My dual rectifiers tubes just died...like a week after the warrenty expired....amazing. Do you guys know of a brand of tubes that last longer, or sound better/warmer? I think if i get six in a set they cost like $20 but individually their $30.
WarHead said:Fuck this just got really confusing. Ok ok... hmm the two 5U4-GB's are ok. They're the more bold sound. The other 4 which are 6L6's I think are just weak sounding. I want a bolder agressive ass sounding type of tube to replace the four 6L6's.
Is that possible to switch for a bolding tube with out moding the bias? Or should I just keep the same tubes are get a good effects rack to shape the sound to my liking?
Ah, the bias switch is between 6L6 and El-34....for some reason I cant see any El-34s in the amp. Damn my equipment is so damn unreliable.
Thanks for responding.
Indiooo said:Man you're SO confused!
Indiooo said:First of all, to get a tighter, more agressive tone, switch to silicon diodes. Tube rectifiers make your tone looser (can be a good thing). Try that. If you still feel you need more tightness, throw a quartet of EL34s in there (check the JJs if you don't want to fuck with biasing).
And no effects unit is going to make your amp sound good. Even EQs are best used for fine tuning, not fixing bad tone, at least at the guitar amp level.
You don't see any EL34s in your amp because it comes stock with 6L6s. Rectos are not supposed to have mixed tubes (except for the Road King), that's a feature of Mesa's Simulclass amp like the Mk series and the 2:90.
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Yeah Im absent minded to what type of tubes my amp came with. Its been a while since Ive played on it unfortunatly. (long story)
The two high power silicon diodes tubes (5U4-GB's I think) sound ok. They put out a good deal of power and the tone is tight.
What is confusing me right now (in my drunken state of mind) , is why I have four other tubes that I dont seem to be using on the amp. The rectifier seems to switch between high power silicon diodes or the stander 6L6s i think. I always have it switched to the high powered ones. So I guess I want to see if there are any replacement ones for the 6L6s. Mainly because I cant seem to find a tone that Im happy with, while using those tubes.
Hopefully this makes some sense, sorry. still pretty fucked up.
hah I just re-read everything again... The el-34s will have a more aggressive tone than the 6L6s? How do you mean, check the JJs? Does that brand have similar bias to mesa?