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I switched out the stock C-90's in my LSS 2x12 with Celestion Golds. The difference is incredible. My amp breaths and is nearly 3d. I will switch the tubes next, but cannot find the NOS Teslas (not JJ) I desire and Mullards are a bit pricey.

What settings are you using? I'm still tweaking the amp between settings 1 and 2. After I switched the speakers to Golds this has made a difference so I sort of bwegan over. It's not there yet, but I'm getting closer. With the humbuckers it seems to be a less forgiving endeveor, but WOW when...

Thanks for the info, good stuff. I'm a year away from retubing as I have two other projects to finiash first. How about a 12 AT 7's in V-4 and V-5 like thwe Mullard 4024? They appear affordable and I've read some good things about them in these slots.

it looks like Mike has sold out the Telsa's, at least for now. Any backup suggestions for preamp tubes Mick? It will be a couple of months before I can afford to switch the tubes , but with the speaker swap the difference is remarkable. Bruce

I change dthe presence and adjusted the volume on the axe and it got rid of the buzz, thankx.

I finally swapped out the C-90's with the Celestion Golds. OMG!!! A good 30-50 % improvement. I can hear every string, move, and can nearly hear it breath. The tone is alive. I still have a little buzz in the Lp and I do not hear with a Strat and the bridge pup in the LP sounds a little...

There is a guy on harmony central that speaks about gluing " 2 INCH WEDGE- SHAPED AURALUX FOAM REFLEXION KILLING MATERIAL" inside his recto and raves about the result. That will be my next move as well to tame this beast.

That is a lot of work. I just kept mine as an extension and use it to round out my primary sound/tone as by thremselves the vintage 30's sound a little harsh IMHO. I am having the Hollywood Mesa store install my Celestion Gold replacements next week. It looks like I could do it, but I don't...

It's an improvement over the stock C-90's. It will really depend on your syle and it becomes a matter personal taste. For more modern sounds, metal, thrash, etc they are good. I have a recto cab with 2 Vintage 30's and it's great to compliment the 2x12 amp. For blues or classic rock better...

I received my Celestion Golds yesterday. Now to schedule a time to get them installed. I am going to get it professionally done so I don't screw something up.

Thanks for the advice Mick. As a neebie I seek all advice I can get. Did you use any adhesive agent in your mounting. A friend has told me he uses silicon to e nsure his seal, but Mesa/Hollywood said no adhesive is needed. I finally ordered 2 golds on Thursday. We they arrive then I'll...

WOW! I wonder if anything still tests as good

I contacted John T at Mesa Hollywood. He stated the switch would only void the speaker warrenty. However if the speaker malfunctions and causes amp failure then I'd be in trouble.

I'd have a large stash too if I could afford the $$$$$. Am considering a small stash as they will only become more rare and costly.

Thanks for the info. I thought that this would be the case, but the results should be worth it although I still have 3 1/2 years of warrentee left. My LSS is built like a tank and I baby it. Do you anticpiate problems that require the warrentee?

I agree, a misprint. Otherwise I play about 10 hours a week. That's 520 hours a year. For 10,000 hours I could play 192 years! Cool, I'll get my money's woth for sure. In all seriousness 10,000 hours is still a lot of play time compared to current production runs of approximately 2-3000 hours.

Thanks for this correction. I am new at this, but have been doing alot of research to understand these tubes as to retube my amp.

You need to look at Tesla (not JJ). These are made on Telefuken equipment to exacting specs. These are a lower cost tube with an excelent reputation. Much better than anything made today. Mike @ kcanostubes.com raves about them and has a ready supply. I have no financal interst in this other...

I am ordering my Celestion Golds on monday. Did you switch them out yourself or get it done by someone else. It appears to be an easy operation, but I don't want to screw this up. I want to ebay the C-90's.

I spoken with Mike and he has recommended Telsa (not JJ's) all around. When you switched back to 12 AX7's did you you NOS or the standard Mesa's? I think I'll do the Celestion Golds first then retube afterwards to better dial in the tone of the amp. Mike seems to be very knowledgable about...