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Tubeworks Anyone??

#21
i have a blue tube pedal i got back in '96

i also have a blue tube II rack unit. ch1 is like the pedal (gain and vol) whereas ch2 just has volume. you can also stack the channels. ch1 can get all sorts of dirty. ch2 is super fat. in addition to 2/3 channels, it has 2 sets of outputs, line and instrument level per set. single FX send, stereo returns. i have EH tubes in it.
 
#22
thrakkor said:
i also have a blue tube II rack unit. ch1 is like the pedal (gain and vol) whereas ch2 just has volume. you can also stack the channels. ch1 can get all sorts of dirty. ch2 is super fat. in addition to 2/3 channels, it has 2 sets of outputs, line and instrument level per set. single FX send, stereo returns. i have EH tubes in it.
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I have the real tube II rack unit. Ch 1 is clean and ch2 is dirty, and ch3 is pretty crunchy. I am never sure so I guess the blue tube II is more overdriven than the real tube II? Or the regular blue tube is more driven than the real tube?

I tell you what is nice for guitar though, you slap your tubeworks real tube II on top of your Peavey bass 210 powered enclosure (designed for bi-amping w/ the mark series amps - ran me $99 - basically a mark VI amp section 210 watts as is, or run an external enclosure for 300 watts @ 2 ohms, w/ 2 - 10" scorpions which are basically guitar drivers) and you have a pretty sweet 210 watt tube pre/SS guitar amp for around $200!
 
#24
I have a blue tube pedal of the GB variety and just traded boss ceb-3 for a GB era real tube (901).

I love the blue tube, it makes for a gnarly overdrive. I surprised that when they are for sale they are so cheap. I only paid 75 bucks and it was mint.

I tried the old real tube that a friend owned - not sure I like it for bass but for a trade I figured I'd let my guitar player try it out.

CM
 
#25
Colonel Monk said:
I have a blue tube pedal of the GB variety and just traded boss ceb-3 for a GB era real tube (901).

I love the blue tube, it makes for a gnarly overdrive. I surprised that when they are for sale they are so cheap. I only paid 75 bucks and it was mint.

I tried the old real tube that a friend owned - not sure I like it for bass but for a trade I figured I'd let my guitar player try it out.

CM
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I use a Blue Tube for guitar and IMO, gives a great blues distortion at any volume.
 
#26
I loves me some Tubeworks! And always oblige with photos.
My practice amp is a RT-3100 combo, 100 watts through a single ported 10" speaker.

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My gig amp is a RT-3300, which I run through a (newly acquired) Acme B2 @ 4 ohms. The Acme is a power-hungry fiend, but oh the tone! Here's it's previous companion, a Carvin RL6815: big, fat and loud!

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I haven't heard any modern, affordable gear that compares.
 
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#28
The Blue Tubes sound very B-15ish if you replace the 12AX7 with a lower gain 12AU7 IMO. I have one pedal type and two rackmount types.

My little RT-3100 is stoopid powerful and even with the 16 ohm speaker I put in it the port noise is annoying when "pushed". Perched on top of a 8 ohm 15" extension cab it's plenty gigable. I also have an RT-3175 that's great for gigging as-is or with a second 15 under it is "volume wars" capable vs a non-master Marshall full-stack :ninja: .

They really aren't great at the "clean sound" - if you hate the Ampeg sound you'll hate these. OTOH the little RT-3100 is as loud as a V4B when used with a proper cab like my B25 (rewired as 4 ohms) :cool: .
 

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