man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
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Re: man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
I don't own any 6L6 amps, but I think we use JJs in a few of our shop amps.
I don't own any 6L6 amps, but I think we use JJs in a few of our shop amps.
Re: man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
Howdy,
FWIW, my cathode-biased Carmen Ghia goes through output tubes (EL84s) faster than any of my Fender amps. It's kinda like being married to a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who wakes up every morning with really bad breath; small price to pay!
Howdy,
FWIW, my cathode-biased Carmen Ghia goes through output tubes (EL84s) faster than any of my Fender amps. It's kinda like being married to a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who wakes up every morning with really bad breath; small price to pay!
PVFan
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Re: man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
agreed. Nothing like a Z. Especially this model. It is my 2nd Ghia. My 1st Ghia was a combo that I traded because I could not get rid of tube rattle in the power tubes and rectifier tube after several solutions failed. No such problems with the head. Happy as a clam, really. Like that makes a lot of sense. Maybe a lark. But from everything I've gathered I need to horde me some 84s.
Howdy,
FWIW, my cathode-biased Carmen Ghia goes through output tubes (EL84s) faster than any of my Fender amps. It's kinda like being married to a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who wakes up every morning with really bad breath; small price to pay!
agreed. Nothing like a Z. Especially this model. It is my 2nd Ghia. My 1st Ghia was a combo that I traded because I could not get rid of tube rattle in the power tubes and rectifier tube after several solutions failed. No such problems with the head. Happy as a clam, really. Like that makes a lot of sense. Maybe a lark. But from everything I've gathered I need to horde me some 84s.
frobro808
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Re: man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
good to know! i was wondering why my peavey DB was farting out like when i had to get new tubes for it the first time. its only been about 6-8months since and thought it was fast but then this post cleared a lot of stuff up. not my thread but thanks guys!
good to know! i was wondering why my peavey DB was farting out like when i had to get new tubes for it the first time. its only been about 6-8months since and thought it was fast but then this post cleared a lot of stuff up. not my thread but thanks guys!
PVFan
Fudgeitallologist
Re: man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
all seems well. With a new fuse I watched the tubes and turned the amp on. Saw purple fire right away, amp off, yanked em. Went and got the 4th set of JJs in 2 months for this amp and I'm reminded why I bought a Carmen Ghia. Played my favorite way, straight into the front and then into a single Celestion Blue. A slice of heaven. But, so it also was with the 3rd set of JJs--for an hour. Then, kaput. I've had good luck with JJs that came with an amp or were installed by a tech, like the JJ KT-66s in my Route 66, which were just as loud and bold after 5 months of steady singing. But I've never had good luck with JJs I went and bought. Crossing my fingers for the current set; last chance, Czecho!
Need a steady supply if I'm gonna need a duet of el-84s every month or two. I already have a bang 4 buck 6v6 amp. Maybe I should get a nicer one, but keep the backup for the occasional stereo usage, and simplify my life yet some more by not having such a "potential" tube-eater as the heart of my rigs. Definitely will look into the NOS option first.
all seems well. With a new fuse I watched the tubes and turned the amp on. Saw purple fire right away, amp off, yanked em. Went and got the 4th set of JJs in 2 months for this amp and I'm reminded why I bought a Carmen Ghia. Played my favorite way, straight into the front and then into a single Celestion Blue. A slice of heaven. But, so it also was with the 3rd set of JJs--for an hour. Then, kaput. I've had good luck with JJs that came with an amp or were installed by a tech, like the JJ KT-66s in my Route 66, which were just as loud and bold after 5 months of steady singing. But I've never had good luck with JJs I went and bought. Crossing my fingers for the current set; last chance, Czecho!
Need a steady supply if I'm gonna need a duet of el-84s every month or two. I already have a bang 4 buck 6v6 amp. Maybe I should get a nicer one, but keep the backup for the occasional stereo usage, and simplify my life yet some more by not having such a "potential" tube-eater as the heart of my rigs. Definitely will look into the NOS option first.
PVFan
Fudgeitallologist
Re: man, ya can sure go through output tubes in a hurry
well, to be fair, one set was bad. One set was the duet that was in there sitting in the store for 6 months getting abused by hippies and kids and hippie-kids. And one set has been in there an hour. So let's not count those.
So that's just one set in 2 months, and I have been ganking the knobs and occasionally slamming the front. Just to be fair.
Let's see how the current set does?
well, to be fair, one set was bad. One set was the duet that was in there sitting in the store for 6 months getting abused by hippies and kids and hippie-kids. And one set has been in there an hour. So let's not count those.
So that's just one set in 2 months, and I have been ganking the knobs and occasionally slamming the front. Just to be fair.
Let's see how the current set does?
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