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RE: [SurfGuitar101] Reverb Tank Sound

Fred Pleasant (fredpleasant) - 12 Jun 2002 17:45:24

That's another question I have. When people talk
about the NOS driving less hard does that mean it has
less reverb and less drippy splashiness?
--- Brian Neal <> wrote:
> The harshness in my reissue reverb tank went down
> considerably after going
> to NOS tubes. Its my understanding that will make
> the most difference, and
> then the cap mod second. Actually, you might just
> try replacing the 6V6 with
> a 6K6. The reissues use a 6V6 I think because they
> are more plentiful and
> cheaper. The vintage units always had a 6K6 in the
> original circuit. I have
> heard the 6V6 drives harder than the 6K6 and perhaps
> that is the main reason
> for the harshness.
>
> BN
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