New Amp Day

[jeremy]

Re: New Amp Day

groove tubes doesnt tell us much other than they were tested. gt sells a variety of tubes but dont make any. they do test and match the tubes and ive had good luck with all the gt tubes ive used over the years.

personally i like GE style 6l6gc power tubes, nos 5ar4 rectos, nos 12at7, and whatever 12ax7 sounds good.

[treyhaislip]

Re: New Amp Day

That should be an awesome amp! Enjoy the indefinite loan!

[Bigjoedo]

Re: New Amp Day

Great Amp, Congrats!! The only way to tame then is an attenuator, or use a pedal in front to get a Overdriven tone at lower volume. I have a 100 Watt Twin Reverb + 40 watt Bandmaster. If you like the Blackface sound Wampler makes a "65 Blackface" pedal which sound great. If you like a Tweed sound Catlinbread makes a "5F6 Formula" (Bassman) pedal that sounds great. Both are made in the USA. Both allow your amp to scream at manageable volume. Hope this helps

Bigjoedo

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: New Amp Day

groove tubes doesnt tell us much other than they were tested. gt sells a variety of tubes but dont make any. they do test and match the tubes and ive had good luck with all the gt tubes ive used over the years.

personally i like GE style 6l6gc power tubes, nos 5ar4 rectos, nos 12at7, and whatever 12ax7 sounds good.

Good info, thanks. I didn't know that about Groove Tubes. I think the 12AT7 from V6 was microphonic. It's located near the switches, and when I'd reach to turn it off, I could hear tapping through the amp. It doesn't seem to have this issue now. It does hum a little when switched on, then it goes away once the amp is warmed up. Might be due for a trip to the amp guy.

If I'm handy with an iron, is it safe for me to work on it myself, provided I've done sufficient research?

[jeremy]

Re: New Amp Day

sure. its a simple amp to work on just make sure you drain the caps before you mess around so you dont get blasted