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Post by mdrs on May 9, 2009 9:31:59 GMT -7
I've not had a good history with attenuators, although I've only tried the Marshall and the on board one that was in the THD "Univalve" I used to own.
I liked the one in the Univalve, but found I used it less and less over time.
I never liked the tone I got using the Marshall.
I've heard some good things about the Dr. Z, and some guys here seem to really like it. I also am a big fan of the late great Ken Fischer, who evidently designed the Dr. Z airbrake.
So, I bit on it. It's ordered, and I'll post when after I get it here!!
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 9, 2009 12:52:44 GMT -7
Happiness with the Airbrake depends on a few things, not the least of which is that you have to remember that as volume goes down, your perception of bass goes down faster than your perception of treble. So you have to be willing to twist the tone knobs a bit if you want to play real quiet and have the same tone. The other thing is your mode of use. I use mine almost exclusively as a master volume during live play. I rarely have more than two or three clicks of attenuation dialed in. In that mode of use, guitarists that come see me are always surprised that there's an attenuator in the circuit. The other mode of use is in recording. I like to play pretty loud, but the wife will turn up the subwoofer upstairs if I get too loud, so when I'm recording I almost always have an attenuator in the signal path. Usually three or four clicks depending on the amp. And the Z amps always sound great with them in there.
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Post by mdrs on May 9, 2009 14:16:02 GMT -7
Thanks for the tips, Steve. That's where I'm gonna start.........
I do have a slew of "big amps" that I'm gonna try them on as well. My hearing is not getting any better..............
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