I heard a youtube video of someone who had converted their Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic for use with 12AX7s. I liked what I heard. I am considering the same thing with my Twin Tube Blue. I have already mapped out the connections on the PC board and made the necessary drawing for wiring a noval 9 pin socket to match the appropriate wires to pin lugs. Has anyone else done or considered this?https://youtu.be/LA2Kk7LREvE
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Actually, the first I've heard of it...what don't you like about the Blue that you'd want to change it?Administrator of the SDUGF
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I like the Twin Tube Blue, but I prefer to roll tube types whenever I decide when I want to change. All of my other tube pedals utilize 12a*7 tube types and I have a stash of NOS tubes. Having a complicated pencil tube that has to be soldered in to change out seems like more trouble than it's worth. Typically I think everything can be improved if you have the room and inclination.
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Originally posted by Jeffblue View PostI like the Twin Tube Blue, but I prefer to roll tube types whenever I decide when I want to change. All of my other tube pedals utilize 12a*7 tube types and I have a stash of NOS tubes. Having a complicated pencil tube that has to be soldered in to change out seems like more trouble than it's worth. Typically I think everything can be improved if you have the room and inclination.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostThat's cool. I am all for experimenting. I was just thinking you had a sound you were going for. I had a regular Twin Tube for years, but I've never used the Blue version. Have you compared them? How are they different?
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Yes, the Classic...that was the one. It had a tight bass thing going on, and more gain than I normally use.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mincer View PostYes, the Classic...that was the one. It had a tight bass thing going on, and more gain than I normally use.
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I would just make sure the heater circuit is the right voltage and can supply enough current for the 12AX7 heaters. If the 12AX7 heater is pulling a lot of current, the circuit might work fine for a while then overheat, I've had this happen on a 6L6 amp that I rewired to be able to use EL34s, didn't even think that the heater current would be different enough to cause a problem.
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Originally posted by devastone View PostI would just make sure the heater circuit is the right voltage and can supply enough current for the 12AX7 heaters. If the 12AX7 heater is pulling a lot of current, the circuit might work fine for a while then overheat, I've had this happen on a 6L6 amp that I rewired to be able to use EL34s, didn't even think that the heater current would be different enough to cause a problem.
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im curious how this works out for ya. i have a ttb and i dont love it. the ttc i find much more useful, although independent tone controls would be nice on both models
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Originally posted by jeremy View Postim curious how this works out for ya. i have a ttb and i dont love it. the ttc i find much more useful, although independent tone controls would be nice on both models
i'll be bummed if my TTC ever gives up the ghost because of the tubes - its gets about 3 hours a week
really makes the Blues Jr come alive
good luck with the mod ... what are you thinking for the physical enclosure needs of 12A*7 s?gear list in profile
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Originally posted by jeremy View Postim curious how this works out for ya. i have a ttb and i dont love it. the ttc i find much more useful, although independent tone controls would be nice on both models
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Originally posted by tone4days View Postthis is how i feel about my TTC which i really like ... the red channel needs the treble backed off to suit my preference but if i dial the tone knobs for the red channel, the green channel is a little lacking clarity for dirty-ish chords ... i've tried to work around it by using the tone knobs on my guitars but its always a compromise and not as easy as stepping on one button
i'll be bummed if my TTC ever gives up the ghost because of the tubes - its gets about 3 hours a week
I am not going to try to change anything about the tone circuitry because I don't want to destroy my pedal. If you open up your ttb pedal you'll see that the 6111 tubes are wired in succession and if you were really, really careful and you are fairly good with soldering, you could change them out. You could even change to 6021 tubes to match or get closer to the Classic tones.
really makes the Blues Jr come alive
good luck with the mod ... what are you thinking for the physical enclosure needs of 12A*7 s?
I opened up my ttb and physically set a 12AX7 in there to see how it would fit. It will be close and I would need to move the tube socket extremely close to the original tube connections. If there still isn't enough room, I'll add a "Gasket" or rubber seal the width of the front of the pedal to create a gap if you will for room for the tube and socket.
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