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Dacious · May 11th, 2008, 07:43 PM

Giogolf, it sounds to me like you may have the wrong amp: sorta like you want a Blackface/Silverface scooped tone with a sparkly top end What you have is Tweed tone, which is rawer, not as nice, doesn't have the same highs, and a lot more midrange.

If you have a cathode bias amp it is never going to sound exactly like a grid bias unit. Some of it is design, and some of it is component values in the preamp. I don't know if you can go back to 6V6s, but if so they will net you better treble response (brighter) IMO than 6L6s ever will.

Have you spoken to the amp maker for their recommendations?

May 11th, 2008, 07:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dacious Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Godzone Posts: 2,601 35 Photos	Giogolf, it sounds to me like you may have the wrong amp: sorta like you want a Blackface/Silverface scooped tone with a sparkly top end What you have is Tweed tone, which is rawer, not as nice, doesn't have the same highs, and a lot more midrange. If you have a cathode bias amp it is never going to sound exactly like a grid bias unit. Some of it is design, and some of it is component values in the preamp. I don't know if you can go back to 6V6s, but if so they will net you better treble response (brighter) IMO than 6L6s ever will. Have you spoken to the amp maker for their recommendations? __________________ My other Telecaster is a Thinline The Tele Bible, Ch 1, v 10 Love thy Telecaster, covet not thy neighbour's Strat!