Dr Z Harp Amp Mods
From mzait–(at)–ol.com Fri Feb 7 10:31:05 CST 1997
Article: 37595 of alt.guitar.amps
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From: mzait–(at)–ol.com (MZaite)
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Subject: Re: Harp amp mods
Date: 7 Feb 1997 01:34:01 GMT
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If you are using a Fender Blackface or Silver as your test bed, try one
with a 2
output tube set-up.
1) replace the 1M on the 1st input jack with a 5M resistor.
2) replace that channels 100K plate resistor with a 470K
3) replace the 1.5K cathode res. with a 2.7K, and leave the 25/25 bipass
cap in place.
4) decouple the stage with a .047 uF.
5) decrease slope res. from 100K to 56K
6) replace the Phase Inverter 12AT7 with a 12AX7.
7) If it has a tube rectifier, try a big bottle 5U4
here comes the BIG one install 6V6′s to replace the 6L6′s, and install
a dropping res. of high wattage to lower the screen voltage, say 500 ohm
10 watt.
9) set the bias to 27mA / tube .
10) plug in and give it a blow.
Later DR.Z
does this apply to the princeton reverb?..lol..i mean, it ALREADY has 6v6′s!>i don’t want to ruin my amp doing this if this mod is only for the bigger amps…Hip
This article is about modifying the Fender big iron to respond more like one of the older Dr. Z amps.