I'm looking for an attenuator to tame my DSL50 at gigs - i play with it on 2.5 but it doesnt sound sweet until about 6 or 7 so I'm wanting to get an attenuator to help me raise the volume of the DSL without killing everyone in the room.
I would get the Hotbox 66 so I could have 75% attenuation. Would this be too much?
Mainly im curious about how they are made... I understand from forum dwelling that there are a few ways to make attenuators, some considered better than others... the ebay page hints at how this as made. Does it sound like this will perform for me similarly to a Hotplate? (given that i dont want bedroom volumes)
thanks for your help
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Simple home made L-pad, using £10-20 of parts.
Functionally will work ok, but tonally poor, and the fixed setting is unlikely to be correct for any given circumstance.
Get a proper attenuator like a Power Brake or Hot Plate.
Thank you for your response. I suspected it to be inferior. Do you happen to know if the palmer attenuators are more like the hotplate?
http://www.andertons.co.uk/audio-solutions/pid25468/cid729/palmer-pdi06-power-attenuator-124-8-ohm-version.asp
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The PB is the best imo for marshall without going the extreme end of the price range and all attenuators will effect you tone the more you attenuate. The only thing to watch out for with the PB is to turn your guitar down before you start altering the rotary control as it works in notches and as far as I can gather it's an open circuit! between each notch.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marshall-Powerbrake-PB100-/261317090294?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item3cd7b65bf6
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It's because the impedance curve is wrong compared to a real speaker - the impedance is too low at high frequencies. It's not too bad at -4 or -8, but at -12 or -16 with the bright switch on it's really much too low - if you run it with the amp cranked and the attenuator set low it visibly stresses the valves if you watch while you play. If you use it like that it's actually better to set the amp to half the impedance of the Hotplate, ie to 8 ohms with a 16-ohm Hotplate. (Cab impedance doesn't matter with the attenuator set low.) It also sounds better.
"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