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Re: 1966 Super Reverb...harsh/brittle

12/2/2004 6:04 PM
SpeedRacer	Re: 1966 Super Reverb...harsh/brittle IME you most certainly can. My '65 sounded terrible when I bought it (but it was CHEAP!) had bad chinese outputs biased cold, terrible speakers etc. Swapping out the output tubes, biasing pretty hot (35-40mA) and switching to good speakers made a world of difference. For speakers, Kendrick, Weber, Mojotone all make a nice "10R" type speaker. Ceramics will be punchier and have more headroom. AlNiCo's will compress more and be sweeter in general. I use the Kendricks in mine, but in a/b tests the weber C10R sounded identical. The mojo P10R is (or was) a great sounding speaker too. Tubes are key, esp output tubes. Some 6L6 types can get very 'broken glassy' to my ears. The right set will be thick and chunky. If you like beefy mids try a set of KT66 in there. They just need a re-bias but sound great. (they will not hurt anything..) smoother highs on the KT's as well. Play with different pre-amp tubes as well; just bc they have a 'name' does not mean they will always sound great in every amp. Mix and match.. find the right combination in your amp. It will be well worth the time you spend dialing it in. These are some of the sweetest amps on the planet IMHO when they are happy. Don't give up, and don't mod the thing. They sound amazing stock..

12/2/2004 6:04 PM

SpeedRacer

Re: 1966 Super Reverb...harsh/brittle

IME you most certainly can. My '65 sounded terrible when I bought it (but it was CHEAP!) had bad chinese outputs biased cold, terrible speakers etc. Swapping out the output tubes, biasing pretty hot (35-40mA) and switching to good speakers made a world of difference.
For speakers, Kendrick, Weber, Mojotone all make a nice "10R" type speaker. Ceramics will be punchier and have more headroom. AlNiCo's will compress more and be sweeter in general. I use the Kendricks in mine, but in a/b tests the weber C10R sounded identical. The mojo P10R is (or was) a great sounding speaker too.
Tubes are key, esp output tubes. Some 6L6 types can get very 'broken glassy' to my ears. The right set will be thick and chunky. If you like beefy mids try a set of KT66 in there. They just need a re-bias but sound great. (they will not hurt anything..) smoother highs on the KT's as well. Play with different pre-amp tubes as well; just bc they have a 'name' does not mean they will always sound great in every amp. Mix and match.. find the right combination in your amp. It will be well worth the time you spend dialing it in. These are some of the sweetest amps on the planet IMHO when they are happy. Don't give up, and don't mod the thing. They sound amazing stock..

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