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Your Small Amp LOUDER – Modern Guitar Amp Load Boxes 2 [Two Notes Reload II & Fryette Powerstation]
Published 25 July 2025
Duration:
00:48:13
A Load Box To Make Your Amp Louder? Well, yes you can!
Welcome to the show! In the last episode we did the obvious thing with an amp attenuator: made a big amp less loud.
In this episode, we’re turning the tables and using a couple of modern attenuators/load boxes to do the opposite, and make a small amp much louder. This is a GREAT solution for anyone who plays mainly with a lower-powered amp, but has the occasional need to make it truly giggable… while adding some really great additional features.
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
• Fryette PS2 Power Station Variable Reactance Amplifier
• Two-Notes Torpedo Reload II
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Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Intro playing
0:48 What are we doing today?
1:37 Today’s 1-watt tube amp
2:50 Today’s pedals
3:20 Attenuator to make louder?
3:57 The Fryette Power Station
5:20 Fryette off and on
8:10 More Fryette features and sounds
10:40 Cranked small amp - the problem of no FX loop
13:50 FX in the loop of the Fryette
16:18 Bugera 1-watt, 5-watts and Fryette
17:48 Making a clean sound louder
20:15 Two Notes Torpedo Reload II
22:50 A discussion about IRs
24:38 Adding stereo effects
29:00 Cranking the amp, down to 80dB
31:15 Using the Reload II for more volume
33:45 Adding some ambience
34:52 Reload II for clean dynamics?
38:55 Thoughts so far
40:35 Loud amp quiet or quiet amp loud?
43:29 Closing thoughts and favourites?
Guitars in today’s show
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnQ4OIJFTgY&ab_channel=ThatPedalShow
• 1965 Gibson ES-345 TDS - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/tdYvdn7vDDE
Amps in today’s show
• Bugera T5 Infinium
• Zilla Custom 112 with WGS12L speaker
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