replacing tubes, what shud i get?
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Gearjoneser
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Re: replacing tubes, what shud i get?
What amp do you have, what tones do you use, and what style of music do you play?
What amp do you have, what tones do you use, and what style of music do you play?
Re: replacing tubes, what shud i get?
PRS santana se into a Holden wasp(NZ made) I think 50watt all valve amp head. For pedals I usually depend on my Marshal Guvnor and Zoom PD01 powerdrive for overdrive/distortion.
I play anything from jazz to hard rock, but mainly rock.
I like an amp to get heavy (marshal crunch)
but love the warm sound you get from light to moderate overdrive (when the valves start to break up). I want to achieve this sound without turning up the volume too excessive amounts.
PRS santana se into a Holden wasp(NZ made) I think 50watt all valve amp head. For pedals I usually depend on my Marshal Guvnor and Zoom PD01 powerdrive for overdrive/distortion.
I play anything from jazz to hard rock, but mainly rock.
I like an amp to get heavy (marshal crunch)
but love the warm sound you get from light to moderate overdrive (when the valves start to break up). I want to achieve this sound without turning up the volume too excessive amounts.
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Jeff_H
Dean Hardtail Fanologist
Re: replacing tubes, what shud i get?
I'm a big fan of NOS tubes...but there are a lot of decent production tubes out there as well. Does you're amp use EL34's or 6L6's? This could affect the voicing of what you want to put in the pre-amp.
For 12AX7's and that "Marshall" sound....Mullards or Telefunkens' are hard to beat...but the price is about $80-100 per tube give or take. A much more reasonable alternative is the new Groove Tube 12AX7-M's...supposed to be and exact replica of the Mullards...and are getting very good reviews.
Something that I picked up about 6 months ago that is a great NOS tube is the RFT. It's a german tube that can be had for about $30. The GT-M will cost you round $20 for a comparison.
If you want tighter, with a little more gain...the GT 12AX7-C's are supposed to be great also...in higher gain amps. Just a few choices to get you started.
I'm a big fan of NOS tubes...but there are a lot of decent production tubes out there as well. Does you're amp use EL34's or 6L6's? This could affect the voicing of what you want to put in the pre-amp.
For 12AX7's and that "Marshall" sound....Mullards or Telefunkens' are hard to beat...but the price is about $80-100 per tube give or take. A much more reasonable alternative is the new Groove Tube 12AX7-M's...supposed to be and exact replica of the Mullards...and are getting very good reviews.
Something that I picked up about 6 months ago that is a great NOS tube is the RFT. It's a german tube that can be had for about $30. The GT-M will cost you round $20 for a comparison.
If you want tighter, with a little more gain...the GT 12AX7-C's are supposed to be great also...in higher gain amps. Just a few choices to get you started.
Metalman_666
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Re: replacing tubes, what shud i get?
EL34's are supposed to have more definition, and tighter low end, while 6L6's are supposed to have balls, and rumbling distortion.
EL34's are supposed to have more definition, and tighter low end, while 6L6's are supposed to have balls, and rumbling distortion.
