That tells a story right there. ^^^^^^
Anecdotes, in this case, are golden.
My Bassman/JTM45
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Re: My Bassman/JTM45
Signatures have a 255 character limit that I could abuse, but I am not Cecil B. DeMille.
Re: My Bassman/JTM45
This build has made me realize just how much I love EL84s. With the Elegante, both the AC30 and the Bassman show me just what that speaker likes and doesn't. I also had the .68 cap in the Bassman and when I took that out I was SOOO relieved by the taming of the treble and allowed the volume pot to bring the volume on a lot slower and not as loud when it's on 8 or 9 o'clock. She still breaks up literally at the lowest point on the volume pot, which is almost a whisper.... Awesome! 
Re: My Bassman/JTM45
Tried 6V6s in there today with a switch back to the 8K. I may prefer 6V6s overall, compared to the 6L6 variety. Fortunately, the pair was a pull from an old Pacemaker mike amp that's real old, so they're only 16ma apart!!!! Biased up best I could and kind of dig it. These tubes have a very even tone. Not too bad for RCA grey glass that far apart. Guess I know what Ken meant by 6V6s sounding more 'Hifi'. Need to build an amp with a quad of 6V6s...