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American Viking · 07-01-2009, 06:07 PM

if you get a JCM800 you won't need an attenuator. It has a master volume already. The reissues do not have any diode clipping circuits and a plexi can sound and get as dirty as an 800 but you would need to boost it just a tad with a tube screamer type pedal or like a Boss SD-1. A very light overdrive is all you need to make those puppies scream.
If you get a plexi then maybe an attenuator would suit you but there's no point in having one on an amp with master volume.

07-01-2009, 06:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
American Viking Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Posts: 1,510	Re: JCM800, Diode Clipping, Attenuator if you get a JCM800 you won't need an attenuator. It has a master volume already. The reissues do not have any diode clipping circuits and a plexi can sound and get as dirty as an 800 but you would need to boost it just a tad with a tube screamer type pedal or like a Boss SD-1. A very light overdrive is all you need to make those puppies scream. If you get a plexi then maybe an attenuator would suit you but there's no point in having one on an amp with master volume. __________________ -I'd rather be a good liver than have one...