BUGERA POWER SOAK PS1 – Demo / Review – Crank your tubes, save your ears – Guitar Discoveries #26
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Playing a vintage amp in your bedroom or apartment? How can you get real analog distortion from a Vintage Tube Amp without hurting your ears or bothering your neighbors or sleeping kids?
Robert Cassard demonstrates a $99 solution: the German-designed Bugera Power Soak PS1. This guitar discovery can soak up to 100W of power between your amp head and speakers, replacing one or more pedals, and making it easy to dial up the crunch while dialing down the volume.
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Does the bugera ps-1 colour the tone at all?
I heard attenuators can get very hot. What about the Bugara and where would you place it e.g. during a gig in a smaller venue (behind the amp, on top of the amp)? Thanks.
Who the heck plays with that much reverb
Podria atenuar lo suficiente mi Fender Supersonic 60W? perobastabte mas del volumen que utilizas en tu video, si lo pongo asi mis vecinos llaman a la policoa ????????????
Perfect vid, appreciated.
Here's another video with a lot of hype and not a demo of how it hooks into your amp. What if your amp's speaker can't be unplugged (hard-wired)?????? Seriously! Showing us you can play a song from the sixties on a classic amp and turn a friggin' knob isn't a demo of this product. SMDH
turn down the reverb
You’ll never leave home without one after you try it. This is the secret ingredient to good tone. I have one on my deluxe reverb. It’s like switching from am radio to xm radio. A whole new world of tone for your ears to feast on.
I just bought one for my Fender Pro Junior…….So, a speaker cable Out of Bugera to an unplugged Speaker jack in the amp…….Is the Setup?
Oof. Too much reverb for overloading the tube like that. I would definitely not want that cloud of midrange. Especially if you are putting it into a mix.
For the price, there is no competition. Really had to add it to my collection as I need it to tame my EVH 5150 Stealth, I recommend it with both hands, and super cool video from you mister!
Man I’m on the fence – every time I go for a budget piece of gear I’m let down and end up having to repurchase- js this to good to be true?
WAY too much reverb!
Great demo!!!! Thanks!
Hey…great demo!! Thanks.
Just to make sure, this attuneator keep the real tone of the amp?
How do you actually have this connected to your amp? I have read some conflicting info. Could you post a quick video of the back and how it's connected, and if you're using a daw and ir?
Needs a little reverb.
thanks for the review, this thing is on sale right now for $50 and your vid sealed the deal for me
You need more practice ser
Just bought one today, a Black Friday deal at Sweetwater for $49.00! What a deal.
I'd like to get one but my Peavey Heriatge VTX is 130W and the Bugera is rated for 100W max. I'm tempted to try anyway.
So, the second little knob is only for line out to record direct ? Basically, for playing through the amp and attenuating the sound we just use the big knob? And…sorry, but, if you turn the big knob all the way “up” is it no attenuation at all?..meaning you can leave this unit always connected but use it only if you want ? If turned “all the way up” do you hear any difference to your tone compared to no unit at all in the chain? Thanks for any thoughts on this. Very cool, and I dig your amp. Lucky you. ????
Thank you for the quick reply. So I'll try it. I originally wanted an ironman from Tone King but they don't have it right now and they won't stock it until 8 weeks from now. Thank you for your video. Good luck
Hi Robert. I have this same amp and useing it for live performances. But unfortunately I barely get past volume 3 and I'm already loud.Since I know that the most beautiful goodness begins only after volume 5, I want to ask if you also use the Bugera during a live performance and if it preserves the dynamics of the amp. Thank you so far
I am afraid that I have absolutely no experience with effects loops or any of the options at the back of my amp. All I have ever done is just plug my guitar in and play. I have a 40 Watt Fender Hotrod Deluxe and, after watching this great video, I bought a bugera Powersoak PS 1. Unfortunately, the quick start guide that came with it refers to an amp with a separate speaker, not a combo amp. I would appreciate it if someone could tell me what cable goes where when setting this up on a Hotrod Deluxe. It has taken me years to save for the amp and I am terrified of ruining it because of my ignorance. Cheers.
Bit much Reverb on , maybe? ????
There's so called "bedroom level" that is still load af and rattling the mini blinds. Then there is the realistic bedroom level of playing in the bedroom while the wife is watching TV in the next room or the baby is asleep down the hall.
I doubt that with the gain at 6.5 like he did at the 3:45 point (even with massive attenuation) would pass the "for God's sake turn it down!!" test.
Honestly I wonder how people like Hendrix, Sabbath etc played their stacks and near full volume. Did they ever damage their hearing? Also quick question if I were to use a fuzz pedal will it still keep its sound?
So much reverb
Thanks a lot! Great video. Nice channel logo btw ????
great video! i'm sold!
How’d I miss this one? I got lots of old Fender amps, so this will be handy!
U didn't show how to connect it
Very good video straight to the point thanks
Bro do this again without the Reverb! Way too much, sounds terrible
The Altair PW-5 was the first commercial power attenuator for amps. The Bugera is doing a nice job and is very affordable .
Thanks, really useful video. Exactly what I needed to see.
Nice video but man you got to back off the reverb when your overdriving tubes.
Too much reverb. I'd rather just hear the tube crunch without any coloration. Thanks!!
I chuckle when people use the term "bedroom volume". What exactly is that? Is that where you play so quiet that you can hear the guitar acoustically? I can already play my 60 watt tube amp at that volume. Wouldn't worry too much about ideal tone at such a low volume. Why not buy a 1 or 5 watt amp instead?
I’m confused. Can I run it in my effects loop? I have a combo amp…
This sounds like it's EXACTLY what I need – the attenuator I'm using just has 4 clicks and the 4th one is nowhere near quiet enough for hime use (Vox AC15), so I have one of these on back order (12 WEEKS wait ????) but it should be worth it ????
Most of your tone comes from your speakers
But, there's no way to get an amp cookin and still get spkr breakup.
An attenuator is still the only way to do this at this price point though.
I'm getting one soon
I just bought a Marshall DLS40CR (my first tube amp!), and I'm loving it, but I haven't been able to crank it yet (and probably will never get it loud enough with a house full of kids). This looks like the perfect way for me to truly get those Marshall tones out of my amp without destroying my hearing! Thanks for the great demo!