Tube Amp Archive

hi Pula, I do not think the tone of the OT will change. If the new OT is brighter, this means that is a better transformer with higher roll-off frequency (and perhaps lower too). However for guitar amps, not always a larger frequency response OT is a good thing. IMO a Fender BF will sound harsh with...

OTs definitely improve in tone with age. Ask anyone who has an amp with old iron in it. Why? Gassing off/hardening of insulation varnish possibly. The highs smooth out. Pickups improve with age, probably for similar reasons. They lose the rough highs and smooth out. I've compared new humbuckers in ...