Fender amps: solid state or Tube Rectifer?

[kingsxman]

Just curious. I picked up a 1968 Silverface Super REverb. It has a "cap" in it for the Tube rectifier. I'm going to pull the rectifier from my 59 bassman and do a comparison. Just curious as to what most people thing. I personally think I'll like the tube rectifer. My Budda SD45 has the ability to do both and I prefer the feel of "digging in" a bit with the Tube. But....its not a huge difference.

 

[Brien]

Tube is cooler-a little sag is nice. Caps are nice as backups. You could also check out Weber's copper caps.

 

[NTBluesGuitar]

+1 for Weber's Copper Caps.

Pretty darn close to a tube's behavior (sag, etc.), and, at the very least, makes a great backup to have on hand.

 

[teleblaster]

Plus the weber copper caps will make your amp run alot cooler.

 

[NTBluesGuitar]

Good point...they draw less from the power transformers keeping things cooler.

 

[pula58]

what would the difference be in amp "feel" and sound by using the Weber copper cap instead of a tube rectifier? Is there any down-side to the Copper cap?

P.

 

[Brien]

what would the difference be in amp "feel" and sound by using the Weber copper cap instead of a tube rectifier? Is there any down-side to the Copper cap?

P.

They sound pretty damn similar to me. I run a regular tube rectifier but always keep the copper cap in my bag (they're indestructable) in case one fails. I can always count on it.