Series, parallel, and series-parallel, and their effect on impedance By Phil O'Keefe Are you wondering how to wire a guitar speaker cabinet? Every so often someone will ask a question on the forums regarding wiring guitar speaker cabinets, and rather than repeating myself in multiple forum posts,.. Speaker Wiring Configurations Single speaker wiring Replacing a speaker or speakers in your cab can be a really cost-effective way of significantly upgrading your tone. If you're thinking of swapping out speakers yourself, then you've come to the right place!
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Parallel means sending one output of the bass amp head to one cabinet and a second output from the head to another cabinet. Parallel is two (or more) side-by-side connections. Most of the time you will wire bass cabinets in parallel. That's how we will wire the upcoming examples. Calculating Total Impedance of Equal Impedance Cabinets. Explanation of speaker loads and impedances; how to wire guitar speakers in series, parallel, and series-parallel; how to calculate cabinet impedances; wiring diagrams including switched mono/stereo cabinets.