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How To Have More Fun With Your Guitar Amp Attenuator [Boss Waza TAE Core & Palmer Supreme Soaker]
Published 18 July 2025
Duration:
00:41:44
The latest guitar amp load boxes do so much more than just make you quieter!
Welcome to the show! Too loud? Got a big amp? If you’re answering yes, the question of attenuators will have surely come up in your world. We all know that attenuators can make loud amps quieter, but it’s always a tonal compromise. So let’s not get bogged down in that and instead ask, ‘What else can the modern slew of attenuators offer that you can’t achieve with the amp alone?”
Thusly, we get into the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander Core and Palmer Supreme Soaker, exploring their additional features and hopefully spark some ideas for you.
Enjoy the show!
Pedals & Stuff used in this show
• TheGigRig Three2One
• Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner
• Source Audio Zio Boost
• Hudson Electronics Sidecar
• JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk Mk.2
• Strymon Volante
• Chase Bliss Audio CXM 1978
• Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander Core
• Palmer Supreme Soaker
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Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro playing
0:58 What are we doing today?
1:50 The bad news first
2:40 Reactive load attenuators?
4:30 Today’s attenuators
5:00 Start simple - make it quieter
7:15 And down to 80dB ish
8:30 What I hate about attenuator videos
9:30 Goodbye guitar and amp interplay
10:55 So what are the advantages?
12:10 Let’s find a sound we like
14:15 Using the WAZA line outs for extra realism
15:20 Direct only, amp only, all of it!
17:20 Some of the Waza’s built-in Rig settings
19:18 Waza: wot no Air?
20:50 Wet effects in the front or the loop?
24:25 Palmer Supreme Soaker intro
25:20 Palmer analogue Speaker Tone
28:30 Palmer stereo effects loop
36:00 With and without the direct feeds
36:55 Conclusions so far
40:30 A look forward to the next show
Guitars in today’s show
• Gibson Custom True Historic 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Murphy Aged
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnQ4OIJFTgY&ab_channel=ThatPedalShow
Amps in today’s show
• Marshall 1959 Modified
• Marshall 1960B with Celestion G12-65 speakers
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