Wattage Confusion

GIBSON Les Paul · Post by **GIBSON Les Paul** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:04 pm

I am most likely gonna get a 100 watt Metro kit in August. Right now I have an Avatar 2x12 cab with V30's. Thats 120 watts at 8 ohms. I will be using an attenuator. Am I safe putting the Super Lead through it dimed? I have heard countless times that:
1. Marshalls go way over 100 watts when cranked.
2. Many Marshalls have been cranked through a 4x12 of Greenbacks (total of 100 watts).
3. Overloading speakers=dead speakers.

Help.

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:37 pm

Its true. 100W Marshalls are more then 100W. Ill bet all my amps are closer to 150W. When the amp came out it was custom to set the wattage in the name measured for clean wattage. Thats the wattage thats recorded at full clean headroom NOT full volume. Guitarists have always put their 100 watters into 4x12s wuth greenbacks but they have also always blown speakers as well. Especially those speakers. It seems like not many have survived

You should be fine with a V30 2x12 especially with attenuation.

GIBSON Les Paul · Post by **GIBSON Les Paul** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:47 pm

Billy Batz wrote:Its true. 100W Marshalls are more then 100W. Ill bet all my amps are closer to 150W. When the amp came out it was custom to set the wattage in the name measured for clean wattage. Thats the wattage thats recorded at full clean headroom NOT full volume. Guitarists have always put their 100 watters into 4x12s wuth greenbacks but they have also always blown speakers as well. Especially those speakers. It seems like not many have survived You should be fine with a V30 2x12 especially with attenuation.

Thanks...

. That question has been bugging me for so long. Now I got the "good to go".

Billy Batz · Post by **Billy Batz** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:04 pm

Yeah your fine. Just dont push it

Use that attenuator at least a bit.

GIBSON Les Paul · Post by **GIBSON Les Paul** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:11 pm

Billy Batz wrote:Yeah your fine. Just dont push it

Your scaring me! If all you're saying is "make sure that you always have the attenuator running, at least a bit" then Im good. I dont normally play to shatter the windows...