Seth

Seth, The 6L6 JJ tubes are a bit "in your face" for blues, and with your SS front end, may be even a bit more sterile. I would go to something like an NOS 5881 or a KT-66, and with something in the rating area of a GT #3-4. Regards, Thanks Myles! This is a "fixed bias" amp, but I'm very ignorant about biasing. If I try 5881's or KT-66's will I need to have a tech do any biasing or adjusting? I've heard that KT-66's are large. How much space do I need for them to be an option? Thanks again for anly info.

Hi Myles, I'm looking to maximize my Peavey Classic VT 50 for blues. That's the model with the SS front end, a multitude of channels with an "automix" (cascades one channel into the other for an extra muddy sound) feature, and 2 6L6GC's for power. I got these from Bob at Eurotubes. 2 - 12" Eminence OEM speakers. By bridging the bright channel into one of the normal inputs, and by very careful eq-ing and gain adjustment, I can get a "pretty good" sound with very little (but some!) ss harshness buried in the background. Any ideas how I might be able to take this platform further? Thanks.