I've given up on all-tube

[JamesPaul]

Re: I've given up on all-tube

There is always the right tool for the job.

From a scheduled maintenance perspective, owning a tube amp is like owning a car while owning a solid state amp is like owning a clock radio.

-Me

[LLL]

Re: I've given up on all-tube

I just wire my guitar directly into any typical octal type powertube (soldered right to the pins), which then is wired directly into a 12" speaker.

What's that you ask? the powertube is powered by a 12V car battery.

Naturally.

And a pickup is a microphone essentially, so I removed all pickups and replaced them with the guts of an SM57, positioned
slightly angled under the strings.

[SirJackdeFuzz II]

Re: I've given up on all-tube

if it works for you, great! i frequently plug straight into the amp if i can turn up enough to get the goods. if not, i throw a dirt box in front to get me where i wanna be.

. . . i tend to do exactly the same.