Old School Low Wattage tone from a Mod50?

[jarrett]

My buddy is getting into a more vintage tone phase and I wanted to try and help him dial in his Mod50 that direction versus buying another amp. He usually runs the Mod50 with an EG5 and 5881s in full power mode into a closed back 2x12.

What module/tube/power mode would be best to try capture that older Fender tone? I was thinking moving him to an open back 1x12 cab. Maybe trying the Bman with some JJ 6v6s. That a good route or is there a better way?

 

[muudrock]

Bman and 6V6s will work great. The EG5 is obviously not the choice for a vintage tone. I swear by the VX or DLX for cleans and SL for drive channel with Tung Sol 5881 output tubes. That setup covers cleans, mild gain and higher gain stuff and has enough headroom. Put a good OD in front like an OCD or BB preamp and you have more than enough options from clean to high gain.