Couple tube questions:

[Sleeping Martyr]

1. 6V6 vs 6L6?? same or different??

2. Will being in the cold affect a tubes lifespan as long as its adequately warmed up before use

3. A duo of Groove Tube 6L6s goes for $100.00 whereas a duet of Mesas goes for $41 and Sovtek/Electro Harmonix go for $15-20 a piece, are the groove tubes ACTUALLY worth the extravagant amount of money they cost compared to the rest??

 

[ES350]

Re: Couple tube questions:

1. Different. Very.
2. No.
3. No.

 

[JumpMarine]

Re: Couple tube questions:

1. Different. Very.
2. No.
3. No.

Hard to add to this, its 100% correct.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Couple tube questions:

the groovetubes thing is they test and rebrand tubes which you pay a couple extra bucks for.

im not sure what duo of gt6l6 tubes you are looking at but the chinese list for $50 so that should cost ya $40 or so, the russians are about the same. the gt6l6ge's list for $80 so they might cost ya $50-60.

 

[marvar]

Re: Couple tube questions:

whoa! I get my GT el-34ls tubes at GC for $35 for a duo- $100@ pair is waaay too high- you can get them directly from GT for less than $100 a pair, and it's their policy not to undercut their retailers.

 

[anewdefguitarist]

Re: Couple tube questions:

not to steal the thread, but how are the 6L6's and the 6V6's different? sound? if so, how so?

if so - how so....im gonna go write a song with a play on words like that.............
yeeeeaaahhhh.........

 

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: Couple tube questions:

The 6V6 is essentially a smaller version of the 6L6. It makes less power and will not handle nearly as much plate voltage. Although they sound similar, the 6V6 is noted for a sweeter, smoother overdrive distortion tone. Alan Holdsworth used to like to use 6V6 amps custom built by Jim Kelly, run full blast into an old Celestion, to record his lead tones.

The 6V6 is the power tube used in the Fender Deluxe Reverb, and the Marshall Studio 15 as possible refrence points.