Re: Winged C Tubes...opinions?
Back in my hometown, I was using a 1979 180 watter"sextet-tube" super twin reverb with quad Winged-C 6L6GC, and a duet Winged-C for my combo 1982 50 watter JCM800.
Both has never failed me in the sound which I wanted all along. I ran them stereo through a Ernie ball volume pedal.
I also have a half stack 100 watter single channel Mark 2 1987 Marshall JCM800 with JJ tubes.
The JJ tubes were new when I acquired the amp, so I decided to use them for a while before changing them to Wing C.
Comparatively the JJ didn't sound "aggressive" enough compared to the Wing-C but it gave me a different feel.
I'm a rock and blues player, sometimes if situation forces me, I would play contemporary or R&B at gigs. The JJ would help in that sense somehow.
My current Mesa Electra dyne is equipped with original Mesa tubes. I heard its by Mullard.
I couldn't blast the amp here, but I'm running it through an attenuator. Although I very much desire to
change the tubes to SEDs but I doubt I can hear the characteristic difference at low volumes. So I will leave it as it is and probably get the original tubes when its time for a tube change since its cheaper.
But overall I'm a SED Wing-C fan.
