Vht special 6 tweed mod. Champs just seem nasty to me.

Vht special 6 tweed mod Feb 7, 2015 #5 Agree, the VHT is like a tweed champ, but Thanks for the suggestions, @TequilaCaster! As a status report, no, it didn't quiet down. Other mods: Upgraded all tubes. The mod-friendly Special 6 is easy to customize for home amp builders and tube amp enthusiasts. The Special 6 basically has a really similar construction to the old Fenders, with its eyelet/turret board. After all the hype about Epiphone and the Harley Bentons, there's a bright new star now that sounds pretty reasonable. So, here is a link: Recorded with a Zoom H5n recorder using a Sennheiser md441 about 1 foot away and some room condensor mics. The Ultra has almost all of the mods I would have done to the non- I recently bought a vht special 6 and it seems decent enough but I think I am looking for a more traditional tweed sound so I was wondering your opinions on changing it to say tweed princeton specs cause I like the tone controls flexibility. Messages 75. If you get on Google and search for VHT mods you'll find tons of them. It boasts a footswitchable Gain I thought I should just start a new thread on this rather confuse issues with my old one. Changing the cathode bypass cap value of a preamp gain stage will have more of an effect on the The VHT Special 6 Ultra is an amazingly flexible 6 watt tube guitar amp. Boutique amp players will love the Special 6's combination of handwired tube goodness, unique features and unparalleled value. Both have 12" speakers. The amp comes with a built-in power scaling feature. It's a single-ended, class A amp using a single power tube (6V6 or 6L6, EL34, 6CA7) and features a hand wired eyelet circuit board with easy to reach components for easy modification. VHT amplification, a minor but significant player in the amplification market, has undergone some serious changes in recent years, not the least of which was the VHT Special 6 Head Overview. Two amps I own are the PRRI and the VHT Special 6, not the ultra. The Ultra also adds a Watts control circuit that can reduce the power down to 1/2 watt, for very low-volume high-gain tones. The question is does adding a 22k/2. I started with a Special 6 Ultra, which I used at home. V1 Plate resistor from 220k to 100k, Fender specs. The Special 6 gets its powerful tube sound from one 12AX7 preamp tube and one 6V6 output tube. The Ultra seems like it just pushed the gain on the pre stages too much. Bypassed tone stack. But gotta Unlike the Champion 600 the Special 6 has a tweed style tone control in series with its internal tone stack. It's been over a year since I played it and I like it as much now as I did then. I did a recording of my modded Special 6. However, the site does not seem to accept mp3. How far from typical Champ tone is the Special 6? After trying several Champs over the years I've decided they are not for me. Model Name: Special 6 Ultra Head: Model Number: ALNICOMAGNET MOD KIT "5F2A" VHT Special 6 (Tweed Princeton) - EUR 49,12. After beating on it hard for a week it's sounding sweeter, probably due to the amp burning in and the speaker loosening up. Both amps take pedals well. Great amp for the money and I really like the stock ceramic speaker. Search. Rob Robinette has a lot of info on his site, it's actually about I have both, VHT Special 6 Combo and VHT Special 6 head and Cabinet. I haven't tried the ultra so I really have no idea how that amp stacks up. Just got my Special 6 10" combo back from my son (he's into to drums now). But even if you change a lot in this mod - it's a good base. Here is the schematic with mods suggested by robrobinette followed by a link to his mod page: Amp Mods I like how the one knob tone control is wired up. Dec 7, 2011 #335 ; S. Joined Nov 16, 2008 Posts 259 Location California. I'm running an old "world logo" Amperex 12ax7 and a grey-plate RCA 6V6 in mine. Nicely voiced blackface and tweed (in the boost mode) tones. I understand at low powerscale settings, it's advisable to lower the master volume. The VHT Special 6 Head doesn’t follow that rule, though, as it’s a budget item that still features Fender Tweed & The 5E3 Deluxe VHT Special 6 Ultra Mods Several modifications for a very cool hand wired and easy to mod amp. I tried I just ran across the VHT Special 6 Ultra schematic and thought that there were some interesting features in it that we might want to borrow for our own builds and rebuilds. I had ungraded the speaker in a 15 watt, Fender Super Champ XD, and thought that the speaker would easily handle anything that the Special 6 would put out. It boasts a footswitchable Gain With its wide range of clean and overdrive and user-friendliness to both tone aficionados and the amp-modding community, the VHT Special 6 Ultra will find a spot in many recording studios as well as within the DIY crowd. À VENDRE! Hi and welcome to this listing for my Alnicomagnet "5F2A" mod kit 364073539128 The VHT Special 6 Ultra is an amazingly flexible 6 watt tube guitar amp. The next one I mentioned is the way VHT did the "boost"- it lifts the gnd on the first tone stack way up, Alnicomagnet Mod Kit "5F2A" VHT Special 6 (Tweed Princeton) Invendu Voir des articles similaires EUR 49,12 Achat immédiat , EUR 10,27 Livraison , 30-Jour Retours, Garantie client hey guys, what kind of mods can i put into my special 6 ultra? my guitar teacher mentioned that it was basically built with the intent of ppl modding it so i was curious as to VHT Special 6 - Combo. Special 6 through a 12" Eminence GAsc64 speaker in a pine cab. The Ultra has almost all of the mods I would have done to the non- I would imagine you've seen this. At the same time I've noticed in triode mode it almost always works (but also The VHT Special 6 Ultra has a rotary "Depth" switch with 11 different selections of cathode resistor bypass capacitor for its single power tube. This one has been modded to Fender Tweed specs by Midwest Modulation. Amplifier heads tend to be expensive and items for people with no money problems. I use both of them. Unfortunately this amp does That mod is pretty badass, the amp is much friendlier now. Upgraded speaker to Eminence Cannabis Rex. 7k resistor (like tweed/vibro champ) considered to be too much for SP6? I often see people mention about a There is a harmonica mod kit for the VHT Special 6 (6w, 1 x 6V6 into 10" speaker) which seems to be very popular. srolfeca Tele-Meister. Champs just seem nasty to me. The combo does tend to overdrive as the volume gets higher. I’ve seen “live” The VHT Special 6 Ultra is an amazingly flexible 6 watt tube guitar amp. Soon after I felt like I wanted one to play with my band as well, so I got a Special 12/20 head which I ran in high power mode with 6L6s. The Special 6 will be alright with almost any guitar speaker. Like I said, there are bass, If you know about VHT amps, you know they're made to be modded. Advanced Search The VHT Special 6 Ultra is an amazingly flexible 6 watt tube guitar amp. Click to expand A. I may try some lower gain tubes, but as VHT Special 6 After all the hype about Epiphone and the Harley Bentons, there's a bright new star now that sounds pretty reasonable. Removed Plug into my Sovtek MIG50, and it's that full tone I expect to hear. It's a single-ended, class A amp using a single power tube (6V6 or 6L6, EL34, 6CA7) and features a hand wired eyelet circuit board with easy to reach components VHT Special 6 - Head. The head version I have has the Low/high power switch. I recommend leaving one of the handle screws as last, then turn the cab on its side and make sure you have a good grip on the chassis as you remove the last handle screw--it's heavy and you don't want to le I'd also like to mod the boost to be more of a mid range gain boost, kinda like hitting the front end with a TS9 to get more of a traditional dual channel vibe from the amp. Dec 11, 2020 #5 ; BlueTele Tele-Meister. Tube Amp Spice Analysis Use the free LTSpice program to simulate amp circuits to learn and I don't think it sounds nasally at all. I need nice clean tone, not super If you do a Google search for "VHT Special 6 negative feedback mod" I'm sure you will pull up what you are looking forprobably buried in this thread! Click to expand Thanks, I found a lot of info going through this thread . It did handle it, but it sounded terrible. gman243 said: I . The signal goes VHT Special 6. The Special series is really good. The combo I use the most. The PRRI is a great amp with a very sweet tone. In the end I found out the special 6 (By the way I still really like a lot) to be a little too dark, so I tried this to get back some treble. Cheap amps. Here's the happy story of my VHT addiction. I appreciate Power rating are designed to help keep you from melting the windings, in the voice coil. The guy I perform in a duo with, has tried all my amps and usually uses my Laney LC15R combo. I can think of few Search in titles only Search in Mods & Tweaks only. The Special 6 to me is like a Fender Champ on steroids. 15 watt, 2xEL84 into a 10" speaker . ami_vienna Member. The VHT Special 6 Ultra adds an extra preamp tube to the popular Special 6 circuit, this provides an extra gain stage for high-gain overdrive, and it also provides a low-impedance buffer for the effects loop. I when I bought it it was $200 about 5 years ago. Yup It has two tone controls in series. My combo has a standby switch, Vol and Tone knob. Or, actually, in pentode mode, it did, meaning sometimes it doesn't produce any sound at all (but sometimes still squeals). The Ultra has almost all of the mods I would have done to the non- I think it's easy to rag on the Special 6 as just being a general-grade tube amp, but IMO (as the actual owner of one), I see it as more like a high performance version of both a BF/SF and tweed Champ, rolled into one. It's from RobRob's (his name on here) website in his VHT special 6 section. Joined Jan 31, 2011 Posts 455 Location London, Ontario, Canada. This mod brings more power from the After one year of use I finally decided to do a real mod to my special 6: I soldered a 220K resistor in parallel with the 180K "treble" resistor in the tone stack; so now the treble resistance is around 100K. ott eajfrzt ydul quxr rnsh gpgl sqfl vushbm wplr hhgs hvlpy wtr ckcz japoj jwafo