hey there.
I have a hammond 278cx that needs a project. I am considering using it with 6 KT88's and a Hammond 1650W to build a bass amp somewhere close to the 300W range.
The two things I am aware of with this PT (400-0-400, 465ma) are:
a. the B+ will be a bit lower (~100V) than your typical 300W head, which will eat some clean headroom.
--this is not necessarily bad as I like a nice overdriven bass tone that I cannot get out of my SVT without drowning out the rest of the band/world.
b. the current rating on the PT is 465 ma,
I was wondering if anyone has ran a sextet of kt88's with this combo, and with what degree of success?
I know Hammond is legendary for their conservative ratings, and in theory, this should fly current wise, but any opinions/tips from experience would be nice...
looking to see if I can avoid having to use/buy/lift the 717 for this --a PT named after a boeing jet
any thoughts/comments/suggestions would be much appreciated!
thanks!
(and thanks in general for the many contributions to this wonderful resource I only stumbled upon this week!)
I have a hammond 278cx that needs a project. I am considering using it with 6 KT88's and a Hammond 1650W to build a bass amp somewhere close to the 300W range.
The two things I am aware of with this PT (400-0-400, 465ma) are:
a. the B+ will be a bit lower (~100V) than your typical 300W head, which will eat some clean headroom.
--this is not necessarily bad as I like a nice overdriven bass tone that I cannot get out of my SVT without drowning out the rest of the band/world.
b. the current rating on the PT is 465 ma,
I was wondering if anyone has ran a sextet of kt88's with this combo, and with what degree of success?
I know Hammond is legendary for their conservative ratings, and in theory, this should fly current wise, but any opinions/tips from experience would be nice...
looking to see if I can avoid having to use/buy/lift the 717 for this --a PT named after a boeing jet
any thoughts/comments/suggestions would be much appreciated!
thanks!
(and thanks in general for the many contributions to this wonderful resource I only stumbled upon this week!)
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