I have a 16-ohm THD Hot Plate, which I use with my Vox AC30 to hit its sweet spot without annoying my neighbors. I'm pretty clear on what an attenuator is and what purpose it serves.
Being interested in the sound Eddie Van Halen gets on their first album, I started reading through some articles online. All of these articles make reference to a "dummy load." I thought it was the same thing as a power attenuator but after reading all these articles I'm not so sure. It seems EVH put the dummy load between the preamp stage of a Marshall Plexi and an H&H power amp. My attenuator goes between the power amp and the speakers so here's my question: What is a dummy load and why would EVH want to put it between a preamp and a power amp?
- Keith
Being interested in the sound Eddie Van Halen gets on their first album, I started reading through some articles online. All of these articles make reference to a "dummy load." I thought it was the same thing as a power attenuator but after reading all these articles I'm not so sure. It seems EVH put the dummy load between the preamp stage of a Marshall Plexi and an H&H power amp. My attenuator goes between the power amp and the speakers so here's my question: What is a dummy load and why would EVH want to put it between a preamp and a power amp?
- Keith
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