{"id":367,"date":"2022-01-17T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T18:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/?page_id=367"},"modified":"2022-01-17T13:03:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T19:03:01","slug":"rj-audio-research-the-dubbel-t-amp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/?page_id=367","title":{"rendered":"The Dubbel &#8220;T&#8221; Amp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The DUBBEL &#8220;T&#8221; amp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-368 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-Dubbel-T-Finished-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-Dubbel-T-Finished-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-Dubbel-T-Finished-768x650.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-Dubbel-T-Finished-1024x866.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Dubbel T amp uses both sides of a 12AX7 triode in parallel for each of the first two gain stages, then takes that output into a cathode follower from a third 12AX7 through a tone stack and then into a low Power 6P1P output tube.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-374 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Schematic-Rev-1.0-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Schematic-Rev-1.0-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Schematic-Rev-1.0-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Schematic-Rev-1.0-1024x714.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-376 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Layout-Rev-1.0.iii_-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Layout-Rev-1.0.iii_-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Layout-Rev-1.0.iii_-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Layout-Rev-1.0.iii_-1024x710.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This amp eventually found a home with a great guitar player named Keith Tracy who is best known as the Jazz\/Funk Wizard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-379 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-and-rj-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-and-rj-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-and-rj-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Keefus-and-rj-891x1024.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s again a relatively simple circuit that lends itself to a superb sparkling clean tone. In Keith&#8217;s music world you&#8217;ll hear him roll off the high end to get that classic Jazz\/Funk sound.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-367-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Tele-SM57.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Tele-SM57.mp3\">https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Tele-SM57.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-384 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Keefus-Rig-II-e1642445227987-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Keefus-Rig-II-e1642445227987-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Keefus-Rig-II-e1642445227987.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-385 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Keefus-Rig-I-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Keefus-Rig-I-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Keefus-Rig-I.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For those that want a look inside I&#8217;ve got a few more photos&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-386 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-15-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-15-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-15-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-15-1024x584.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The use of a single circuit board allowed me to do a lot of the work with the board out on the bench which always makes things go easier. It also sets things up to use a pro shop to build the circuit board if an idea like this ever caught on for a production model amp. Single boards\u00a0tend to give a simpler and quicker build process<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-387 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-12-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-12-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-12-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-12-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dubbel-T-Build-Progress-12-80x50.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DUBBEL &#8220;T&#8221; amp The Dubbel T amp uses both sides of a 12AX7 triode in parallel for each of the first two gain stages, then takes that output into a cathode follower from a third 12AX7 through a tone &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/?page_id=367\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-367","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=367"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":396,"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/367\/revisions\/396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rjaudioresearch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}