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The easy cheap fix is to run a volume box in the effects loop, which then acts as an extra overall master volume. Whether that gives you the sound you want depends on how much of it is coming from the power stage when the volume reaches 4-5…
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If you're pushing the power stage to get the sound you want the only real solution is a proper power attenuator - not that cheap, but it will work unless it's actually the speakers compressing that make it sound like that. The THD Hotplate is one that works well with Fender-type amps usually, and they're not too rare second hand.
"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
ah, I see, he likes the volume at 4 or 5
if it's 60w saturated I guess it is not welcome most of the time anymore, THD were the best attenuators I bought
If it's clean, I am surprised, I have a 100w HRM dumble clone, which can run nicely, so an ad hoc master volume could do it
when I dropped it back to 1.5 the drop in sustain, thump, tone etc was so dramatic I could have cried
"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
just the fattest clean you ever heard and when to then applied a smear of drive from a pedal all hell broke loose
*sigh*
Are you using the valve rectifier mode?
You could also possibly try running a compressor in the FX loop.
"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
Someone will soon be along to say their LazyJ / Victoria / Flynn is better but they're all in the ballpark which modern Fender amps just seem to miss.
What was better for me was one of those clear perspex panel's like the ones Bonamassa uses.. I could run the amp on 7 to get the tone I was after, but out front the volume was at the correct level. Didn't need to mic the cab.
The drummer hated me though, I always put the amp against the back wall, where he was sitting lol