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Tubes…another discussion
- Thread starter Michedelic
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I read this article. Disheartening. Re-tubed the 400+ last year for slightly over $500. I'm thinking Tube Depot made very little profit on that.
Priced out re-tubing the Prodigy and if I recall it's around $320 for standard JJ tubes.
I'm addicted to tubes so somebody better so something.
Priced out re-tubing the Prodigy and if I recall it's around $320 for standard JJ tubes.
I'm addicted to tubes so somebody better so something.
I'm changing the name of the 400+ to the $500+...
About 10 years for the 400+. It was never really heavily gigged by me. Too heavy. I gigged it for about a year before reverting to lighter heads.
I've already gigged the Prodigy at least 5 or 6 times. It's light enough to be my main head. Time will tell.
The whole tube thing has become quite an ordeal. I'm keeping up with them for my practice amp, but let them go with regards to gigging amps and hifi.
I've never even played through a tube amp, but I'm really not a tone chaser and probably wouldn't miss whatever difference there might be.
Prices notwithstanding-- and I'm not saying this with an attitude-- since I read how even preamp tubes can become an issue, I won't buy anything with tubes in it anywhere.
Prices notwithstanding-- and I'm not saying this with an attitude-- since I read how even preamp tubes can become an issue, I won't buy anything with tubes in it anywhere.
With this being said, what would it cost to retube an ampeg pf50t or fender Adam Clayton 50 watt amp? Hopefully not as much as a SVT classic
I mostly played through a Vox fifty watter with a Jazz Bass. Cranked with round wounds it was like a bass Stratocaster!
“Think about the American and British rock bands trying to get into the Cold War Soviet Union to play rock music that Soviets had never heard—through their British tube amps, with tubes manufactured in Russia.”
Why do they want us to think of something that's not historically accurate?
Why do they want us to think of something that's not historically accurate?
I say if you like tube amps for whatever reason, pay up. Nothing is getting cheaper in the world. Enjoy them, I do now.
Tube Depot And Eurotubes have "tube sets".
Usually three different tube sets for each model. Budget. Middle. And "if you can afford this tube set you have too much money". Er... premium.
I'm waiting to receive ( and have paid for)a quad of four JJ 6L6's at Long and McQuade for a year and 4 months now. Apparently I'm at the top of the list, so I haven't cancelled yet. I own a Mesa WD800 so there's no real issue about having gear to use. The problem is my love of a tube driven bass sound. There really is something special about it. Those with quality valve amps know what I mean.
I buy my tubes from Eurotubes in Portland OR. He does the same burn in, and shock testing, and knows the range needed to run in the Mesas.
I mainly gig tube amps.
I mainly gig tube amps.
Each to their own! I was never interested in valve amps, never really bought into the hype. I was always into GK and other solid state gear, closest I got was the Fusion S which had a valve pre but class D power section.
Until the guitarist brought in his Marshall VBA400 all-valve bass head. As soon as I plugged in I fell in love. I've since scaled back to a Handbox WB-100, waaaay smaller and 15kg instead of 40kg which gives around 95% of the heft.
I think there is something about the sound that for me is just perfect. It's a big trade off though in convenience for a subtle tonal flavour that most of the audience would never notice. Every time I fire it up and start playing I instantly get a grin on my face, never had that with any other amps before so its worth the hassle for that alone.
Until the guitarist brought in his Marshall VBA400 all-valve bass head. As soon as I plugged in I fell in love. I've since scaled back to a Handbox WB-100, waaaay smaller and 15kg instead of 40kg which gives around 95% of the heft.
I think there is something about the sound that for me is just perfect. It's a big trade off though in convenience for a subtle tonal flavour that most of the audience would never notice. Every time I fire it up and start playing I instantly get a grin on my face, never had that with any other amps before so its worth the hassle for that alone.
That’s an astonishing long wait for tubes given that I can get them next day delivery in the UK!!
JJ tubes made in Slovakia There’s only about 3 tube manufacturers many tubes are just rebranded
Tube Depot delivers in about a week. Cancel your order. Go through Tube Depot or Eurotubes.
You could have bought them from elsewhere. L&M are not really tube resellers. Good luck anyway!
