Integrated Quad KT88 & KT66's - Pair of JJ GZ34 - 5 ECC83's

[steelhorse]

http://imageevent.com/alaskankanaka/dualrectifiertubechange

I used the last set down on this page:

https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_products&category_id=6&sub_category_id=29


And the pair at the top of this page:

https://ssl.eurotubes.com/cart/index.php?page=view_submenu&category_id=4

Really brought the amp to life on both rectifier and normal modes.

 

[Monsta-Tone]

I just bought the same set, with the exception of mine having 4 KT-66's!
They should be here today.

I get great prices on tubes from my distributors, but I really wanted to experiment and try something different with my Recto.

 

[jdurso]

I've been using the JJ KT77s for about a year and a half now and they really sound awesome in the Roadster. I actually just placed an order for a pair of GZ34s from eurotubes as i have heard good things about them. i hate the stock recto tubes thus i never use them, i'm hoping the GZ34s have a little better definition to them and not sound flubby.

 

[steelhorse]

I've been using the JJ KT77s for about a year and a half now and they really sound awesome in the Roadster. I actually just placed an order for a pair of GZ34s from eurotubes as i have heard good things about them. i hate the stock recto tubes thus i never use them, i'm hoping the GZ34s have a little better definition to them and not sound flubby.

Oh yeah you're gonna love the GZ34's :twisted:

 

[echoes420]

The GZ34's are amazing! They put the Mesa rec tubes to absolute shame!

 

[jdurso]

The GZ34's are amazing! They put the Mesa rec tubes to absolute shame!

Thats what i keep hearing and i know there are tones i have yet to wield out of the roadster due to my distaste for the stock mesa recto tubes.

 

[steelhorse]

All the tubes are terrific but the GZ34's is fantastic value for what you get out of them.

 

[jdurso]

So i got the GZ34s today and WOW!!! What a difference. On channel 3 vintage the amp plays more like a classic lead type amp... the distortion plays a little smoother and extra sag seems to make everything a little more lively. Makes me wonder what other vacuum tubes might sound like in the Roadster :twisted:

One little snag I've noticed is that in Channel 2 Fat, the signal seems to overload my axe-fx causing some digital clipping. I can lower the input level on the Axe-fx or the output level on the Roadster's fx loop but then i get a level mismatch when using a channel with diodes compared to vacuum tubes. Any reason why the signal gets so strong with the vacuum tubes?

 

[geddyentwistle]

on a related note, i run my 7 y.o dual rec with a 12at7 in V1, and with 2 el34s and 2 6v6 via eurotubes, through a 2x12 with greenbacks

its sounds awesome, and only minimally like a "rec"... channels 1 barely breaks up, and channel 3 is AC/DC clean crunch

tubes makes a big difference....

different tube types make a huge difference

 

[jdurso]

on a related note, i run my 7 y.o dual rec with a 12at7 in V1, and with 2 el34s and 2 6v6 via eurotubes, through a 2x12 with greenbacks

its sounds awesome, and only minimally like a "rec"... channels 1 barely breaks up, and channel 3 is AC/DC clean crunch

tubes makes a big difference....

different tube types make a huge difference

Agreed especially in the preamp.. I have a Sylvania short plate in V1 and a Siemens Long Plat in V2 and it brinsg the amp to a different planet. Still a recto but a very refined, sofisticated Recto