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Feature table: Low-wattage guitar amplifiers, power attenuators, dummy loads, and cab-sim filters


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Low-wattage power-tube products
    Power tube/ speaker out/ dummy load/ cab-sim filter
    Power tube/ speaker out/ dummy load
    Power tube/ dummy load/ cab-sim filter
    Power tube/ dummy load
    Power tube/ speaker out/ power attenuation
    Power tube/ speaker out
    Higher-wattage amps with dummy load, cab-sim filter, or power attenuation
Power attenuators
    Power attenuator/ dummy load/ cab-sim filter
    Power attenuator/ dummy load
    Power attenuator
Dummy loads
    Dummy load/ cab-sim filter
    Dummy load
Cab-sim filters

Column headings explained

  1. Product -- Model name
  2. Manufacturer
  3. Notes
  4. Watts -- Rated power-tube output power. For post-amp devices, max input power.
  5. Pwr tb -- what power tube used. For post-amp devices, there is no power tube.
  6. Made now? -- In production? If not, can find used.
  7. Price -- List price, street price, or used price
  8. Configuration -- Pedal, rackmount, head, amp-top, small box
  9. Spk out? -- High-power output to drive guitar speaker
  10. LiOut? -- Line-level Out jack, can be used for Direct Injection to mixer
  11. ...w/ ss? -- " , with cabinet-simulation filtering
  12. Load? -- Has dummy load? Reactive, resistive
  13. Filter? -- Has cabinet-simulation filter?
  14. Atten? -- Has power attenuator to send some input power through to guitar speaker?
"Low-wattage" here means able to saturate at 10 watts or less.

Low-wattage power-tube products


Power tube/ speaker out/ dummy load/ cab-sim filter
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
Lawbreaker JLA/Jarrod Lee like Crunch Mst. 4 1 "LBT4" Yes $600 list Pedal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cream Machine Hughes & Kettner wav's 1 ECC82 as pw.tb. No $120 used Half-rack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Signature 284 Lexicon next gen. of Bluesmaker 3 per ch 1 EL84 per ch Yes $1000 list Rack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Lace Electro- Furniture McIntyre/ Actodyne w/ Bluesmaker 3 per ch 1 EL84 per ch Yes $3000 list Combo Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Paradox Rising Force Pwr Mute. Dwarf, PassAmp 4 1 EL84 Yes $133 list Head or combo Yes Yes Yes Yes? Yes? Yes?
Crunch Master Hughes & Kettner Blues Mstr. wav's 4 1 EL84 No $400 list 1/3-rack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Subway Blues Mesa/Boogie Subway Rocket 10 or 20 2 EL84 Yes $480 list Combo Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
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Power tube/ speaker out/ dummy load
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
Bass Master Hughes & Kettner "Bass". wav's 4 EL84 No $100 used 1/3-rack Yes Yes No Yes No No
Interstellar Overdrive SWR "Bass" 4 2 x EL84 Yes $750 list Rack Yes Yes No Yes No No
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Power tube/ dummy load/ cab-sim filter
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
Ampulator ADA 1 12AX7 as pw.tb. No $350 used 1 Rack No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Formula Mesa/Boogie ? 12AX7 as pw.tb. Yes ? 1 Rack No Yes Yes Yes Yes? No
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Power tube/ dummy load
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
GT-100 Guytron EL84/load in preamp 7 pre EL84 Yes $1800 list Head+cab Later No No Yes No "No"
Quadruplet Warwick "Bass" 3 1 EL84 Yes $780 list Rack No Yes No Yes No No
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Power tube/ speaker out/ power attenuation
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
Studio London Power pre-xfmr atten 0-10 2 6V6 Yes $1280 list Rack Yes No No No No Power Scaling
Tru-Tone JayTronics Internal spk also 2 ? Yes ? 1 Rack Yes Yes ? No? No? Yes
TOL50 Egnater/ Rocktron pre-xfmr atten? 10 or 50 2 EL34 Yes $1300 Hd/cmbo Yes Yes No No No Yes
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Power tube/ speaker out
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
LXH2 amp LXH2 schem. wav's 0.02 2 EL84 Yes parts: $? ? Yes No No No No No
Moonlight amp Stephen Delft schematic 1 12SN7? Yes parts: $? ? Yes ? ? No No No
Tiny Tone Torres Amplification   1.5 ? Yes $300 $430 ? Yes No No No No No
AX84 AX84 collective project. wav's 5 EL84 Yes parts: $200 Chassis Yes No? No No No No
Portly Cadet Top Hat ? 5 ? Yes $650 street ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MQ4 Cruise Audio 4 blend ch's 5-100 ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
VC508 Crate fx rtn In. low cost. 5 EL84 Yes $250 list 1x8 combo Yes No No No No No
Capri Marshall other lo-watt 5 EL84 No $used? Combo Yes No No No
StudioPlex Bill Young 4 in's. wav's 4, 5 6V6 Yes ? Head Yes ? No? No? No? No?
Portablues 110 Smicz Amp'n Batt pwrd. Hd, spk jks. wav's 1 or 5 12AX7 or 6V6 Yes $600 list 1x10 combo Yes Yes No? No? No? No?
Champ Fender 5 6V6 No $200 used 1x8 combo Yes No No No
Lil' Bit Clark Champ clone 3 6V6 Yes $600 list 1x8 combo Yes No No No
118 Kendrick Champ clone 5 6V6 Yes $590 1x8 combo Yes No No No
518 Victoria Champ clone 5 6V6 Yes $650 list 1x8 combo Yes No No No
5.5 Hi-Mu orig 5.5 watts 7 6V6 No $440 list Hd or combo Yes No? No? No?
STR6V6 Lennon Audio 10 or 20 6V6, EL84 Yes $1000 list Rack Yes No No No
Summer Mill Hill 3.5 12V6 Yes $625 list 1x8 combo Yes No? No No No No
Skylark Gibson 3.5 ? No $80 used #/size? combo Yes No No No
Roughneck Kendrick 6 6550 Yes $680 list 1x8 combo Yes No No No
Velocette 12R Trace-Elliot 7.5 or 15 ? ? ? 1x12 combo Yes No No No
Spotlight Emery Sound Class A 8 6L6 Yes $800 1x10 combo Yes No No No
Holland 8-watt Holland 8 ? Yes ? #/size? combo Yes No No No
Electar Tube 10 Epiphone 10 ? Yes $360 1x8 combo Yes No No No
BabyBlues B10 Bluesland no Net info 10 6L6 $600 1x10 combo Yes
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Higher-wattage amps with dummy load, cab-sim filter, or power attenuation
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
UniValve THD ??-15 ? Yes $650 Head Yes No? No? Yes
Tube 20 Hughes & Kettner pre-xfmr atten ??-20 ? Yes $900 list 1x12 combo Yes No? Red Box Dir. Pwr Amp Ctrl
Type-O THD pre-xfmr atten ??-50 ? Yes $1700 4x10 combo Yes No? No? Variac
Mc-38DTM Dual 12 McIntyre post-xfmr atten? ??-38 4 EL84 Yes $2000 list 2x12 combo Yes Yes? Yes? Yes
STP-G II Groove Tubes 38 ? Yes $1400 Rack Yes Yes Yes No
FACS 112 Jim Kelley post-xfmr atten ??-?? ? No ? 1x12 combo Yes No? No? Outboard
Studio 15 (4001) Marshall post-xfmr atten. ??-15 2 6V6 No $275 used 1x12 combo Yes Yes No Fixed [?]
Convertible Duncan pre-xfmr atten 15-100 ? No $used? 1x12 combo Yes No? No? Driver stage
Laney LC15: inexpensive 15 watt tube amp, $300 list.
HiWatt Custom 20, Booker Valve Dynamics -- 13.5 watt tube amp, $1000
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Power attenuators


Power attenuator/ dummy load/ cab-sim filter
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
SPA-25 Spk Att McIntyre SPA-1, -50 25/50 W No Yes $150 list Pedal Yes No Yes "Yes"? Y(2) Yes
SE100 Marshall 3 mic posn 100 W No No? ? Rack Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 posn
Power Tool PS Systems has final amp 100 No No? $600 list Rack Yes* Yes Yes? Yes Yes "Yes"
SEII Spk Emu. Groove Tubes fx loop 150 No Yes $700 list Rack Yes Yes Yes Reac. Yes 2 posn
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Power attenuator/ dummy load
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
Hot Plate THD eq sw, nr, fan 185 W No Yes $330 list Amp-top Yes Yes No "Yes", Resis No 4pos+ var
Airbrake Mark II Trainwreck L.O. pot ? No Yes $370 list Amp-top Yes Yes? No? "Yes"? No? var+4 posn
Power Glide Kendrick GP Jun97? ? No Yes $370 list Rack 2 Yes Yes? No? "Yes"? No? Var+10 posn
Power Brake Marshall wht or blk. fan. ? No Yes $350 list Amp-top Yes No No "Yes" No 12 posn
Super Sink Rivera hdph out ? No ? $125 used ? Yes Yes No? Yes? No? 6 posn
Power Soak Scholz headph out ? No No? $200 list Amp-top Yes "No" No Yes No 8 posn resis
PW-5 Pwr Atten. Altair nichrome wire ? No No $75 used Amp-top Yes Yes No Yes No 12 posn. Resis
schematic Bruce Collins .pdf file low-wtg No Yes $? parts ? ? ? No? "Yes"? No? Yes?
schematic (offsite) Dave Sorlien .pdf file low-wtg No Yes $? parts ? ? ? No? "Yes"? No? Yes?
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Power attenuator
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
The Attenuator Harry Kolbe SndSmth *req's ext load ? No Yes $150 Small box Yes No? No No No Yes*
variac Tenma EVH 10A No Yes $100 Pwr sply No No No No No Yes
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Dummy loads


Dummy load/ cab-sim filter
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
PDI-03 Palmer 100 No Yes $425 st.? Rack Yes? Yes Yes Yes Yes No?
Juice Extractor Rocktron para EQ ? No No $250 used ? No? Yes Yes Resis ParEq No?


Dummy load
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
schematic Randall Aiken ? No Yes $? parts ? No? No No Reac No No?
Silent Speaker Harry Kolbe Sndsmth ? No Yes $250 list Small box No Yes No? Reac. No? No
Harness II Rocktron/ Holdsworth 100 No No ? ? No Yes No Yes No No
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Cab-sim filters
Product Manuf. Notes Watts Pwr tb. Made now? Price Config. Spk out? LiOut? ...w/ ss? Load? Filter? Atten?
Mic Eliminator Whirlwind 0 No Yes $100 list Small box thru Yes Yes No Yes No
PDI-05 Palmer 2-ch (ster) 0 No Yes ? Rack thru Yes Yes No Yes No
CabTone Voodoo/Dig. Mus. 0 No Yes? $150 list Small box thru Yes Yes No Yes No
285 Cab. Emul. DOD 0 No Yes ? Small box thru Yes Yes No Yes No
GA12 Stedman 0? No Yes $120 list Small box thru Yes Yes No Yes No
Red Box Pro Hughes & Kettner 0 No Yes $130 list Small box thru Yes Yes No Yes No
MicroCAB II ADA 0 No No $270 list Rack thru Yes Yes No Yes No
Phantom Cab Rocktron 0 No ? $175 used ? thru Yes Yes No Yes No
GoldBrick Aiken Amplification 0 No Yes $85 list   thru Yes Yes No Yes No
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