Hi, first thread/first post:
So I've been playing acoustic guitar on and off for a while, and finally agreed to be in my friend's band. Now I have my friends electric guitar (some strat clone) and an Ibanez Jet King 1 on the way here. Of course, I also obviously needed an amp powerful enough to jam with a drummer and play in a small bar (since we are planning to do a small gig in a couple of months). The place where we practice had a 100 watt 2x12 Randall RG100SC for $450 tax included. I guess not the best deal I've seen on these, but not the worst either. However, I'm still pretty confused about amps, cabs, and amp heads concerning mostly the power in terms of "loudness" that you can get out of them...
My main question is how directly is wattage in an amp head related to "loudness". Because it seems to me that you would need at least 100watts, but preferably more for small venues... but I also recall people using 10-15watt amp heads on 4x12 stacks...
My follow up question is: would it make any sense at all, and would it work, if I hooked up a ...say 4x12 cab to my 100watt combo. My immediate answer to myself is "NO", as I've never heard of this on any forum... but since I'm pretty much a newb, might as well ask...
Thanks in advance
So I've been playing acoustic guitar on and off for a while, and finally agreed to be in my friend's band. Now I have my friends electric guitar (some strat clone) and an Ibanez Jet King 1 on the way here. Of course, I also obviously needed an amp powerful enough to jam with a drummer and play in a small bar (since we are planning to do a small gig in a couple of months). The place where we practice had a 100 watt 2x12 Randall RG100SC for $450 tax included. I guess not the best deal I've seen on these, but not the worst either. However, I'm still pretty confused about amps, cabs, and amp heads concerning mostly the power in terms of "loudness" that you can get out of them...
My main question is how directly is wattage in an amp head related to "loudness". Because it seems to me that you would need at least 100watts, but preferably more for small venues... but I also recall people using 10-15watt amp heads on 4x12 stacks...
My follow up question is: would it make any sense at all, and would it work, if I hooked up a ...say 4x12 cab to my 100watt combo. My immediate answer to myself is "NO", as I've never heard of this on any forum... but since I'm pretty much a newb, might as well ask...
Thanks in advance