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Tom Bedford

I turned my guitar amp into a giant home speaker and it was a loud and stupid idea, but it basically worked (with some serious caveats)

The Line 6 Spider IV amp in front of a cabinet with some Edifier speakers.

You all know what a guitar amplifier is. Big, intimidating stacks of speakers and dials, designed for some nice loud guitar playing. But do they work as well for other people's guitars; i.e., can a big powerful block of music-playing kit double as a home speaker for recorded music?

It may seem like a stupid question, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that speakers and amps are the same thing... kinda. And for people who don't have the money to buy a guitar amp and a home speaker, could buying the former kill two birds with one stone? I had to find out.

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