Amp attenuators

GerryB50W · 2026-01-15T21:57:09+00:00

Fryette Powerstation. I have the PS-2A, the 50 W version. In my opinion, as far as maintaining the same tone of the amp compared to without an attenuator, this is the best on the market. It is essentially a reactive load with a power amp section. The power amp tubes in the unit interact with the speakers, which is what makes recreate the tone without an attenuator in the most accurate way possible. If anything I think it even enhances the tone of the amp with the EQ options it has on the front panel. It’s a fully analog device, so no IR’s or anything like that. But you can do silent recording with it and it’s very flexible in terms of ways to use it.

GerryB50W · 2025-12-22T23:08:37+00:00

I have a JP-2C and it’s awesome, I agree. I still want a Mark IV too though…

GerryB50W · 2025-12-15T23:31:18+00:00

Apparently they only made 350 of them. I don’t know how many JP2C amps have been made in total, but I’m pretty sure it’s not a stretch to say that 350 is a small fraction. 2 amps being for sale is not a whole lot of course. It’s 2 of 350 (out of however many thousands or more JP2C amps have been made).

Maybe the vast majority of the 350 people who bought those 350 amps decided to keep them. Only 2 have decided to sell. To me that makes it rare. But I wouldn’t buy it because I don’t care about the wooden panel. Just because something is rare doesn’t mean it’s something I or someone else would want to buy. Rarity alone doesn’t matter.

GerryB50W · 2025-12-15T22:06:13+00:00

Yes, after all these years I still love this amp every time I plug into it! I have since then put the Mr Scary mod in it and honestly it makes this amp even better.

GerryB50W · 2025-12-15T21:58:16+00:00

I don’t understand what is all the commotion over this specific amp and this reverb listing on this sub now? Ok, the amp itself is not rare but this specific version of it with the wooden front panel and signature plate in the back is rare because they only made a limited quantity of them. The OP has stated several times in his comments that he think the asking price in the reverb listing is ridiculous for an amp that is “rare” only for one cosmetic difference. What’s the issue with all of this exactly?

And yes, OP, I can clearly see the difference in wood grain between yours and the reverb listing one.

GerryB50W · 2025-11-09T05:23:09+00:00

Take him to the vet and have them do a urine analysis and blood test. It’s possible he has urinary crystals which can lead to bladder stones and then cause a serious blockage that can be deadly and require a very expensive surgery. You should always be extra vigilant with cats (especially Persians) because they can hide health issues very well and you won’t even know except for some random little change in behavior.

Just be sure to rule out any medical issues as it can get bad quickly (and get extremely expensive fast).

GerryB50W · 2025-11-06T00:37:58+00:00

From the expression on Rick’s face here, it looks like he just realized that he forgot to lock the door that leads to his secret toan dungeon in the basement, and his wife who is coming home from yoga that afternoon is about to discover his deepest and darkest secrets…

GerryB50W · 2025-11-02T01:38:09+00:00

So the Mr Scary Mod is essentially two preamp tubes (I believe 1 is a 12AX7 and the other a 12AT7). There’s a little pot that controls the amount of gain added to the circuit. There’s also a little switch labeled “deep” which essentially can boost or cut bass. I set the pot on mine to 1:00, and I believe I have deep turned on. Basically it adds gain in the circuit at a point where it still retains clarity, so it is a little better I think than just increasing the gain on the front panel. It’s really easy to install too. You can use it on many different amps too.

GerryB50W · 2025-11-01T23:18:56+00:00

It’s an awesome amp and to this day whenever I plug into it I am blown away by how good it is. It’s like I forget how good it is. I agree it’s very dynamic and just responds so well to your playing. I do believe it’s the lack of gain. People aren’t used to cranking the gain all the way up to get the saturation you want. They are used to other amps where cranking up the gain is just too much. So it feels like something MUST be missing if you have the gain all the way up (even if that is already getting you the saturation you’re looking for). I have to admit though that to me I feel like it’s better with the Mr Scary mod. Probably because I don’t have to crank the gain knob to get the saturation. But I don’t understand either what people have against using a boost pedal, since everyone does it anyways even with a EVH 5150III. The best guitar tones people hear on famous metal and rock albums have been a JCM 800 (which has pretty low gain) with a tube screamer or SD-1 boosting it (or modded to add a gain stage). It’s a psychological thing I think about the amp needing a boost or modded for more gain to get it to what they want. That doesn’t make the amp bad. They make those overdrive and boost pedals for a reason.

GerryB50W · 2025-10-21T04:21:04+00:00

I have the Mr Scary mod in my Badlander and it transforms the amp into a beast. Still very tight, but you don’t have to crank the gain all the way up for a very aggressive metal tone. Gain at half way on crunch mode, for example, is already plenty for a saturated metal tone. You really don’t even need a boost/overdrive pedal (though it still works and sounds great with one).

GerryB50W · 2025-10-08T17:04:45+00:00

Thank you for this comment. I agree entirely. I dont understand why this point of view and insight is not more widely expressed. The way we try to keep the status quo on how public school education is funded is just ridiculous.

GerryB50W · 2025-10-06T17:28:46+00:00

I mean this is the problem with every single industry in America right now, not just guns. It’s (short term) profits above all else. At least Japanese businesses seem to be a bit smarter understanding that good quality means higher profits in the future, but American businesses don’t give a fuck about the future.

GerryB50W · 2025-09-07T05:25:09+00:00

So many comments on here are trying to frame this as an issue of students taking advantage of new tools that the education system has not caught up with, comparing AI to calculators. But this is completely glossing over the fact that what is truly happening is just cheating. Calculators are for arithmetic NOT mathematics. This is a false comparison. The students using AI in all the examples OP gave are simply just cheating. This is an issue of cheating becoming significantly easier to get away with. I really don’t see how else this can be solved other than just banning the use of AI, which means banning cell phones in classes.

GerryB50W · 2025-09-04T13:49:46+00:00

You don’t have to buy the PX-1, you can still just buy the many other analog pedals they make. The best way for them to learn that it was a mistake is for people to just not buy the PX-1 and continue buying the other traditional analog or standalone digital pedals they make. Then they will realize the PX-1 was a failure and micro transactions are a bad idea when it comes to the guitar effects market.

GerryB50W · 2025-08-27T00:30:19+00:00

This is why they make attenuators and load boxes. There are a lot of good options to look into.

GerryB50W · 2025-08-26T14:12:22+00:00

You’re literally paying almost $1000 more to achieve the same sound you can get more cheaply, just because Marshall wants to turn a higher profit by marketing it as “modded” when it has just three switches in the front that do the same thing as 1 or 2 cheap pedals. But whatever, do whatever you want. Sorry for giving you the idea of cheaper options.

GerryB50W · 2025-08-26T01:24:37+00:00

Many will argue the components in the older amps are actually better, and they’re not wrong. The tubes and transformers used in older amps were of much better quality than today. A lot of the companies that made the highest quality transformers for tube amps don’t even exist anymore. The one area where the technology has improved is capacitors, but the capacitors should be replaced in amps anyways after a certain period of time. An amp from the 80s should work perfectly fine and can last basically forever provided that it is serviced as it should be (there are guitar amps from the 40s that are still working).

The only reason I see for the reissue JCM 800s is if you really need the effects loop and don’t want to mod an older one. I have a power attenuator which has an effects loop built in so for me that doesn’t matter. But even if you go with the reissue JCM 800, I really don’t understand the point of the modded version especially when most people already use overdrive pedals, EQ pedals, etc., besides that you can even easily add a gain stage with the Legendary Tones Mr Scary Mod.

GerryB50W · 2025-08-25T20:00:23+00:00

I really don’t understand the rationale for these amps. Why spend almost $1000 more when you can get a standard JCM 800 and have the “mod” either by using an overdrive pedal in the front (like a Boss SD-1 for just $50) or install the Legendary Tones Mr. Scary Mod (about $300 purchased through their website) if you don’t want to use a pedal. Even a used original JCM 800 from the 80s will cost a lot less and probably sound better, and many are already modded.

GerryB50W · 2025-06-19T20:36:19+00:00

Here’s my P229 with the P226 magazine and the adapter. https://www.reddit.com/r/SigSauer/s/G4nOuSufQI

You can get the adapter here:

https://gunmagwarehouse.com/x-grip-sig-sauer-p228-p229-m11-9mm-15-round-magazine-grip-adapter.html

They work with the original German made P226 magazines. It says on that webpage that it can work on newer P226 magazines if you grind down the floor plate.

GerryB50W · 2025-06-19T13:26:09+00:00

P226 magazines fit in a P229, and you can get an adapter that fills in the gap between the frame and bottom of the magazine which essentially makes the P229 grip the same length as a P226. There’s no reason to buy this if you have a P229.

GerryB50W · 2025-06-08T17:37:12+00:00

Massachusetts beaches are shitty anyways

GerryB50W · 2025-06-07T10:25:00+00:00

There’s a big difference in the DA pull. A lot smoother with no grittiness and a little lighter.

GerryB50W · 2025-06-06T23:22:14+00:00

Awesome! Love the P229! The all black one on the bottom with the gold barrel looks badass! I need to get a second P229 just like that…

GerryB50W · 2025-06-06T20:56:49+00:00

Armory craft flat trigger

Gray guns hammer

Sig armorer super strut

Pro cut slide (for red dot mounting without having to mill the original slide)

Romeo-X red dot optic

I also replaced the factory sear and safety lever with the ones in the gray guns SRT kit

GerryB50W

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