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Subject: Re: Opinions of Phillips 6L6GB JAN?
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 06:54:44 -0500
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S.W. Wortis wrote:
> PHILLIPS 6L6WGB
> New Sensor is selling these. Gerald Weber aside, does anyone have an
> opinion on these? I’d be using them in guitar amps.
>
> Thanks,
> Shaun
IMO they sound great in low & medium power BF Fenders (Deluxe, Vibrolux,
Pro, & Super Reverbs) & especially in Tweed Bassmans and Twins, but I
wouldn’t put them in a BF Twin Reverb, Showman, or a Boogie. They sound
nice and ‘Fendery’ clean & have a nice smooth distortion with less
harshness & bite than the 6L6GC/STR/7581 style tubes while having more
bite and top end than the Sovtek 5881s. Most of the ones I’ve used are
the earlier Sylvania 5881 variety, but the later Phillips version looks
virtually identical & I can detect no difference in sound.