F-50 tube mod R U Experienced?

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Long time lurker, first time poster and F-50 lover / player but have found this mod that I need proof or BS call. Tone Bones - not the Radial version - tube switch that looks like a great option.

http://thevintagesound.com/store/[u...please excuse any typos or message mistakes.)
 
Full link:

http://www.thevintagesound.com/store/tube-amp-doctor-tonebone-pentode-matched-pair-includes-2-tade-p-392.html?zenid=2c57f1e06bccd7d8b80e1ac6eabf96d8 (Pentode/16W version)

http://www.thevintagesound.com/store/tube-amp-doctor-tonebone-triode-matched-pair-included-tadel84-p-391.html?zenid=2c57f1e06bccd7d8b80e1ac6eabf96d8 (Triode/9W version)

I've not tried these exact ones, but there are others on the market that do the same thing. I've tried THD and Groove Tubes ones. They work well and give you lower headroom and a more compressed EL84-type character.

What they don't do despite some claims is make your amp sound like a Vox, or run in Class A, or make it substantially quieter for bedroom playing - all they do is reduce the headroom at maximum volume and change the tone a bit, the volume at any setting below power-stage overdrive is more or less unaffected. 16W is still LOUD - it's just not quite as deafening as 50, and doesn't have quite as much presence and authority. Even 9W isn't really bedroom volume, and triode mode sounds even more different.

If that sounds like what you want, they're an easy way of getting it. If you want to keep the tone of your amp the same but make it a lot quieter, you need an attenuator instead.
 
Mark IV thanks for reply and thoughts.

I just received a Weber MiniMASS 50 yesterday and agree with you that maintaining the sound of the amp is what I'm after. Just put it through some quick paces last night and like what I'm getting. :D

Sam
 
Hey 94 Tremoverb, sorry for the Mark IV reference, misread author header. :?

Sam
 

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