Newbie: "What on earth have I bought?"

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Hi, I've recently started with the bass and having blown the budget on a (non-Warwick) instrument, it's taken a couple of months to financially recover enough to buy an amp. Today I went into the local second-hand music dealer looking for one. Ooh'd and ahh'd at US made classics but as a beginner, having 40000 knobs to twiddle is a sure-fire recipe for carnage. Enter the Warwick Mystery amp! A head Labeled '250 Amp Head' with a 2x8" plus horn cab and a 1x15" cab. I can't find anything that fits this description on the 'net. Sounds great to me though, AND I can figure out some of the controls!

Being a complete novice I got it home and with pairs of 6.5mm sockets on the back and a pair of speaker leads, I'm thinking "what patches to what?" The answer seems to be so blindingly obvious that it doesn't seem to be posted anywhere, or at least not using the terms I'm fumbling with.

Now I know how my guitar-savvy friend felt when she hadn't the faintest idea how to ride my dirt-bike. I'm not at any risk of falling off the amp, but I don't want to blow anything up. I could ask my friend about the patching, but identifying my amp and tracking down a manual is a bit more specific.

If anyone can stop laughing long enough to throw me a lifeline, I'd really appreciate it! Cheers, Mark
 

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Hey Mark,

It looks to be a Wamp 250 from the mid ninties.
This could help you:
:-)

I think you should link the head to the first cab, then fron the first cab to the second cab.
So Amp-Cab1-Cab2
Cheers, Florin
 
Gold, gentlemen; pure gold.

Thanks for the link to the manual, you've saved the me shed-loads of trouble! Looking forward to exploring the site more (now the edge of desperation has gone).

As far as hooking it all up goes, the lack of labels is telling me it doesn't matter which of the two output sockets I use on the back of the head. Also that the cabs aren't 'directional' so either socket for 'in' and 'out' will be fine.

Thanks again, I hope one day I'll be able to pass some useful info on to a new member.

Cheers, Mark
 
Wow - nice catch indeed. "Classic" Warwick amplification - I'd love to get my hands on some.

:D

Well done.

Enjoy!
 
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