Taff Strat Boogie
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Hi Guys,
Newbie to the board here!
I've just picked up a used F50 from eBay (hopefully a bargain at £500) and I'm really chuffed with it...... so much so that my Dr Z Maz 38 NR and matching 1x12 cab (Buddy Whittington Red) will shortly be up for sale! But before I take the plunge and do so, I need to be sure that the F50 is reliable and won't let me down regularly on gigs!
I had a Nomad 55 1x12 combo a couple of years back and have been severely scarred with regards to Boogies. The Nomad visited more guitar techs than Silvio Berlusconi visited pretty girls! :mrgreen: It always ran "red hot" and I had major problems with the valve seating directly onto the pcb, which always seemed to result in dry joints somewhere along the line (according to the last tech)! Eventually, I gave up and moved it on!
The sound from my latest purchase is perfect for what I play (soul, funk, blues etc) and has the stock Mesa Boogie STR 440 power tubes fitted. I also inherited a matched pair of STR 430s and a full set of brand new JJ 6L6 GC's with ECC83 S's (x4).
My query is..... are the STR 430's compatible with the F50 and what are the differences (if any) to the 440's? Also, not having previously tried JJ tubes, how do they compare (sound wise) to the Mesa tubes?
Hope you can help out? :?
Newbie to the board here!
I've just picked up a used F50 from eBay (hopefully a bargain at £500) and I'm really chuffed with it...... so much so that my Dr Z Maz 38 NR and matching 1x12 cab (Buddy Whittington Red) will shortly be up for sale! But before I take the plunge and do so, I need to be sure that the F50 is reliable and won't let me down regularly on gigs!
I had a Nomad 55 1x12 combo a couple of years back and have been severely scarred with regards to Boogies. The Nomad visited more guitar techs than Silvio Berlusconi visited pretty girls! :mrgreen: It always ran "red hot" and I had major problems with the valve seating directly onto the pcb, which always seemed to result in dry joints somewhere along the line (according to the last tech)! Eventually, I gave up and moved it on!
The sound from my latest purchase is perfect for what I play (soul, funk, blues etc) and has the stock Mesa Boogie STR 440 power tubes fitted. I also inherited a matched pair of STR 430s and a full set of brand new JJ 6L6 GC's with ECC83 S's (x4).
My query is..... are the STR 430's compatible with the F50 and what are the differences (if any) to the 440's? Also, not having previously tried JJ tubes, how do they compare (sound wise) to the Mesa tubes?
Hope you can help out? :?