Re: May wanna start stocking up on tubes?...manufacturer may go bye bye
I read about this when it was posted over on the Gear Page.
New Sensor is being squeezed by a real estate company trying to put in a major development, and that doesn't care at all about vacuum tubes.
whatever you happen to think about Sovtek, EH, and other tubes from the Reflektor plant, it would have a major impact on the marketplace, because there are plenty of amp makers - Fender, Mesa, and others - that use Sovtek tubes in their new amps.
Mike Matthews has said that it's not easy to build another factory, because of the special requirements for gas lines, so relocating would be difficult and time consuming.
It's not a done deal yet, but it bears watching.
