So far I've tried the EL34s.
They fucking rip. I still find that the cleans are great with some EQ tweaks, has a different feel than the Mesa 6L6s. Tweed 10w Variac gives me some sick *** tones, no graphic EQ. Channel 2 Crunch. Oh. My. God. You all were right about it sounding much more rock n roll with EL34s. I'm loving the tones. Channel 3 wise, I wasn't blown away, but I liked the tones. It doesn't sound as metal to me as it did with EL34s. Of course that depends on what my tone perception and liking for metal is, and EL34's do sound great, I just think I prefer 6L6s for channel 3. The stuff I'm playing mostly is alternative/rock/funk/indie (mid gainy tones) so I'm actually really digging the EL34s. I was jamming along to some Red Hot Chili Peppers and it just felt right, especially coil split. Tomorrow I'll play some more with the 34's and then swap them out for the SED 6L6s and repost telling you all what I think. I'll even pop the Mesa 6L6s back in. HELL, maybe I'll make a video with my Kodak Zi8 (good video, audio is passable).
Can't wait to let you all know how the tone quest goes. Peace!
They fucking rip. I still find that the cleans are great with some EQ tweaks, has a different feel than the Mesa 6L6s. Tweed 10w Variac gives me some sick *** tones, no graphic EQ. Channel 2 Crunch. Oh. My. God. You all were right about it sounding much more rock n roll with EL34s. I'm loving the tones. Channel 3 wise, I wasn't blown away, but I liked the tones. It doesn't sound as metal to me as it did with EL34s. Of course that depends on what my tone perception and liking for metal is, and EL34's do sound great, I just think I prefer 6L6s for channel 3. The stuff I'm playing mostly is alternative/rock/funk/indie (mid gainy tones) so I'm actually really digging the EL34s. I was jamming along to some Red Hot Chili Peppers and it just felt right, especially coil split. Tomorrow I'll play some more with the 34's and then swap them out for the SED 6L6s and repost telling you all what I think. I'll even pop the Mesa 6L6s back in. HELL, maybe I'll make a video with my Kodak Zi8 (good video, audio is passable).
Can't wait to let you all know how the tone quest goes. Peace!