e solid state and tube rectifiers the rectifiers convert ac to dc thats why is called dual recto plus the secret of that loose bottom end lies in the design of the amp not the rectifiers

    and ricky if you are thinking plugging 2 toob heads into one cab using an aby,buy em and go ahead you will **** the output transformer of the heads
    it is possible by switchbone not an aby i will explain in detail later why switchbone and aby which use the same principle are miles apart...gotta rush to teh loooo

    btw you may want to edit your thread's title
    when i read it i thought you were talking about preamp and poweramps
     
  6. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    and together as well.. but for that i need two cabs...
     
  7. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    it was a bad idea anyways.. i am not gonna materialize it... so chuck it..
     
  8. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

    I don't see where he said he wants to plug two amp heads parallel into one cab.
     
  9. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    Is there a cab which can take 2 inputs? i.e. from 2 independent amp heads?
     
  10. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

    I'm confused now. What is it that you want to do?
     
  11. deepsal

    deepsal New Member

    no but it can be made just take a cab and rewire it
    and add an extra jack plate and i second what thehundrethone said
    who's the noob now ricky?
     
  12. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    sorry man .. my bad.. i'm asking stupid questions...
     
  13. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    I will always be the n00b...and i've always said that...
     
  14. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

    Okay if you're done self flagellating can you try and explain what it is you want to do so that I can get a clearer idea?
     
  15. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    Initially i wanted to use the 2 amps in series.. Input->amp1->amp2->output (if it is possible) .. Thats wat i meant my 2 stage amplification..

    Later I read somewhere that we can use 2 amps with single guitar using a ABY switch but i forgot to read that it doesn't applies to the amp heads until and unless they are connected to separate cabs.. Soon after posting this thread i used my brain and realized Wat a stupid question i have asked..
    I can use them if i buy another cabinet.. else not, is wat i inferred...
     
  16. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

    The main problems running two amps into a single cab are:
    1. The output power of 2 amps combined could easily blow the speakers.
    2. Both amps have to be outputting to the speakers at all times or else one amp will blow (its transformer).
    3. You won't get the sound you're looking for because instead of each amp driving the speaker differently and the sounds then interacting, the speaker will be driven by the combined sound of both amps (possibly fixable using a multi speaker cab and hooking up separate speakers to separate heads).

    Hence 2 amp setups usually have a dedicated cab for each head.
     
  17. thehundredthone

    thehundredthone Well-Known Member

  18. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

  19. ansar1313

    ansar1313 New Member

    Using 2 amps is unnecessary unless you can actually afford the setup, place, transportation means and labour and are probably gigging everywhere...

    If you've understood the problem it's great, either ways i'll post the explanation below for everyone to understand, it can help out maybe some other beginner...

    The concept of an overdriven tone on a hot-rodded amp let say a dual rectifier (let's not discuss for now why it's called a dual rectifier) is just like connecting two overdrive pedals one after the other, so the the clipped signal gets clipped again and you get a thick saturated tone..but here these pedals are required to be connected to an amp so that you can hear something....

    Inside a dual rectifier amp the there are multiple preamp amp stages(around 3-5) where the signal clips and gets shaped musically and that signal is given to the output section...IT IS DEFINITELY NOT 2 AMPS ONE AFTER THE OTHER...

    Also if you have two tube amps, A/B/Y method is not applicable....because each amp must be connected to a speaker/load..
    So Either you'll need 2 speaker cabs, or one stereo speaker cab..but either ways each amp needs a speaker/load at the end....
     
  20. rickkkyrich

    rickkkyrich Guest

    Thanks for chiming in ansar...
     

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