Louie

Hi all,
my 1st post.
I would like to start playing my guitar again but the amp is far too loud for home use. Don't want to buy something smaller and I dont want to lose this to a trade or sale.
I gave it a clean, discoverd the lights out on one of the EL34's but is still loud. Output selector on 8 ohms on 240 mains and is run thru a 1960A 4 x 12. pics attached.
Back when I was playing in pubs, bars and halls, I used to have the Normal volume on 10 and the high treble control anywhere between 4 and 8, which gave me a heavy overdrive, grunty distorted sound. More distorted the higher I had the high treble control.
Would removing another EL34 make any difference ie only have the 2 middle EL34's?
Would like to keep that sound without the loudness.

Any advice?

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PaoloJM

Reomoving two tubes will reduce your power output by half but will only just reduce the output volume. Most people are very dissapointed with the volume reduction.
Could I suggest that you look into something like a THD Hotplate, Weber MASS or an Ultimate Attenuator which are all resonably good quality attenuators.
An attenuator reduce the actual output from the amp to the cab, allowing you to crank the amp up but reduce the amount of that signal going to the cab. You get (alomst) the same sound at a much reduced level.

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Louie

I was afraid of that. Expensive, but probably the only way out.

Thanks for the advice.

Louie

ok.

I bit the bullet and purchased a 16 ohm THD Hotplate.

Sound great.

Cheers