It may help for you to be more specific, as in "tube BASS amps" because there are a whole lotta modern tube GUITAR amps in the world with tube rectifiers in them.
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Tube Rectified bass head.
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On those /13 amps: 200 watts out of a single 5AR4/GZ34?? I'd like to see how THAT is happening....
^The FTR 100 and RDT 200 sound cool as cucumber.
My guess is there are 2. For preamp it just says 12AX7, but also says "12AX7s throughout", implying multiple, I'd bet it's the same for the rectifiers.
My guess is there are 2. For preamp it just says 12AX7, but also says "12AX7s throughout", implying multiple, I'd bet it's the same for the rectifiers.
As I understand it, one 5AR4 is usually good for around 50 watts. They may be using some sort of hybrid design (Gerald Weber had one as I recall).
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How about an end run around the problem with a tube rectified preamp? The Jule Amps Monique gets part of its feel from the tube rectifier...
Whomever designs a better battery (power source) is going to revolutionize the world.
It'd be nice to be off the grid with a garbage can sized battery that lasts for 30 years.
What would be great is a high power density battery that expends waste plastic for fuel, byproduct of the process being chocolate cake 
If you want to make a million, start with a billion and go into power research. 
A better battery would allow satellites to be in service longer. That alone is worth the cost of admission. Imagine a cell phone that never needs to be charged. Everyone in the third world having power.
A better battery would allow satellites to be in service longer. That alone is worth the cost of admission. Imagine a cell phone that never needs to be charged. Everyone in the third world having power.
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Ah yes, that sound of the NOS triode 841 tube is hard to beat.... until you blow you amp out!
to the subject at hand, I have a 68 SUNN 200s with a tube rectifier, its being brought up to spec by Rob Hull (The Tube Depot video guy) he is converting the rec to SS as it will be gigged ... and total reliability is a must for me.
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As I see it, a lot of people post duplicate threads asking similar questions. As if they haven't searched yet. They might have. Or maybe not. What's wrong with posting alternatives for them? Maybe they don't know about what has changed in all these decades of technologist advancements.
Micro's and fEarful's are popular, so why wouldn't people who have chosen them over rectifier tube amplifiers voice an opinion? It may seem slanted but that's how popular trends work.
The good news is that many old amps, tube and solid state, and being captured, modeled, and archived. Not to many tube rectifier amps available, try a modeled one before you spend you're time trying to hunt down and buy a hardware one. Even if some believe they're not 100% they are something reminiscent, enough to be in recording studios and releases.
Peavey Revalver is worth a try. (most all software has demo's to try free). Revalver has some amps with a 5u4 rectifier, or you can pull in a rectifier tube into other amp models and maybe put together something that doesn't exist in hardware ... yet
Micro's and fEarful's are popular, so why wouldn't people who have chosen them over rectifier tube amplifiers voice an opinion? It may seem slanted but that's how popular trends work.
The good news is that many old amps, tube and solid state, and being captured, modeled, and archived. Not to many tube rectifier amps available, try a modeled one before you spend you're time trying to hunt down and buy a hardware one. Even if some believe they're not 100% they are something reminiscent, enough to be in recording studios and releases.
Peavey Revalver is worth a try. (most all software has demo's to try free). Revalver has some amps with a 5u4 rectifier, or you can pull in a rectifier tube into other amp models and maybe put together something that doesn't exist in hardware ... yet
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As I see it, a lot of people post duplicate threads asking similar questions. As if they haven't searched yet. They might have. Or maybe not. What's wrong with posting alternatives for them? Maybe they don't know about what has changed in all these decades of technologist advancements.
Micro's and fEarful's are popular, so why wouldn't people who have chosen them over rectifier tube amplifiers voice an opinion? It may seem slanted but that's how popular trends work.
The good news is that many old amps, tube and solid state, and being captured, modeled, and archived. Not to many tube rectifier amps available, try a modeled one before you spend you're time trying to hunt down and buy a hardware one. Even if some believe they're not 100% they are something reminiscent, enough to be in recording studios and releases.
Peavey Revalver is worth a try. (most all software has demo's to try free). Revalver has some amps with a 5u4 rectifier, or you can pull in a rectifier tube into other amp models and maybe put together something that doesn't exist in hardware ... yet
Good old sea monkey. The problems with posting alternatives is they didn't ask for them. How would you like it if you went to a financial advisor and instead they gave you automotive advice?
The guy wants tube rectifiers, if you don't know what that is or cant suggest an amp with them, please leave and go to the nearest fearful markbass Getz Benz or whatever is the flavor of the month thread.
Back on topic, in addition to the ones I listed above there is
Fender bassman blonde (early 61-63) and fender bassman tweed (50's).
Best bet wattage wise is Ampeg b25 (55-60 watts).
I have inquired about the divided by 13 if it's multiple rectifiers or just a single/hybrid approach. I sent the email months ago and never heard back, not thrilled with their customer service, but I'll keep digging.
I've owned a few Ampeg b15 and that tube rectifier sag and compression is addictive.
Other fans, James Jamerson (Macintosh power amp and b15), bob Babbitt (Macintosh), duck Dunn (b15 mic'd), pino Palladino (b15 and b18 in the studio). Lotta great players love that sound!!
I certainly wouldn't turn my nose up at one of these working in a component system to power a bass rig.
300 watt Tube power amplifier
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