I have a dirty Blonde in my living room!!

Very nice, man! I'd throw some GE 6L6's in there. They're cheaper than the RCA's and sound great.

I may be mistaken, but it looks to me that the grill cloth on the head itself has also been replaced. It looks like it needs to be turned 90 degrees.

 

I wouldn't fret it one bit. It's a beautiful amp and that's an easy fix. That was a great find, especially with a matching cab. I believe that amp actually changes the bias for the tremelo effect. Super cool.

 

WOW, that thing is sweet! We've got to schedule that day to get together and play with all of our new amps!

 

How the grille cloth sound compared to the original?

The late ones are wheat, at least ours is; and ours is the last version.

 

Fantastic amp! Find out which year it was to determine if oxblood or wheat, then fix that. I'd recommend a Weber 10A125 and a 10A150 or 10A125-P.

 

Nice score. I have virtually the same amp, a 62 with oxblood cloth, 6G9-B circuit. I got mine in very beat, player condition. I had the trusty tech give it full maintenance, cord to caps. I originally had some RCA small bottle 5881's in it but swapped over to the TAD small bottle 6L6's, sounds fantastic with either, not a ton of difference. I run a Sylvania 5751 in the normal channel preamp slot and a Phillips branded Mullard in the bright channel slot. Virtually every tube I've tried has sounded great in this amp, even the Peavey branded Chinese 6L6's that were in it when I got it! To me, speaker selection is more important with this amp. I like mine with twelves... after trying more than 12 speakers with this amp, the best matches are a Weber Chicago 12, Weber C1230 (think Celestion G12H30) and the Jensen c12N reissue. It does sound good through my Vibrolux speakers.... a Weber C10N and C10NQ mix. I like the additional low end the 12's provide as the amp isnt exactly bass heavy. I'd try a Weber Chicago 10 and maybe a reissue C10q in your cabinet. The reissue Jensens seem to be hated by most but I like the ceramic models I've tried. I havent cared for the alnico models at all, though.

enjoy your amp

 

I keep coming back to this thread. I love that amp! I saw one similare in the movie "Ray". Now I am having dirty blonde lust.

 

That amp looks GREAT! Any chance of a few clips of it??

 

I love the GE 6L6's. They sound huge in every amp I have tried them in. Fender also used them as stock tubes in several amps. They are cheaper than the RCA's and to me they sound better. I have about 8 pairs now for backup so I will be able to use them in my amps forever!!!!