Bugera PS1 Power Soak 5-stars Reviews

I have 2.

I have 2 Marshall tube amps that in order to get the best out of them need to be loud. I play at home mostly and these attenuators do the job well. I haven't noticed any loss of sound quality. I haven't used the DI or Line Out functions so I can't comment on that. If it's simplicity that you are after to tame your amp then this does it.

Best Value for money,

Just attenuates the output of the Amp without Coloration

One of the best solutions to a loud about. Bought a Marshall sv20 that's way too loud. With the ps1 I can crank the amp and keep the volume on a comfy level. As with every other passive attenuator there is a tonal loss when you attenuate more than 75% of the volume but can be fixed by adding treble from the amp. When you attenuate more than 90% of the signal you can feel the sound more compressed, which can't be fixed. All and all very usable, durable, cheap and effective.

Brilliant piece of kit

I love my old valve amps, unfortunately they are to loud to use these days with out getting arrested. The Bugera PS1 Power Soak has enabled me to use my beloved 100 watt amps again. They are still loud but bearable.

Perfect match with Marshall SV20

I use it with my Marshall SV20. I bought it after seeing a lot of recommendations. I am quite satisfied with the performance of PS1. Very affordable and portable attenuator.

Tames my Marshall 50W tube amp

I bought a lovely 4x12 cab and vintage Head amp. I just couldn’t turn it up past 2 in my house without the windows rattling.

This solves that problem allowing me to get those tubes glowing at volume 6 /7. It’s sounds amazing!

It does get very hot it you use maximum reduction, but that’s just because of the power it has to dissipate to work.

Highly recommended.

its for all outputs.

easy to use, you can use for all cabs.

may have better than it but its price/performance product.

No much to say, do the job and its affordable

No much to say, do the job and its affordable

If only...

If only I had known about this solution earlier and didn't have to part with my 20 watt tube amp because it was too noisy for a block of flats... I know now and I'm not going to do the same mistake. Keeps your volume at bedroom levels and does not affect your sound. I am pretty sure there are other brands out there, that more expensive and with more features but I went to this as a budget solution and was not disappointed.

Nice product

Works beautifully, build quality is 100% metal (only the knobs and feet are plastic). Finish is matte. This should last for decades.

Hot tones

Got it for my 1976 Silverface Fender Twin Reverb and my 1972 Fender Bassman head.Great to crank up the amps.They reveal the beauty of power tubes on heat.

Just the job

fabulous unit at a great price. Great for driving a Marshall JCM 800 to the max without permanent ear damage

Good attenuator for the money!

For this amount of money i think is the best choice ,thats my first attenuator and does the job pretty good so far ,also i connect the line out straight to my sound card and i can record my tube amp very easly without mics on the cab nothing! i just use an ir loader plugin on my computer to use as a cab and thats it! and it sounds amazing! it does 2 things in one box! definitely recommended!

Amazing little piece of gear

I can finally crank my Dual Rectifier to its sweet spot without shaking the whole house lol

Attenuator works great with my Orange Dark Terror Head

Apartment Guitarist

Great for running your tube amp hot at lower volumes if you want to keep things budget friendly and not get complains from neighbours.

A reasonable price and good quality. It cuts a bit of treble but you can compesate it by the EQ on your amp. Just set your gain a number or two lower and treble a bit higher and your amp will sing. Your ears and band members will be safe, at last.

Let your amp breathe!

This little black box is a miracle maker!

I use it in conjunction with a bugera v22hd infinium at full blast and the power soak allows the amp to run really hot and achieve natural power tube distortion at a level that doesn't make your ears bleed. Granted when turned down to minimum there is some added compression and presence loss but when its turned even just a bit higher ( about 15%) it starts to open up. It does seem to get warm though. Worth a mention is the fact that even open fully it is still attenuating 50% of the overall signal, but then again when youre up to that point you might as well play without it ( at least with smaller amps).

Keeps me happy with searing tones and my wife happy because she can watch tv without needing subtitles or earphones.

Effective attenuator

I am using this for my 50watt tube amp, and it is the only reason I can use the amp in my bedroom.

By just plugging in the attenuator the volume is reduced by 50% and you can then adjust gradually down to 0 and turn up the volume and gain on your amp giving you the sound you want/need/

I am not an expert but did not note any noticable difference in the sounds after plugging in the attenuator.

The build of the attenuator is very solid with a metal cabinet and feels like quality materials were used.

and with the volumes I play at it does not even get lukewarm.

I don't need it myself, but for some a bypass switch would likely be useful and had I needed it I would have only given 4 starts in features

Can definitely recommend this and would get one again immediately if it broke.

affordable and sounds good

I have no issues at all with this power soak and use it every day. My previous Jet CIty attenuator failed after a few months. This one is still going strong, and has much finer control over the attenuation level. Couldn't be more delighted.