Re: Protecting your amp and guitar from dc... why?

Posted by Ciaran Haslett on Oct 15, 2015; 12:24am
URL: http://guitar-fx-layouts.238.s1.nabble.com/Protecting-your-amp-and-guitar-from-dc-why-tp25206p25209.html

A speaker reproduces the AC voltage of a guitar signal by travelling forwards and backwards (I.e. Alternating between positive swing and negative swing).  This creates compression waves in the air and hence, sound.

DC is a constant positive swing.  The speaker would be in a instant state of positive excursion. If it can't go back to rest...then no compression wave was generated hence, no sound.