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What’s the point of using an attenuator?

Posted in amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, attenuator, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar tone, instruction, Music, musicians, PRX150-Pro, tagged amplifiers, amps, aracom, attenuator, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Tone on April 10, 2010 | 5 Comments »

This is a hotly debated topic, and there are great arguments for or against using one. I’m of the former group and have used attenuators to great success over the years. To demonstrate how useful an attenuator can be, I put together a quick video. Here you go: I wanted to be as non-technical about [...]

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A Different Approach: Eminence Flux Density Modulation Speakers

Posted in attenuator, gear, gear announcements, gear find, guitar, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitar speakers, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new gear, tagged attenuation, eminence speakers, flux density modulation, gear, gear announcements, gear find, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar speakers, guitarists, Guitars, new gear on February 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

or… Doc Brown in Back to the Future saying, “I finally invented something that works!” Speaking in reference to the Flux Capacitor. Nah, it’s nothing of the sort, but it is by no means less cool. The Flux Density Modulation Speakers are a new approach to attenuation where the attenuation happens right at the speaker! [...]

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When recording, use the tools you need!

Posted in amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, attenuator, gear, goldie, guitar, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, tagged aracom, aracom amps, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, saint guitars, squire classic vibe telecaster on December 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I’ve been working on a new instrumental for over a month now, called “Strutter.” I think I’ve probably made 50+ recordings of the song, and even though I dig the melody I’ve come up with, I’ve always thought it needed something… more… Couldn’t put my finger on it, but none of my recordings of the [...]

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Take it to the limit…

Posted in amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, attenuator, gear, guitar, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, PRX150-Pro, squier classic vibe telecaster, VRX22, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, aracom amps, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, PRX150-Pro, squier classic vibe telecaster, VRX22 on December 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I walked into my garage/studio this morning and looked over to my gear – there’s a lot (though probably not as much as I’ve seen from other gear sluts’ pictures). Peering over my collection, the thought struck me: What if I could only have one of each type of gear… What would I choose? What [...]

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It Takes Two to Tango… Revisiting the Fane Medusa 150

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, attenuator, EL84, fane, GAS, gear, gear reviews, goldie, guitar, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitar reviews, guitarists, Guitars, musicians, PLX18 BB, prestige guitars, PRX150-Pro, speakers, tagged amp, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, Aracom PLX18 BB, fane, fane medusa 150, fane speakers, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians on December 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »

When I first reviewed the Fane Medusa 150, though I gave it a pretty good rating at 4.5 Tone Bones, I wasn’t really blown away by its tone because of its big bottom end, and recommended that the speaker be put into a 2 X 12 balanced out by a speaker with more top-end sparkle. [...]

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Why an Attenuator Will Change Your Life

Posted in accessories, amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, attenuator, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar accessories, guitar attenuators, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar reviews, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, overdrive, PRX150-Pro, reason amps, reason bambino, Tone, VRX22, tagged guitar, Music, Guitars, amps, guitar gear, gear, gear reviews, guitarists, musicians, GAS, guitar effects, reason amps, amplifiers, guitar pedals, amp, overdrive, aracom amps, amplification, guitar gear reviews, attenuators, PRX150-Pro, guitar accessories, guitar attenuators on November 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ever since I started this blog, I’ve talked about attenuators, and how they’ve enabled me to get tones out of my amp at reasonable volume levels that I could only previously get at super-high volumes. But before I get into the discussion part of this article, take a listen to this clip (it’s the same [...]

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