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Post by Parker Dude on Nov 19, 2016 17:44:07 GMT
I've had my Vox VT40+ amp for a few weeks and it's a great amp. Sounded really good but then I need to look at the pups on my Parker PDF30 guitar because they sounded a bit too good for a $200 guitar. The manufacturer says it's made by Duncan but I don't buy it as it's not marked. Anyway I always liked vintage tubes and my amp uses one 12ax7 tube in the power amp stage. It has a Sovtek 12ax7wa tube in it and they.re pretty solid tubes but not spectacular. I wrote to a tube dealer about the tubes on his site I'm interested in. He recommended the British Mullard 12ax7 branded as an RCA and at half price at $40 so I ordered it. I got it yesterday and boy does it make a world of a difference. A creamy brown gravy comes to mind. I'd guarantee that Buck would love to play this amp. how to screen capture
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Post by Parker Dude on Dec 2, 2016 2:19:35 GMT
An update. I just learned from a tube vendor at another guitar forum that this pic I posted is an RFT (made in Germany) 12ax7 tube. Still a great tube but he said I probably paid too much for it. My tube vendor offered to refund $7 but I told him just give me store credit instead. He also corrected his ad.
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Post by Buck on Jan 5, 2017 20:22:50 GMT
Wow. I bet lots of tube shenanigans go on. I've never thought much about tube replacement or substitutions unless there was something obviously wrong with the amp sound. I know folks do it all the time.
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Post by Parker Dude on Jan 5, 2017 22:18:14 GMT
That's where the fun is Buck. Different tubes different tones.
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