Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
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Gone_Shootin
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
I don't know what the European equivalent is, but I just use plain old copper 14 gauge speaker wire. It's what I used when I was running 240 watts per speaker when I had subwoofers in my car back when I was a teenager.
I don't know what the European equivalent is, but I just use plain old copper 14 gauge speaker wire. It's what I used when I was running 240 watts per speaker when I had subwoofers in my car back when I was a teenager.
MetalManiac
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
If you want authentic Marshall sound, use the originals. But yes, I have rewired most of mine. On ebay, theres a guy that sells a real neat thicker gauge 4x12 complete harness for less than 30 bucks.
If you want authentic Marshall sound, use the originals. But yes, I have rewired most of mine. On ebay, theres a guy that sells a real neat thicker gauge 4x12 complete harness for less than 30 bucks.
MetalManiac
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
Who wants to solder their own 16 gauge wires/ plugs..hint..NOT me!
Who wants to solder their own 16 gauge wires/ plugs..hint..NOT me!
Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
Not a solderer huh?
Not a solderer huh?
GilmourD
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
16 is smaller than 14.
16 should be fine, though.
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16 is smaller than 14.
16 should be fine, though.
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
Resistance in a Thousand Feet of 18 Gauge wire is 16.5 Ohms.
You will never know if your cab has 20 Gauge... or 12.
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I doubt they are poor...they are probably perfectly fine.
Resistance in a Thousand Feet of 18 Gauge wire is 16.5 Ohms.
You will never know if your cab has 20 Gauge... or 12.
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Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
Yeah, I've never understood the importance of changing wire in cabs or even guitars, for that matter. With a low level of current going through any of it, all it needs is an electrical connection, and the wire gauge means almost nothing.
I've had amps/cabs of all gauge, and Marshall cabs come with cheap skinny 20 gauge wire...I think. Anytime I've rewired a guitar, I've never heard a difference with a wiring change.....only a potentiometer or cap change.
Yeah, I've never understood the importance of changing wire in cabs or even guitars, for that matter. With a low level of current going through any of it, all it needs is an electrical connection, and the wire gauge means almost nothing.
I've had amps/cabs of all gauge, and Marshall cabs come with cheap skinny 20 gauge wire...I think. Anytime I've rewired a guitar, I've never heard a difference with a wiring change.....only a potentiometer or cap change.
Boogie Bill
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
I did one of mine with Monster Speaker Cable--the zip cord type. It's about 10 gauge--huge. Not sure it made any audible difference.
Bill
I did one of mine with Monster Speaker Cable--the zip cord type. It's about 10 gauge--huge. Not sure it made any audible difference.
Bill
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
I did mine with AudioQuest Type 4, just because I had it sitting around.
I did mine with AudioQuest Type 4, just because I had it sitting around.
Ayrton
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
Leave me alone, I ma drunk on cold medicine!!!
You know what I meant...
Leave me alone, I ma drunk on cold medicine!!!
You know what I meant...
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
LOL
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Leave me alone, I ma drunk on cold medicine!!!
You know what I meant...
LOL
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Boogie Bill
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
I don't know Romex, but you'll want multi-stranded copper wire, not just one piece of solid copper.
Bill
I don't know Romex, but you'll want multi-stranded copper wire, not just one piece of solid copper.
Bill
Dr. Vegetable
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Re: Can anyone recommend me good cables for rewiring my Marshall 1960 A Cabinet?
And that's the catch. Heavy gauge wire can be more difficult to work with, which can lead to poor solder joints. Better to use something appropriate for the job (14 - 16 ga. is perfectly fine for most applications) than to go overkill and have bad joints.
And that's the catch. Heavy gauge wire can be more difficult to work with, which can lead to poor solder joints. Better to use something appropriate for the job (14 - 16 ga. is perfectly fine for most applications) than to go overkill and have bad joints.
