Question about Marshall Bluesbreaker...

[Jake 2112]

I have question about the Marshall bluesbreaker amp. Ive been thinking about buying one, and I know Ill have to crank it up. I usually just play in the house, so would the volume just be to much for the house? Thanks.

 

[Boleskinehouse]

Yes, probably! You could use an attenuator.

I'd love to have one myself.

 

[stryker59]

itll get loud as hell for the house.....an attenuator would be the way to go.

 

[Robster]

Try one of these:

Guitar Tube Amp Attenuator 80 watt 4ohm 8ohm - eBay (item 260265777234 end time Aug-20-08 19:38:09 PDT)

I just got one, and it works great! Only 150 bucks shipped, and sounds every bit as good as attenuators costing 3x as much. Jim Sanders makes them, and he stands behind every one he makes. Great guy, great product, great price!

Rob

 

[Jake 2112]

I sort of have a confession to make... Ive never actually used an attenuater, so I honestly have no idea how to use them. Im in no way a beginner, I just have no clue what to do... Anyone care to explain, please?

 

[st.bede]

just plug it bettween your speaker and the speaker out on your amp...just make sure it is the right ohmage...I use a hot plate and it has worked very well

THD Electronics

http://www.thdelectronics.com/pdf/HP%20Manual 060405.pdf

I have only used the hot plate so I can not say which attenuater is the best....check on harmony central if interested in other people expences....

hearing is a priceless thing so I do try to keep it down....I have found that the more you use the att. to bring down the vol the more tone you lose but it is fine except for very critical things (like recording)

my two cents

 

[toastboy]

If you're only going to use it in the house, a nmv marshall isn't the best choice in my opinion.

But if you're sure about getting the amp an attenuator is a must.
or you could just buy a decent overdrive pedal and use the amp on cleans.

Just my 2 cents

 

[Stowburst]

If you're only going to use it in the house, a nmv marshall isn't the best choice in my opinion.

But if you're sure about getting the amp an attenuator is a must.
or you could just buy a decent overdrive pedal and use the amp on cleans.

Just my 2 cents

Yeah a BB is very loud when its cranked and a attenuator will help you get the sound at bedroom / house levels.. it will still be loud!

I had a Bluesbreaker and gigged it quite a bit until I sold it, its only 30watts but thats too loud for a house..if you want to get it to break up.

Here is a vid I made with mine in the house and you can hear how loud it is.I'm just plugging straight in and cranking it up

YouTube - Marshall Bluesbreaker with nos KT66

 

[stryker59]

sounds good stowburst! now i got gas again!

 

[Jake 2112]

Yeah a BB is very loud when its cranked and a attenuator will help you get the sound at bedroom / house levels.. it will still be loud!

I had a Bluesbreaker and gigged it quite a bit until I sold it, its only 30watts but thats too loud for a house..if you want to get it to break up.

Here is a vid I made with mine in the house and you can hear how loud it is.I'm just plugging straight in and cranking it up

YouTube - Marshall Bluesbreaker with nos KT66

Loved your playing in the video! I see your using it cranked in the house, was that terribly loud?

 

[Jake 2112]

Im thinking about getting an overdrive pedal maybe, what do you think would be the best for the blue boom of the 60's? Like the Beano album?

 

[Stowburst]

Well if you can find a old Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal (ebay?) you can get that kind of sound at room levels. That clip was flat out and althogh it was only 30watts it was just too loud for the bedroom!

 

[Jake 2112]

Would this work? http://http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Marshall-BB2-Bluesbreaker-II-Pedal?sku=150305

I am currently using a Vox Valvetronix 30watt, which makes me a little weary becasue I heard it wouldn't get a nice tone with a solid state amp....

 

[Robster]

Jake,

If you decide to get an attenuator, please check out the tube cube I listed above. The guy who makes them is a great electronics engineer and a musician, he built the tube cube precisely because the THDs and Powerbrakes were so god-awful expensive, and they really don't need to be. Besides that, all the THDs are one-trick-ponies - they only work for one ohms setting - 2, 4, 8, 16 - the tubecube is fully adjustable for all ohms settings, and has a volume control that allows you to dial in exactly how loud you want to be, from bedroom quiet to full-on shred, without coloring the sound at all. I can attest to this, as I use one in my Marshall Plexi 18W clone - it is just unreasonably loud without the attenuator, but with it installed, I can dial the volume level I need without changing the tone at all. I can get that blistering tube-driven distortion, but at any volume. I should mention that I am not, in any way, affiliated with the company - I'm just a super satisfied customer. I have mine installed between amp and speaker, inside the back of my cabinet, and now it is suitable for bedroom, barroom, or stadium.

Dig it!

Rob

 

[toastboy]

I had a Bluesbreaker II pedal it was great!
And you can use it only as a boost too.

 

[Jake 2112]

I had a Bluesbreaker II pedal it was great!
And you can use it only as a boost too.

Could you get similar tones like those from the Beano album?

 

[Jake 2112]

Jake,

If you decide to get an attenuator, please check out the tube cube I listed above. The guy who makes them is a great electronics engineer and a musician, he built the tube cube precisely because the THDs and Powerbrakes were so god-awful expensive, and they really don't need to be. Besides that, all the THDs are one-trick-ponies - they only work for one ohms setting - 2, 4, 8, 16 - the tubecube is fully adjustable for all ohms settings, and has a volume control that allows you to dial in exactly how loud you want to be, from bedroom quiet to full-on shred, without coloring the sound at all. I can attest to this, as I use one in my Marshall Plexi 18W clone - it is just unreasonably loud without the attenuator, but with it installed, I can dial the volume level I need without changing the tone at all. I can get that blistering tube-driven distortion, but at any volume. I should mention that I am not, in any way, affiliated with the company - I'm just a super satisfied customer. I have mine installed between amp and speaker, inside the back of my cabinet, and now it is suitable for bedroom, barroom, or stadium.

Dig it!

Rob

OK, I'll look into it if I eventually get the amp

 

[toastboy]

Could you get similar tones like those from the Beano album?

To be honest I hadn't heard of beano when I had it, so I never tried.
But I bet you could get pretty close.

 

[Jake 2112]

I was also looking at the tubescreamer, do you think it would respond well to a vox valvetronix?? http://http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-TS808-Vintage-Tube-Screamer-Reissue?sku=150343

 

[toastboy]

I haven't tried a tubescreamer, but if you want to get close to the beano
sound I suggest you try out the Zvex Box of Rock pedal.
It's supposed to duplicate the Jtm45 sound dead on.