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Greetings.... I'm the proud owner of a 1954, 8-tube GA40T,... The amp sounds great & has been properly maintained, but I find that the fixed-3-speed trem is a little too loud, & wanted to know if there's an easy way to drop it's volume a few db...... I'm rather handy, I understand lethal voltages, & if it's a matter of changing a resistor or two's value, I'd love to take it on.. Many thanks in advance~

Right you are, Badblues player... " Great,, After much procrastination, I finally got a hold of AES where we figured I need either the T1750E or the EP, for paper. Very close in price, 1/2 that of a Mecury Magnetics, & I'm just not sure if there's ANY PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCE between the E & the EP, or if it's simply the material, which no one will ever see. Again, it's for my Gibson GA6, which I assume is push-pull, & as per my tech, in need an 8kohm center tap to feed my 8ohm Jensen..." Thnx 🎵 🕉

Greetings~ Upon bringing my amp to my guy to see why my prized '55 GA6 sounded anemic, I was dismayed to find out that the amp was getting power from only 1 of the 2 6V6's. He's a great tech, and it's akin to bringing a Harley to a lawnmower repairman, but the upside is that I bring him lawnmowers, & I invariably walk away with a Harley... His age olde intuition led him to check first for a measurement across pins 3 of the 6V6's, & it was a big fat nothing. The power iron & power section are fine & the amp powers on & plays,,,, but.....😪😪 So, according to him, I need a new output tranny; he said something about one with an 8K ohm center tap feeding the 8ohm speaker... As we're all aware, there were a handful of different GA6's, but this one's the peach,, much like my GA20 + 20T,,, & I'd like to know what & where to get the properly rated one, and what the up or downsize would be of getting something that's 'close' & not exactly 8K? Here's the vital pics, & thnx in advance!! Kenny 🕉 🎸

Many thanks, BBP!!

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Howdy all~ Just as JJ has their EL844 for 'allegedly' earlier breakup, does any maker have the same thing going on for the venerable 6V6? The amp is one of my many fantastic homebrews, with this one having been pulled from an old Bell & Howell projector & brought back to life as a very solid amp, with 2x6V6, 1x6SC7, 1x6J7, & a 5Z4 recto that you could cook a Kobi steak on,,, Amp sounds fantastic w/that classic robust 6V6 sound w/some grain drive,,, BUT, short of having my tech ripping apart this overbuilt chassis again, if i could get the the amp to sound like it's '12' instead of like '9', & nudge up the gain just a smidgen, I'd happy as the day is long!! So again, what's out there in 6V6's that may get me 'there', that are 'rated' on a 1 to 5, or a 1 to 10 scale, & not be a possible 'reject ala the EL844, & still sound good? Maybe a rectifier change & rebias would get me there as well? I don't use OD pedals other than my Barefoot Model G (Gibson) effect, but I don't want to color the sound at all, or get louder,, but just to get a extra tiny touch of drive.... Thnx well, & be well~ kenny 🕉🎶

Good day all~ I'm writing on behalf of a dear buddy & phenomenal, award winning pro guitarist who has this olde as the hills (late 50)) amp that is forever blowing fuses, most of the time upon turn-on. I hooked him up with a literal old geezer (but 2 yrs younger than me🤔 & the sweetest guy) who can fix & rebuild anything from an old Crosley radio to a large LCD, & modern day 400 wpc Phase Linear ss amp, circuit board, HW, & even fixed my ultra high-end SACD everything player that needed a $20 laser replaced. To date, he's built me almost 10 tweed killers made from old 40 & 50's mono power/P.A. amps, w/or w/o schematics, & then custom tailor & tweak each project to my tastes,,, He's worked on that rather basic Gibson 3 or 4 times, doesn't blow fuses on his bench, but my buddy gets it home, plays for a minute, sometimes an hour, & the amp invariably pops a fuse... No smoke or flames, just proper value fuses... Me & my genius tech are vexed, while my bud is super frustrated, & at his wits end!! Since I'm the blogger, I thought I'd reach out to all you folks who mostly know more 'All Things Amp' than I ever could handle. So, olde Gibson, great sound, pretty as hell, but has it out for fuses. I know enough to almost be dangerous under the hood, & I could easily follow along with any suggestions or fixes. Sorry for the ramblin' post, but I wanted to give some background. Thanks in advance, & stay well everyone!! 🕉🎶

Greetings one & all~ Just curious to know if anyone has had any experience or confrontation with what's known as a GIBSON/BELL BA15-RV,, not the GA, but the BA? I've owned & still have oodles of Gibsons, like GA20,GA20T, GA40-T, & a Bell GA78 stereo w/trem, no verb, & 2xP10Q's,,& it was ONE of the 2 best amps I've EVER owned,, with a VOX AC10-Twin being #1,, and I'm getting 'A.A.S.',,, 2 6v6, 5y3, 3x6eu7's & a 12au7, & a P12R,, Here's a mugshot, & please, DO tell of your thoughts. Many thanks in advance & much healthy rockin'~