paintballnsk
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Ok,
So I've posted in the past that my amp was too loud. People told me go buy a THD hotplate or something blablabla.
They were all good ideas, but very expensive ideas.
I told them I would buy this simple $20 attenuator on ebay that goes through your effects loop. Many people told me "you amp already has that", "this wont work", "this will only make your preamp tubes brighter, but not your power amp".
Well I gotta say, it was the best $20 I've ever spent. And it definitely does it's job. Your amp must have an effects loop with 100% saturation for it to work properly, which my dc10 has.
Now this is what I used to do. (For the high gain Lead) I crank the amp down to 2 or 3 on the master and 2-3 on channel. Having the master below 3 obviously means your 6l6 tubes will not sound warm or thick. But this was the only volume I could stand to play at practice levels. Now we do love to get loud now and then, but It's often unnecessary. The amp sounds best I think at atleast 4 and 4. Also I use an Ibanez 808, which I think is a necessity if you want good pinch harmonics and better crunch.
What I do with this, I put the channel on about 6, and the master on about 6. I then use this thing as a second master volume.
It sounds amazing at any volume now. Even cranked low it sounds thick and warm.
If you're having volume problems, need an extra master volume, or just want better tone at lower volumes, take a $20 risk and try one of these. Apparently the guy custom makes them as well, so if you tell him what amp you have and send him a link to your mesa manual, he'll tell you if it will work or not. He also has 100% satisfaction guarantee, and only $4 shipping. So if it doesnt work for you, send it back.
So I've posted in the past that my amp was too loud. People told me go buy a THD hotplate or something blablabla.
They were all good ideas, but very expensive ideas.
I told them I would buy this simple $20 attenuator on ebay that goes through your effects loop. Many people told me "you amp already has that", "this wont work", "this will only make your preamp tubes brighter, but not your power amp".
Well I gotta say, it was the best $20 I've ever spent. And it definitely does it's job. Your amp must have an effects loop with 100% saturation for it to work properly, which my dc10 has.
Now this is what I used to do. (For the high gain Lead) I crank the amp down to 2 or 3 on the master and 2-3 on channel. Having the master below 3 obviously means your 6l6 tubes will not sound warm or thick. But this was the only volume I could stand to play at practice levels. Now we do love to get loud now and then, but It's often unnecessary. The amp sounds best I think at atleast 4 and 4. Also I use an Ibanez 808, which I think is a necessity if you want good pinch harmonics and better crunch.
What I do with this, I put the channel on about 6, and the master on about 6. I then use this thing as a second master volume.
It sounds amazing at any volume now. Even cranked low it sounds thick and warm.
If you're having volume problems, need an extra master volume, or just want better tone at lower volumes, take a $20 risk and try one of these. Apparently the guy custom makes them as well, so if you tell him what amp you have and send him a link to your mesa manual, he'll tell you if it will work or not. He also has 100% satisfaction guarantee, and only $4 shipping. So if it doesnt work for you, send it back.