Johnny Hiland gets his hands on the amprx Brown Box

Johnny tries the amprx BrownBox for the first time, and LOVES IT

[MikeFromNashville]

On another demo the guy demoing also mentioned how he can “feel” the difference. You can hear the difference as well. It sounds so much better at a lower voltage. I’m sold on one of these Brown Boxes. Thank you!

[baronhead]

Just picked one up 2 weeks ago and very first gig was reading 126v. My tone never sounded better after dialing down 10%. Life changing piece of gear for all guitarists.

[Jonathan-L]

At 0:59 Johnny mentions that his amp is very hot. I would blame his playing style for that :)

[tractordirt]

I appreciate that you posted this...just got mine and I have the version with no number markings, so this helped explain the top knob. Thanks!

[michaelfoulks]

Wow.To think I grew up across the street from the guy who makes Brownbox..Way to go Pat..

[steveopc]

Sweetened it up & gave a richness to the tone.

[donkanis]

What a difference !!! 110 volts nailed it.

[hekakain]

Just recieved the UK version today...letting it acclimatize to room temp b4 I use it with my Friedman Runt 20 Combo and my Fender Blues Deluxe...yummy analogue goodness, slurp!

[raindogred]

have heard of the voltage sag effect when using a 9v battery on a pedal..sometimes sounds great. I geuss this the same principle. I wonder how safe this for your amp long-term. Most caps, resistor, valvess and diodes etc have a maximum value rating. If you exceed that they release the magic smoke. never thought about what happens if you under power your gear..because we are generally limited by what we get out of the wall. interesting concept for sure...nice playin' Johnny

[daviddelossantos]

Wait wait wait. Did not know Johnny was legally blind. That’s nuts.

[andyorr]

If Johnny endorses, Andy buys. Thanks, Johnny!

[MaxPaws]

No, it does NOT "save" the power tubes. The reduced voltages cause the other components to work harder actually putting more stress on them and the tubes. Not generally a problem for 50's era Tweed amps, when everything was designed for 110v, but by the mid-late 60's that wasn't the case, and certainly not the case for modern amps. You may like the sound of the voltage sag better, but it's not going to be easy on your amp in the long term. My house is about 124v, so the Brown Box would definitely be a good idea, again to meet the design specs of my amps.

[DavidBrown-itig]

That guy can forever whoop up on a guitar!

[mikesharpsongs]

I am a huge fan of immediate attack/response. Does the voltage reduction negatively effect the feel of play in terms of that immediate responsiveness, or is it essentially a balancing act based upon the choice of percentage?

[Kj-pb]

"The little knob shows the voltage coming out of the wall?

[Tonetwisters]

I have to say, that after playing for some 58 years, I cannot hear all that much "influence" of the BrownBox on the amp he is playing through ... not $349 worth, anyway.

[michaelpadilla]

Why didn't Reeves build voltage reduction into his circuit?

[mikieknight]

Todays wall voltage is why too hot for older amps that were designed to run on 110 volts. Increased load has forced power companies to raise nominal voltages on the power grid. I've seen over 130 volts in some cases. After the amps power transformer steps the voltage up and rectifies it to DC the voltage is way over what it should be.

[willdenham]

Is this applicable with builds/clones of vintage and can a variac do the same thing?

[brucewilliams]

Gee ... Actually.. you actually found out the voltage, actually it seems actually that you actually saved actually your actually amp actually