This is my first post and my first thread, but I hope that at least someone will find it interesting or useful.
At the end of last year I embarked on a journey of building my first tube amp from a kit, and even before that one was finished I already started thinking what would be my next project. Without knowing what I would build, I started looking for a cheap amp that I would later turn into something cool without spending a fortune on a cabinet or headshell.
Lucky as I was, I stumbled upon a dirt cheap solid state head which seemed to fit the bill. The donor was a Hartke GT60 head, which seemed a good fit for a small tube amp.
I was always intrigued by the Tweed Bassman sound, but the 40 something watts had always put me off - especially because I rarely play my 20W tube amps past 3.
The question was - can this small headshell with only 18cm inner height house a 6V6 Bassman? To the drawing board!
Looks like we have a winner! The new project will be a 5F6A inspired amp, using two 6V6s and Deluxe Reverb iron, with some mods from robrobinette.com:
- 3 way NFB
- Frondelli master volume
- Bias pot
- Solid State / Tube rectification