Just finished clone of JTM45 (with some modification) with very good sound! OT and choke are diy-winding (on very old iron!) in my lab, head cab is home-made (very old-from early '70!) and PT is from unknown tube amp (Europe-no 110-120V tap!; 700VCT/200mA, 6,3V/4A, 58V/30mA).
Output tubes are at last 2x6L6GC-Shuguang (coke b.)(try also pairs NOS-KT66-GEC, KT66-Shuguang, NOS-6L6GC-Sylvania, NOS-6L6GC-GE, NOS-6L6GC-RCA, 6L6WGT-Groove/Russian, 6L6WGC-Shuguang, 5881WGC-Ruby/Russian, 6L6GC-Fender/Russian, 5881WB-Marshall/Russian, NOS-6P3S-EV-Reflector/Russian, NOS-6P3S-Saratov/Russian and NOS-6V6GT-Brimar, all work fine!) with best tone!? Small anode like 6L6G without any slot, and 420V on G2, but no glow area with Ia~60mA in idle!(Pa~25W idle!)
Input tubes are now 12AX7WA-EH (minor better are various NOS tubes), and rectifier is GZ34 (PHILIPS-MüLLARD/Blackburn, but GZ34-JJ work also fine).
Ua is 420-430V, and Ik is 2x35-36mA.
Shock-input capacitor is 0,1uF/1kV/PP.
First filter capacitor is 22uF/550V(F&T)+10uF/630V/PPiO, than 3 times 22uF/550V(F&T), and last is 2uF/600V/PP. Choke is 10H/50mA/400ohms, and all resistors in filter are 10Kohms/2W.
Output tubes are at last 2x6L6GC-Shuguang (coke b.)(try also pairs NOS-KT66-GEC, KT66-Shuguang, NOS-6L6GC-Sylvania, NOS-6L6GC-GE, NOS-6L6GC-RCA, 6L6WGT-Groove/Russian, 6L6WGC-Shuguang, 5881WGC-Ruby/Russian, 6L6GC-Fender/Russian, 5881WB-Marshall/Russian, NOS-6P3S-EV-Reflector/Russian, NOS-6P3S-Saratov/Russian and NOS-6V6GT-Brimar, all work fine!) with best tone!? Small anode like 6L6G without any slot, and 420V on G2, but no glow area with Ia~60mA in idle!(Pa~25W idle!)
Input tubes are now 12AX7WA-EH (minor better are various NOS tubes), and rectifier is GZ34 (PHILIPS-MüLLARD/Blackburn, but GZ34-JJ work also fine).
Ua is 420-430V, and Ik is 2x35-36mA.
Shock-input capacitor is 0,1uF/1kV/PP.
First filter capacitor is 22uF/550V(F&T)+10uF/630V/PPiO, than 3 times 22uF/550V(F&T), and last is 2uF/600V/PP. Choke is 10H/50mA/400ohms, and all resistors in filter are 10Kohms/2W.
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Did you build the chassis and case or was it an old Marshall that you gutted and put in your electronics? Either was it looks great; just like it sounds!
Good Job!
Good Job!
Chassis, front and rear plate are new from eBay(260703102720).
Big surprise for me is that best sound come from cheep output tubes (6L6GC-Full Music/Shuguang), instead expensive NOS tubes!
Big surprise for me is that best sound come from cheep output tubes (6L6GC-Full Music/Shuguang), instead expensive NOS tubes!
A lot of the chinese tubes sound great; they just don't last that long. Back in the 1990's I liked the EL34's they made (very inexpensive) but I had to change them out every couple of months.
Yes, it is true, but few years ago, Chinese, Russian and Slovak tubes comes better with longer life time and closer characteristics.
I can't find 6L6GC-Valve Art/Suguang-"coke-bottle" at eBay any more?!
Other variants of 6L6GC or 5881 haven't that good sound (not close!).
I can't find 6L6GC-Valve Art/Suguang-"coke-bottle" at eBay any more?!
Other variants of 6L6GC or 5881 haven't that good sound (not close!).
Valve Art 350B, same thing only different? Pinout like 6l6, not like WE350b. Coke Bottle...
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Interesting! Thanks very much!
Thinking: Maybe my "Valve Art" 6L6GC are renamed 350B...?
Other tubes from "Valve Art"(Shuguang), including KT66, not close good sounding!
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