Z Air Brake (Trainwreck) Attenuator

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This video demonstrates the use of an attenuator. A Z Air Brake (Trainwreck) attenuator is connected between a Peavey VTM 120 head and a 4x12 cabinet. The guitar is a Fender Strat (40th Anniversary) with stock single coil pickups.

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Greate video. ... ( 1 year ago by brebajebanda)

Greate video. Thanks for the info.! Z Air Brake

Rock on! ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

Rock on!

hi, i got 2 of that ... ( 1 year ago by acdc126)

hi, i got 2 of that vtm120, but use with the THD attenuator and it work fine too. i try to make video of it too.

Pretty neat indeed! ( 1 year ago by jacknarcotta)

Pretty neat indeed!

Rock on! ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

Rock on!

Cool! Link it when ... ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

Cool! Link it when you get done. Just do the same licks I tried. We can contrast and compare. :)

sorry my amp of ... ( 1 year ago by acdc126)

sorry my amp of same years than your is a little bit modded to be like a marshall 1959slp and my second who was made late 80's is on the way to be a jtm45-
100 with a dual rectifier. maybe ill get a weber for that amp because it give more options. but z air is the best on the market.

I love mine. My ... ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

I love mine. My neighbors love it more ;-)

hahahaha my ... ( 1 year ago by acdc126)

hahahaha my neighboor hate me! i dont understand i only play my bass at 1 on an hartke 3500h and guitar at 10 on my vtm120. with an attenuator! :P

I'm very happy with ... ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

I'm very happy with mine. How large is the weber?

Hah! You cannot ... ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

Hah! You cannot hide bass. Bass sneaks around and pops people in the chest! :)

you can easily find ... ( 1 year ago by acdc126)

you can easily find it, its weber mass 100. i seen 7 result on youtube and all information on the sites...

Found it! ( 1 year ago by qthrul)

Found it!

Hi....cool tone ... ( 9 months ago by GearBoy)

Hi....cool tone from that Peavey. Can you post how you have the DIP switches set?

- - -_ _ _ - - :) ( 9 months ago by qthrul)

- - -_ _ _ - - :)

sorry for these ... ( 9 months ago by nicholassz)

sorry for these dumb questions: 1) what kind of cable do you use from amp to attenuator? 2) is there a difference between the dr. Z air brake and dr. z air break "trainwreck"? thanks!

1) Monster brand ... ( 9 months ago by qthrul)

1) Monster brand speaker cable -- don't skimp! :) 2) Here is a great link to review on the amptone site just google for trainwreck power soak

1) in the video I ... ( 9 months ago by qthrul)

1) in the video I am using a store brand -- I replaced it and _yes_ there is a difference when you use Monster (like it works even if you move the cable, heh!)

Thanks for the vid ... ( 5 months ago by guitaratic)

Thanks for the vid man! Do you know if the air brake works for all amp ohmages or are they specific like the thd hotplates? Thanks. sorry if this is a stupid question but I can't find the answer anywhere.

No specifics are ... ( 5 months ago by qthrul)

No specifics are needed. You just need to match the head and the cabinet. That is the critical part. Just google for airbrake impedance and it should be the first two links or so on the first page of results.

It's a very ... ( 4 months ago by qthrul)

It's a very distinct tone. If you can pick one up for under $500 do it!

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