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What would be the best power and preamp tube compliment for this amp?
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Thats $1500+ bucks of tubes.Racerxrated":f76i49id said:Since it's a Marshall circuit, I would search out Winged Cs, vintage Mullards, Siemens 34s. Preamp tubes I'd use Chinese 8th/9th gen, vintage Amperex -Mullard-or Telefunken. Tungsrams can sound good too. These are all out of production tubes though, but you can find them used but still strong for reasonable prices here or eBay, Dougs tubes or KCA are also good. NOS will cost you, that's why I search out the used ones. I don't have any advice for newer production since I stay away from them.
TremoJem":1x9zxo6r said:Great information here.
I have been a Mesa guy for many years...eh, well really only since 2004, so I guess that is not a long time.
But anyway, I did some tube rolling and found that after alot of fooling around, (except for the =C= Power Tubes, that are not in production anymore) Mesa tubes were the best, heavily tested, reliable and great tone.
So, having said that I am not really familiar with "9th gen for low noise"...what are those and what are the Ei?
Racerxrated, thanks for the great tips, I think I might dip into the savings account for one roll or at least for V1, as it has the most impact, unless you have other ideas.
I have two Mesa Tremoverbs and love them for what they do.
And now I am going to have my first Plexi Clone, and I really do want to get the best out of it, as I really love that Marshall tone, so any advise to get there is very much appreciated, thank you Racerxrated,
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That's why I said 'buy used but test strong' tubes. Never have I paid NOS prices. I have a nice collection of USED tubes, pre and power and the only failures I've had were new production. Now, I don't gig much (9 this year) so I'm not putting a lot of hours on them, even with daily playing. But all the tubes I have, maybe 3-400 bucks worth. I don't buy NOS.Chester Nimitz":3edq48i0 said:Thats $1500+ bucks of tubes.Racerxrated":3edq48i0 said:Since it's a Marshall circuit, I would search out Winged Cs, vintage Mullards, Siemens 34s. Preamp tubes I'd use Chinese 8th/9th gen, vintage Amperex -Mullard-or Telefunken. Tungsrams can sound good too. These are all out of production tubes though, but you can find them used but still strong for reasonable prices here or eBay, Dougs tubes or KCA are also good. NOS will cost you, that's why I search out the used ones. I don't have any advice for newer production since I stay away from them.
Tungsol EL-34B's & Tungsol 12AX7's will do nicely for $150 bucks.
Racerxrated":3p6euo41 said:That's why I said 'buy used but test strong' tubes. Never have I paid NOS prices. I have a nice collection of USED tubes, pre and power and the only failures I've had were new production. Now, I don't gig much (9 this year) so I'm not putting a lot of hours on them, even with daily playing. But all the tubes I have, maybe 3-400 bucks worth. I don't buy NOS.Chester Nimitz":3p6euo41 said:Thats $1500+ bucks of tubes.Racerxrated":3p6euo41 said:Since it's a Marshall circuit, I would search out Winged Cs, vintage Mullards, Siemens 34s. Preamp tubes I'd use Chinese 8th/9th gen, vintage Amperex -Mullard-or Telefunken. Tungsrams can sound good too. These are all out of production tubes though, but you can find them used but still strong for reasonable prices here or eBay, Dougs tubes or KCA are also good. NOS will cost you, that's why I search out the used ones. I don't have any advice for newer production since I stay away from them.
Tungsol EL-34B's & Tungsol 12AX7's will do nicely for $150 bucks.
Yes i stick with new Russian power quads & NOS Amperex/Blackburn Mullard for voicing in Marshalls.Racerxrated":3oell4vc said:Exactly.^^^^^ You can find older pre/power tubes if you are patient and have the time to look on eBay. Another way is to learn what the re- branded tubes might look like, you can get those cheaper. Amperex, Mullard and others were sold under different names but are the same tube. Use google, lots of good info on how to find these.
Chester Nimitz":2sphr8yw said:
Racerxrated":79atf8q5 said:One thing about GT 75s, even newer ones..when you push some volume they do sound better. They're scooped a bit to allow for the extra mids a Marshall naturally has. When you run V30s typically the mids are turned down on a Marshall...as the V30s add even more. My mids are at 2-3 when I run my 2204 with V30s.