norburybrook wrote:Synchu, which Power transformer did you use, and is that little 25w OT working OK for you, would there be any mileage in using a 40/50w one?
Scroll back, I posted a pict of a close descendant of the 5B6, the OT was mad big. But Fender were desperately trying to make a clean bass amp. The LW amps, and I think MF here, were done predominantly as either pedal steel amps or bass amps too.
Given the modest actual output of the circuit I think synchu's onto something here going w/ the smaller OT for a guitar specific amp, turn it into a variant of the TV Deluxes. Not using the trad 8K dinky 5E3 OT but the BF OT was a good idea too, give you a bit of both, cleaner than a 5B/C/D3 dirtier that a 5B6 and will handle 5881s. I'm building a 5G9 and I chose the BF OT too. Next step up without going nuts would be something like an Allen TO22 and he has TO20B that could be interesting for this. But apparently Synchu found the best way to unleash the ripping little screamer in the circuit.
Synchu, you should try a traditional 5E3 OT (non interleaved/no end bell) if you have, just for curiosity's sake. BTW synchu does this amp swell up like a 5E3 - that ability to try and run out ahead of you?
