Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Marshall JCM 800 Owners
I've dabbled in NOS tubes before, but don't like the wasted money, so I seek out the best of the modern tubes. I mean...it already cost a lot to retube an amp, so I want the best bang for buck.
As someone who loves and plays British type amps, I really like the Tungsol pre's and JJ EL-34 or E34L power tubes. For 6L6's, I've had the best results with Svetlana 6L6's.
We're actually getting some high quality tubes nowadays. The fact that there's SO many tube amp companies out there, and tube amp diehard players, there's no reason to worry about tube quality coming from the companies. It's almost like pickups....they've got it down to a science.
I've dabbled in NOS tubes before, but don't like the wasted money, so I seek out the best of the modern tubes. I mean...it already cost a lot to retube an amp, so I want the best bang for buck.
As someone who loves and plays British type amps, I really like the Tungsol pre's and JJ EL-34 or E34L power tubes. For 6L6's, I've had the best results with Svetlana 6L6's.
We're actually getting some high quality tubes nowadays. The fact that there's SO many tube amp companies out there, and tube amp diehard players, there's no reason to worry about tube quality coming from the companies. It's almost like pickups....they've got it down to a science.