Opinions of half power switch

[Charlie Wilson]

Hello everybody, I am new to the forum and am about to begin my first Dumble build. I think I am going to do a 100w low plate classic tone stack. I guess that is a #124 in it's original state. I play Fender guitars and I think a more Fenderish tone stack will be what I want. I just received one of those nice CE Pedals chassis and I notice it does not have a spot for the half power switch. I also notice that some of the other chassis do not have them either. I guess I could drill a spot for one but I don't think I will try to squeeze it between the stand by switch and speaker jack. I looked at a lot of pictures of 100w Dumbles and they all seem to have it, so is it safe to assume that builders just don't like them that much?

[xtian]

I have played a half dozen amps with half-power switches, the ones that just ground two of the power tubes. Did not find it useful at all.

[mhartman]

They're a good selling feature if you end up eventually selling the amp. I never use half power on a Dumble because the Master works so well. But, as a marketing tool, a half power switch is the bomb.

[Charlie Wilson]

OK, I think I can stop obsessing about the half power switch and move on to what color the resistors are going to be.

[talbany]

Resistor colors that sound best

Red
Blue
Brown

Tolex that sounds Best

Purple--You can't handle the TONE!
Black
Green
Orange

Wimpiest
Red & Pink!!..

Tony

[PaisleyTube]

I only use 111% power-switches!

[ToneMerc]

Resistor colors that sound best

Red
Blue
Brown

Tolex that sounds Best

Purple--You can't handle the TONE!
Black
Green
Orange

Wimpiest
Red & Pink!!..

Tony

Resistors sound better if you seal them in a ziploc bag with angel hair for at least 48hrs.

TM

[amplifiednation]

Suede sounds better than tolex

[Charlie Wilson]

Did Alexander D. get his angel hair from Radio Shack?

[JazzGuitarGimp]

Did Alexander D. get his angel hair from Radio Shack?

Nope, he gets it at Safeway. It's in the pasta section....

[Structo]

1/2 power for a 6db drop in volume......and tone.

[jelle]

It is a skinnier and more saturated tone that works well in live situations. Nice to have on an ODS or Overdrive Reverb. A well built ODS is a huge sounding amp, and can sometimes be too big in the mix. Making it skinnier is not always a bad thing.

[talbany]

Resistor colors that sound best

Red
Blue
Brown

Tolex that sounds Best

Purple--You can't handle the TONE!
Black
Green
Orange

Wimpiest
Red & Pink!!..

Tony

Resistors sound better if you seal them in a ziploc bag with angel hair for at least 48hrs.

TM

That's no secret..Everything get's better with a little pasta.. Put your Picks in there too..

Put me down for the Non Skinny tone

Tony