best real tube od/dist pedal ???

CsaRvoX

CsaRvoX

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can you give me some advice on the best tube distortion stomboxes out there that have high voltage running in their tubes and sound really great&warm?
 
Re: best real tube od/dist pedal ???

I Like the very first version of the Ibanez Tube King...The Tone Bone British was cool also...
 
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thanx guys...but john correct me if I'm wrong,isn't a real tube pedal supposed to run at high voltages to give a real tube preamp sound just like driven in a tube amp?
I've made some reseach and found that ibanez tube kings both MIJ and US are running on 12V adaptors,hot chili tubester and real tube overdrives are running on direct AC cables...so I assume they sound better than adaptor ones?
 
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CsaRvoX said:
thanx guys...but john correct me if I'm wrong,isn't a real tube pedal supposed to run at high voltages to give a real tube preamp sound just like driven in a tube amp?
I've made some reseach and found that ibanez tube kings both MIJ and US are running on 12V adaptors,hot chili tubester and real tube overdrives are running on direct AC cables...so I assume they sound better than adaptor ones?
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That is correct,but it depends on the way the pedal reacts with your gear? I had a buddy that used this pedal with a strat through an AC30 and it was fantastic....

Don't trust everything you read...Trust "your" ears first! :wink:
 
Re: best real tube od/dist pedal ???

CsaRvoX said:
thanx guys...but john correct me if I'm wrong,isn't a real tube pedal supposed to run at high voltages to give a real tube preamp sound just like driven in a tube amp?
I've made some reseach and found that ibanez tube kings both MIJ and US are running on 12V adaptors,hot chili tubester and real tube overdrives are running on direct AC cables...so I assume they sound better than adaptor ones?
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Keep in mind that with modern invertors, any voltage can be had from any other. Laptop computers run on 18-volt battery packs but use 1200-1800 volts for the screen.

Also, cars had radios long before there was solid-state. Many tubes are designed to work from 12-volts. ;)
 
Re: best real tube od/dist pedal ???

Nothing better than original tube sound!!! Get the Vox tonelab SE.
 
Re: best real tube od/dist pedal ???

STRATDELUXER97 said:
That is correct,but it depends on the way the pedal reacts with your gear? I had a buddy that used this pedal with a strat through an AC30 and it was fantastic....

Don't trust everything you read...Trust "your" ears first! :wink:
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yea John you're right about the 'ear' thing and I trust my ear about everything but there's a problem of availability here in İstanbul about the gear...it's nearly impossible to find such gear to test&experiment here:(unless I bring them here from USA;)
there are only reissue TS-9's,new crap Boss gear,crap Multifxs,etc...
I try to listen all the clips about different gears but I can't make a decision what it could sound in my setup...that's why I'm relying on you about giving me some hints for the gear so I could bring them here...thanx
 
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