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I am very naive when it comes to electronic theory however I love my 1971 Fender Pro Reverb at high levels however when playing out in small clubs I can't turn it up to get the overdrive that I love. Can i use a THD Hot Plate betweent the amp and the speaker? And if so I can't find the impedence on this amp. Would this be a good safe option or should I look for a new amp. I have tried countless foot pedals and none have ever given me the same tone. Any help would be fantastic.
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hello.
yes, it is possible to use a attenuator for your amp. your pro-reverb has 2x 8 ohms speakers wired parallel, which is 4 ohms.
so you need to get a attenuator with 4 ohms load. you could use the THD hot plate 4, one of the Weber MASS-attenuators; just make shure, the attenuator can handle the power of your amp. there is good info on the weber-hompage (http://www.tedweber.com/atten.htm) or a TAD-Silencer (availiable at mojo, but very expensive).
although attenuators do their job pretty well, i think, it is not exactly sounding the same, as an amp turned up all the way, but it's pretty close.
i use a princeton-reverb-clone with 12" speaker for that reason. but it's worth trying a attenuator.
hope this helps,
greetings from vienna -
To second what Oahu said, yes you can use an attenuator on your Pro. I have a 68 Pro and use a Power Soak attenuator with it all the time. Your amp needs to see a 4 ohm impedance load.
I know what you mean, I dime my Pro, drive it with a Tube Screamer, and dial it down a few notches on the attenuator and it sounds great.
One of the 100 watt attenuators from Ted Weber would do you just fine, like this one.Comment
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