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Originally Posted by TexGoneNW
There are cheaper alternatives to the Weber speaker. I like the old blue-frame Fender branded Alnicos.
Any ol' good 12AX7 should be okay in the phase inverter.
Suggest speaker first and then lower gain preamp tube to settle down the grind that's normally dialed in on the stock PJ's. I use JAN GE 5751.
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I ended up getting some preamp and power tubes on Ebay last night. A NOS GE 5751 ($18) for V1:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...4573&rd=1&rd=1
...and a NOS GE 12AX7 ($20) for V2:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9767&rd=1&rd=1
For power tubes I got some NOS RCA 6BQ5's ($50 for the pair) that tested at well over 100%:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6018&rd=1&rd=1
American glass all the way in this puppy!
For a speaker, I think I may go with a Weber alnico Sig10 for early breakup and a warm, woody, tweedy sound. Plus it's $40 versus $95 for a Weber Vintage Series 10A125-O. That difference in price alone paid for the RCA's.
I'll do the negative feedback mod last (if at all), since the speaker & tube swap should change the sound significantly (it
should, right?)