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... Which generally gives you a worse signal to noise ratio. I do it, but it ain't perfect.
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Agreed on both counts, although with many speakers that's not much. V30s are one of the notable exceptions, so it may be best to avoid one. Greenbacks and G12H-30s sound particularly good when they're only just on.
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the AKG P170 SDC comes out about £80 and will have the sensitivity you need. It also has a 20dB pad so you can still use it on the cab when creating mayhem.
Dave. http://www.gak.co.uk/en/akg-perception-170-small-diaphragm-condenser-microphone/19439?gclid=CPex6ZX-kMMCFScXwwod5jgAqw
Ooo! Better than I thought!
"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
One drawback of using a guitar amp at very low volume is noise.
The residual hum and noise audible from a gitamp speaker (get mk1 lug down there) even with all the taps closed can still be quite high*.
This is another advantage of even a simple resistive power soak, not only does it allow the amp to work harder for a given room volume but attenuates residual amp noise to boot.
*Of course, a few (cough!) amp makers take great pains to build very low noise designs!
Dave.
It seems a pity not to use the Cab Clone output or the Weber given that you have them already, but they may be just trying to do too much for what you need.
Personally I think a mic'ed speaker will sound better even at fairly low volume, but that may still be louder than you want.
"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
"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
"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
The older Mesas with a speaker mute switch have a chunkier switch under the chassis where you can't easily see it.
I'm still puzzled that the Weber didn't sound at all good via the line out though. The load in it is not in the signal path in that case, and I don't think any other load box/DI will sound very different.
It may be worth trying one of the earlier suggestions and use the FX send, with the speaker turned off. OK you won't be hearing the power amp, but for a clean sound that may not matter that much.
"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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Get a good one and you can crank the amp in peace.
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