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Tubes
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:09 am
by Morguey
I've been assigned the task of finding some new tubes for my husband's amp.
He's got a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. At the moment he's using the Mesa Boogie brand 6L6s that came with the amp, but it's time for new ones.
He wants to try out the EL34s to see if he likes those better. I figured I'd just go ahead and get him a set of each, just in case...
Here's my question...what's the difference between the stock Mesa Boogie brand, Sovtek, Svetlana, Eletro-harmonix, Ruby, Groove Tube...yadda, yadda, yadda???
I don't want to get him shitty tubes, so which ones are the best, and what kind of tones is he gonna get out of them?
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:14 pm
by SuicideNote
I don't know about tubes, but it's awesome that you are that into your husband's music. My wife hates me when I lock myself away and play for hours.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:34 pm
by AlabamaRedneck
I've always heard Sovtek's are good.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:36 pm
by whitemike
Groove-Tubes are really warm and smooth, great for crunch.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:17 pm
by hippy
groove tube el34 are pretty much for the loudness and 6l6's are more warm
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:55 pm
by SizlChest
AlabamaRedneck wrote:I've always heard Sovtek's are good.
They are, that's what Mesa puts in their amps....after they test and stamp their logo on the tubes of course.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:56 pm
by Aeon
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:09 am
by Pantera420
the amp tech that fixed my amp strongly recommended JJ Teslas
Re: Tubes
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:32 am
by Brandon
Morguey wrote:I've been assigned the task of finding some new tubes for my husband's amp.
He's got a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. At the moment he's using the Mesa Boogie brand 6L6s that came with the amp, but it's time for new ones.
He wants to try out the EL34s to see if he likes those better. I figured I'd just go ahead and get him a set of each, just in case...
Here's my question...what's the difference between the stock Mesa Boogie brand, Sovtek, Svetlana, Eletro-harmonix, Ruby, Groove Tube...yadda, yadda, yadda???
I don't want to get him shitty tubes, so which ones are the best, and what kind of tones is he gonna get out of them?
ill put my tube in your amp
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:34 pm
by scrotal_tug
JJ's are supposedly very good..
Ask the same question over in the Amp forum at
www.harmony-central.com
Those guys will help you out no end!
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:54 pm
by A Fleeting Glimpse
All those brands sound different, and will sound/respond different in different amps. You'll get different results with various tubes. Sooooo basically it all comes down to what your husband wants/likes. You can get good opinions on what all those different brands sound like in a dual rec at the harmony central bb, in the amp forum (duh). They'll give you a better idea on what to expect from the different brands.
A lot of people seem to like JJ's in the DualRec.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:55 pm
by A Fleeting Glimpse
Ha! Scrotal already mentioned HCAF.
I strongly recommend hitting that board up.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:08 pm
by Pantera420
i've got a question on tubes.
if i switch out my el34's with another power tube (think 6550's or 6L6) will they give me a different distortion? i heard that EL34's give a warm soft feel to your distortion but i'm looking for a edgey metal tone. i changed my preamp tubes with JJ's and they made a bit of a difference but i think what i'm looking for will be in the power tubes. I know Kerry King and Zakk wylde have 6550's in their marshalls and this kinda gave me the idea. also, about how much would a bebias cost?
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:22 pm
by A Fleeting Glimpse
Pantera420 wrote:i've got a question on tubes.
if i switch out my el34's with another power tube (think 6550's or 6L6) will they give me a different distortion? i heard that EL34's give a warm soft feel to your distortion but i'm looking for a edgey metal tone. i changed my preamp tubes with JJ's and they made a bit of a difference but i think what i'm looking for will be in the power tubes. I know Kerry King and Zakk wylde have 6550's in their marshalls and this kinda gave me the idea. also, about how much would a bebias cost?
What amp are you talking about here? Most amps are not switchable between power tubes ... and doing so can harm your amp. Getting a tech to rebias your amp can cost various amounts, depending how much they'll charge you, duh!
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:29 pm
by Pantera420
i have a Marshall DSL 50 and you can definetly switch out power tubes, but a rebias is necessary for normal function