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Darkl,
Glad you like the tone of the unit! As it happens,
I just looked at one of these the other day. Fella
brought it in for a blown fuse. Turns out that the
pilot lamp had burned out. He thought "no light,
no power", and just brought 'er in. That's my kind
of customer! <g>
Yes, you can simply pull the 6V6, and plug in the 6K6,
no problem. And the tube definitely should NOT be
hitting or resting on the tank. Bad juju, that.
Make sure the tube isn't partially out of the socket.
If it's seated correctly, then check the tank itself.
Has it been removed and re-installed incorrectly?
Is it just resting back there because it broke loose
from its mounting screws? Fortunately, you've got a
close relative nearby to examine (your buddy's unit).
Use that as a guide to see how the tank should be
mounted.
While you're at it, make sure the travel-lock works
as advertised. If it doesn't, you won't wreck your
unit (all other things being in order), but if you
do travel a lot, then have it fixed. The springs
will thank you for it. <g>
unlunf
--- In , "darklsurf" <dcordes@s...> wrote:
>
> This is my first tank, so I think it sounds great. I just got it
> working today and haven't played with the band yet. As far as I
> can tell it sounds like the tones I hear on record. Wow!
> I hear reverb on the lower registers now. Pretty cool. All of
> you were right about the onboard units not being the same. Our
> bass player (a gear collector) has an 63' and a later model
> 65'-66'(?) tank and we'll do a Pepsi challenge to see if there's
> a difference.
>
> One thing I noticed that's a bit strange to me is that the 6V6
> tube touches the tank. Is that normal? Shouldn't the tank be
> completely free to twang?
>
> Haven't tried the unplugged "crash" test yet Bill, but I'll let
> you know.
>
> Being a strip board wired amp, it does offer some flexibility to
> modify it, but I'd rather be playing. If I decide to put a 6K6 in
> there, do I need to modify anthying else? Or just plug and play?
>
