All tube Power Amps?

[jeff ward]

I have been looking for an all tube power amp but as all u tube guys know there are not many options in this market.
Any sugestions outside of the normal Mesa 400 or the Aguilar 750....

I wish someone woukd make a 50 or 100 watt all tube power amp something with a couple 6L6, s or 2 6550s Tube Rectified.

Pissing in the wind I'm sure here lol

 

[JGR]

Check out Demeter and Rivera.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Peavey, Marshall did both, maybe Carvin too.

 

[Dee-man]

Are you looking for a head (with preamp) or just the power amp? I ask cuz the ones you mentioned are heads. The MusicMan HD65 has 2 power tubes (the HD130 and HD 150 have 4). Fender must have a number as well.

If you're looking for a tube power amp, the choices are thinner and probably more wattage than you mentioned. If you could find a used Mesa Strategy 400 or 500 (200 watts - 6 tubes per channel), that would work well if you can handle the size/weight. I think you could even hook 2 preamps up to it (1 per channel) and have a blast. There's a Mesa Coliseum for sale here in the classifieds that also looks very sweet. Beyond that, and what JGR suggested, you may be out of options. Good luck, DM

 

[Thundamental]

I'll sell you my VT-300 if you want an awesome tube amp.
300watts 40lbs.

 

[Bassmec]

This is a proper British slave amp, I know what with history being a bit new and all that, a certain amount of hand wringing and social fear goes on with certain terms, so in the USA "behind" becomes "in back of" and Slave amp becomes power amp.

You Americans are so quaint.

 

[Hertz]

I recommend the Peavey 120 tube power amp. I used one with a Focusrite platinum vocal pre and it sounded very tubey. Distortion at high volume was a pleasant grind. Match your speakers accordingly though. Don't use a 1000 watt speaker with it.

 

[jeff ward]

Thanks sorry gess I didn't remember the names I know Aguilar made a all tube power amp and so did mesa each had a million tubes and where a million lbs lol

Thanks for the sugestions
Will prob have to get a custom all tube power amp built if I want one matching what I'm looking for lol

 

[Fuzzonaut]

Peavey Classic.

 

[Energy]

This is a proper British slave amp, I know what with history being a bit new and all that, a certain amount of hand wringing and social fear goes on with certain terms, so in the USA "behind" becomes "in back of" and Slave amp becomes power amp.
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You Americans are so quaint.

I had the 200 W version:

 

[tombowlus]

The brands which I am aware of which either offer a tube power amp only now, or did offer one in the past, include:

Aguilar
Ampeg
Carvin
Demeter
Hiwatt
Marshall
Mesa/Boogie
Peavey
Trace Elliot

 

[monkeyfinger]

Aguilar DB728

 

[miner]

I know a guy who uses a gk800rb preamp into a peavey classic 60 poweramp and it sounds really good. You can probably find a classic 60 pretty cheap if you look around.

 

[chaosMK]

Peavey Classic would be my choice. I've seen the 120 go for horribly cheap (like $150) a few times.

Also... you can use any other tube amp as a power amp. Just plug your signal into the FX Return. Sometimes the power amps cost just as much or more than an actual head with a comparable power section.

The old school Mesa Coliseum and Strategy power amps are such pron to me. Look at this power section (Strategy 500 on ebay).

 

[hennessybass]

http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Stereo_Power/stereo_power.html

 

[hdracer]

I have seen guys use the power amp from a Hammond organ.
Heck, even Hendrix used one!
I've seen them for $300-500 on CL. You would have to build a case for it though.
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[BassmanPaul]

Back in the late Sixties I was given, for five GBP, a Leak TL50 Plus. Built a little one tube pre-amp for it that got it's power from the power amp and it was a very fine bass amp.

 

[BassmanPaul]

Amusingly there's one on Ebay at the moment for the small amount of $1800 plus.

 

[FFTT]

I personally would not spend hard earned money on any of the newer tube builds that mount power tube to the PCB.
That just screams cost cutting cheapness.

 

[Deepwoods]

Check out the Carvin ts100.