Post subject: Peavey 6505 w/ Boogie tubes

[Rkorn]

Hi, how do you think the sound will change if I put some 6l6 from Mesa in my 6505 212 combo?? I'm not a big fan of the 6505 tone, it feels as if I'm using a compressor all the time and it doesn't have the TONE and power of Mesa...

 

[Facelift]

Mesa tubes will not give you Mesa tone. In fact, Mesa tubes arent even Mesa tubes. If youre unhappy with the 6505, sell it and by a Mark III. Amp tone is in the circuitry, not just the tubes.

 

[Rkorn]

I know that, I just want to know if the sound will change dramatically. I'm not happy with the 6505, but until I get someone to buy it I need to use it since I don't have another amp...
I'm into a Mark V.

 

[fluff191]

I had Mesa tubes in my 6505 and didn't like them at all. Maybe it was because the tubes were set pretty cold for a Mesa, but the really cut the nuts off the amp. Just my opinion.

 

[Turumbar82]

Rkorn, which mesa's have you played on that you are comparing your amp to? What kind of sound are you trying to get?