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Re: Tweed-Deluxe OT...which one???
 9/24/1999 4:21 AM |
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Bruce | Re: Tweed-Deluxe OT...which one??? Yup! Ted has hit it. The OT you guys are talking about IS NOT an OT for a tweed Deluxe no matter what they try and tell you. I have them ALL... and I mean all. It is a very good PP class AB1 6V6 OT however, and you'll end up with a really nice sounding amp if you do use it. The real tweed Deluxe OT is closer to the impedance of a BF Princeton, but it's easily twice as big as a BF Princeton, plus it's an open frame paper bobbin design with who knows how many interleaved windings. MOJO's tweed Deluxe OT was the closest one I've seen that is not custom wound. G. Weber (Kendrick Amps) was selling one that was pretty darn good too. Maybe better. But, if you want a decent sounding cheap OT for this amp, use a reissue Pro Reverb (TF127.. Pacific Transformer) OT but use it with an 8 ohm speaker (about 8Kohms with 8ohms) and use a bigger power supply tranny (120ma min) to get the two 6V6GTA tubes around 15-16 watts each at idle. The OT will be totally OK with this current. The tubes might get hot but that's the sound. BTW, this tweedy amp design, with a tweedy tone stack, is NOT going to give you that big butt bottom you keep talking about oldman. The tweed tone stacks are notorious for passing quite a bit of midrange with the bottom and that will make you think the bottom is less by comparison. A great sound, but not colon crunching bottom end. BUT, tweedy Ds are still my favorite homebrew amp and it's easy as pie to get it them to RIP!! Bruce |
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| Bruce Sorry Michael. Fj MOJO's tweed Deluxe OT was the clos... -- 9/24/1999 10:00 AM Ted Matsumura Bruce, |