stumblinman Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hey guys, I got a second VJr head and cab from a guy on craigslist the other day, and he threw in a TubeJuice 15w Max attenuator. I haven't tried it yet, but I was curious if anyone here had one and what their opinions might be of it. I am going to try it out tomorrow probably but I haven't had time so far. Poor fella must have been down on his luck, sold me the VJr half stack and the attenuator for 150 dollars. I almost felt guilty. Version 3 VJr too! Anyhow, opinions on attenuator anyone? I'll give my review after I've tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I Googled the Attenuator - very interesting - clips sound pretty sweet too. You SCORED BIG TIME. Wish I found it first Yeah do a review of the Tubejuice on the VJ - I'm interested!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 The Tube Juice is just a $8.95 L-Pad in a box......that's it! They work fine but on maximum attenuation L-Pads are tone suckers as are many attenuators. The better ones have hi freq compensation as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have a 50w one that I bought way, way before the advent of the vvr. Mine is a ceramic dual coil wound one that's wired for 16ohms. Works fine, I can dial the volume down just fine.. I even have used the '16ohm' TubeJuice with my 8ohm speaker on the 8ohm jack. Did do any thing to the amp. I like the vvr better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Just got done trying it out. It really works well and doesn't suck out too much of the high end actually. I didn't put it all the way up to max attenuation, as I didn't need it that quiet. It definitely takes it down to bedroom levels and still sounds clear. So whether it's "an $8.95 L-Pad in a box" or a "high frequency comp" uber-attenuator I got free with my 2nd VJr, it does a damn fine job of letting me push my amp to sweet overdrive with minimum loss. Sounds great, I recommend it if you want an inexpensive way to play without irritating wife and kids. I watched the Youtube clip after I tried it, as I didn't think to check there for info, and I must say it's an accurate representation of it's sound quality. Color me happy. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 its more than just a 8.99 radio shack L-pad that's in mine. http://www.tubejuiceattenuators.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Good info in his faq at the website. I am seriously wondering why I never looked at them before. I am too cheap to buy a weber or marshall, but this thing is pretty freaking cool. It's nice to hear that sweet overdrive at a level that doesn't get my kids coming into the garage telling me they can't hear iCarly or something like that. To keep this Epi-forum friendly, I have to say that my EPIPHONE VALVE JR. HEAD AND MATCHING 12 CABINET ARE OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS, IN FACT, I OWN 2, ALONG WITH MY EPIPHONE LP GUITAR. Whew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Just got done trying it out. It really works well and doesn't suck out too much of the high end actually. I didn't put it all the way up to max attenuation' date=' as I didn't need it that quiet. It definitely takes it down to bedroom levels and still sounds clear. So whether it's "an $8.95 L-Pad in a box" or a "high frequency comp" uber-attenuator I got free with my 2nd VJr, it does a damn fine job of letting me push my amp to sweet overdrive with minimum loss. Sounds great, I recommend it if you want an inexpensive way to play without irritating wife and kids. I watched the Youtube clip after I tried it, as I didn't think to check there for info, and I must say it's an accurate representation of it's sound quality. Color me happy. :D [/quote'] Even if it does drop some highs, that happens when you saturate the output transformer in a cranked amp anyway. They go into a more midrange mode as the OT sags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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