G12-65H: 16 Ohm or 8 Ohm, any difference?

[thyx]

There is a reason the Fenders were set up to short to ground with no speaker load. It was safer than no load.

I don't know what their thinking was, but the reason I leave it as is on my Fenders is because it's safer for the speakers. No potential for a big "pop" when you plug them in.