Guitar cable vs speaker cable

[Ishmael8765678]

What's the difference if you use a guitar cable to connect a head and a cab vs a speaker cable?

[Bob Savage]

An instrument cable ("guitar cable") is used to connect your instrument to the input of an amplifier. A speaker cable is used to connect the speaker output on your amplifier to the input of your speaker cabinet.

They are very different, and should never be interchanged.

[QRSS]

about $200 for a new OT.

[fishlog]

Doesn't the instrument cable have two wires one for the single and one ground, while the other has one positive wire and one negative?

I could be wrong on that.

[Buckeyedog]

One is shielded and the speaker cable is not. Don't ever use a guitar cable to connect your amp to a speaker/cab. Guitar cable used to carry small signal/current. Speaker needs to handle high power/current.

[rockon1]

The wire inside a shielded instrument cable is a lot thinner than your average 16 gauge speaker cable. Its not capable of effectively handling the current of an amp. Bob