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Patrik Berg View Member Profile	May 18 2012, 03:15 AM
May 18 2012, 03:15 AM	GMC:er Posts: 497 Joined: 5-December 11 From: Australia	Name your prefered EL84 and 12AX7 tubes and why. K go You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- When your fingers bleed you're getting somewhere

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	May 18 2012, 07:02 PM
May 18 2012, 07:02 PM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	I haven't tried different EL84 brands so I can't help here. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

Sensible Jones View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 07:18 PM
May 20 2012, 07:18 PM	GMC:er Posts: 7.277 Joined: 2-January 09 From: London-ish. UK.	Groove Tubes or Torres. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- I'd rather have a full Bottle in front of me than a full Frontal Lobotomy!!

DeGroot View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 07:43 PM
May 20 2012, 07:43 PM	Experienced Guitar Hero Posts: 1.511 Joined: 16-January 12 From: Chicago, Illinois	I like the GrooveTube 6L6 power tubes in my Fender HRDIII. I only have had the amp for about a half year so I haven't tried any other tubes with it. On the other hand, I didn't like the sound of the same tubes in my Laney head. Changed out to EL34 Elctoharmonix and they sounded great. Sorry, I just realized you are asking about EL84. I have no experience with those tubes. What kind of tube amp are you using for those el84's? As far as preamp tubes.... I always liked using JJ ec83 for some thicker/bottom end sounding gain. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! --------------------

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 08:22 PM
May 20 2012, 08:22 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	Best Tubes ? Whichever ones don't break !! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 08:37 PM
May 20 2012, 08:37 PM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ May 20 2012, 04:22 PM) Best Tubes ? Whichever ones don't break !! hahaha it's true. If this happens during a live concert you could have a really bad night. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 08:37 PM
May 20 2012, 08:37 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ May 20 2012, 08:37 PM) hahaha it's true. If this happens during a live concert you could have a really bad night. That would suck !! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Mudbone View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 09:43 PM
May 20 2012, 09:43 PM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 1.750 Joined: 6-May 10 From: Charlotte, NC (residence)/Boston, MA (home) USA	I've been pretty happy with TAD (Tube Amp Doctor) 6L6's. Its a high quality tube for a good price. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000

Todd Simpson View Member Profile	May 20 2012, 11:31 PM
May 20 2012, 11:31 PM	GMC:er Posts: 25.297 Joined: 23-December 09 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA	As you may have noticed from most of the responses, many players just want tubes that are reliable and sound nice and every model mentioned in the thread will do that for ya. The differences in sound can be subtle at high gain settings so it's not a huge factor in many cases. The choice of pickups on the other hand has a big impact on your overal sound. Even at high gain, various pickups have vastly different tonal qualities. Part of shaping your sound is finding out which pickups sound like what you want hear. Practice! Todd You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- EVERY QUICK LICK! http://bit.ly/quicklickswithtodd MY INSTRUCTOR FORUM MY SHRED JOURNEY (BOOTCAMP) LESSON NOTES/TABS MY INSTRUCTOR PROFILE @ GMC ME @ YOUTUBE.com ME @ Instagram.com ME @ TWITTER

Alex Feather View Member Profile	May 21 2012, 05:12 AM
May 21 2012, 05:12 AM	Instructor Posts: 4.332 Joined: 21-November 11 From: Los Angeles	Svetlana makes the best tubes! Actually Russian tubes are the best! U.S.S.R. even better but very hard to find! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit my website Like me on Facebook Subscribe to my YouTube Follow me on Twitter

Todd Simpson View Member Profile	May 21 2012, 06:21 AM
May 21 2012, 06:21 AM	GMC:er Posts: 25.297 Joined: 23-December 09 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Here is a quick tone example from a 12AX7EH which is built in to my VOX TONE LAB EX. It's the only actual "Tube" device I've ever owned. I"ve played through wads of heads and such, but always been a fan of solid state crunch. Now that I've got a tube device, I have to say the clean channel in particular just sings! I'm starting to get what all the Tube Heads have been saying. Of course, I tried to make it sound METAL right out of the box, but it does Non Metal better than anything I"ve had. ToneLabDemo.mp3 ( 664.61K ) Number of downloads: 54 Here is a clean sound with it. ToneLabClean.mp3 ( 443.59K ) Number of downloads: 51 You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- EVERY QUICK LICK! http://bit.ly/quicklickswithtodd MY INSTRUCTOR FORUM MY SHRED JOURNEY (BOOTCAMP) LESSON NOTES/TABS MY INSTRUCTOR PROFILE @ GMC ME @ YOUTUBE.com ME @ Instagram.com ME @ TWITTER

Patrik Berg View Member Profile	May 23 2012, 10:59 PM
May 23 2012, 10:59 PM	GMC:er Posts: 497 Joined: 5-December 11 From: Australia	QUOTE (DeGroot @ May 20 2012, 06:43 PM) I like the GrooveTube 6L6 power tubes in my Fender HRDIII. I only have had the amp for about a half year so I haven't tried any other tubes with it. On the other hand, I didn't like the sound of the same tubes in my Laney head. Changed out to EL34 Elctoharmonix and they sounded great. Sorry, I just realized you are asking about EL84. I have no experience with those tubes. What kind of tube amp are you using for those el84's? As far as preamp tubes.... I always liked using JJ ec83 for some thicker/bottom end sounding gain. I have a VHT Fryette 50/12 and a mesa boogie studio 22+, they both use EL84 power tubes, they'er wired to the extreme so the capacitors are running around 380-400volts, so these two amps really like to go through the power tubes but they sound awesome as the tubes are always being pushed, even at low volumes, I have a amp specialist near my town who recomends JJ tubes because thy'er tough and can handle the high voltage better than other brands, as for the 12ax7 tubes I have mullards atm, and a couple of sovteks, I'd like to try the genalex gold lions, they're supposed to be the beez neez. thanks for your input guys You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- When your fingers bleed you're getting somewhere

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