codasound said:
Thanks bud!!! Im running good ol winged C's currently...getting ready to pull the trigger on the 415s soon...man their up there price wise. But so was the price of the c+ when i bought it. No idea on the preamp tubes huh?
When I bought mine in late 84 it had 5 Sylvania 7025 (12AX7) as pre amp tubes and 4 Sylvania STR415'S (HRG). That amp and it's tubes have been long gone. I acquired some C'age this last year and after reading (on this forum) how much STR415's improve the tone compared to modern tubes, I bought some from a reputable vintage tube dealer on e-bay. You're right, they ain't cheap but like you said neither is a C+. I gotta say they were worth the money, they brought back the tone I remembered. And that's the tone I was trying to dial in the whole time. Should have just bought the vintage Sylvanias from the start. Would have saved me time and money.