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#22
J Wilson said:
I'm not afraid to live life: For what 12 tubes would cost me, I could buy a Class D amp !

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but in the end you would only have… two class d amps and mediocre tone. not like you can use both at the same time right? (you dont have a ric do you?… damn ric players…)

this is all imho. 😝

i wear gloves always to save strings. add up the replacement cost of those and they are quickly worth a few class d amps. people make fun of me but i just say “but think of the class d amps i will buy”. then i shed a tear thinking about the tone of said class d amps… all sounding the same and such internet facts.
 
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Chris Chong said:
My friend got a quote from the tech, replacing all tubes and fees, cost more than half the price of the amp.

He was asking me if he should just buy a new amp :nailbiting:
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MY FRIEND had a class d stop working and he was told there was nothing to replace because the parts were no longer made. I sold him my tube amp with bad tubes. 🤣. he egged my house. i stole his cat. his cat had fleas. defleaing a house costs as much as a class d amp. still had better tone.
 
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installed a class d player anti theft device on my previously 22lbs yba100.
 
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Everything is a compromise.Nothing else sounds and feels like tubes but the upkeep and weight.Class D is a lot cheaper to maintain and purchase but doesn't have the tube vibe although a few amps have made real progress in that area.I bought new in the 90s a Mesa Bass 400+ and owned it over 20 years.Changed tubes once in all that ti.e and never had any problems.Not even a blown fuse.However a tube amps is only as good as the tubes you put in it and a new set(12 6L6s and 4 12AX7s)are about 50% to 60% of the cost of a new class d wonder. I'm well into my 60s now just can't handle the weight of a tube head anymore.For those of us who can.God Bless You!
 
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BruceG68 said:
Everything is a compromise.Nothing else sounds and feels like tubes but the upkeep and weight.Class D is a lot cheaper to maintain and purchase but doesn't have the tube vibe although a few amps have made real progress in that area.I bought new in the 90s a Mesa Bass 400+ and owned it over 20 years.Changed tubes once in all that ti.e and never had any problems.Not even a blown fuse.However a tube amps is only as good as the tubes you put in it and a new set(12 6L6s and 4 12AX7s)are about 50% to 60% of the cost of a new class d wonder. I'm well into my 60s now just can't handle the weight of a tube head anymore.For those of us who can.God Bless You!
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shhhh… dont tell anyone here i said this but class d are fine. maybe better (i prefer modern digital effects for overdrive anyway).

but big tube amps make me happy, and they look cool. And that matters a lot to me.
 
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#37
Michedelic said:
Yes, because they put some effort into it.
Even before a production budget, roadies, and a trucks, Eddie brought what was needed…
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Let alone in the studio…

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in my defence when i asked chat gpt to make the photo the dude looked more like he was leaning against the darkglass cab, and not sitting on top of it. i asked it to correct it. the original cab was also too big so i said make it stool sized. it was work.
 
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TTA said:
in my defence when i asked chat gpt to make the photo the dude looked more like he was leaning against the darkglass cab, and not sitting on top of it. i asked it to correct it. the original cab was also too big so i said make it stool sized. it was work.
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Couldn’t find an actual photo, of an actual bass player, playing an actual bass, through an actual amp, to make your point? Here, let me help you…

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