Bought a THD Hot Plate

[jauernis]

So I finally purchased a 8 ohm THD Hot Plate to work with my Mesa Tremoverb and 5150. I want to go direct into my fireface\cubase and use boogex with impulses.

1. Do I run a speaker cable from the speaker out (amp head) to the hot plate, then a unbalanced guitar cable from the hot plate to the line in on my fireface? (no speaker hookup is needed correct if set to load?)

2. Any grounding issues I need to worry about?

3. Anything else I need to know before I start using this?

 

[53Crëw]

Run a speaker cable from the head to the Hot Plate. If you want to use a speaker too, then take one of the speaker outs to the speaker cab. If you don't need a speaker, then make sure you run the Hot Plate on the "Load" setting.

Now for recording, you can run a cable from the line out on the Hot Plate, or use the Line out on the amp. Try both. One will probably sound better than the other. I found on one of my amps I get too much line noise when I use the line out on the amp, but it sounds fine using the line out from the Hot Plate. Anyway, see what works best for you.

Nothing else to worry about. Just make sure you ALWAYS have a load on the amp, either from the Hot Plate or a speaker cab.

 

[Disconnekt]

1. Sounds good.
2. I was worried about this too, but I haven't run into any problems (or noise). I'm guessing the HP line out is transformer-isolated.
3. Sounds like you have it covered!

 

[Zombietakeover]

1. I don't have a hotplate
2. Would like to get one sometime
3. maybe soon

 

[kass]

keep a cab connected to be on the safe side

 

[Kazrog]

keep a cab connected to be on the safe side

You don't need to with a Hot Plate in load mode. It's part of the reason they exist.

 

[kass]

You don't need to with a Hot Plate in load mode. It's part of the reason they exist.

I understand that. However, I also understand that "shit happens" and people can fuck up and turn a knob without thinking sometimes.

Since he has a cab right there anyway...there is no reason not to have it plugged in. It won't make any noise, and could prevent a small mishap from being a $300 mishap.