mellowgerman
Senior Member
Just as a fun experiment, I'm thinking of trying out some different speakers in my old Guild Model Three solid state 1x15 bass combo (late-70s to early-80s I believe). I know these aren't the greatest amps, but I imagine the sound will improve with the right speaker and that I could end up with a nice little practice rig. The old one in there right now sounds very stiff and mid-heavy to my ear (for lack of better terminology).
So now I'm wondering if anyone has any insight into how many ohms the original may have been? I haven't been able to find specs or much info at all about it on the greater web. I'm assuming it was probably 4 or 8, but if I hit a wall in this investigation, it should be safe to try 8ohm speakers, right? My understanding is that with solid state amps speaker impedance is less important as long as you don't go below the minimum, no?
Any input/thoughts are appreciated!
So now I'm wondering if anyone has any insight into how many ohms the original may have been? I haven't been able to find specs or much info at all about it on the greater web. I'm assuming it was probably 4 or 8, but if I hit a wall in this investigation, it should be safe to try 8ohm speakers, right? My understanding is that with solid state amps speaker impedance is less important as long as you don't go below the minimum, no?
Any input/thoughts are appreciated!