Best Current Product EL34 for a Marshall?

[Junk Yard Dog]

I've always gone with SED Winged C's, but read online from a few that they're not what they used to be. Any recent experiences with sound and build quality with these? If not those, what is working in your Marshall for rock/hard rock?

I play a BFG modded Eggie Seminar head (amazing!) and a Splawn Pro Stock.

Cheers!

 

[jsp]

Tung Sol EL34B.

 

[Junk Yard Dog]

Tung Sol EL34B.

Care to elaborate? Thanks!

 

[charveldan]

=C='s are still the same but at $90 a pair I doubt im gonna pay that.

 

[Junk Yard Dog]

=C='s are still the same but at $90 a pair I doubt im gonna pay that.

So what do you think you'll move to from C's?

 

[metalmaniac93]

=C='s are still the same but at $90 a pair I doubt im gonna pay that.

I currently bought these and they kick ass. They are expensive but if you have an amp running high plate voltages, you need a reliable tubes. So they might pay off in the long run. I wss told that Tung Sol EL34's are a good replacement for Winged Cs.

 

[charveldan]

=C='s are still the same but at $90 a pair I doubt im gonna pay that.

So what do you think you'll move to from C's?

Still shopping around.

I may go with something from Laura. She knows Tewbs.

 

[jsp]

Tung Sol EL34B.

Care to elaborate? Thanks!

They sound good and are reliable. They sound thick, but not very dark. IMO, you have to spend a good amount more to get anything better.

 

[nitro]

Electro Harmonix 6CA7......

 

[AndyK]

I like the Mullard Reissue EL34's I got recently. Not sure how long they will last at 460pv, but they sound pretty good.

 

[FourT6and2]

KT77s. Only two options available and they're both pretty dope: JJ and Gold Lion. Haven't tried the JJs. But the Gold Lions sound awesome in my Diezel. Not sure how they'll respond in a Marshall circuit though. They have an extended high-end and a tighter low-end than the C's. But the mid range is still very present and has a nice mean grind to it. But might stiffen up a Marshall a tad. They're also pretty reliable as far as I can tell. Rated the same, if not a little better, as far as being able to handle high plate voltages.

 

[Schaf]

I like the Mullard Reissue EL34's I got recently. Not sure how long they will last at 460pv, but they sound pretty good.

Didn't have good luck with those in my 800. They lasted about a month before one went out. But that could happen with any tube. Love the winged C's but Steve Henning was recommending a Ruby tube here while back that was suppose to really good and a lot less expensive than the SED.

 

[AndyK]

Also have GT EL34M's (Chinese Mullard copies). They got good reviews, and sound pretty good - a little brighter than the Sovtek Mullard reissues. Not sure about reliability though, but if I see enough decent reviews, I chance it.

Anything but spending $100 on Winged C tubes that some have said aren't made as well (Doug's Tubes says they don't stock them anymore because they aren't the same).

 

[catfish777]

I may get flamed for this but my little JCM800 vertical input 1x12 combo does well with JJs'. I have had them short out once when I was long overdue to change them. I do not buy them from EuroBobTubes.If it wasn't a combo amp which kills tubes I would use something a bit more toneful but these work well if you can turn it up!

 

[steve_k]

JJ's work in Marshall's for me. With the relatively low plate voltage, you don't need to break the bank with SED's and I think SED's tend to be a little sterile in a Marshall.

 

[FourT6and2]

JJ's work in Marshall's for me. With the relatively low plate voltage, you don't need to break the bank with SED's and I think SED's tend to be a little sterile in a Marshall.

Depends on what Marshall. Every Marshall I've had my hands on has had a plate voltage fairly close to 500v.

 

[steve_k]

JJ's work in Marshall's for me. With the relatively low plate voltage, you don't need to break the bank with SED's and I think SED's tend to be a little sterile in a Marshall.

Depends on what Marshall. Every Marshall I've had my hands on has had a plate voltage fairly close to 500v.

Yours must be special. Of the 30 or so I have owned, they generally are around the 450-460V range.

 

[FourT6and2]

JJ's work in Marshall's for me. With the relatively low plate voltage, you don't need to break the bank with SED's and I think SED's tend to be a little sterile in a Marshall.

Depends on what Marshall. Every Marshall I've had my hands on has had a plate voltage fairly close to 500v.

Yours must be special. Of the 30 or so I have owned, they generally are around the 450-460V range.

Of the 200 I've owned, they've all been 580volts.

 

[MississippiMetal]

I'm gonna throw a vote in the ring for the Ruby EL34BHT. Just an all around great tube. Rugged, inexpensive, and they sound great.

 

[Schaf]

JJ's work in Marshall's for me. With the relatively low plate voltage, you don't need to break the bank with SED's and I think SED's tend to be a little sterile in a Marshall.

I've used the JJ's but, I could tell a noticable difference when I put the winged C's in. The main difference being string to string clarity.