RJLII Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Hope to see it next week. It's kind of my desert island amp. That is if a desert island has 110vac . Tweed cover. Dual single ended Class A. Reverb and Trem. Takes any Octal base tubes single or in pairs. Mix and match baby. Man made in sweet home Chicago. More to follow....
RJLII Posted April 19, 2017 Author Posted April 19, 2017 The brown truck just dropped it off. Unfortunately I had it shipped to works so I can't fire it up until tonight.
RJLII Posted April 20, 2017 Author Posted April 20, 2017 First impressions are good. The 15" speaker has a huge voice. Thankfully the bass tone control is very effective. It arrived with a pair of 6L6GC tubes and a 5U4 Rectifier. I swapped them for a pair of 5881 and a 5Y3 Rectifier to get a little spongier feel and earlier breakup. Tonight I'll try some 6V6. Tube rolling is going to be fun with this one. Victoria Regal II
yoslate Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 Those are terrific amps! Great blues rig! And I don't know why more players don't play 15's. Bob Margolin has used one of those for years, with his '52-ish Tele, and the sound is huge!
Gitfiddler Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 Those are amazing, full featured amps. Congratulations!!
212Mavguy Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 What a fabulous score, a great companion for a Heritage guitar. Good luck on the tube rolling! I love 15's from JBL, their MI-15 and G135, and Altec 418 series.
bolero Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 that is a cool amp!! I think the old tweed Pro's were like that, with a 15" ? how does the dual single ended part work? can you run it into another cab & do true stereo? congrats!
RJLII Posted April 23, 2017 Author Posted April 23, 2017 Is SPROINGER a good thing? Lol. I kid... Yup. It can get real squishy. This morning I was noodling around with a single 6F6G that I scavenged from a HiFi amp my Grandparents had. It's about three watts. Very nice sound with just a hint of breakup at pretty low volumes.
RJLII Posted April 23, 2017 Author Posted April 23, 2017 ...How does the dual single ended part work? can you run it into another cab & do true stereo? Nope. It has only one speaker output. It's kind of like having two individual amps in one box with common preamp and tone controls. You can use either or both halves with any tube in any combination. For example I can use one 6V6 by itself for about 5 watts, or two for about 10. Or one 6V6 and one 6L6, or a 5881, or EL34, or a KT66. Any octal base tube individually or in combination will work. A pair of 6V6 really sounds nice. Kind of like a 5E3 sound, but with available reverb and trem.
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