Attenuator for 1968 Champ

[fuzz]

Does anyone have a recommendation for an attenuator for a vintage Fender Champ? I cant recall off the top of my head but the speaker is sub-4 ohm and has RCA connectors. I'm sure many know, despite being small and "only" 5 watts, it can get very loud. I'd love to be able to bring that down to like 1 watt of even 1/2, so I can crank the snot out of it and not go deaf

 

[spi]

One to look it is the Swart Night Light or Night Light Jr. Those seem to be designed specifically for small amps like Champs. Not sure about sub 4ohm speakers, but you could contact them.

Also, you could try to build your own.

Amp Mods (robrobinette.com)

DIY Workshop: How to build your own attenuator (guitar.com)

 

[jimilee]

Oh yeah, the passive attenuators are perfect. I bought one from Carl’s. Don’t do that, just build it.

 

[spi]

Oh yeah, the passive attenuators are perfect. I bought one from Carl’s. Don’t do that, just build it.

That one from Carl's looks like it uses the same L-pad from the article I posted. The DIY article also adds a selectable cap/treble bleed, which makes me wonder if Carl's uses a non-selectable one, or is it just the L-pad?

Do you have a gut shot of it? For science.

 

[jimilee]

That one from Carl's looks like it uses the same L-pad from the article I posted. The DIY article also adds a selectable cap/treble bleed, which makes me wonder if Carl's uses a non-selectable one, or is it just the L-pad?

Do you have a gut shot of it? For science.

Yep, non selectable. The one you posted is way better. It looks very cool. I was thinking about building one, but I didn’t. On my amps with an effects send and return, I just use a volume pot. Lazy…

 

[spi]

Any idea what value they used? I'm thinking of building one myself, and just curious.

 

[jimilee]

Any idea what value they used? I'm thinking of building one myself, and just curious.

The link has all the values.