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Egnater / Randall Modular Amps
Why i love 6550 tubes!
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<blockquote data-quote="JKMV12" data-source="post: 114536" data-attributes="member: 2019"><p>i am pretty sure KT88's are the "KT" version of the 6550's. Just like KT66 are like 6L6's and KT77's are like EL34's. I've thought about trying KT88's as well and based on what you just said i think i will have to try them as well. Size DOES matter :lol: </p><p></p><p>Another thing about the 6550's is that the pinch harmonics sing with the same punch and clarity as every other note. When you play a pinch harmonic...it is actually a pinch harmonic 99% of the time. Not a weak little harmonic that wishes it could sound like Dimebag harmonics. No...6550 pinch harmonics are the real deal. :twisted: </p><p></p><p>I also have to give some credit to the MM OT i had installed a couple months ago (i killed the old one). I heard that a good test of transformer quality is how hot it gets when it is working. This one gets fairly warm but i think that is mostly do to the fact that there is a much hotter power tube and power transformer right next to it. The PT is obviously much hotter than the OT. I'm not sure what it really did to my tone but all i do know is it works great and it sounds great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JKMV12, post: 114536, member: 2019"] i am pretty sure KT88's are the "KT" version of the 6550's. Just like KT66 are like 6L6's and KT77's are like EL34's. I've thought about trying KT88's as well and based on what you just said i think i will have to try them as well. Size DOES matter :lol: Another thing about the 6550's is that the pinch harmonics sing with the same punch and clarity as every other note. When you play a pinch harmonic...it is actually a pinch harmonic 99% of the time. Not a weak little harmonic that wishes it could sound like Dimebag harmonics. No...6550 pinch harmonics are the real deal. :twisted: I also have to give some credit to the MM OT i had installed a couple months ago (i killed the old one). I heard that a good test of transformer quality is how hot it gets when it is working. This one gets fairly warm but i think that is mostly do to the fact that there is a much hotter power tube and power transformer right next to it. The PT is obviously much hotter than the OT. I'm not sure what it really did to my tone but all i do know is it works great and it sounds great. [/QUOTE]
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