Head AMp Vs Cab

[P.Turnbuckle]

Dear All,

I just wondered if someone could tell me the difference between a "head" for a guitar amp and the Cab.

As I understand it the head is the actual amplification device and the cab is the speaker?

If you were to have a head, but no cab, would you be able to play through this by itself? or does it depend on the model etc?

I am looking for a small home/practice amp, and I thought this may be one option which allows me to scale if required.

Currently looking at the Danelectro Nifty Fifty and the smaller Orange Amp. Anyone have any experience with these?

Yours,

PT

[ChuckFickens]

The head is the amplifier part.

The Cab is short of cabinet and is the part that houses the speaker.

you also get combo amps that combine the amp and the speaker in one cabinet, the Danelectro Nifty Fifty is such a combo amp. (combo amps are the most common practice amps)

[4candles]

No, none of those - they're all head amps.

This one, for example, is a combo amp -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...L&hash=item4aa0df7f5a