Battle of the Tubes

[NecroPolo]

Originally posted by Scott_F
I fixed it for you man!

Thanks Sir Gandalf

You're great!

[jmv]

I gotta say 6L6's.... they're working great for me!!

[Spoonman]

I'm a big fan of the EL34 sound, but I like 6L6's too. One day I want to have a marshall converted to take 6L6's and see how it sounds.

[Pandemonium]

Depends on the amp and what kind of sound you're after, but my #1 favorite tubes are probably Tung Sol 5881s, which are getting very hard to find and are very expensive.

[Maximusgordon 2.0]

I like the sweet midrange and breakup of EL34's, but 6L6 do have great punch, headroom, and low end. But still, EL34's are my favs at the end of the day...

[MSGfan]

Nothin' sounds better than overdriven EL34's in a cranked tube amp!!

[dystrust]

Favorite tubes

My favorite power tube is a NOS Mullard EL-34, but since they're extremely rare and far too expensive I use EH EL-34s which are so close it's almost impossible to hear a difference

[Hawkman]

Originally posted by Gearjoneser
An amp with each type, ideally.

Yep, I agree... That's why I have my VHT 2502 power amp loaded with NOS Mullard xf3 EL34's in channel A, and NOS RCA6L6's in channel B. The best of both worlds!