Loud amps at home

[adamg67]

Just found this: https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-amp-attenuators-loadboxes/jhs-pedals-little-black-amp-box-attenuator

It’s basically just an extra volume control that goes in the effects loop. An EQ pedal on flat might do the same job. If you’ve got an effects loop after the preamp and it’s the preamp sound you want, that idea would work.

Edit: Just realised that is what @fretmeister meant as well.

Edited March 18, 2021 by adamg67

[pete.young]

10 hours ago, adamg67 said:

Just found this: https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-amp-attenuators-loadboxes/jhs-pedals-little-black-amp-box-attenuator

It’s basically just an extra volume control that goes in the effects loop. An EQ pedal on flat might do the same job. If you’ve got an effects loop after the preamp and it’s the preamp sound you want, that idea would work.

Edit: Just realised that is what @fretmeister meant as well.

That would only work with a series effects loop.

[adamg67]

2 minutes ago, pete.young said:

That would only work with a series effects loop.

Are there amps with an effects loop that doesn't do series?

[nilebodgers]

10 hours ago, adamg67 said:

Just found this: https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-amp-attenuators-loadboxes/jhs-pedals-little-black-amp-box-attenuator

It’s basically just an extra volume control that goes in the effects loop. An EQ pedal on flat might do the same job. If you’ve got an effects loop after the preamp and it’s the preamp sound you want, that idea would work.

Edit: Just realised that is what @fretmeister meant as well.

I made one of those for my g**tar amp to stick in the fx loop, it was ear-splittingly loud trying to use the drive channel without it.

[paulbuzz]

11 hours ago, adamg67 said:

Just found this: https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-amp-attenuators-loadboxes/jhs-pedals-little-black-amp-box-attenuator

It’s basically just an extra volume control that goes in the effects loop. An EQ pedal on flat might do the same job. If you’ve got an effects loop after the preamp and it’s the preamp sound you want, that idea would work.

Edit: Just realised that is what @fretmeister meant as well.

Useful item (indeed, I too have made these in the past), but... £45 for one pot in a box...! 😧

[fretmeister]

46 minutes ago, adamg67 said:

Are there amps with an effects loop that doesn't do series?

Yup - some are in parallel.

Horrible things.

[adamg67]

Just now, fretmeister said:

Yup - some are in parallel.

Horrible things.

Well, I have learnt something today

[BigRedX]

17 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Yup - some are in parallel.

Horrible things.

Really can't see the point of parallel only effects loops. Most of the time you are going to want series, and occasionally if you are running a load of studio quality rack effects parallel can be useful, so a series/parallel switch can be useful. But parallel only? Who does that. You should name and shame.

As has been said, unless your amp has a valve power amp section, simply turning down the output should be fine. Of course as has also been said sometimes speaker breakup is part of the sound and sometimes it's just the fact that it's loud that makes it sound "right". Unfortunately there's no quiet solution for these.

[nilebodgers]

3 hours ago, paulbuzz said:

Useful item (indeed, I too have made these in the past), but... £45 for one pot in a box...! 😧

Lol. That’s why I made my own - tiny die cast box, one pot, one knob, 2 jack sockets.

[Chienmortbb]

22 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

And here was me going to recommend a mile long speaker cable to the cab that has been positioned away from the neighbours...

That is the only sensible way to do it.

[adamg67]

After a couple of glasses of cheap wine on a Friday night, the answer is obvious. Just put the cab in a big padded box.

[SteveXFR]

On 18/03/2021 at 22:48, EBS_freak said:

And here was me going to recommend a mile long speaker cable to the cab that has been positioned away from the neighbours...

I like your idea. I could put the cab next to my old neighbours house. Revenge for his ultra loud tv and open windows every evening