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One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« on: May 18, 2011, 01:40:06 pm »
If Tubenit has a few minutes. I am looking at adding a one tube reverb to a 6G6-B circuit. I have been reviewing some of the circuits but could use a little assistance with the insertion point into the 6G6-B. Below is the circuit I have bee looking at.

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2011, 02:02:50 pm »
This would be my first effort to do that with the presumption that I will need to tweak something. I probably personally would change the 470k mixing resistors to 330k or 270k as my first attempt also.

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2011, 02:06:46 pm »
Thanks for the quick response. I will give it a go and see what happens. May take a day or so.

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2011, 05:21:07 pm »
You're welcome.  Please keep in mind that while I genuinely prefer the one tube reverb to the Fender reverb (I owned a PR), it's strictly a preference thing.   It is a more subtle reverb with a warmer and more mid-ly verb.

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2011, 02:39:59 pm »
Check out the Nocturne "blondshell" amp.

It is a 6g6-b with the 1 tube reverb.

Tavo Vega makes/sells this amp.

Perhaps you can glean some info from these pics

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2011, 05:09:45 pm »
Topbrent, nice photos very helpful.

However I wired it in but I seem to have 114V at the R2. Which I believe to be the first blade on the reverb pot. Via the 330K resistor. This dosen't seem right to me.

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2011, 08:20:06 pm »
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but I seem to have 114V at the R2

IF I am understanding you, that is NOT right at all.  Something is wired wrong or you have a defective cap somewhere or something?

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2011, 01:59:41 am »
I think the problem might be on tubenits drawing. There is DC-voltage on the added 100k resistor because the 6G6-B doesn't have caps before 470k mixing resistors.


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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2011, 04:48:26 am »
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I think the problem might be on tubenits drawing. There is DC-voltage on the added 100k resistor because the 6G6-B doesn't have caps before 470k mixing resistors.

I think you're right! Maybe reduce the 470k resistors to 270k or 330k and add a .02 after the juncture of the mixing resistors

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« Last Edit: May 20, 2011, 04:52:56 am by tubenit »

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Re: One tube Reverb in a 6G6-B
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2011, 07:16:41 am »
That makes more sense. I will give this a shot sometime today.

Thanks for all the help.

Bruce

 


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