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lean · 12th February 2010

I've got a Tiny Terror amp, which I'm using mostly for recording hard rock/heavy/metal sounds.

I'm very happy with it, except for the fact that even though it's "only" 7/15 watts, it's still loud as hell when you turn it up. Loud enough for neighbors to get pissed and call the cops, unfortunately.

So basically, I've not been able to experiment much with the amp at very high volume settings. I usually have the gain maxed out and the master volume set to about nine or ten o'clock.

This sounds pretty great to me, but because I'm not really able to play with it at higher volumes, I wonder if I'm missing out on any "crunch" or anything else interesting that happens to the sound when the amplifier is pushed all the way.
I've considered picking up an attenuator like the Dr. Z Airbrake, but these are pretty costly to just buy on a lark.

So, any feedback? Should I just continue on or am I missing out on some nice sound by not getting an attenuator so I can play this thing cranked at bedroom volume?

12th February 2010	#1
lean Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2005 Location: North Jersey Posts: 158 Thread Starter	Tiny Terror + Attenuator? I've got a Tiny Terror amp, which I'm using mostly for recording hard rock/heavy/metal sounds. I'm very happy with it, except for the fact that even though it's "only" 7/15 watts, it's still loud as hell when you turn it up. Loud enough for neighbors to get pissed and call the cops, unfortunately. So basically, I've not been able to experiment much with the amp at very high volume settings. I usually have the gain maxed out and the master volume set to about nine or ten o'clock. This sounds pretty great to me, but because I'm not really able to play with it at higher volumes, I wonder if I'm missing out on any "crunch" or anything else interesting that happens to the sound when the amplifier is pushed all the way. I've considered picking up an attenuator like the Dr. Z Airbrake, but these are pretty costly to just buy on a lark. So, any feedback? Should I just continue on or am I missing out on some nice sound by not getting an attenuator so I can play this thing cranked at bedroom volume?