[Boatanchors] 'Ruggedized" 12AX7's ??

[jeff]

On 12/30/2010 04:52 PM, Philip (KO6BB) wrote:
> I have a one month old Fender Super Champ XD guitar amplifier I

ack!
Insufficient tubeage.
Digital effects
borderline blasphemy :)



> volume to sound good on stage.  With only 15 Watts I can push the output
> tubes pretty hard for good sound without being excessively loud (unlike
> the larger amps I traditionally use).

I'm using a ProJr instead of my bigger amps.
You can install a triode/pentode switch for more versatility.
Also some resistance in the B+ line to emulate power supply sag.


Buy a few decent 12AX7's.  Ignore Fender-branded or Fender-included.
I hear good things about Eurotubes (vendor) and JJ's.






> matched where need be (outputs etc).  Needless to say, these tubes take
> a beating in the typical combo guitar amplifier, even though I don't
> play rock or drive my amps into heavy distortion etc.

you haven't lived til you saturate some output tubes.  I'm partial to 
EL84's.




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