My intention is to get some nice breakup at 9 or 10 instead of 12,,, and even at 12 it holds pretty tight. I'm no tech, I can read & follow a schematic & PCB, but I know diddly about component value fixes other than clipping a bright cap....
Right now, I'm running EL844's in it, while messing with a lower gain 1st preamp tube, like an AU7 or AY7 & anything in between.
It's cool, it's funn, & I could probably pull off a small to medium size gig..... BUT I'm curious to know if I revert back to the 84's, is there a small handful of component changes that might drive the 84's to OD, again, at 9 or 10, and sound ANY better than the allegedly sub-par 844's I'm running, OR am I mistaken, and the 844's may be the silver bullet, & my experimenting is on the right track?? Please be specific with possible value changes.
I wanna make a 'Lil growler out of this thing!!
FWIW, I'm driving some Hammond style alnico 12" that sounds great, & most of my gtrs are Strats, typically with a beefy bridge pup~
Many thanks, folks~ॐ
