Swapping/Mixing Speakers?

[havoc41]

So I have a 4x12 with Big Blocks and a 2x12 with Small Blocks, they each sound great on their own but mind blowing together. And so, I was thinking about mixing the two, the ultimate goal would be ending up with a Big Block/Small Block 2x12...

I've rewired guitars but have never mucked around in any extension cabs or even opened then to have a look.... How difficult would this be? I'm sure some of you have done it... My brain says 3xBig Block/Small Block 4x12 might not be the best idea, but i have no real experience.

Will the Big Block @ 60 watts and the Small Block @ 55 watts be an issue?

Would i be better off just buying a single Big Block and putting that into my 2x12 rather than muck with the 4x12?

Really don't want to screw it up you know...

[shreder75]

a difference of 5 watts between speakers won't be an issue

it's quite easy actually..if you can rewire a guitar, this is a cakewalk...cause there's MUCH more room to work with...take the back off, unsolder the leads from the speakers, take them out, put the new speakers in, solder up the leads to the new speakers, put the back on and you're done

just don't yank the back off too far cause you may damage the speaker jacks..lol..but you can leave them connected..

I did it in my 2x12

[Ayton(e)]

If you have rewired guitars you will laugh at how basic the wiring is inside a cab.

My cab even has spade lugs, so I've swapped speakers back and forth all day with no soldering, trying to see which I like best. It's the simplest wiring in town.

[havoc41]

Thanks Guys... i'll have to crack them open and have a look... do you think that putting the one Small Block it the 4x12 with 3 Big Blocks is a bit to frankenstein or unbalanced? If the small wattage difference is a non factor then there is really no technical reason not to do it at that point... we're really just talking about mixing speakers and their related tonal qualities right?

[shreder75]

a 1 to 3 ratio of speakers will be a waste of time

it's not the wattage so much as the speakers voicing...two can hold up to two better than one can hold up to three..it'll get drowned out..

[Edward]

Make sure that all the ohms are the same for each speaker. Many manufactures use different ohms (8 or 16) between their 2x12 and 4x12's. You dont want impedance mismatches in your cab, as it can damage your head, or at minimum sound terrible.