Fryette Powerstation Tone Tests - A Deep Dive Investigation

Shoutout to ‪@adamlitchfield3371‬ for motivating me to make this video!
I've often wondered if the Powerstation is affecting my tone as I turn it down, so I wanted to do a tone comparison with it bypassed, and at different volume levels. I know it's a very nerdy video, but hey, hopefully it will help someone out there.
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Explanation of screen
02:19 - AC15 Test run
03:01 - Loop 1 - Bypassed
03:09 - Loop 1 - Hi
03:18 - Loop 1 - Med
03:25 - Loop 1 - Low
03:33 - Loop 2 - Bypassed
03:43 - Loop 2 - Hi
03:52 - Loop 2 - Med
04:02 - Loop 2 - Low
04:12 - Loop 3 - Bypassed
04:27 - Loop 3 - Hi
04:41 - Loop 3 - Med
04:55 - Loop 3 - Low
05:17 - Bypassed vs Low
06:24 - Final thoughts

[@adamlitchfield3371]

Very helpful and informative, cheers man 👍

[@TheBasementMusician]

For sure dude! thank you

[@chipanderson6996]

Where were the switches set? Looks like Brite and Warm, yes? Do you ever use the other settings? If so, which do you prefer for recording? TIA!

[@TheBasementMusician]

Exactly, I just kept it on Brite and Warm because it sounded most like the amp when I wasn't running it through the powerstation. I don't really change it much; I only have the presence and depth up a little bit, and keep it that way for recording too. They don't change the tone drastically so I feel like you could probably compensate with your amp tone controls and get similar results. I've toyed with the idea of going to 'flat' for the high end control on the Vox AC15 because it can get kind of brrriiighhtt, but also, I can just use the tone cut on the amp to decrease the presence.

[@alexlewis8468]

Nice video, very helpful. I'm trying to choose between the 2a and the 100 version of powerstation. I'm going to be switching between different amps to acheive a variety of clean, crunch and heavy tones and using the PS to attenuate loud amps at home. I don't need the extra wattage of the 100, but I am interested in the 2 channels - other than for solo volume boost, do you think that being able to tweak the presence and depth for different amps and tones would be worth the extra expense?

[@TheBasementMusician]

Hey Alex - yeah, the ability to have the volume boost is what pushed me towards getting the 100 version. I actually bought the 2a, and then returned it for the 100. I have not actually needed the extra features on the 100 yet (and it's been a year) but for an extra 100 bucks it was worth it to me in case I play live. Having different channels for presence and depth would also nice if you go between different amps could be a time saver as well. Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is, I think it's worth the extra money to just get the 100