jjsoybean wrote:
Hey all, built a triwatt awhile back and honestly have not played it much. Getting to it now and using an sg with low wind humbuckers (8-9k) I'm trying to understand if I built this wrong or I have headroom expectations off. I have ajj 12at7 in the PI and tungsol 12ax7 in v1 and v2 with a jj 12ax7 in v3 amd jj 6v6s. I'm running bright volume around 1 o clock and normal around 9 o clock in the linked input. I get clean single notes but throwing in even a slight double stop starts to distort. I wouldnt say it's compressed as there is still dynamic range but there is definitely some hair on the sound. Is this normal? I hear lots about headroom on these amps but I'm not sure I'm experiencing it with buckets
DeltaruneThat sounds normal for a triwatt, especially with those pickups and tubes. The amp naturally breaks up early, adding some grit even at moderate volumes. Try lowering the bright volume or swapping tubes if you want cleaner headroom. Hot humbuckers also push distortion sooner. Your build seems fine—this is just how the amp behaves!
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