ok i have a 250W cab and a 100W head. the biggest head ive ever seen is only 200w. how do i go about getting the rest of my watts? i always see guys using 2 cabs and 1 little head. someone help.

bad idea besides you will blow your ear drums out. 100 watts is over kill really.

100W barely gets over my drummer.

1. it is common practice to use a cab with a higher wattage rating than the head so the speakers don't distort. aka headroom.
2. are you using a solid state amp? for the record, tube amps sound a lot louder than solid state amps watt per watt. Getting a second cab will probably make you sound louder as well, assuming your head can handle it. Watts don't translate directly into decibels.

I've got to second drk529 - go for the tube amp if you haven't already. You can get a 15 or 30watt tube amp and I guarantee it will hold it's ground with your drummer.

Where am I coming from here?
I started out doing the same thing years ago... big, hi-wattage amps, half-stack/full-stack. When I figured out I could use a well-crafted tube amp to kick ass in major venues, I never went back. People ask me all the time, "Dude, what the hell are playing through - that sounds huge!" It's a 15 watt Class A tube amp with 2 12" Celestions. Dig that.

Oh yea, you're drummer will tell you to turn it down all time.

Rock on!

davidgullo.net

I've got to second drk529 - go for the tube amp if you haven't already. You can get a 15 or 30watt tube amp and I guarantee it will hold it's ground with your drummer.

Where am I coming from here?
I started out doing the same thing years ago... big, hi-wattage amps, half-stack/full-stack. When I figured out I could use a well-crafted tube amp to kick ass in major venues, I never went back. People ask me all the time, "Dude, what the hell are playing through - that sounds huge!" It's a 15 watt Class A tube amp with 2 12" Celestions. Dig that.

Oh yea, you're drummer will tell you to turn it down all time.

Rock on!

davidgullo.net

Hi Chris,
you have no need for more than 50 watts [if that] and 30 is usually plenty,......unless you are playing in stadiums with 6x4x12 cabs? The fact is, the difference in sound volume between 50 and 100 watts through a 4x12 cab is nearly undecernable by the human ear or a DB meter, for that matter. Midrange and high tones [Guitar]do not require the same amount of power as bass frequencies to be equal in balance.
A 30 watt at 3/4 volume will have more power tube distortion [and sustain/tone] than a 200 watt at 1/4 volume. This is only the case with Tube Amplifiers [Please tell me you would never use anything else!].
On stage you should be miked also.
The Wanka