which El84's for rocket build? uk
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which El84's for rocket build? uk
Going to build a rocket/Z-wreck next.
What new EL84's would you recommend from;
1; JJ
2: EH
3: Sovtek
4: Tung sol
Or Tube town's own brand?
Cheers
Marcus
What new EL84's would you recommend from;
1; JJ
2: EH
3: Sovtek
4: Tung sol
Or Tube town's own brand?
Cheers
Marcus
Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
Hiya. I had sovteks in mine and didn't like them much, I now have Mullard reissues, they were about the same price and sound great, not as harsh sounding as the sovteks in my 2 hole rocket......but everyone has different ears.
Good luck....
Good luck....
Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
I like the Russian 6P14P tubes in my Rockets.
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A lotta good reports on JJ EL84's. I've used them and I think they sound good.
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JJ EL84 for me.
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Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
Out of the 4 brands you listed, JJ's for sure...I also like the standard grade 6P14P, I'm pretty sure that Z-Wrecks come with the mil-spec version of those, the 6P14P-EV.
First 25 years of playing, I never got along with EL84's...Now I think, WHAT THE HELL WAS WRONG WITH ME????
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Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
Thanks guys. I've used JJ's on my 2 Dumble builds and they've been fine so I was heading towards them anyway.
Would you recommend them for the pre amp/PI as well?
Marcus
Would you recommend them for the pre amp/PI as well?
Marcus
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If I had to pick a brand without auditioning the tubes first, i'd bet on EH. They seem to have the best combination of low noise and tone quality, which is mostly about brightness in my experience. JJ's are good, and I've had good results from the Mullard and Tung-Sol reissues. I haven't tried any TAD's yet, but I'm interested in hearing some of those.
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Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
Thanks Martin, I'll give them a go. Just in the process of acquiring parts at the moment. guitar Mike here on the forum runs Modulus amps here in the UK and has been very helpful in getting it all together, he's just got the transformer set made so we're nearly good to go.
I finish touring first week of October so will hopefully get everything together soon after.
Marcus
I finish touring first week of October so will hopefully get everything together soon after.
Marcus
Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
I always liked 7189A, but they awfully rare and spendy. If you ever find a set that's not too dear, it might be worth having. Pinout is a bit different.
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1+ for the Russian tubes look for the ones with a k rugged military, in UK they should very reasonable,
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menger66 wrote:1+ for the Russian tubes look for the ones with a k rugged military, in UK they should very reasonable,
the military ones are 3x the price of a JJ or regular Sovtek.
Marcus
Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
Just to be clear where talking about these tubes 6n14n k I believe these are sovtecs, not possitive though. I do buy large batches of them there less than 5$ a tube.
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http://www.tube-town.net/ttstore/Tubes/ ... :5527.html
25.3 euro each so nearly $30 a piece!
JJ and regular Sovtek are $10
Marcus
25.3 euro each so nearly $30 a piece!
JJ and regular Sovtek are $10
Marcus
Re: which El84's for rocket build? uk
They are much cheaper than that on eBay. Typically $5-7 each for the non Millitary grade, and probably $6-10 for Millitary grade.
Since I am not using my amps as a weapon, I buy the non Millitary grade, and they sound great.
Since I am not using my amps as a weapon, I buy the non Millitary grade, and they sound great.