Andy..Yeah it's just a marketing Gimmick..Maybe they could add a Dual rectifier cathode bias it and call it class A.. NEW and improved guitar amp design!!FUCHSAUDIO wrote:Agreed. Plush did the OC3 regulator in a bunch of 6 x 6L6 and 6550 based amps also.talbany wrote:I don't see much use in lowering the screen supply on a 6V..Changes the character of breakup (tone get's sterile harsh) Pretty cool if you do it to a larger tube and 6550 KT88 for real clean tones (those needed to be regulated)..I don't see the tonal advantage in a tube like the 6V that already sounds great run into saturation (what they are known for)..The OC3 regulator was also used in the Hammonds to regulate the screen's on the 6550's where they really needed to be lowered and regulated to keep the screens from spiking up when the grids were pushed..
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