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The 6L6 vs 6V6 tone thing is very real to my ear too and i generally prefer 6L6 as well, but the Cali Tweed clean tone feels a lot like 6L6, not quite - but closer than any 6V6 amp I’ve played. I bought some other 6V6 tubes to try out to see how i can get that much closer. I keep reading that the newer JJ 6V6 tubes are similar sounding to 6L6. I’ll report back after i try them (hopefully this weekend if i get the chance.). Funny- i love this amp, have had it only a month and I’m already tweaking. Tone chasing is definitely an illness.

You just need the right set of Faber hardware. The matrix of parts on their website is a bit overwhelming, but some careful measuring will get you the right set of hardware you need to make it work. I have a 1998 H150, which came from the Heritage factory with SD59's and a tune-o-matic stop tailpiece and nashville bridge. Heritage used the Gibson spec tail on mine, with a slightly wider spacing, such that a Gotoh aluminum tail piece wouldn't fit (82mm, a millimeter too narrow spacing between the studs) but a Faber one fit perfectly (83mm). I even screwed up the first time and bought the wrong set of studs. Easy exchange for the correct set and good to go. Weirdly enough, I have a 2001 H535 which came with the Schaller roller bridge and top-loader tail piece. The Gotoh tailpiece slipped right on that, and a Gibson Nashville bridge swaps on perfectly.

So rad !!!

What the heck am I supposed to do with those? Beat them with a stick? My old drummer friend left his kit in my basement some years back. I tried to learn a bit of drumming. It was hopeless! As someone who has ZERO coordination and even less sense of timing, about the only thing I could do with them would be to throw a blanket over them so they don't get dusty!