Comments on: Considering buying an attenuator? Don’t just look at the absolute price… http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/ Real. Guitar. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: faulk http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/#comment-7908 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 04:00:39 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=2342#comment-7908 i agree with goofydawg. i have a dr z power soak and a 1987xl reissue marshall plexi running thru a 1960ax with greenbacks. the low volume tone sucks no matter how i arrange the attenuator and/or pedals to try and get better tone. im not saying im gonna go byuy a $700 attenuator,but i do agree that if the low volume tone sucks on a $350 one,then it will def suck on a $100 one.

]]> By: goofydawg http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/#comment-4066 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:35:16 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=2342#comment-4066 No, Lorenzo, I’m actually NOT kidding. If these lower-priced attenuators solved the transparency problem, high-end attenuators wouldn’t exist. But the plain fact of the matter is that they don’t. They do suffice to take a slight edge off the amp, but when used to bring an amp down to bedroom levels, they suck tone so much that they’re not usable.

I suggest you read this great article on attenuator technology: http://www.aracom-amps.com/info/attenuator.html

]]> By: Lorenzo http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/#comment-4065 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:53:34 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=2342#comment-4065 You’ve got to be kidding.

For $75-$100 (25w or 50w) you could pick up a Weber MiniMass and it sounds as good as any of these. Even the fancy high wattage models are less than the stuff in this blog post. Multiple impedance settings…bulletproof and transparent. Been using them for years and they’re great.

http://www.tedweber.com/atten.htm

]]> By: goofydawg http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/#comment-4063 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:28:55 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=2342#comment-4063 No. I BUY my gear, my friend. Or I take the time out of my very busy schedule to go and evaluate gear personally. That’s why I put a disclaimer at the bottom of my review stating clearly that I’m a faithful CUSTOMER.

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: chumly http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/#comment-4061 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:23:48 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=2342#comment-4061 Just kidding . . . Im just tired , lonely, and HUNGRY !!!!

]]> By: chumly http://guitargear.org/2009/12/18/considering-buying-an-attenuator-dont-just-look-at-the-absolute-price/#comment-4060 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:22:21 +0000 http://guitargear.org/?p=2342#comment-4060 Dude . . . . you grt free gear in exchange for this? This is nothing more than a . . .”I’ll rate your gear . . if you give me a homey hookup ” page. LAME

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