Does anyone use or know about the Weber Mass Attenuators?

[Big Arm]

I have a 33 watt tube amp that is far too loud for my small house. I am thinking about getting a better amp that is lower wattage, but I was wondering about these attenuators. Do they work well? What model and wattage would I need? ( the website says double, but they jump from 50 to 100 watt) There are several different models. What do you reccomend?

[deepblue]

I use the THD Hotplate....I need to tame my Orange amp to acceptable levels.

One of the best purchases I have ever made. Theres nothing like tube saturated gain!

By all means check them out.

[surfpup]

I have one of the Webers. They are more reactive IMO than the Hotplate and thin your sound less. I only need the MiniMass since I use it for amps of 22 watts or less. You will want the 50 watt Mass for your 33 watt amp.

[Bluemoon]

I have the micro mass for my fender BJ. Love it. Wouldn't be able to play without it.

[HeadCase]

I have a Weber mini-mass, love it. Good price too. Highly recommended.

Gotta have an attenuator if you want to crank up the gain for playing at home (even the low watters).

I need another one....

[guitar_randy]

I have one of the Webers. They are more reactive IMO than the Hotplate and thin your sound less. I only need the MiniMass since I use it for amps of 22 watts or less. You will want the 50 watt Mass for your 33 watt amp.

 

Do you have any you tube vids or sound files that demonstrate the weber being used,like on a marshal perhaps?

[Thermionik]

Ted's site has all the info you will need to get the right unit.

 

http://www.tedweber.com/atten.htm

 

IMHO the Speaker-Motor type gives the best tone. The MASS, MiniMass, MicroMass, Stereo MASS, MASS 150, MASS Lite, and Power Tap all use the Speaker-Motor.

 

For a 33watt amp, you could use:

MASS - over spec at 100w but would do the job

MiniMass - fine for your amp

MASS 150 - over spec at 150w but would do the job

MASS Lite - basic, but fine for your amp

Power Tap - fine for your amp, and looks good too

Mass III - over spec at 150w but would do the job

Mass 200 - over spec at 200w but would do the job

[Homz]

How about a cheep overdrive peddle? I used my new one for the first time last week and it kicked my vox ac15 right up to the sweet spot with the volume at a relatively low level.

 

Deanelectro Overdrive $20 @ Sam Ash

The effect surprised me too.

[Bluemoon]

 

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Not sure a video will show much. It does suck the tone a little...but not much. It is worth it though to naturally overdrive your tubes.

[surfpup]

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I don't generally use it on my Marshall since it has a master volume. I use it to get to the sweet spot (5 on the volume knob usually) of my old Fenders. I tried it on the Marshall the other day though and it was gain city! The EL84s were singing. If you have a non-master Marshall it is a must have (whether you got THD or Weber).

 

I have holiday break coming up, so if I get a chance I can record a bit to show you the difference. Like Bluemoon said though, plugging your own amp into one will be the only way to really see if it does what you want. Also notice that Weber recommends you double the wattage. Since they use a real speaker motor it can flap out. My 25 Watt MiniMass is great for my 15 watt Princetons but it gets a bit flappy if I crank my 22 watt Deluxe Reverb through it.

[335guy]

I bought a Mass Lite to use with my Marshall. I was looking to get early power tube break-up as well as pre-amp tube break up ( which is what you normally get with a master volume ) I messed around with it long enough to decide it wasn't for me. It could have been the amp I was using, I can't say. I did not find the tone to be better than a decent overdrive pedal. Plus, you should know, it shortens the power tube life somewhat. I erroneously thought that I could get the harmonic rich overdrive tone from my Marshall at a lower volume. Didn't work. Part of the Marshall magic is the speakers as well. They need to be played loud to get those 2cd and 3rd order harmonics. The Weber attenuator didn't cut it for me. I sold it.