Fret-Shredder
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Have any of you switched to EL34 power tubes? I would like to hear your thoughts on how they compare to 6L6. Thanks
Metlupass2":37up80u8 said:How loudly do you play your amp?
Probably 85% (myself included) of people on here don't play loud enough for power tube distortion so it wouldn't make a difference imo
Fret-Shredder":3dkjaa1u said:Metlupass2":3dkjaa1u said:How loudly do you play your amp?
Probably 85% (myself included) of people on here don't play loud enough for power tube distortion so it wouldn't make a difference imo
Just living room volume. Not loud gig volume.
GJgo":2yu11yw3 said:I switched to EL34s. Tamed the ice picky thing IMO. I never did gig with that amp, though.
Fret-Shredder":37pv0bse said:I'm interested in putting in the EL34s in variac mode and switching to 45 on the power mode to see how that feels and sounds.
GJgo":yde38c84 said:Fret-Shredder":yde38c84 said:I'm interested in putting in the EL34s in variac mode and switching to 45 on the power mode to see how that feels and sounds.
Well then, there's only one way to scratch your itch. Personally I dug the 34s in 45w mode.
Metlupass2":27kk9ki8 said:Fret-Shredder":27kk9ki8 said:Metlupass2":27kk9ki8 said:How loudly do you play your amp?
Probably 85% (myself included) of people on here don't play loud enough for power tube distortion so it wouldn't make a difference imo
Just living room volume. Not loud gig volume.
Your tubes aren't even getting hot and breaking up. All you're hearing is pre amp distortion. Don't waste the money.
Markedman":37np4edn said:So, what? Wait a minute, some of you cannot recognize the sound of EL34 v. 6L6????????? New thread on the horizon IMO! I find the responses here
Come on now. Seriously folks, I'm pretty sure I could hear the difference when I was 13 years old and I'm damn sure I can hear the differences in 6L6 brands and special letters after the 6L6 part, today, right now as I write this. I hate certain tubes, power tubes and pre-amp, and can easily hear the difference like night and day. The difference between EL34 and 6L6 tubes is downright stark in Boogie amps especially.
skoora":jdb9spao said:You’ll lose a little “size” in the cleans but all the dirty tones, in my opinion improve with 34’s. I also use an attenuator at home to crank the amp because it sounds incredible when turned up. But I could still hear a difference without the attenuator and moderate volumes. Experiment with the channel volumes and see how much more dirt and balls you get on CH 1 and 2 by getting the Ch masters up over 1 O’Clock. Plus I like running it through greenbacks. Every amp circuit is different. I noticed all the people saying it wouldn’t make a difference without volume don’t actually own the amp and have heard the difference.
Fordman65":13c4k8hv said:If you don't turn up the volume power tubes make minimal impact, but please people believe what you want. To hell with electrical engineering; I'm sure "your ears" are right.
I think the same goes with all big watt tube amplifiers. Get a good quality AC15 (or Marshall 18 watt variant) for power tube distortion at lower volume. Power tube distortion is cool, but, blending pre/power distoriton is where it's at for me.Metlupass2":15ufzacg said:Fret-Shredder":15ufzacg said:Metlupass2":15ufzacg said:How loudly do you play your amp?
Probably 85% (myself included) of people on here don't play loud enough for power tube distortion so it wouldn't make a difference imo
Just living room volume. Not loud gig volume.
Your tubes aren't even getting hot and breaking up. All you're hearing is pre amp distortion. Don't waste the money.
Metlupass2":3sy7ymsa said:Fordman65":3sy7ymsa said:If you don't turn up the volume power tubes make minimal impact, but please people believe what you want. To hell with electrical engineering; I'm sure "your ears" are right.