To really do this right, you need to swap both transformers for 6L6-capable iron.
You can't do a rebias with the existing trannys?
I've asked Michael Clark whether I can safely run my Beaufort with 6L6s instead of 6V6 and he was 100% positive.
Neil Young uses 6L6s in his tweed deluxe and a 5AR4 for rectifier.
Bias isn't the issue. The Tweed Deluxe uses cathode bias, and its default cathode resistor should give nice bias for a 6L6 as well. The problem is that the current will be too high and overload the transformer (~12 watts versus ~30 watts, at the same plate voltage and self-bias). You'll burn it right up!
Use an output transformer (and power transformer) spec'd for the kind of power a 6L6 pair generates, and you can drop 6V6 in as well.
Good information! Thanks!
As far as tone, does a 2x6L6 tweed Deluxe sound a little more "refined" than a 2x6V6?
Neil Young uses 6L6s in his tweed deluxe and a 5AR4 for rectifier.
Where did that info come from? I thought it was 6V6s and some kind of out-of-the-ordinary, yet stock output transformer (as per Larry Cragg/Tonequest).
Where did that info come from? I thought it was 6V6s and some kind of out-of-the-ordinary, yet stock output transformer (as per Larry Cragg/Tonequest).
...the Weber Alnico P12Q speaker, BUT the one that uses the straight cone.... Q Magnet, R Cone, I forget the model....
Remember that a 6L6 draws a shade more than twice as much filament current as a 6V6. That puts a bigger load on your power transformer--it'll doubtless run hotter.
I believe I was told that it is also safe to run 5V4G Recitifer (in addition to the stock 5Y3GT) in a Tweed Deluxe Clone -BUT NEVER a 5U4. True?
Well every bodies got their own version of what "that" sound is. I tend to agree w/ you. I built my Mission 5E3 because I love that sound w/ 6V6`s . I agree w/ Wyatt, speaker makes a huge difference, perhaps more than 6L6`s or ?? I also love the sweetness and smooth breakup of the original 6V6 design.I played a Deluxe with 6l6's, Didn't sound like a Tweed Deluxe. It sounded like a broken Bandmaster. It must the 6v's for "that" tone.