What Tubes are in Your Tube Amps?

[matt99camero]

Re: What Tubes are in Your Tube Amps?

Hot Rod Deluxe:
JJ 6V6
JJ ECC83S

 

[some_dude]

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Rectifier
- Pre - Mesa Russian 2 12AX7 (which I believe are re-branded EHX)
- Power - Svetlana 6L6GC

Laney Iommi
- Pre - Ruby E83CC Highgrade (some sort of selected Chinese)
- Power - EHX EL34EH

Rivera Pubster
- Pre - GT-12AX7-C (new issue Chinese)
- Power - Groove Tubes 6V6GT (not sure which model)

 

[greendy123]

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4x ruby tube el34's
4x stock marshall 12ax7 stock(probably sovtek something)

 

[Wattage]

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JCM 2000 DSL 100
Ruby 12AX7 (3)
Marshall ECC83 in the PI
Svet EL34 (4)

 

[Curly]

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I run various NOS in my '56 Deluxe and '58 Champ.
My BF Bassman has Phillips 6L6GBs, a Chinese 12AX7 in V1, then NOS.

Victoria Double Deluxe - JJ 6V6s, NOS preamps.
DRRI - JJ power tubes, NOS & JJ in the preamp.
Blues Jr - ditto

My 5E3 clone has cheap tubes that distort like crazy.

 

[bryvincent]

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Traynor YCV50Blue
Preamp tubes
V1- GT ECC83S (JJ ECC83S)
V2- GT 12AX7C (chinese)
V3(PI)- GT 12AX7M (Mullard repro)

V4&V5(Power tubes)- SED winged "C" EL34

 

[lastwinj]

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JJ, accept no imitations. i have had problems with all other new production tubes, except chinese (but they dont sound all that good).

germ

 

[casblah]

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2204- Svet EL34's (output)/ NOS RCA's in the preamp; w/ a balanced JJ in the phs. inv. slot.

 

[ledzepp29]

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orange ad30 head-2 NOS tesla(i think) el84. 4 GT 12ax7 mullard reissues

 

[Willis]

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ADA MP-1 - not sure
Peavey Classic 60/60 - EH 6L6 and EH 12AX7

 

[Scott_F]

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Two Rock Custom Reverb == 2xTAD 6L6WGB's 3xChinese NOS 12AX7's

Celtic Franklin 2xJJEL84, JJ 5AR4, JJ ECC 830S

Tweed Pro 2x6L6GE Groove Tube Groove Tube 12AX7Mullard copies

Fender Pro Reverb 2x RCA really old 6L6's. Selection of Telefunken and Mullard preamp tubes in it.

Puckboy's Edana 45 2xGroove Tube KT66HP's, JJ ECC83s

Waiting in the wings... JJ EL34L's for the upcoming Franlin 45.

Serious collection of NOS, well not New any longer, but A(lmost)NOS!

 

[Scott_F]

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Upon further review I have too many amps. someone want to buy a Two Rock?

 

[Jeff_H]

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Marshall 2205 - Svetlana EL-34's. GT 12ax7-C's everywhere but the PI...that's a balanced GT 12ax7-M...just to add a little warmth. I have a fair collection of NOS tubes, but the GT's have really impressed me as of late.

 

[Loserchief]

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Engl powerball wtih the stock Engl Tubes(it's new enough) which are:
Pre: Should be 4 ECC83s or 12AX7s but never looked inside of it that closely
Power: 4 6l6CGs

 

[Rich_S]

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My DIY "13 Watter" uses ECL86 output tubes, sort of a 3/4-size EL84 and half a 12AX7 in one bottle. There's no current production of this tube. Right now it has a mis-matched pair of tubes, one original Bogen and a cheapo that someone send me for free. No sense burning up good tubes for playing at home, since you can't hear the difference with the MASS turned down low.

If I were playing out somewhere, I'd dip into my stash: a matched pair of Mullards, a few Amperex Bugle Boys, some RCA and GE (some of which look suspiciosly like Mullards inside).

For the one-and-only preamp tube, I think I have a Mesa-branded 12AX7 in there right now. I also have some Sovteks lying around that sound a bit crunchier. All these were purchased due to their one redeeming feature: they were dirt cheap on eBay. I didn't want to put nice tubes in there during the development stage: there's no difference between a $5 eBay special and a $30 Mullard when they've got smoke pouring out of them.

Now that the amp is finished, I really want to pick up a JJ and/or a fancy-shmancy Mullard clone and see how they sound.

 

[Guitar Toad]

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pre one RFT 12AX7 and one EH 12AX7
Power two EH 6L6GCs until I can get it bias for the NOS 6L6WGB's.

 

[Bludave]

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Marshall 900.... Sovteks

Super Reverb.... Sovtek

Deluxe Reverb....??? I will look tonite

 

[jguttello]

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Orange AD30 HTC JJ el84's, ch 1 - JJ 12ax7's, ch 2 - jj 12at7's.

 

[Armotron]

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Edana 45- 2 GT KT66s, JJ ECC83s, JJ GZ34 Rect.

KT66s = Sweet Mofos

 

[rhmcfarland]

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EI el84's for the Bogner Metropolis. Sovtek 12ax7lps in V1, 12ax7lp in V2
GT KT66LP for the Soldano SLO-100. GT 12ax7M in V1, and sovtek in the rest.