Matchless lightning with cathode biased El34/KT66

[Vdelli]

Hi folks,

I'm very happy with my Matchless Lightning Reverb build, I love the clean tone and also how it sound if it is pushed by pedals. You can really rock with this amp, but there could be more power when I set the amp clean an do all the drive sounds with my pedals.
So I want to build an other one. I was thinking about to use cathode biased EL34/Kt66 or something like that. I also want to build the divided by 13 FTR 37 click channel with a 5879 tube as separate channel instead of the Reverb. This could be a nice combination.

First I thought I easily use the power section of the Clubman oder Chieftain, but I read in an other thread that this schematic eats the tube for lunch.

Does somebody build something like that already?

With best regards

[shooter]

the Clubman

I built a Plexi- style pre and used a clubman pa.  Works very well, good sound. 

[Vdelli]

Hi shooter,

Thanks! What can you say about the Power? Would it be loud enough for club gigs? And what's about the lifespan?

[shooter]

What can you say about the Power? Would it be loud enough for club gigs? And what's about the lifespan?

Mine is running 25W into a 2X12, the guitar guys that test drove it thought it 40W and said it would work in most small venues.  I'm running the 34s at about 90% pdiss, I'd put lifespan at a year easy for a weekender.

[Vdelli]

Thank you shooter! That's sounds quite good to me. The amp would be used 3 times per week, could be ok.