These may seem like daft questions but ive never had a tube amp and don't want to waste my money.
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Originally Posted by: heknowsnothingI am planning to buy a DSL100 head and 1960A 4x12 cab. I am really confused about tube amps though. How much more money is it gonna cost me? I now understand about tube replacements etc but now im really confused about power attenuators. Ive heard that to get a good tone on a tube amp, the volume has to be up and the tubes have to warm up (how long does that take?) I can't be having it loud so i was looking at attenuators to reduce sound without sacrificing tone. How do these wire up to the head and cab? is it complicated? how do you use it?
These may seem like daft questions but ive never had a tube amp and don't want to waste my money.
Originally Posted by: PRSplayaWhy on God's green earth would you buy a 100 watt tube head / half stack if you can't play loudly? :confused: This is quite confusing to me.
Originally Posted by: Andrew Sayeah, 20watts is still a pretty loud amp...way too loud for England.
Originally Posted by: Andrew SaI think that si a good plan...I wanna buy a small amp for home use...and an Ibanez Thermion (i'm still in love with that amp) for gigging and rehearsahl purposes...just such a mission to cart a 4x12 cab around...especially without a trailer.
Originally Posted by: PRSplayaTwo more things you could do... Go with the DSL50 instead of the 100. It will still be loud enough to make your ears cry. Get a 1x12 cabinet for home use, and use the 4x12 for giging.
Originally Posted by: heknowsnothing:eek: the price differences are weird
Originally Posted by: Tele MasterNOTE - Your tubes will wear faster using a Power Attenuator because you are still pushing the tubes harder than normal.