20/20 power reduction

[dgzieg]

Hi, I have both a 20/20 and a 50/50 (for now) and I know the 50/50 had the low power switch that disabled one pair of the 6l6s (at least that's how I think it operates). I'm wondering if you can pull one pair of the EL84s to reduce the 20/20's output so it can be driven to full output at lower volume. Or if there's any other way to accomplish this. I find I keep the Triaxis output at about 3, and the 20/20 volume controls are rarely above 2. I'd like to be able to get some power tube distortion at lower volumes. Thanks for any input.

 

[disassembled]

You cannot pull any of the tubes in a 20/20 to reduce power. One very common solution is to use an attenuator like a THD hotplate or Weber Mass. You would have to use 2 if you are running both sides.

 

[fatboy135]

oachhhh another guy trying to quitting tubes, what a nonsense, there are other methods to reduce power, for example turning down the volume
replacing the V7 with a 5751 tube ( my favourite ) or even modifing the bias point ( higher ). please don´t **** your boogie amp quitting tubes, there are another solutions for it