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Congratulations mark!!! I would have never used a box that bad to ship a guitar so rare.

That is pretty wild :D

My first H-150 was so heavy I called it the Piano. Even unplugged notes would ring for days. I sold it because it was making me old.

I have two close friends that are both, amp builders, and first rate repairman, and both of them recommend Tung Sol 6V6 tubes. I have used them in my Victoria Regal II, and my TopHat Club Deluxe, and I like them. My favorite 6V6 tubes are NOS Sylvania (I also love green label Sylvania 12AX7s) as it seems they last forever and sound great, but I could easily use TungSols and not feel like I'm losing any tone.

You consider 9 1/2 pounds a heavy guitar? Have you ever played Les Paul that was almost 11 pounds? Oh wait I forgot you’re kind of old. 😁

I haven't tried all 6v6 tubes out there, but I have tried many different brands. To my ear, the new Tung-sol 6v6 sounded clearly the best. Just my opinion, but I can't stand any JJ power tube or JJ pre-amp tube.

To be clear, not JJ regular 6V6 tubes I'm talking specifically about the 6V6S tube

I use JJ 6V6S tubes in my Victoria Ivy League (5F10 Circuit). They do sound a little stronger than 6V6GT, but in a good way (to my ear).

Betcha that has some real tasty tone!

Very fun!

Those are really cool! A friend of mine owned a guitar store and was a Fender dealer. He had one of those on the front counter and had it full of candy bars for the kids that would come in with their parent. Enjoy!

So what the heck is "NCJ Day"?? Well, it stands for "New Cookie Jar Day"! 🙂 And not just any cookie jar. It's a 1999 limited edition "Fender Cookie Master" cookie jar! Fender offered only 2500 of these things. They pop up for sale every so often on the inter-web. It's so cute, I couldn't resist, even if it may never have cookies inside. Check it out... Here's where the cookies go... Here it is next to its big Heritage Liberty cousin...

I've heard/read that JJ 6V6's sound somewhat like 6L6GC's in certain amps. That said, I really like their sonic 'girth' in my smaller sized amps, especially how they wake up my 80's Champ II and Super Champ rigs. YMMV

If he put JJ 6V6S tubes in there, I can tell you from experience they do not sound like 6V6 tubes. They are way more 6L6 like. Whether you like them or not is comes down to the individual, and what they are looking for,and perhaps even the amp they are used in can make in difference. In my TopHat amp I did not like them one bit, and couldn't yank them fast enough. But that is the only amp that I gave them a try in, so maybe, it was just the way that amp reacted to them.

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Is it possible that some of these subtle, audible differences are due in part to other components or tubes (e.g. rectifier) interacting with these different 6V6 tubes?

Yes- 6v6s. I can see why folks say it is 6L6 adjacent. They are growing on me. They sound great with my Super KB, better than with my H550. Very clean and articulate. My SKB came with HRW pickups and i changed them to Lollar Imperials, but with the JJs i hear something similar to what I recall with the HRWs. Brighter, cleaner, tighter . Really nice. I hear what you hear and refer to as “stiff”. Not as soulful and warm a sound as the stock Mesa tubes, but really good in a different way. I love the effortless sustain they give, and the clarity. Gold Lions are next. I’ll try to do some sound clips in the next week or two.

I don't have a "need" for the nibs, except that they do make the edges of the frets much less dangerous. The perfectly rounded edges of the frets of my Melancon T are great. If I was to have one of my Heritages refretted, it would probably be with nibless stainless steel frets. However, at my age, I doubt I'll ever wear out the frets of the guitars I have.

Beautiful! Roy Clark models are a rare find, like finding gold or something. When remembering Roy Clark, I'm also mindful that I live in Roy Clark's home state.

Thanks for the reminder on Wolfe, that's a good idea. As stated, I did contact Heritage directly and, no dice. Thanks for the suggestion!

Did you buy the JJ 6V6S? Some people love them as they have 6L6 properties. I tried them in my TOPHAT Club Deluxe, they didn't work for me, they were very stiff sounding! I tried Gold Lions and they actually sounded pretty good. Most of my 6V6 amps though have NOS Sylvania or RCA tubes, and they always sound good.

I wish I had woodworking skills. It's probably something that could be done pretty easily if you know what you're doing. The binding might be the hardest part to learn.

Could be… I did d communicate with Tube Depot about the fact that these tubes are going in a Mesa Cali tweed. They were helpful and sent tubes in that range. So the JJ and Tung Sol tubes I’ve got should be well suited. the Gold Lion tubes that I ordered came from Stew Mac so we’ll see…

I might be in the market for one as well. 🤔

Dave might be able to help you out. davidteske.com