I'm building a SE tube power amp for guitar and need help

[Lavane]

Fender actually had one or two single ended 6V6 guitar amps.

Fender alone had the 5C1,5E1,5F1,5F2,AA764, etc.
Other companies made them as well. Single ended amps were pretty common back then for small practice amps.

 

[VetPsychWars]

I need to keep quiet, you guys know more than I do.

 

[cademan]

I need to keep quiet, you guys know more than I do.

But you learned something right?

 

[Mike Yankie]

So this gives you a 1.5V line level output. Which means you only need a power amp, and a champ would have too much gain. Your intuition is correct.

Here's what I'd do... View attachment 2365747

This works fine... using it now...

 

[Mike Yankie]

Since quite a few of the guitar amps from the tube era had single-ended outputs, I'm wondering what you're trying to get that you're not getting?

A Champ the hard way (well louder clean tone from a 6v6 tube)... I use my guitar into the Frenzel preamp then to the power amp then to the speaker (a modified JBL D280 in an oversize 1 X 12 cabinet)

Single ended guitar amps have musical qualities to the tone... BTW, I fixed that for you...

 

[Lavane]

A Champ the hard way... I use my guitar into the Frenzel preamp then to the power amp then to the speaker (a modified JBL D280 in an oversize 1 X 12 cabinet)

Single ended guitar amps have musical qualities to the tone...

Think how many times have you seen someone on stage playing through a champ or other SE amp with a mic in front of it? Zappa played this way, Clapton does at times. I remember seeing Zappa's ratty old Fender on stage when I saw him in concert.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Think how many times have you seen someone on stage playing through a champ or other SE amp with a mic in front of it? Zappa played this way, Clapton does at times. I remember seeing Zappa's ratty old Fender on stage when I saw him in concert.

Yeah, you get that 6V6GT overdrive, at concert level volume (going through house system). I love the 6V6GT saturated sound. Much more than the 6L6GC overdrive tone (which volume is stirring the dust in my attic).

 

[Mike Yankie]

Now to buld a couple of 6v6 monoblocks...

 

[Mike Yankie]

Here is "Champzilla"...

 

[maxhifi]

That was fast!

 

[Mike Yankie]

That was fast!

When I am motivated and have the parts I am a force, otherwise mostly a farce... the stereo build will take longer.... The OT's I want to use are scarce and my funds dwindle in...

 

[rickl]

not to thread crap but I helped my son build a 5e1 champ when he was about 10. he bought a squier SS combo, ripped out the amp, punched a few holes, ...

his grin was priceless. Some take their kids fishing, we build tube amps!

these can be great amps in the right setting.