cleaner sound from fender deluxe

[chris shaw]

EARLY BREAKUP

HI guys
I'm happy about the clean tone without the attenuator- (my original question was that the amp is just too loud), -----I just want it to be quieter!
basically the clean tone is fab, but it is turned so low in some rooms that i can tell its just not getting enough juice to sound 'full' i.e. the frequency response seems a little limited- hence my request for a way to reduce its 'overall output, whilst retaining a clean jazz tone'
thanks for the pointers, there are lots of myths out there!

[Jazz P Bass]

Fender Deluxe Reverb

Am I missing something here?
The Fender Deluxe Reverb is a 6V6 push pull amp with feedback.
And you built it with 6L6 tubes.
And it is too loud.
How about rework for 6V6 tubes.
Just a thought.

[ThermionicScott]

HI guys
I'm happy about the clean tone without the attenuator- (my original question was that the amp is just too loud), -----I just want it to be quieter!
basically the clean tone is fab, but it is turned so low in some rooms that i can tell its just not getting enough juice to sound 'full' i.e. the frequency response seems a little limited- hence my request for a way to reduce its 'overall output, whilst retaining a clean jazz tone'
thanks for the pointers, there are lots of myths out there!

Well, if you just want a quieter clean tone, use the volume knob (maybe even the one on your guitar). No plug-in gizwatchies needed for that.

- Scott

[chris shaw]

reducing power in a fender deluxe

Hi jazz p
well spotted - but its my error - I'm actually using 6v6 as per schematic -- my error in original entry
thanks

[chris shaw]

tried that, caught the vol control with my shirt, ----scared the cafe cat with a short but powerful blast of deluxe roar!!!
so much so the darn thing hasnt been downstairs since--- actually a big result for me, being a dog person

[Jazz P Bass]

Feedback resistor

Are you using an 820 ohm FB resistor like the schematic?
I had a Fender Deluxe Reverb on the bench a while back.
Customer complained that it broke up too early.
It did. Like at 2 on the volume pot.
I changed out the FB resistor. I think I ended up with a 500 something.
After the change it broke up at 5 on the volume.
Put a 1K log pot in there & adjust it until it gets better.

[chris shaw]

thanks mac
was advised to make adjustments with resistor in circuit when building to take account of that. Thank you anyway

[chris shaw]

main filter capacitors affecting break up

guys
I just remembered when I bought this first effort componenets the seller advised I used 8 mf instead of 16mf filter caps 'to make it more lively' -- so essentially I have several spots in the main filter cap chain that are only 8 mf not the 16 in the diagram!
I had forgotten. Will this affect the break up ?