alphadog808
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Hi guys,
I just completely retubed my amp with these tubes from Dougs tubes...at his suggestion..
V1 - Tung-Sol reissue 12AX7
V2 - High gain JJ ECC83S
V3 - Penta Labs 12AX7
V4 - Shuguang 12AX7C9
V5 - Sovtek 12AX7WA
4 matched Ruby 6L6s
Now, I dunno, I seem to have lost some/alot of bottom end/chunk and it sounds very...airy, kinda like a wide open Marshall. Might be due to less mids now..not sure...Also, it seems like I lost that "sag" that I liked. I've tried to change the settings in hopes of getting my old tone back, but no luck.
On the positive side, my reverb came *BACK*. That tube must have been seriously messed up, because now I have a TON of reverb!
That being said, any of you tube guys have any ideas if a choice of the above tube/s could have caused this change? I have to check my preamp tubes, so all I know is I was using JJ 6L6GCs before the retube; not sure if matters.
EDIT: I just checked my old preamps, 2,3, and 4 were Mesa Boogie 12AX7s. 1 and 5 had no markings, just a red stamp that said ECC83A...
I just completely retubed my amp with these tubes from Dougs tubes...at his suggestion..
V1 - Tung-Sol reissue 12AX7
V2 - High gain JJ ECC83S
V3 - Penta Labs 12AX7
V4 - Shuguang 12AX7C9
V5 - Sovtek 12AX7WA
4 matched Ruby 6L6s
Now, I dunno, I seem to have lost some/alot of bottom end/chunk and it sounds very...airy, kinda like a wide open Marshall. Might be due to less mids now..not sure...Also, it seems like I lost that "sag" that I liked. I've tried to change the settings in hopes of getting my old tone back, but no luck.
On the positive side, my reverb came *BACK*. That tube must have been seriously messed up, because now I have a TON of reverb!
That being said, any of you tube guys have any ideas if a choice of the above tube/s could have caused this change? I have to check my preamp tubes, so all I know is I was using JJ 6L6GCs before the retube; not sure if matters.
EDIT: I just checked my old preamps, 2,3, and 4 were Mesa Boogie 12AX7s. 1 and 5 had no markings, just a red stamp that said ECC83A...