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Attenuator for tube amp9/25/2023 I just wanted to be able to boost the 4 sounds that I use, but regular booster pedals are meant for the front end of the amp and sound horrible and noisy in the EFX loop. Even though I could get great onboard tones out of the Cybertwin, getting a volume boost for solos was a problem unless I bough the midi foot controller, which I really had no use for. I bought the Leech for use with this amp in mind as the digital input doesn’t like pedals very much in front of the amp. It arrived pretty quickly for having to come across the pond… Anyway, I have one of the original Fender Cybertwins, which b.t.w., is an amazing and sadly misunderstood amp. ![]() I just received my Vein-Tap Leech in the mail a couple of days ago. It makes more sense than going home after work! Order one now and see how clean your dirty amp can become, safe in the knowledge that your sweet spot is saved forever. Even if you’re using a valvestate or even solid state amp, the Volume Leech guitar attenuator pedal can give you an extra tonal versatility that just your clean channel by itself will struggle to match. If you’re lucky enough to own a full-size valve amp, you’ll be amazed how well the Volume Leech will work with it, especially on those Plexi re-issues which have been grabbing guitarists by the cojones recently. Of course, it’s not just lunchbox valve amps the Volume Leech works with. It’s simple, effective, and practically gives your amp another channel! This is the beauty of a guitar attenuator. Click it off, and you’re back with the filth. It’s basically an external volume control for your guitar – switch it on and it automatically gets down to the level you’ve carefully selected. This little beauty is the Leech Volume Attenuator, another of our magnificent, sexy pedals. ![]() And then guess where your sweet spot is as you back your volume off – not easy to do, and requires concentration that should be spent on your playing. Then you have to twist it to full for your dirty tone. So you’ve found your sweet spot your volume pot is at the exact 26.748% position it needs to be to make your clean tone perfect. Sounds retro, and it is, but give it a go. Basically, you get your clean channel by backing off your volume control on your guitar to take away most of the filth and leave a shimmering, glassy, sweet clean tone. If you want to get both clean and dirty tones, shy of walking over and cranking the Gain control on the amp every time you want to change (seriously?) you’ll need to pull off the classic “volume pot” trick. However, some of these tube amps only have one channel. Your neighbours may very well be philistines though, and these small valve amps save you the bother of an ASBO. We at would gladly lick our walls if Randy was playing next door to us, even at 4 a.m. Randy Rhoads’ tone was legendary, but his 100 watt amps needed no guitar attenuator – he simply played it loud, all the time. ![]() The fact you can also use them at bedroom level and still get a good valve tone is cool. They’re getting more and more affordable, they’re light, the gigging world has accepted the fact that you can handle a small gig with them, and they sound incredible. The recent explosion of lunchbox style tube amps has been good news for the working guitarist. Passive Volume Guitar Attenuator with LED Indicator
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