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Get a Pignose and be done with it ;-)
(formerly miserneil)
That said, the pig nose may be the best option!
What valves are in it ?
With all of these systems (Power Scaling, VAC, VVR, Blackstar's DPR....), you've got 2 choices:
1. Use a 1 knob system, and restrict the power reduction to around 10% of the maximum.
2. Use a 2 knob system and allow the power reduction to go down much further.
The reason for 1. above, is that you can either apply scaling to the whole amp (power amp and preamp), in which case the preamp will start to sound bad if you turn the scaling down beyond a certain point, or you can scale just the power amp, in which case the input signal to the power amp will start to get too big beyond a certain point and cause an unpleasant fizzy distortion.
If you scale the power amp only, the preamp tone is maintained and then you can use the second control (drive compensation) to reduce the size of the signal into the power amp to keep it in 'scale' all the way down to virtually off.
I normally use 2., but 1. works well for a player who only wants to adjust volumes between say loud-gig and quiet-gig.
(And he's answering - great chap - I'm excited!)
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Although when I had my 20 my settings were pretty much as Waz's.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
So basically, they are still loud even at 5W and you just have to either accept that or work around it in the usual ways.
@Gassage, I think the easiest thing to do here then is just move somewhere where you can crank the amps!
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I live in an old converted schoolhouse. It's converted to 4 massive flats (ours is 2500 sq ft!)
My Neighbours are;
Number 2: A Pastor from a modern day church who plays keys in a P+W band.
Number 3: An employee from GuitarGuitar
Number 4: A thespian couple who perform in musical theatre.
So,
No 2: will tolerate my music, is non judgmental due to his faith, and has nagged me to play in church
No 3: Comes and stares wistfully at my rig and then goes upstairs to masturbate furiously
No 4: Have told me they'd forgotten how good Pink Floyd are and have asked if I'll give their son a guitar lesson.
I think my gaffe therefore qualifies as 'somewhere where you can crank the amps!'
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
@gassage fantastic, I need to find a similar community, my neighbours are all poor schmucks with young kids and/or working long hours. There would be zero love for my renditions of anything other than Cage's 4' 33" :-)
@freddievanhalen
They did think my time-accurate rendition of 2 'Minutes to Midnight' was beyond the mark, in fairness.
I nailed the lick though so I thought they were a tad harsh....
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
With the output dialled low, it acts as an attenuator. Plus, it will enhance the tone and you can dial in as subtle a level of compression as you could ever want