Should I put El34's/84 in the Mark V or Lonestar Classic?

[jonanderson23]

I use a Mark V head for blues/classic/country rock bar cover band stuff. Since getting the Mark V my fairly new Lonestar Classic head is just sitting around as a backup. How about changing the tubes to El 34's or 84's in one of them to get a full range of sounds and get a head switcher to go back and forth during a gig decreasing the pedal need. Any ideas on which amp to change the tubes on or which tube. I can't afford to get several different types of tubes to experiment with. Thanks guys.

 

[mejoshee]

I use a Mark V head for blues/classic/country rock bar cover band stuff. Since getting the Mark V my fairly new Lonestar Classic head is just sitting around as a backup. How about changing the tubes to El 34's or 84's in one of them to get a full range of sounds and get a head switcher to go back and forth during a gig decreasing the pedal need. Any ideas on which amp to change the tubes on or which tube. I can't afford to get several different types of tubes to experiment with. Thanks guys.

just fyi the el84's will not go into the mark v by default. i assume you mean using something like the thd yellowjackets for the octal to noval (9-pin) conversion. but i'd be very interested to hear the results. probably on full power/tweed it'd be very bluesy.

 

[jonanderson23]

That's why I was curious between the two. The yellowjackets are $100 a pr. I'll let you know which way I decide to go. Thanks for the response.