Brands that make EL34s (regarding a Herbert)

[Sam Laming]

Hey guys, just been looking online for some EL34s:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksi ... &_from=R40

and I see there's tons of different brands, will any matched EL34s do for a Herbert? - Long story but haven't had my Herbert turned on for a year or two and tried on a friend's amp recently and no joy! None of the LEDs around the back have come on though... Any thoughts relating to this are welcome too.

Many thanks!

 

[MississippiMetal]

I'm a huge fan of the Ruby EL34-BHT. They're very robust and pleasant sounding tubes. I'd advise greatly against spending a tremendous amount of money on power tubes for the Herbert, number one because you'll be buying 6 at a time minimum, and two because the Herbert gets a large majority of its tone from the preamp, so choice of power tubes matter more in the area of durability than tonal subtleties.