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Attenuators and isolation cabinets

 25/2/2010

Amps can be loud.  To get the sound you want there are a range of attenuating options to tame your guitar amplifier.  Here are a few options including speaker emulators that will improve your lot with the neighbors or in the studio.

Of course another option is a low power valve amplifier | Pedal Power Supplies | Pedal Boards

Some guitar amps have attenuators built in such as the THD amp series (Univalve, Bivalve etc), Dr Z Mini Z.

Amptone attenuator FAQ  | Great article on guitar amplifier attenuation from Aracom Amplifiers. | Attenuator history

Attenuator information at wikipedia

Grailtone

Alessandro muzzle attenuator

Alessandro muzzle attenuator

Alex's Attenuator

Made in the USA

Alex's attenuator

Altair PW5

Altair PW-5 Attenuator

The first attenuator

Amptone on the PW5

Review

Altair PW5 attenuator

Aracom PRX150

Review

Great article on guitar amplifier attenuation

Aracom PRX150  attenuator

AxeTrak Isolation Box

Axe Trak Isolation speaker box

Bad Cat Leash

Reviews

Bad Cat Leash
BitMo

10-UATOR 23 WATT KIT - Guitar amp attenuator

Bitmo 10uator
Carl's Custom Guitars The Volume Box

Review

The Volume Box Carls Custom Guitars

Clark Amplification

Clark Regulator

Features 0, 3, 6, and 9 dB of speaker output attenuation.

Clark Amplification Regulator Attenuator Regulator Clark

ClearSonic amplifier isolation cabinets

Dr Z Air Brake and Brake Lite

Dr Z Air BrakeDr Z Brake Lite Attenuator

Electroharmonix Signal Pad

Electroharmonix Signal Pad

Faustine Phantom Faustine Phantom attenuator
Fluxtone Speakers

Review

I don't get it but have a look.

Fluxtone speakers

Gibson Power Stealth (rebadged THD Hotplate)

Gibson Power Stealth attenuator

Grendell Amplification Dead Room Grendell Dead Room
Groove Tubes SE II Speaker Emuator Groove Tubes SEII Speaker Emulator
HO Attenuator

Sound clip

 

Jet City Amplification Stealth Iso Cabinet

Video

 

Jim Kelly

 

Jim Kelly Amplifiers Power Attenuator
Koch Loadbox

Reviews

Koch Loadbox
Komet Airbrake  

Little Sucker by Boutique Guitar Products

Reviews

The Little Sucker Attenuator

Marshall Power Brake

Reviews

Marshall Power Brake attenuator

Omnisonic

Reviews

Omnisonic Tube Amp Volume Control Box

Output Tamer by Reyes Audio

Outpt Tamer Reyes Audio

Palmer Speaker Simulators Palmer Speaker Simulator

Power Soak

by Tom Scholz

Works with 4, 8 or 16 ohm speakers and amplifiers

Power soak info at Amptone

Reviews

Review

Power Soak by Tom Scholz

Randall Isolation 12 Speaker Cab Randall Isolation 12 Speaker isolation cabinet
Richter Control

Richter Control is an attenuator with reactive loading for guitar amps by Sequis, maker of the Motherload

Richter Control
Sequis Motherload

Actually a a dummy load and speaker simulator plus a  variable speaker output and attenuator for driving/controlling a speaker cabinet onstage or in the studio.

Sound on Sound Article

Reviews

Sequis Motherload dummy load
SPL Transducer

Analog guitar amp sim

Sound on Sound article

SPL Transducer analog amplifier simulator

THD Hotplate

 

Reviews

THD Hotplate

Tonesonics Rocket Launcher

 

Reviews

Tonesonic Rocket Launcher attenuator

Tube Cube

Review

Tube Cube attenuator

Tube Juice attenuators

Tube Juice attenuator

Tym Guitars Cube of Silence

Australia

Tym Guitars Cube of Silence speaker isolation box
Ultimate Attenuator

Attenuator history

Ultimate attenuator

Volume Tamer by Reyes Audio

Volume Tamer by Reyes Audio

Weber Load Dump, Weber Mass

Weber Load Dump Weber Mass