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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:26 pm
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Just bought a 12at and will be trying that. I think tube in V1 affects gain most, V2 next and V3 Phase inverter less. Some say12at should be used in phase inverter and leave 12ax in V1 as this retains sparkle. I will see if that's true

To hijack my own discussion I tried the DRRI and the BDRI and I prefered the BDRI for it's slightly grittier sound. I liked the DRRI but not for me right now. To each his own :D


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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:52 pm
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like them or not put a 12at7 in v3 and 12ax7-c in v2 and v1 and put a set of gt 6l6ge in for power tubes. be sure to turn up the bias a little on the 6l6ge when i put mine in i checked the bias and it was 46mv i turned it up to 56mv and the amp realy came alive. guess you can't always go with the color code, eh... it's like a new amp. the preamp tubes i use give it more touch sensitive feel and compression. it sort of feels like a 57 twin ri with one of the rectifier tubes took out. i played one a while back and i wanted to get as close to that sound as i could. with the economy like it is it pays to research before you buy. i like clarity with volume and the amp to break up with the guitar controls. i don't go for overwelming distortion. remember a 12ax7 with a lower gain(around 80 percent) will distort earlier in the amps gain setting. gain is not distortion but a higher gain ax7 will have to be pushed harder to break up. that's why people complain about how loud these amps are.


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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:32 am
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Blackstrat - Similar to what I am going to try. Very nice.


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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 2:30 pm
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fxa, put in a alnico speaker (p12n or similar) makes it complete. alnico costs more but it is worth every penny.


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