Hey folks,
So I started poking through my tube collection, looking for my lone ecc81 to test something...and I couldn't find it....
So I assumed I must've accidentally put it in one of the amps, and sure enough I had put it in v2 of my lightning...and it had been there since day 1.
So having said that, I promptly switched out the tube with a known good JJ ecc83s...however, I have not had an opportunity to turn the amp up more than a notch or two since I made the switch...and might not be able to for a day or two.
So the big question is what exact purpose does v2 have? I'm assuming it's tone recovery from the tone stack...but I dunno...I'd love to hear someone with a more technical background offer their opinion..
also, what changes might result from having the wrong tube in v2 and replacing with a correct one? Will it just be more gain? Or should I expect some tonal differences as well?
Thanks for humoring the stupid question..
-Frank