Tome of Demise
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Hi,
I have 60 watt mark III short head and have been experimenting with with two tube sets... Mesa 5881-6L6 STR 425's and Mesa 6L6 GC 440's.
I'll make a brief description of the two just for further reference...
The 440's seemed to have a smooth midrange, big bottom (not flabby or loose) and again, a fairly smooth top end. Pretty balanced tube i would say. But keep in mind i'm comparing it to the only other tubes i have floating around....
The 425's - These tubes seemed very AGGRESSIVE and lots of grinding midrange. I literally had to keep the presence on 2 and scoop the 240, 750 and 2200 sliders almost to the bottom line....and there were still plenty of mids to cut thru in a metal band!
The bottom end was very tight and defined. The top end can get a little "harsh" (not the word i wanted to use but i can't think of another one ) but really nothing a little EQing can't fix.
So, my question is in the thread title. And...
feel free to recommend me some other tubes 8)
I have 60 watt mark III short head and have been experimenting with with two tube sets... Mesa 5881-6L6 STR 425's and Mesa 6L6 GC 440's.
I'll make a brief description of the two just for further reference...
The 440's seemed to have a smooth midrange, big bottom (not flabby or loose) and again, a fairly smooth top end. Pretty balanced tube i would say. But keep in mind i'm comparing it to the only other tubes i have floating around....
The 425's - These tubes seemed very AGGRESSIVE and lots of grinding midrange. I literally had to keep the presence on 2 and scoop the 240, 750 and 2200 sliders almost to the bottom line....and there were still plenty of mids to cut thru in a metal band!
The bottom end was very tight and defined. The top end can get a little "harsh" (not the word i wanted to use but i can't think of another one ) but really nothing a little EQing can't fix.
So, my question is in the thread title. And...
feel free to recommend me some other tubes 8)