Nashville 400 for recording

Allan Thompson · Post by **Allan Thompson** » 10 Nov 2006 6:04 am

I'm sure I read somewhere that this is OK but just want to be sure. If I use the pre amp out in the back of my Nashville 400 to the board and disconnect the speaker in the amp is this going to damage the amp ?
The reason I need to do this as I have to work in a small studio with no amp booth.

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 10 Nov 2006 6:39 am

Allan, it's perfectly safe to disconnect the speaker on a transistor amp as you described. It's tube amps that suffer when there is no speaker load.

Brad

Allan Thompson · Post by **Allan Thompson** » 10 Nov 2006 8:42 am

Thanks Brad.

Tommy Auldridge · Post by **Tommy Auldridge** » 12 Nov 2006 12:32 pm

Are you sure about that ? I thought it was the other way around.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 12 Nov 2006 1:29 pm

What I used to do was connect the preamp out to the recording board, then put a guitar cord in the Power Amp in jack and leave the other end loose. That disconnects the preamp from the power amp but you don't remove the power amp "load" and chance destroying something.

Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 12 Nov 2006 5:57 pm

What Jack Stoner says. We do it the same way and have never damaged a peavey amplifier

Phred

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Mike Wheeler · Post by **Mike Wheeler** » 16 Nov 2006 8:51 pm

It is safe to run a SS amp without any load. (and yes, I am sure) Though, I much prefer to cut the power amp input as Jack and Fred have said...because it's quicker. In my past studios we just stuck an un-used Switchcraft 1/4" plug into the power amp input jack...all done.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 17 Nov 2006 2:36 am

Many SS amps will run OK without a load. But not all. So you have to take into consideration the particular amp.

If there are options, like the jack in the power amp for the Nashville 400, I wouldn't chance running the amp without a load.