Preamp tubes... What y'all using?



Preamp tubes... What y'all using?

Postby conky » Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:26 am

Looking to swap out some tubes in my Matamp and Soldano. Right now I have a set of JJs in my Matamp and Tung Sols in my Soldano. I read that the Mullard reissue 12ax7s were pretty good and they tamed a bit of the harshness out, which is exactly what I'm looking for. Any of you guys use these?
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Re: Preamp tubes... What y'all using?

Postby skullservant » Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:29 am

I've got a NOS RCA in my 5w combo that I got off of Amorphus. In my Verellen I've got either a JJ or EHX 12ax7, I can't remember which at the moment, but it sounds good. I've heard good things about Tube Amp Doctor tubes
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Postby misterstomach » Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:38 am

I've got an old JAN ge in v1 in my Marshall. Sounds great. The others are just jj's.
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Re: Preamp tubes... What y'all using?

Postby Bon Hoga » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:27 pm

Just your standard EHX, they sound much better in my Laney than the stock RFTs.
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Postby Ancient Astronaught » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:27 pm

I'm rocking JJ's as well.
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Postby odontophobia » Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:43 pm

Weirdo tubes because RedBear.
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Postby whiskey_face » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:12 pm

odontophobia wrote:Weirdo tubes because RedBear.


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Postby misterstomach » Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:21 pm

For the record, I don't really like jj's.
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Re: Preamp tubes... What y'all using?

Postby conky » Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:05 am

I didn't like them at all on my 2204. I ended up with an pair of EHX 6ca7s in the preamp and TungSols in the pre and it sounded a lot less harsh in the top end.
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Postby Iommic Pope » Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:35 am

I really like the Tung Sols. A lot.
Those EHX are pretty rad too, though.
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Postby D.o.S. » Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:01 pm

They all sound the same in the wash.
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Postby t-rey » Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:39 pm

Iommic Pope wrote:I really like the Tung Sols. A lot.
Those EHX are pretty rad too, though.


This. Tung Sols in my Blackstar, and NOS GE/EHX in my Ampeg because Whiskers is the MOTHERFUCKING MAN.
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Re: Preamp tubes... What y'all using?

Postby Uncle Grandfather » Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:03 pm

I'd avoid reissue tubes. It's just too easy to get nos from reputable sources like Brent Jesse recording, audiotubes.com

Check that site out, he gives very accurate subjective descriptions of what tubes are going to sound like from different makers and type etc...very rich resource if you are looking to roll tubes for particular sound.
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Postby misterstomach » Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:09 pm

Uncle Grandfather wrote:I'd avoid reissue tubes. It's just too easy to get nos from reputable sources like Brent Jesse recording, audiotubes.com

Check that site out, he gives very accurate subjective descriptions of what tubes are going to sound like from different makers and type etc...very rich resource if you are looking to roll tubes for particular sound.


it is a pretty interesting site just to learn about nos tubes and tube history, even if you can't or don't want to afford most of the stuff on there. and they have a ton of old tubes in stock. there's actually some really good deals too. they offer really cheap prices on some really nice tubes that have labels printed crooked or whatever. like the famed rca greyplates for $30 each. and other cool ones. just look for the discounted "butt ugly" tubes under each manufacturers section. when a modern cheap russian or chinese tube costs $15, it just makes sense to spend $30 on a vintage NOS tube that will sound killer and last a really long time, even if you just get one for v1 on your amp it'll help a lot. my old GE 12ax7 has been running strong for 5 years or so at least. maybe longer, it was in the amp when i bought it. still sounds killer.
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Postby Uncle Grandfather » Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:20 pm

misterstomach wrote:
it is a pretty interesting site

yeah, the off label tubes are a steal, you can get 200$ tubes for a fraction of the price because the label is branded different :thumb:

brent jesse is cool to offer these tubes at a discount because they are the same exact tubes as the higher priced ones that are branded with mullard etc.
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