New tubes in my LSC

[Guitar55]

After speaking with Bob at Eurotubes, I got my new set in the mail on Friday. My friend and I did some tests first. He measured the current on the stock tubes, then on the new ones. Even though it was a matched quad 2 of the tubes were drawing around 20ma and two were drawing 23ma (if I remember correctly). We decided to make sur ethey were paired up that way in the amp.

We listened to the amp with the old tubes and compared it to a blackface Twin Reverb with Kendrick speakers. Then we put the new tubes in and listened and compared again.

The results were that the JJ's from Eurotubes gave the amp a lot more "oomph" and the LSC sounded way sweeter than the Twin. The only negative was that with one 12", the LSC was a bit less full-sounding. When we plugged it into the Kendricks - WOW!

Tomorrow night is my first gig with the new tubes. Can't wait to crank it!

 

[picnic]

I put the Ruby's (Mesa 440's) in my 2x12 LSC and have been happier with the sound. Not a whole lot different than the stock Mesa 430's, but more "alive" and slightly more harmonics. Your opinion of the JJ's has me thinking about a set of them too. Some reviewers go wild over new JJ's at other sites.

Is the difference that distinguishable?

 

[Guitar55]

I'll have a better idea after my gig tomorrow.

 

[Bikedude]

Guit 55, Our tubes must have been sent out the same day. I got mine on Fri. last week. I'm in the same opinion as you are, I think the LSC sounds like my SFTR wishes it sounded like. I did the same package as you, 6l6's, hand picked V5, and re-tubed the 1,2,3 and 4., with the ECC's. I'm playing out doors tomorrow nite. Can't wait to let her rip!!

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