Re: Guitar Amp to DI cable question?
In most any tube amp (Fender, etc) the speaker outputs are designed for a specific load. Running one output to the speaker and the other to the DI is a bad idea as the amp will not see the DI load, it would look like an open, but it is now running on a different transformer tap because they use switching jacks on the back. They use different taps for 8 ohm, 4 ohm, 16 ohm, etc. None of this would matter much with a solid state amp. I have also, when I was 19, melted a guitar cable that was used on a bass rig between the DI and amp. That head apparently didn't like shieded 22gauge. Live and learn. There is no chance of picking up buzz from the use of a speaker cable in this situation. Never had an issue just going amp to di to speaker (using Countryman, BSS, and Whirlwind) using a speaker cable. Be sure to use the PAD on the DI for your console feed.
I just thought it might be important to note the amp itself may not be happy in this arrangement. Not saying it'll smoke on your gig though.
