6CA7's for a Mesa Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage I?

[McLeanAB]

Hey all!

Still loving my Stiletto for all the reasons it shines as is... HOWEVER, on a whim, I ran the preamp section of my Stiletto Deuce Stage I into my Mesa Fifty/Fifty 6l6 loaded power amp and it was GLORIOUS. The spike, the fizz all gone... thick, saturated, HUGE sounding... not Rec like, not Mark like, but GLORIOUS nonetheless... MUCH better than the el343's.

Has anyone swapped out the el34's for 6ca7's (which seem to be the closest tonal equivalent to 6l6 as the Stage I doesn't have a bias switch for different power tubes)? Would love to know what it did for you!

Thanks!

- Adam

 

[70 Mach 1]

Im no tech but iirc the 6C are the US equivalent to the EL34

Theyre not the same family as 6L6 and the wattages are different

They shouldn't sound anything alike

 

[McLeanAB]

Im no tech but iirc the 6C are the US equivalent to the EL34

Theyre not the same family as 6L6 and the wattages are different

They shouldn't sound anything alike

I'm looking for the closest equivalent to a 6l6 that will work in an 'only' el34 amp.

 

[PDC]

FWIW - after tons of tube rolling, I will say that the JJ E34-L variant - or the allegedly proprietary Groove Tube E34LS do produce more lows and low-mids while simultaneously rolling off some of the high-end 'bite' associated with typical EL34s. If you can find a set of either for a decent price, I'd start there, as they should drop into the bias range of the El34 based Stiletto.