Tube Amp Archive

OK! progress so far... I decided to strip the power supply section of the amp out ready for rewiring and the addition of the IEC mains socket...ended up stripping amp chassis out completely due to the fact that the soldering throughout the whole thing is an abomination, so I figured I'd rebuild it f...

Thanks Dingleberry, I've decided on the Tweed deluxe circuit, as the existing Valves and transformers will accommodate that circuit nicely. There is a Choke in the current power supply, and I'll probably leave that in, as I'm reading that its beneficial for tightning up the bottom end. I also plan o...

Oh,
I forgot to add xtian, I'm seeing about 365 volts on the plates of the 6V6GT's

Thanks for that, I have decided to go down the path of modding it to a fender based amp and having a switchable 5Y3/solid state rectification...there seems to be an awful lot of info out there, just have to sift through it!!! I intend to document the process here and post pics and mods etc etc... Ch...

Hi All First time poster, I have a oldish Philips c/a 50/60's Model S957 Valve pa amp that I'm considering restoring/modifying into a small guitar amp. On one input marked microphone it's using an EF86 and on the PU input it's using a 6N8. The 6N8 seems to be handling the tone controls as well. Unfo...