Guitar Nerds Anonymous

Ha! I knew it! Awesome work all round.

Right. Valves. Here's what I have going. Basically, it's the remnants of a really nice NOS set up I bought for a Pro Reverb, essentially the same circuit as a Twin but with only two output tubes instead of four.

There's a pair of matched Phillips 6L6GCs. These, I seem to recall were pretty pricey, I'll have to check back. There is also a used pair of 6L6GAY (fnar) which are a the bulbous (bulbous also tapered) low power variant if you want less overall output.

There's an unused NOS National 5U4GB rectifier tube in it's box. I also have a used 5U3C which I have a feeling is what was in the amp along with 6L6GAYs when I bought it. I'd have to do some digging to check whether that's any good in a Twin.

I also seem to have a couple of Mullard CV4024 KQDD/Ks. These are 12AT7s by another name. I think I may have bought these to try in the pre-amp stage of my Silverface Champ but never got round to it. The theory is that by replacing the 12AX7 with a high quality lower gain alternative, you get more clean headroom out of the notoriously raunchy Champ. I'll probably hang on to these to be fair.

I have a few cheap and cheerful Electro Harmonix 12AU7 and 12AT7s which, I believe function in the phase inverter and reverb driver sections of a Pro or Twin (again, I'd have to double check). These look to be brand new.

I've also got about 10 assorted 12AX7 pre-amp tubes mostly JJ and Sovtek with a couple of Fender branded GrooveTubes.

TS has first dibs on the Twin bits but if anyone needs anything else (with the exception of the Mullards) I'm happy to talk. Will trade cheap stuff for 6V6s or beer. The NOS stuff is pretty rare/high end though.

Cheers,

A

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