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@ killst8: I have retubed with Eurotube JJs on two amps: a Mesa Maverick 2x12 combo and a Road King Series II v2. Both sound great after the retubes. Many consider the JJ EL84 (the tubes that yellowjackets use) to be the best available production tube for EL84 right now. The maverick sounds...

I am doing a test myself to answer this very question. I have been suspicious that the C90s are a bit more harsh and bright - I have heard rumors (this board probably) that the C90 response curve looks more mid-cut, where the V30 is a bit mid-bulge. This weekend I will be comparing two 3/4 open...

This actually happened to one of my rectifier tubes in a road king. The glass looked fine where the stem broke off, only plastic looked damaged so I risked a go at plugging it back in and turning it on. I made ABSOLUTELY certain that I had installed it the right way because the stem that broke...

The 4x10 is my favorite with this amp as well. I have the 2x12 combo version of the Maverick, but run it through a Lone Star 4x10 cab with Jensen alnicos because as some of the other posters mentioned - it evens out the balance of the sound. It does really sound great, but dark, through the 2x12...