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flatulatta

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Posted: April 27, 2004 at 9:19 PM / IP Logged

ok... my friend has a peavy 700w max bass head for his bass.... it has this little light that turns red when the head starts to clip is therea ny way to wire this sort of thing to a regualr car amp?

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Posted: April 27, 2004 at 10:57 PM / IP Logged

In a car audio situation, where an amp makes power and sends it to a speaker, it's different than a bass guitar setup. " An amplifier does not have the ability to read what kind of power a speaker can handle."-from http://quadrasub.netfirms.com/index.htm#Clipping%20and%20Distortion I know there are some expert audio guys on this forum who could tell you exactly why an audio amplifier could not have a clipping indicator and a bass guitar head can, but suffice it to say it won't work with an amp and speaker.

Check out that site I linked to...he might have some more info on that for you.

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Posted: April 28, 2004 at 7:43 AM / IP Logged

Some amps do have clipping indicators. But if you want to see if your system is clipping add a small low power light bulb to it and as you turn up you system watch it light up. This is sort of a way of seeing distortion when it start to take place.

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