PP 6V6 rock amp

[Colas LeGrippa]

Hi buddies,


I d like to mod an old PP 6V6 build for heavy rock purpose.  I have seen a couple of dchematics here and there but  as I can figure out, they re more suitable for country music.


Thanks for suggestions


Colas

[vampwizzard]

Id check out the Stout on here. Any modified plexi 6v6 circuit would work for hard rock.

[shooter]

Any modified plexi 6v6

+1

country is just rock played slow, rock is just hard rock with the knobs <10 

[Colas LeGrippa]

Ok thanks, I ll play accordingly

[fossilshark]

my first tube build was a 5f1 output section (actually 2 in parallel no idea what I was on) in front of a 2204 preamp. would still sound killer too if I didn't blow it up using EL34 level plate voltages.

rebuild that preamp into a 2204 (or if your wild, a mesa boogie distortion channel)

[Ritchie200]

Alvin,

I, for one, like the way the 6V6 distorts when pushed.  I think it is VERY musical.  I think a plexi, or 2204, or mesa driven would be awesome.  My first real amp was a 6V6 PP converted mono hifi amp.  My dad built a switchable filter section and it could sound like Sabbath or the Beach Boys and everything in between.  But I think the magic was in the 6V6's.  Something you could write "home" about, without "going" there.....

Jim

[Colas LeGrippa]

Hola amigos !


Finally I changed my mind and I decided to mod my 2 X 6V6's pp amp like a Deluxe 5E3. It is not a clone though because I was missing several parts to do it and on the other hand I didn't want to spend hours maybe an whole day to work on that.  But the result is quite interesting. I get bite, nice overtones , tons of good tone and loudness  to make me deaf to 100 %. ( I wanna keep my 50%  deafness so I stay prudent with the volume hey hey).


I copied the entire portion of the Deluxe preamp.
Including the 12AY7. I lowered the supply caps to 20 uf. This amp had already a choke so I kept it, as well as 100uF reservoir and 100 uF screen supply. I kept the cathode follower and the Marshall type LTP. To match the 6V6's plate to plate impedance I double the load of the 50W 4.3k OPT that was feeding the 2 X  6L6 before I put them in the garbage. I may get into a Deluxe clone building soon. These amps are simple and very musical.
Colas

[sluckey]

Hey! Now you can get together with Neil and play some Crazy Horse shit! 

[Colas LeGrippa]

I 'd rather call my friend Joe Bonamassa or Rick Derringer. ( if he s still alive !!   )