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Wow, thanks for sharing!

Have one here for eval. Should be able to check it out pretty soon.

cool 'bout time these things have an XLR , so question , since it's "good to up to 100 watts" Marshalls and many other amps go beyond that even though they are called "100" watters do you think the amp will be protected when cranked and running for a while or will they let out the magic smoke ?

fretless wrote:cool 'bout time these things have an XLR , so question , since it's "good to up to 100 watts" Marshalls and many other amps go beyond that even though they are called "100" watters do you think the amp will be protected when cranked and running for a while or will they let out the magic smoke ?

Soldano touches on that in the vid - he said he built a good bit of a 'safety net' in to it so you could run full tilt all day. Said a 100 watt Marshall tops out wattage-wise around 4-5 on the knob then just saturates from there


It does seem like a really neat lil box. I wonder if you can daisy chain cabs off that speaker jack

THE Soldano!

Devin wrote:

fretless wrote:cool 'bout time these things have an XLR , so question , since it's "good to up to 100 watts" Marshalls and many other amps go beyond that even though they are called "100" watters do you think the amp will be protected when cranked and running for a while or will they let out the magic smoke ?

Soldano touches on that in the vid - he said he built a good bit of a 'safety net' in to it so you could run full tilt all day. Said a 100 watt Marshall tops out wattage-wise around 4-5 on the knob then just saturates from there


It does seem like a really neat lil box. I wonder if you can daisy chain cabs off that speaker jack

I missed that , must go back and watch again ... what is the $ ? I could use it . I had a Palmer years ago and and sold it after I let go of that rig , That thing sounded darn good . I do have a Dr Z airbrake which is good for knocking off some dB's but I could use that one with a DI fo sho

Cool video.

He said it's only rated for 100 watts, so I wonder if a cranked 100 watt head might stress it's operating parameters. Soldano seemed to gloss over that when he was asked about it in the video, or just my perception of it lol.

Soldano touches on that in the vid - he said he built a good bit of a 'safety net' in to it so you could run full tilt all day. Said a 100 watt Marshall tops out wattage-wise around 4-5 on the knob then just saturates from there

That didn't really answer the question though or is it me , regardless of what setting the volume is at can it handle the spike above 100 watts when the power section is pushed. He seemed to deflect that.

I kind of doubt anyone would design an attenuator that wouldn't handle pretty much and 100 or 120 watt 4xEL34 or 6L6 type amp. Those are the very amps people usually buy attenuators for.

Mark Starr wrote:

Soldano touches on that in the vid - he said he built a good bit of a 'safety net' in to it so you could run full tilt all day. Said a 100 watt Marshall tops out wattage-wise around 4-5 on the knob then just saturates from there

That didn't really answer the question though or is it me , regardless of what setting the volume is at can it handle the spike above 100 watts when the power section is pushed. He seemed to deflect that.

How it did not answer the question? He says it's safe for 100w amps. He, out of everybody, knows that 100w amps can spike well above 100w. He still said it's safe for these amps.

guitarbilly wrote:How it did not answer the question? He says it's safe for 100w amps. He, out of everybody, knows that 100w amps can spike well above 100w. He still said it's safe for these amps.

I guess I was hoping he would have gone into more detal about it, dunno. The TK guy at one point eluded to the scenario of a spike above 100 watts and then the conversation shifted to the volume knob after 4 the power section just saturates it threw me off.

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Attenuates it down to whisper quiet volumes.

What would it do with a kt88 Marshall? Something that's got a bit extra in the wattage department?

pretty sure the man knows what he is doing so I'm not going to worry . I like to knock a few dB off some amps . It helps with my wreck clone as it stays clean 'till loud as fuck . I also like the option of going direct to the board live or for recording . Probably needs some cab sim but still seems like a nice tool to have in the box. Especially if the price is right . IME though extreme settings can sound like ass and I've had better luck using a good drive pedal and little amp with a 57 so we'll see . Dan are you getting one ?

Loop wrote:Have one here for eval. Should be able to check it out pretty soon.

Please keep us posted with the results, Arend.

Also, if you have the time, can you maybe do a comparison with the Rivera Rock Crusher?

fretless wrote:Dan are you getting one ?

For Dan?

Not to mention the Friedman one will be like 4x the price of the Jet City one.

LesPaul-Marshall wrote:Prolly not, i like raising hell when i play. Dude on RT said the Jettenuator will retail for $239 and be available sept. 1st.

Not a bad price!

LesPaul-Marshall wrote:

Mark Starr wrote:

fretless wrote:Dan are you getting one ?

Prolly not, i like raising hell when i play. Dude on RT said the Jettenuator will retail for $239 and be available sept. 1st.

One thing i noticed is the Jettenuator has resistors for a load unlike the Weber Mass which has a speaker motor.

If Mike Soldano puts his name on it thats prolly good enough for me.

Weber MASS has resistors AND a speaker motor.

BTW I ordered an attenuator last week. It has no line outs or speaker motor, but it does have some tone caps to put back some of the lost high freqs. Only $75. Can't wait to try it out!

That is sweet! I will be looking to get one of those!

Cole

damn that would make D.I recording so damn easy!!! I really want, i've read that it's going to be released September 1st

EDIT: just noticed that the release date was already posted... i'm a tard

fretless wrote:pretty sure the man knows what he is doing so I'm not going to worry . I like to knock a few dB off some amps . It helps with my wreck clone as it stays clean 'till loud as fuck . I also like the option of going direct to the board live or for recording . Probably needs some cab sim but still seems like a nice tool to have in the box. Especially if the price is right . IME though extreme settings can sound like ass and I've had better luck using a good drive pedal and little amp with a 57 so we'll see . Dan are you getting one ?

I just picked up one of these new for $175:



That's the "home" version; they make a PA/'live" version with an XLR out. They also make a fancy, nearly $600 version:




The one I got works GREAT with my Plexi Reissue (50 watt, though), especially for silent, direct-to-board recording late at night.

Just sayin'.

To be honest I'm not a fan of attenuators, I think they're oversold and pretty specialist. When you combine them with good cab emulation, that's when it gets interesting.

Variable-sensitivity speakers like the Eminence Reignmaker (or Fluxtone if you have a million billion pounds to spare) seem like a much more sensible way to get those bulbs glowing without blowing too many eardrums.

draelyc wrote:

fretless wrote:pretty sure the man knows what he is doing so I'm not going to worry . I like to knock a few dB off some amps . It helps with my wreck clone as it stays clean 'till loud as fuck . I also like the option of going direct to the board live or for recording . Probably needs some cab sim but still seems like a nice tool to have in the box. Especially if the price is right . IME though extreme settings can sound like ass and I've had better luck using a good drive pedal and little amp with a 57 so we'll see . Dan are you getting one ?

I just picked up one of these new for $175:



That's the "home" version; they make a PA/'live" version with an XLR out. They also make a fancy, nearly $600 version:




The one I got works GREAT with my Plexi Reissue (50 watt, though), especially for silent, direct-to-board recording late at night.

Just sayin'.

What do you think of it so far? I would love to have something to let me direct record into my board, hows the emulation sound?