Author Topic: Carvin volume-izer (Read 3460 times)

Jonesy · « **on:** June 10, 2006, 11:56:42 AM »

Have any of you hasd any experience with this thing...sounds like it does the same job as a THD hotplate ...but its only about £15

Any info on it?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VOLUME-BOX-FOR-CARVIN-LEGACY-V3-BELAIR-MTS-NOMAD-X-100B_W0QQitemZ7421653682QQihZ016QQcategoryZ121161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

_tom_ · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2006, 01:16:02 PM »

I dont think thats an attenuator, its just like a master volume that you stick in your FX loop but you wont get cranked poweramp distortion, only preamp I think. The thing about the touchy volume knob is good though, I might make something similar for my HRDx as it has super touchy volume controls.

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2006, 03:48:17 PM »

The only real problem I see with it is that if it's a purely passive device, the resistance at the lower volume settings will adversely affect your tone. Plus, in the photo, it has the cheesiest cables EVER plugged into it; I wonder how much this guy actually cares about the tone ... (I'm sure the box works, but at $10, you get what you pay for)

_tom_ · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2006, 03:51:37 PM »

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

The only real problem I see with it is that if it's a purely passive device, the resistance at the lower volume settings will adversely affect your tone. Plus, in the photo, it has the cheesiest cables EVER plugged into it; I wonder how much this guy actually cares about the tone ... (I'm sure the box works, but at $10, you get what you pay for)

Hey I have one of those leads :(

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2006, 03:57:05 PM »

Buy new ones. Seriously, you're killing your tone with that cr@p.

_tom_ · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2006, 04:28:43 PM »

They dont even sound that bad, even though it only cost me like £2 for their short patch cable, I bet I couldnt tell any difference between it and an expensive george l's or something..

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2006, 04:38:20 PM »

_tom_, I'd take that bet. I'd bet that if you rewired your rig with George L's you'd hear a big improvement.
A large part of my day is spent exploring topics like this one. And I get paid to do it, too! :)
I'm not going to argue the point further, but I'm afraid that straight emiprical evidence is against you on this one.

Brow · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2006, 07:23:01 PM »

I built a similar device to the 1 in that auction several years ago for use with my Laney LC30II combo and I couldn't even get it to work correctly!(and yes I wired it correctly as it worked when tested with a multimeter).

As far as cables go, I don't use anything super expensive (Monster etc) but I use the best I can sensibly afford because I need the reliability for gigs etc :)

_tom_ · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2006, 08:43:38 PM »

haha fair enough TO, I cant ever hear any difference between cables when I plug straight in and change em.. George L's are too expensive anyway for the patch cable kit :P