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ewill52
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PS-2 owner\user here, agree completely. Works great, sounds great. Easy to use and reliable.
Devin
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I've been using the original Powerstation since the first pre-sale and it's a lifer piece for me. For me and my amps it's totally transparent (unless you want it to change the tone)
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Racerxrated
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I'm going to agree with this. I had the PS100, and it changed the tone too much for me. Don't get me wrong; it does the job, adds a loop and you can use it as a separate power amp for another use..WDW, etc. But I have a Pulse non reactive attenuator, and that sounded better to me vs the PS.
The PS is a nice piece of gear that does multiple things....but as a straight up attenuator I preferred the tone of the cheaper non reactive Pulse attenuator vs the PS(the Pulse is a clone of a Jettenuator).
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ClintN667
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I've only used the 50 watt version. I love them. I sold mine cause I'm not really using it. I'm mainly playing the Atla and the volume taper is good enough for my purposes. I'm building a mata amp gt120 clone so I may by another one for that one.
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jski59
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I use a PS2 with my SL67 and it sounds good to me...I think it's much better than a standard attenuator when trying to play at lower volumes.
That being said a healthy amount of volume is still required to really hit the sweet spot so I find that when it's sounding the best, I'm really not lowering the volume that much.
That being said a healthy amount of volume is still required to really hit the sweet spot so I find that when it's sounding the best, I'm really not lowering the volume that much.
Jeff Hilligan
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Love my original PS...That said I'm selling it. Paying bass now hahaha
SpiderWars
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I agree with @LPMojoGL and @Racerxrated in that they do change the tone. I’ve never been able to get a reamped rig to punch like a cranked Marshall even if you cranked it back up.
I think part of that is physics, Fletcher-Munson something something. We are turning it way down so it sounds good at low volume and you have to change the tone for that to work.
I still do it and like it but no matter how close I stand to that cab…pants don’t flap.
I think part of that is physics, Fletcher-Munson something something. We are turning it way down so it sounds good at low volume and you have to change the tone for that to work.
I still do it and like it but no matter how close I stand to that cab…pants don’t flap.
stephen sawall
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Fryette never claimed it doesn't change the sound or is transparent. Presumably changing the sound is the goal.
There is no such thing as lowering the the volume using any method that won't change the sound.
Stuff like speaker breakup and punch just can't be faked.
But I definitely find the Power Station useful with some amps.
There is no such thing as lowering the the volume using any method that won't change the sound.
Stuff like speaker breakup and punch just can't be faked.
But I definitely find the Power Station useful with some amps.
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itsgoodnow
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Just to add my 2 cents in, I have my PS100 in a KHE switcher rig. I was sitting down with it and it does change the sound. But...I basically found a setting that when bypassed is 98% the same on all my amps at unity volume. There is a slight different in the low mids but it is not really perceivable unless you are on a/bing the 2 directly back to back like I did. I then was able to bring the volume down. It obviously will not have the same punch at lower volumes and the aggression may come out of it (due to the cab not pushing as hard), but I feel it does its job---allows me to retain the same tone I want at lower or higher volumes, add a dedicated loop (which I need as it is hooked up to all my amps and allows my effects to stay the same), or allows me to drastically change the sound of my amp or use amps as a 1.5 channel kind of deal. None of them are perfect but I got this pretty damn close.
LP Freak
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Couldn’t agree more. I found the PS to have a tone the was transferred into every amp I used it on which was mostly SL type amps
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Chronic Narnia
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How are your reactive load switches set?
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itsgoodnow
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Warm/Brite, with presence up nearly all the way (around 5 oclock) and depth back at about 10 oclock. This setting nailed it. When I had it set to edge and had the presence lowered it changed the character a lot in both the mids and the highs.
nightlight
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One of the best pieces of gear I ever bought, I think. While there is some mild change in the tone, the ability to crank an amp and not have the neighbours call the cops on you is worth it. Also great as a power amp, and not too shabby as a reactive load box.
Devin
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I've actually used my PS for live bass gigs before haha.....Bass > Yamaha THR10X (set on the bass amp model) > headphone out to Powerstation > cab
Shit worked incredibly well honestly
MadAsAHatter
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I've done something similar. I've run a few MTS/Synergy modules that I use for bass into the PS100 then out to a 412 bass cab. Worked really well.
Jeff Hilligan
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Loud enough?
Devin
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For me it definitely was plenty loud. I was playing bass in a prog/funk/hiphop type band where the bass is a big focus and I would get lots of compliments about the toane tbh
If you were to use that rig in a brutal death metal band with no PA then maybe you'd run in to volume issues.....though I think it would probably still work out honestly
If you have a sansamp or some other bass preamp give it a shot and see what you think!
Jeff Hilligan
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I'm gonna got a dug pedal gonna run it thru the PS weds night practice
dstroud
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dude the Dug pedal is amazing!!!
jsnow90
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I personally never bonded with any attenuator. That being said, the ps-2 and ps-100 I owned were great and definitely get the job done. I just prefer playing 2203 JCM800 style circuits with the master volume built in the design.