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Old May 10th, 2008, 01:16 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by poirier View Post
The difference could come down to the power tubes. Princeton Reverbs have 2 6V6 tubes, while Deluxe Reverbs have 2 6L6. The 6V6s break up at lower volume, so they have more organic OD and compression; the 6L6s are designed for higher volumes and so have more headroom. In the case of the DR, the OD pedal isn't competing with the PR's natural OD.

Could be?
Actually Deluxe Reverbs also have 2 6V6 output tubes.

I find that my Pro Reverb (2 6L6) likes overdrives boxes, distortion pedals, etc. better than my DR. I've never tried a Princeton with ANY kind of pedal, so I can't comment.
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