Hi All,
After playing through this Tramp for a couple of weeks, I'm beginning to really warm up to it and like it a lot!
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I thought it might be appropriate to share a few observations, opinions and questions about it:
A-While it sounds really good with the provided 6V6, it really comes alive with a good 6L6, even when using the VRM to bring the sound pressure level down to the same as a 6V6. Much more authoritative with the 6L6!
B-Non-Tude mode seems to be a bit superfluous and unnecessary as it needs to be generally all the up to be very usable and similar amount of gain is very closely approximated in Tude mode with the gain at minimum. Also the the switch/pot for it is a bit intermittent, needing to be wiggled a bit after switching from one mode to the other. Maybe I'm missing something?
C-Amp is dead silent with no noise issues of any sort!
D-When I get very close to the sound I want, with the bass and treble controls set appropriately, it is just a tiny bit too "bright" at the very top end of the treble/high frequency range, but when I lower the treble enough to tame this, it takes away a bit of the slightly lower treble range that I would like to keep. What component or components should I look into to address this?
Overall a great sounding little amp and building it was a wonderful learning experience. Even the few "snags" I encountered in final fire up and testing were informative. I'm actually kind of glad that all was not perfect at first, as it helped me learn some troubleshooting skills.
Thanx 4 Looking,
Gene