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Thinking of diving in.................. opinions please?
Powerbrake or Hot Plate or Rivera Rockcrusher or Dr Z Brake Lite or Weber?
Or none at all?...........discuss.
Seems to be a few different principles of operation too - what's best?
I am not young enough to know everything
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just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
All fair questions........here goes :
Marshall 2061X (a very loud 20W) into a 2061CX cab. Mainly looking at attenuation for home practice and rehearsals. Would probably not use at gigs. Don't need line out. Don't expect to mix cabs as very happy with 2061CX (8 Ohm). Probably looking to drive amp to break up and then lower Db level to achieve neighbour-friendliness.
Bit confused about effect on valves and differences between resistance-based load and speaker motors and whatever magic Rivera claim to be their secret sauce. I looked a couple of their YouTube vids and decided that quantum physics was easier to understand.
I am not young enough to know everything
It really depends on the amp, to a great extent… and some other factors.
Actually, these are true with most or probably all attenuators. An attenuator set to the quietest setting is essentially a dummy load with a tiny bit of signal allowed to get through to the speaker, but it makes no significant difference to the amp.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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If we were all sat around Brainstorming this topic, somebody (probably me) would come up with a ridiculous idea to have a Joe Bonamassa branded perspex cover that drops right over your 20 watt tweed combo (like a giant food cover) so that the sweet spot for the amp and speaker is possible at home.
Of course - this idea is nuts!
Isn't it?
I am not young enough to know everything
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57632/
I couldn't find any that were OK for me, tried THSs, Marshall, etc, in the end, an Isolation cab was the only answer
Now you can also turn to AxeFx or Kemper though
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
DO THIS!!!