Survey....what tubes you got in your 5150

[C_F_H_13]

I used the search function and read half a dozen posts. I'm curious though what everyone has in their amp right now.

 

[Melodeath]

I bought mine used and have only changed a couple pre-amp tubes. I think the rest of the tubes in it are stock. Made in China, heh. The tubes I replaced are now Sovtek.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Well dunno about the preamp tubes have yet to crack open the amp to have a look. I bought it used and know (due to FJA's kickass serial lookup) that my 5150 was retubed on 10/27/06 (just power tubes) and had the bias mod installed.

Again though I didn't check what was put in my guess is JJ but I dunno.

 

[C_F_H_13]

i guess I should post mine hey?

Used 5150 signature. Just got it about 3 weeks ago. Right now has Sovtek 12ax7wa's and Sovtek 5881 WXTs. Just about to order JJ Hi-Gain 12AX7s and 6L6GCs. Just wanted to see what everyone else has got before I actually place the order.

 

[C_F_H_13]

Well dunno about the preamp tubes have yet to crack open the amp to have a look. I bought it used and know (due to FJA's kickass serial lookup)

Serial lookup hey? where would I find this. I wonder if mine's in there somewhere.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Your serial # is on the bottom of the amp.

You can only look up work that FJA has done it's not a "history of every 5150 on the planet" lookup. Sorry for the confusion

If your amp has had any work done by Jerry it should be there:

http://www.fjamods.com/mod_check.php

 

[KeithRT99]

EH pres, Ruby power. Clips in the sig.

 

[cobrahead1030]

ruby power tubes, can't remember what pre's...probably cheap ones

 

[C_F_H_13]

Your serial # is on the bottom of the amp.

You can only look up work that FJA has done it's not a "history of every 5150 on the planet" lookup. Sorry for the confusion

If your amp has had any work done by Jerry it should be there:

http://www.fjamods.com/mod_check.php

hahahaha yeah I didn't think it was every 5150 ever hahahaha. But thanks I'll check. You never know, this amp I'm sure has had at least 2 owners....

 

[Glenn Fricker]

Matched & Balaned 9th Gen Shugangs in the preamp (probably went overboard witht that) & a Set of JJ's in the power section... that & a bias mod set to just below the melting temperature of glass.

-0z-

 

[C_F_H_13]

Matched & Balaned 9th Gen Shugangs in the preamp (probably went overboard witht that) & a Set of JJ's in the power section... that & a bias mod set to just below the melting temperature of glass.

-0z-

I had been reading baout those tubes....are they really the shit? Also, who did your bias mod and how much did it improve your sound? FYI this amp is strickly for HIGH GAIN guitars...I got other amps for clean stuff so that's all I care about.

 

[greyskull]

peavey super 7's,(chinese) in the pre, and chalmers in the power

 

[BigLebovsky]

12AX7EH, Ruby.

 

[Torniojaws]

Preamp = 4 x Sovtek ECC83
Poweramp = 4 x JJ Electronics 6L6GC

On my Engl Powerball.

Edit:
Oh, did the topic change or did I miss the last word

 

[kaomao]

Stocks ruby's on poweramp
EH and sovtek on pre

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I had been reading baout those tubes....are they really the shit? Also, who did your bias mod and how much did it improve your sound? FYI this amp is strickly for HIGH GAIN guitars...I got other amps for clean stuff so that's all I care about.

I'm guessing here but I imagine either FJA or Voodoo.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

I'm guessing here but I imagine either FJA or Voodoo.

WRONG

hehehhe. The bias mod was done by a local dude here in Windsor named Jay Swatman. I've been bringing him my serious maintenence work for years. Not cheap, but he does quality work. I downloaded the "5150 bias mod for dummies" step-by-step instructions & handed them over to him. The amp came back much, much louder & hotter. What was factory set to I think it was 12 or 18 milliamps was cranked up to 32! What did I notice, tonally? Less fizzies. The annoying fizz in the 5k region seemed to compress, while there was a very nice harmonic shift in the midrange, letting the guitar 'speak' more. Was it worth it? Fuck yeah! After all my tinkering with it, it winds up on about 95% of my projects. It really lets the sound of the individual player through. It's shit for clean, but that's why there's Rectifiers!
-0z-

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

WRONG

hehehhe. The bias mod was done by a local dude here in Windsor named Jay Swatman. I've been bringing him my serious maintenence work for years. Not cheap, but he does quality work. I downloaded the "5150 bias mod for dummies" step-by-step instructions & handed them over to him. The amp came back much, much louder & hotter. What was factory set to I think it was 12 or 18 milliamps was cranked up to 32! What did I notice, tonally? Less fizzies. The annoying fizz in the 5k region seemed to compress, while there was a very nice harmonic shift in the midrange, letting the guitar 'speak' more. Was it worth it? Fuck yeah! After all my tinkering with it, it winds up on about 95% of my projects. It really lets the sound of the individual player through. It's shit for clean, but that's why there's Rectifiers!
-0z-

Very cool that you were able to find someone locally .

 

[cobrahead1030]

from what i've heard the bias mod is something that any decent tech should be able to do

of course i'm dumb as a brick when it comes to anything inside an amp