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05-09-2008, 02:15 AM
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Accessories Sales Associate, Guitar Center Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upland, California | | Oh, my God. It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to blow. 
Just another reason that guitards suck!
On a more serious note, I'd be interested in what exactly the circuitry in there is... I'd certainly hope it's not just a volume potentiometer!  |
05-09-2008, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by TheMutt  Oh, my God. It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to blow. |
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05-09-2008, 03:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: sheffield, england | | | these kinda defeat the point since you still have to crank it to get power amp distortion ;<
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05-09-2008, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by roflol these kinda defeat the point since you still have to crank it to get power amp distortion ;< |
I think the purpose of this is so that you can have the same "cranked" tube tone at low volume, it is an attenuator power soak of some kind. Lowest price one I've seen. I have no idea whether it actually works or not. |
05-09-2008, 05:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rhode Island, USA | | | So is this supposed to be like a cheaper marshall power brake? I remember that the guitarist in a past band of mine used a power brake and it sounded awesome, he was able to crank his JCM800 to ten and not blow windows out. |
05-09-2008, 05:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN | | | I wish I could convince my guitardist to use something like that. He swears up and down that they kill amps/speakers.
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05-09-2008, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by olaff421 I wish I could convince my guitardist to use something like that. He swears up and down that they kill amps/speakers. | They can if abused. |
05-09-2008, 10:19 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMutt I'd certainly hope it's not just a volume potentiometer! | I'm guessing that's exactly what it is. For the price, I'll bet there's not a lot going on in that box. |
05-09-2008, 10:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Winter Garden, FL | | I'm sure not many people know what the joke is so here: http://www.kresha.com/pictures/fs_suck_knob.jpg
It's an old Far Side Cartoon
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05-09-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by TheMutt Oh, my God. It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to blow. | Suck...Suck...SUCK!! |
05-09-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by EricF I'm guessing that's exactly what it is. For the price, I'll bet there's not a lot going on in that box. | It's more than just a volume potentiometer, but not much more. This goes between the amp and the head and attenuates the amplified signal, meaning that it has to dissipate a LOT of power in the form of heat. Though it's passive and simple in design, it's not just a volume pot. |
05-09-2008, 12:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ribwich, ZF | | | I would not put that thing between my tube amp and speaker cabinet.
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05-09-2008, 12:23 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan | | | My brother used to use one of those attenuators. Might have been the Dr. Z one. He had a Dr. Z amp too and it had a really good tone. Now he just uses a Budda Superdrive, which is a much smaller amp which I don't like as well. But since I play with a distorted tone like 95% of the time I should probably look into one of those attenuators so maybe I can rely on my amp for distortion without blowing up my speakers and stop using pedals so much. |
05-09-2008, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | | | Yeah, notice he says use it in the effects loops, not between head and speaker.
It's just a volume knob. Still looks cool though. |
05-09-2008, 02:01 PM
| | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDuck It's more than just a volume potentiometer, but not much more. This goes between the amp and the head and attenuates the amplified signal, meaning that it has to dissipate a LOT of power in the form of heat. Though it's passive and simple in design, it's not just a volume pot. | I think you mean "speaker", not "head", but that's still not correct. Quote:
Originally Posted by megadan Yeah, notice he says use it in the effects loops, not between head and speaker.
It's just a volume knob. Still looks cool though. | *DING* |
05-09-2008, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by EricF I think you mean "speaker", not "head", but that's still not correct. | Thank you for correcting my typo. That is, however, how a real power soak works. If that's not what this guy is selling, then that's on him. |
05-09-2008, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperDuck Thank you for correcting my typo. That is, however, how a real power soak works. If that's not what this guy is selling, then that's on him. | I certianly don't think this is a proper power soak/speaker attenuator. By reading the description, there's nothing that tells me that is anything other than a volume knob.
Volume pot+knob+jacks+a few wires+nice box = $19. Sounds about right. |
05-09-2008, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by EricF I certianly don't think this is a proper power soak/speaker attenuator. By reading the description, there's nothing that tells me that is anything other than a volume knob.
Volume pot+knob+jacks+a few wires+nice box = $19. Sounds about right. | I'm thinking of getting one just to have something onstage that says "Suck Knob"  |
05-09-2008, 11:55 PM
| | Deaf folks dig my music | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | No matter if this box works or not, "suck knob" has got to be the worst name for a product, unless its sold at an adult book store maybe.
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