So like I said I called both Voodoo amps and FJA mods about the whole "safe or not safe to use instroment cable between head and cab".
Here were both there answers:
Voodoo (I talked to trace himself)- Well there really isn't a good reason to do it, your gonna get all kinds of wierd phasy issues. Although I have not seen it personally do damage to an amp that doesn't mean it isn't true because I have seen heads come in with the power tubes fried and the OT toasted and the customer had said that, that was what they were doing. I would just use speaker cable, it's gonna sound better and your airing on the safe side.
FJA mods (talked to Jerry)- NO! No it's definitly not a good idea to use instroment cable, you could fry your head. <I ask why> <he says> Because instroment cable is a lesser gauge and there is actually alot of current flowing from head to cab and there is a possibility of frying the cable...<at this point I chime in with "and not having a load on the head yada yada>. He said it's not worth the risk plus it sounds like shit use speaker cable.
So right after these calls I call up the other guy in the band and tell him "buy a speaker cable I just talked to both FJA and voodoo and..." well you get the rest.
Here were both there answers:
Voodoo (I talked to trace himself)- Well there really isn't a good reason to do it, your gonna get all kinds of wierd phasy issues. Although I have not seen it personally do damage to an amp that doesn't mean it isn't true because I have seen heads come in with the power tubes fried and the OT toasted and the customer had said that, that was what they were doing. I would just use speaker cable, it's gonna sound better and your airing on the safe side.
FJA mods (talked to Jerry)- NO! No it's definitly not a good idea to use instroment cable, you could fry your head. <I ask why> <he says> Because instroment cable is a lesser gauge and there is actually alot of current flowing from head to cab and there is a possibility of frying the cable...<at this point I chime in with "and not having a load on the head yada yada>. He said it's not worth the risk plus it sounds like shit use speaker cable.
So right after these calls I call up the other guy in the band and tell him "buy a speaker cable I just talked to both FJA and voodoo and..." well you get the rest.
