Try a 12AT7 Billy said. It'll be fun, he said.

Hipster Salad · Post by **Hipster Salad** » Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:07 pm

Remembered I have a couple/few old Tung Sol 12AT7 tubes I got from a thrift store bulk find. I assume they're from the 60s but I haven't researched them.

Anyway, per Billy's advice I decided to toss one in the PI slot of the DSL I've been working on. After replacing a few blown resistors I changed the PI tube at the same time.

Turn it on, and .... whisper quiet volume almost like it was when I bought it (cheap DOA project).

Got pissed thinking I blew another heater resistor, but it ended up just being a dead preamp tube :lol:

Tossed in the Mullard that came with it, and all is good. Then said screw it and installed a choke that I found for $8 on Reverb.

I'm going to try very hard to not flip this amp. It just oozes solid rock tone. Oddly enough I'm liking this with Mesa V30s.

GuitarBilly · Post by **GuitarBilly** » Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:38 am

To be fair, the difference with 12AT7 is somewhat subtle. Unless the tube is dead. Then the difference is pretty big :lol:

And yeah I run my DSL with V30s. It's a good match.

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Try a 12AT7 Billy said. It'll be fun, he said.

Try a 12AT7 Billy said. It'll be fun, he said.

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