19 Jan
Reviewed: Jet City Jettenuator
Amber Technology | ambertech.com.au | Expect To Pay: $349
It’s a pretty un-rock-n-roll idea, really. For decades now, the burly king of modern music has made a point of embracing sheer, ear-splitting volume as its broadsword. As a company, Jet City is no different. Their designs are more often than not aimed at those of us who stand behind our noisy heroes like loyal foot soldiers. Why, then, would any rock-pig in their right mind want something that brings down the ultimate level? The answer is simple: Lemmy is dead, and not everyone has the ironclad fortitude to live and listen the way he did. For most mere mortals, attenuation is the key to achieving that blisteringly and blissfully loud sonic maximisation without replacing your eardrums after every rehearsal. I’ve had a rudimentary variation on this theme built into the back of my main amp for years, and I personally swear by the positive effect is has on my overall tone as well as the peculiar options it affords me where pushing tubes is concerned.
19 Jan