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Vacuum Tubes for Amps
6EY6
From tremolu--(at)--ol.com Thu Jan 9 10:39:04 CST 1997
Article: 33704 of alt.guitar.amps
From: tremolu--(at)--ol.com (Tremolux)
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Subject: Re: 6EY6 Soon to Replace overpriced 6V6? (was: 6EZ6 & 6EY6? OPINIONS?)
Date: 9 Jan 1997 00:50:25 GMT
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>>>Murali, Tremolux:
Would it be safe to try these 6EY6's in a brownface deluxe which has
fixed bias?
Yes, providing that you have the bias reset. Your tech will have to
change a fixed resistor on the board in the amp's bias supply to get a
little more negative voltage on the grids. They should be biased at the
same idle current as a real 6V6. They work just fine and sound great.
Actually, the Tung Sol 6EY6s are quite a bit beefier in construction than
a 6V6. The 6EY6's fatter cathode should provide higher saturation current
as well!