BEST 12AT7 FOR REVERB DRIVER

Blue Strat , Jul 10, It has a nice rich full tone with great definition, punchy bottom and smooth treble. This position is particularly sensitive to microphonic tubes due the high gain of channel 2. V3 Because of the high demands placed on this tube by the Fender reverb driver design, it's important to get a good quality 12AT7 for this slot. This is a perfectly safe substitution to make.

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JJs might be the ticket IF they are reliably nonmicrophonic.

We've added some "new" guys to the moderator crew. Buy 2 and put one in the phase inverter too. Printer2 suggestion is good too, but only if you want a very hifi sounding tube that helps the splash. The older '60s Mullard don't have the full lows that the later-production ones do, and neither do any of the other NOS 12AT7 or I've tried including 3-mica Sylvania and GE -they're noticeably more bright and dry.

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Jul 10, 7. And their not hard to find or to expensive for nos. Jul 29, 8.

Been playing guitar for about 43 years now so I'm well beyond the stage of "impressing people with how much erverb you dor needlessly on your gear. This is a much lower gain stage and won't be as sensitive to a microphonic tube.

I've got a sneaking suspicion why they're all of a sudden so plentiful and affordable. Jul 10, 6. However, for the reverb driver, you're just looking for a lo-fi driver tube meant to be punished.

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Some customers say that the CVs remove an overly "surfy" reverb tone which can result from using a low end 12AT7. They're not the most robust-looking tubes around, in terms of the appearance of their internal structure and reliability track record.

No registered users and 3 guests. It has a reverv rich full tone with great definition, punchy bottom and smooth treble. No, create an account now.

Since those slots get a lot of abuse, I always try to find any military versions. Technical articlesTube Reviews Permalink. This is the least critical tube position in your amp.

The difference I could see would be in the gain levels; that would be the equivalent of different "dwell" settings, rather than a tone difference based on different manufacturers. For the two stage reverb. Anyone recommend a manufacturer or advise which to avoid? The Philips is a touch quieter, and seems to take a little of that "doink" sound out of it. But still, reveerb the choice Some 12AT7s that will work just fine as phase inverters V6 will crackle and hiss in this position.

Most Active Authors Latest Reviews. Lots of organ pulls so you should be able to get them cheap enough.

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If I was building low-priced mass produced amps, I would probably choose this tube. Jul 11, V5 This is the least critical tube position in your amp. If cost is no object, the Telefunken ECCS - though it might be too much tube for a lowly reverb driver. Board index Contact us. You must be logged in to post a comment.

Andrews Amp Lab Blog. A special thank you to the 'new' guys that helping out.