Originally Posted by
timothymegg
Hey all you guys who know stuff about these things that I don't!
What
tubes have you guys
tried with good results for replacements to get a better sound?
I'm looking at Ruby Select tubes and JJ tubes right now so, if anyone has a
recommendation with their experience on what they have done to change the sound then I am all ears.
I have already modded the amp and, the last stage seems to upgrade the tubes. First step was changing the speaker. Second, I bypassed the op amp. Third, I increased treble response in the tone circuit. Now the final step of getting some quality tubes in there.
Peace
Hi matey
The valves were the first things I changed when I got mine!
I'm running a Mesa Boogie EL84 tube and a Mesa Boogie 12AT7 at the moment. I noticed an immediate improvement in tonal quality when I changed the EL84... not the night and day difference that changing the speaker makes, but a definite improvement nonetheless. Note that I'm using an alternative 12AT7 and not the standard 12AX7 - which gives a slightly lower output, but my practice room is a small box-room and has a massive mirrored wardrobe on 1 side - so I don't need the oomph. Even then I only normally play on volume 1 to 2. That's un-modified, of course, apart from the Jensen speaker...
HTH
Cheerz
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