Retro Valves? Anyone tried them??
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One of Jerry's Kids
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My red for my Chandler Tube Driver just showed up. I am beat and riding the couch right now but won't be able to chill until I check it out.
Update: It is in but late to be cranking an amp. I will give it a go in the morning after the wife leaves for work.
My red for my Chandler Tube Driver just showed up. I am beat and riding the couch right now but won't be able to chill until I check it out.
Update: It is in but late to be cranking an amp. I will give it a go in the morning after the wife leaves for work.
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GilmourD
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One of Jerry's Kids
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Depends on time I am really under the gun. I have to do some clips for the Decibel 11 Dirt Clod and the Fralin Metal Pickups for a review. Of course my DAW is being a pain. If I can get everything working nicely I might be able to do it this weekend.
Depends on time I am really under the gun. I have to do some clips for the Decibel 11 Dirt Clod and the Fralin Metal Pickups for a review. Of course my DAW is being a pain. If I can get everything working nicely I might be able to do it this weekend.
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I got a package in the mail a few days ago. three reds and three yellow fellows.. my pv classic 30 has been a turd lately. think the preamp tubes need replaced, so it will be my test mule.. Been too busy to play with it tho.
I got a package in the mail a few days ago. three reds and three yellow fellows.. my pv classic 30 has been a turd lately. think the preamp tubes need replaced, so it will be my test mule.. Been too busy to play with it tho.
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One of Jerry's Kids
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Isn't this nice. I plugged it in no sound. Put it on bypass and I get sound. Opened the Chandler pulled the RetroValve and replaced it with a real tube, the Chandler sounds great. Pulled the real tube put the RetroValve back in and nothing.
Isn't this nice. I plugged it in no sound. Put it on bypass and I get sound. Opened the Chandler pulled the RetroValve and replaced it with a real tube, the Chandler sounds great. Pulled the real tube put the RetroValve back in and nothing.
GilmourD
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One of Jerry's Kids
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I am going to try it in the Excelsior this weekend.
I am going to try it in the Excelsior this weekend.
dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
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One of Jerry's Kids
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Got a fast a turnaround email from 333. They say that pedals/mics dont have enough power to push the RetroValve, it needs a 100v source. That is fine but my Chandler is 100v. Like I said I am going to try it with the Fender. It already has nice breakup it will be cool to see if the RetroValve can give it a bump in gain.
Got a fast a turnaround email from 333. They say that pedals/mics dont have enough power to push the RetroValve, it needs a 100v source. That is fine but my Chandler is 100v. Like I said I am going to try it with the Fender. It already has nice breakup it will be cool to see if the RetroValve can give it a bump in gain.
GilmourD
Burritotoneologist
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So it was designed for proper circuits, not starved-plate designs.
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One of Jerry's Kids
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That is my understanding. So if you look on the package it says they work with MOST amps. I am assuming the RetroValve would not work in a ValveState or any other similar amp where the tube is used to drive the effect of overdrive vs a traditional tube preamp. In the case of the Chandler the tube is simply replacing the diode not being truly overdriven.
That is my understanding. So if you look on the package it says they work with MOST amps. I am assuming the RetroValve would not work in a ValveState or any other similar amp where the tube is used to drive the effect of overdrive vs a traditional tube preamp. In the case of the Chandler the tube is simply replacing the diode not being truly overdriven.
devastone
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Probably won't work in the Radial pedals either, they use a starved tube design so they don't have high voltages. Going to try them in my AMT preamp in the next day or so, it does have high voltages so they should work fine, be interesting to see how they sound in it.
Probably won't work in the Radial pedals either, they use a starved tube design so they don't have high voltages. Going to try them in my AMT preamp in the next day or so, it does have high voltages so they should work fine, be interesting to see how they sound in it.
GuitarStv
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Anyone can look up what's inside them, the patent is right here:
http://www.google.com/patents/US7408401
Anyone can look up what's inside them, the patent is right here:
http://www.google.com/patents/US7408401
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One of Jerry's Kids
Re: Retro Valves? Anyone tried them??
Jet City should send BloodRose a tee shirt for starting this thread. He is their number on sales guy this month.
Jet City should send BloodRose a tee shirt for starting this thread. He is their number on sales guy this month.
