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THD Yellow Jackets?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:44 am
by Buggaluggs
Anybody used them? Thoughts? Warnings??!
Re: THD Yellow Jackets?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am
by mhuss
I'm not crazy about cathode biased EL84s in a Hiwatt amp. I have used JJ 6V6s as a wattage reduced (with a bias tweak).
--mark
Re: THD Yellow Jackets?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:55 am
by theSeeker
Never used them in a Hiwatt, but tried to tame a Fender Hot Rod DeVille with them. What I wanted was bedroom level cranked tone, and Yellow Jackets don't do that.
Basically, they will give your amp the character of a lower wattage EL84 amp, which isn't a bad thing if that is what you are after. Never had any functional issues with them.
Funny thing is that I got rid of them and the DeVille, and moved on to Hiwatts. I've given up on bedroom level tone!
Re: THD Yellow Jackets?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:24 pm
by mhuss
Even ten watts is too much for a typical bedroom situation. However, I find 20-30 watts works well in a typical small band situation. My JP30 works very well, loud enough for clean sounds too.
--mark