Playing during the wee hours

[FleshOnGear]

Do you have a particular amp or setup you use just for playing when everyone is asleep and you need tone at less than a whisper? What are you using for that situation?

My walls are nearly paper thin, so I need something really quiet. Lately I’ve found my 5215 combo does the trick. It’s all solid state, so it doesn’t quite have the openness and feel of my NMV heads, but it sounds thick and rich at any volume. It satisfies me when even attenuated tube amps are too loud. I just have to be careful how I set the volume on it, as the control is very touchy. My Peavey Bandit is also pretty nice sounding at low volume, but it’s been set aside for awhile now - I need to find room for it along my amp wall.

When I’m ok with wearing headphones I can use my Amplitube software on my computer. It just takes more effort to hook that up.

 

[Dave_11]

Origin 20, on the lowest power setting, gain and master both cranked, pushed with an OD pedal for volume boost, running through my JohnH attenuator at maximum attenuation is pretty whisper quiet but still gets good tones.

I haven't played the Ori20 much since I got the SV20 though. The SV20 on the 5W mode with the JohnH at max attenuation isn't exactly whisper quiet, but it's really not very loud. I was going to build an extra attenuator stage for it to get it quieter, but found I could live with it as is.

 

[PelliX]

My DSL20 will do very low noise levels before thinning out completely, so can the SC20 or my AC15. Right now I just tend to flip on a couple of extra stages on the attenuator and be done with it.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Once you induce a severe case of tinnitis in your neighbors, they can't hear you playing at moderate volume anymore.

 

[Kuga]

The JVM 1H at 0,1W mode. It's great at low volume. Great tone.

 

[Guitaraficionado74]

I plug in headphones in my Boss TAE and crank a JMP all night long

 

[Filipe Soares]

5150iii LBX through a 112 or headphones using the computer.

 

[marshallmellowed]

Nearly "paper thin" walls, "whisper" volumes = headphones. Tons of affordable and good sounding modeler options for playing through headphones.

 

[FleshOnGear]

I plug in headphones in my Boss TAE and crank a JMP all night long

I could get a headphone amp to pair with my attenuator. Thanks for that. I really do like the sound of the 5215, though.

 

[marshallmellowed]

I plug in headphones in my Boss TAE and crank a JMP all night long

I've done the same with my 1959 SLP. Seems very strange playing a 100w non-master volume amp at 11pm, both volumes on 6, while the wife is sleeping. I have to pull the headphones off periodically just to make sure it's silent in the room.

 

[tallcoolone]

Impulse responses through studio monitors. I personally hate playing through headphones

 

[thesunship]

Torpedo captor x through headphones, as loud as I want

 

[thesunship]

I've done the same with my 1959 SLP. Seems very strange playing a 100w non-master volume amp at 11pm, both volumes on 6, while the wife is sleeping. I have to pull the headphones off periodically just to make sure it's silent in the room.

I think she'd let you know pretty quickly if she could hear you

 

[marshallmellowed]

I think she'd let you know pretty quickly if she could hear you

You got that right.

 

[SteelLucky]

Boss Pocket GT into my stereo. I would never play an amp that quiet for long and would be in trouble.

 

[Tatzmann]

When i started out i used a Tech21 GT2 into an Alesis Microverb going into the sub input of a Frontman. There was a headphone out on the panel to plug the cans in. It was better than the following "ready made" quiet solutions i tried.

Nowadays, if i cant play at halfway decent volume, i rather don't play at all.

 

[anitoli]

I used a 6100 half stack in apartments with never a complaint. The low volume compensation works great. And this was all hours of day and night. TV level volume is no problem here.

 

[Derek S]

Quiet recording in the evenings is pretty much my best option these days, low volume is a must. As mentioned above, headphones suck, they give me headaches not to mention mess with my playing (I don't like hearing my wheezy breathing along with the playing lol)....ref monitors at quiet levels FTW.

100% Fractal night time fun...

 

[marshallmellowed]

I've used my Fractal both ways, headphones and reference monitors. Both sound great, but if you want the feeling of some volume in total silence (silent to others), headphones (good headphones) are a must.

 

[cccc]

If you need Marshall sound at TV volume levels nothing beats the below beasts . Accept no substitutes , the current DSL 1 WATT model does not compare in any way shape or form.


Problem is Marshall isn't bright enough to bring them back and make them a year round stock item .



Lonely is the night




Running with the devil




Jamies Crying



Dance the night away




Lay it down



Kickstart my heart

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