Blond "Bandmaster" Head Question? Cab, ohms etc.

BADFISH · February 9th, 2004, 11:13 PM

Hello, I have a Blond Bandmaster head..... I'm pretty sure it is a 4 ohm Transformer.( the Tube Chart has been painted over). It has a newer and larger kendrick's tansformer. I was told it is 4 ohm. so i'll stick to my story.
the question is , I need a cabinet... I will be getting one made. The earlier "Brown Tolex 3X10" Cabinet Crossed my mind. I imagine it would fit? Any make this cabinet (Correct Everything). I researched and found out the old (Tolex 3X10)Bandmasters had three 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel = 2.6 ohms!

Any why to get three 10 inch speakers closer to 4 ohms? I have Weber in mind.
would running 2.6 ohms screw up the transformer?
would it screw up the tone. Bad idea? any info and help would be great. thanks

Pierce · February 10th, 2004, 04:09 AM

probably a four ohm bassman OT. Fender used eight ohm speakers alo by the way. Do you know if the Ot is a multitap you could tell by sliding the chassis out or looking at the wiring coming out of the Ot (three on one side bl/brown/red-two on the outside green/black any more than two it's a multi) If it was a multi I'd use the 2 ohm tap and run three eights

BADFISH · February 12th, 2004, 05:01 PM

Thanks for the info on the transformer (I'm about to check it out) I'm also Emailing Ted Weber and see what he thinks.

February 9th, 2004, 11:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
BADFISH Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Daytona beach Fl. and Austin Tx. Posts: 348	Blond "Bandmaster" Head Question? Cab, ohms etc. Hello, I have a Blond Bandmaster head..... I'm pretty sure it is a 4 ohm Transformer.( the Tube Chart has been painted over). It has a newer and larger kendrick's tansformer. I was told it is 4 ohm. so i'll stick to my story. the question is , I need a cabinet... I will be getting one made. The earlier "Brown Tolex 3X10" Cabinet Crossed my mind. I imagine it would fit? Any make this cabinet (Correct Everything). I researched and found out the old (Tolex 3X10)Bandmasters had three 8 ohm speakers wired in parallel = 2.6 ohms! Any why to get three 10 inch speakers closer to 4 ohms? I have Weber in mind. would running 2.6 ohms screw up the transformer? would it screw up the tone. Bad idea? any info and help would be great. thanks

February 10th, 2004, 04:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pierce Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: skull island Posts: 471	advise Ted of what you need and he will make it probably a four ohm bassman OT. Fender used eight ohm speakers alo by the way. Do you know if the Ot is a multitap you could tell by sliding the chassis out or looking at the wiring coming out of the Ot (three on one side bl/brown/red-two on the outside green/black any more than two it's a multi) If it was a multi I'd use the 2 ohm tap and run three eights

February 12th, 2004, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
BADFISH Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Daytona beach Fl. and Austin Tx. Posts: 348	Thanks for the info on the transformer (I'm about to check it out) I'm also Emailing Ted Weber and see what he thinks.