Pittbull 45 reverb not nearly as full as it used to be

Amps & Cabs Pittbull 100/CL
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Hi! The reverb on my PB45 is not functioning as it once did. My Pittbull is from 2003, I believe, so it has the EF86 driver. Should I bring it to you guys (I’m in LA)? Or take it to an independent tech?

Please let me know, thanks!

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Hi ElFug,

Contact me at support@fryette.com. We’ll see what we can do.

Thank You,

Terry

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Thanks for the response. I emailed you at the support address. Thanks!

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4 months ago I became proud owner of VHT Pittbull 50/12, 2x12 combo with EL34, tube rectifier, EF86 reverb driver and graphic equalizer, made in 2000. All tubes in the amp were original and at the end of life so I have to change all of them.
About reverb; V1 tube (the one with a shield, first from the guitar input) is guitar input and reverb recovery tube. Recomendation is bright russian tube but the reverb became too brittle so I put there quality high gain chinese 12ax7 and for lost brightness in drive channel I compensated that with NOS RFT 12ax7 in V3 position. For V2 I choose NOS EI 12ax7 and that was the best combination for me.
Conclusion; on the stock amp if you find reverb too bright try darker tube in V1 and brighter one in V3 position.