Looking at Fryette Power Station

[motrock]

Hey everyone, just got the Power Station the other day from Dirtycooter. This thing is awesome. Best attenuation I have ever heard. Hotplate no more! LOL This is great!

[bmf5150]

Yep,I bought one when it first came out after talking to Dave Friedman .there is nothing better

[mightymike]

Yep,I bought one when it first came out after talking to Dave Friedman .there is nothing better

So what amps are you running into it? I know you've had Plexis, Be100, and EVH 5150. Are you liking them more for non master volume or both? I also remember you had a problem with yours at first. Did you resolve that ? And how?

[Roe]

I'm running:
jtm45
jtm50
jmp50
super 100 x 3
dual rectifier superlead
1968 superlead
1969 superlead
ac30
komet 60
wreck express
twin reverb x 2
5e1 champ
All work well with PS1

[dirtycooter]

The concept of the Fryette PS was actually covered here though..... I believe a few years before it came to light with Fryette. Its in the threads here But he managed to shrink it down to a nice small totable package unlike what was talked about here I think being the size of a amp head. It is a great box. Hated to sell it!!! But got my hands full this Christmas . Sorta got T Boned this year actually but its cool . And later I can always buy another one. And I probably will.

[motrock]

The concept of the Fryette PS was actually covered here though..... I believe a few years before it came to light with Fryette. Its in the threads here But he managed to shrink it down to a nice small totable package unlike what was talked about here I think being the size of a amp head. It is a great box. Hated to sell it!!! But got my hands full this Christmas . Sorta got T Boned this year actually but its cool . And later I can always buy another one. And I probably will.

yeah, and thanks a lot btw. Its in good hands! I really dig it... a lot. Never been able to get something this transparent till now. Probably the best gear choice I have made!

[vh junkie]

I have one... The PS seems like a great idea especially for guys that use smaller amps and want more volume. With a cranked plexi driving it, I have found that it squeals if anything is in the FX loop, BUT only if there is a EchoPlex or Flanger in front of the amp. Interestingly, both the EP and the Flanger are AC powered... a 9vdc powered Phase 90 does not cause this problem. I have had the same result with both vintage plexis and those that I have built. I have tried lifting the ground on one of the loop cables, using an ISO TX in the loop.... none of that has helped. I'm sure there is an answer but I have not had time to explore it. Has anyone else tried these 120vac powered device in front of the amp WITH a reverb or EQ in the PS loop?

[dirtycooter]

I never tried the loop entire time I had it. Never needed to with my rig wdw. I think though by the sounds of it Fryette needs to work on just this part alone as there alot of complaints about the loop. But still loop or not its worth it for the attenuation alone. And I have never been a loop user anyway. If you want fx the right/best way possible a simple loop will always generally be lacking.
I do think that a 100watt powerstation would be cool. Likely more money as well, but I did notice the different kind of headroom and dynamics of the 50watt power section. Still transparent, but.... I think a 100w would be more open sounding. And probably likely able to get even cleaner headroom easier at varying levels. Its a neat box none the less. Fryette got her done with this box for sure. But I can see evolution in the future coming.

[vh junkie]

Do you guys use the poweramp section of the PS? How do you use it only as an attenuator?

[vanhalen5150]

I never tried the loop entire time I had it. Never needed to with my rig wdw. I think though by the sounds of it Fryette needs to work on just this part alone as there alot of complaints about the loop. But still loop or not its worth it for the attenuation alone. And I have never been a loop user anyway. If you want fx the right/best way possible a simple loop will always generally be lacking.
I do think that a 100watt powerstation would be cool. Likely more money as well, but I did notice the different kind of headroom and dynamics of the 50watt power section. Still transparent, but.... I think a 100w would be more open sounding. And probably likely able to get even cleaner headroom easier at varying levels. Its a neat box none the less. Fryette got her done with this box for sure. But I can see evolution in the future coming.

So you are using the Matrix instead?

[dirtycooter]

Yes you use the power section when using the power station. Dime the amp into oblivion, then just dump its speaker line into the power station where it dead ends and loads it down completely, adjust the power stations power section driving the actual cab to whatever you like.
I always use the matrix-it just drives and powers my outter stereo wet cabs, whether I was usin the plexi into the powerstation drivin the dry cab or using my 5153 into the dry cab. Best slave amp ever. Hands down.
The matrix and the powerstation are really kinda two differrent applications really. Though you can use the power station also as a mono power amp on its own.
I used the PS like this
8ohm tap fom amp into the 16ohm load box setting on the PS, then I did the same thing again goin from the PS to the cab. 8ohm tap from PS to 16 ohm cab. Nuthin but fun

[dirtycooter]

I use the main amp heads second speaker tap jack to dead end into my CAE lineout-this feeds all the stuff in my rack a line level signal. Then the rack all goes out through the matrix to the wet cabs. You just turn the wet cabs up to taste with the mixer master level to what ever matches your dry cab nice

[Bronco]

I used the PS like this:
8ohm tap fom amp into the 16ohm load box setting on the PS, then I did the same thing again goin from the PS to the cab. 8ohm tap from PS to 16 ohm cab. Nuthin but fun

DC, why did you do it this way instead of matching the ohms?

[eljodon]

I've owned the Fryette Power Station for over a year and I highly recommend it. It's by far the best sounding attenuator out there and I've tried many. Besides sounding great it also has an fx loop that I use to plug in an eq to control the amp's post distortion tone. I had Steve modify the PS by taking out the low pass filter and changing the presence control to a "plexi" presence style tone because I wanted a brighter sound if I need it with darker sounding amps.
I use a Humdinger in between my eq and the fx loop because you can get a nasty squeal when using the fx loop and depending how you set up your amp or how close you are to the unit especially when running a non master Plexi up to 10 with all knobs at ten.
I also use a Creation Labs MW1 as a DI and re amper and keep it plugged in between my guitar and amp(or pedals)at all times which also helps with the noise by changing the impedance from the input of the MW1 and my guitar and the output from the MW1 and the amp. The MW1 is really cool because you can match the different impedance from different pick ups and also what goes to your amp's input.

[rgorke]

I've owned the Fryette Power Station for over a year and I highly recommend it. It's by far the best sounding attenuator out there and I've tried many. Besides sounding great it also has an fx loop that I use to plug in an eq to control the amp's post distortion tone. I had Steve modify the PS by taking out the low pass filter and changing the presence control to a "plexi" presence style tone because I wanted a brighter sound if I need it with darker sounding amps.
I use a Humdinger in between my eq and the fx loop because you can get a nasty squeal when using the fx loop and depending how you set up your amp or how close you are to the unit especially when running a non master Plexi up to 10 with all knobs at ten.
I also use a Creation Labs MW1 as a DI and re amper and keep it plugged in between my guitar and amp(or pedals)at all times which also helps with the noise by changing the impedance from the input of the MW1 and my guitar and the output from the MW1 and the amp. The MW1 is really cool because you can match the different impedance from different pick ups and also what goes to your amp's input.

What's a Humdinger? A noise gate? VHJunkie has had issues using the effects loop and a NMV Plexi.