Members ledvedder Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'm just throwing this out there to see what each of you would do, in terms of preamp tube placement, in a DSL50, if these were the tubes you had available. 1 - Ruby 12ax7ac5 hg 1 - JJ ecc82 1 - Peavey 12ax7 Super 7 1 - Groove Tubes 7025 1 - Jan 12at7wc 2 - JJ ecc83 hg 1 - JJ ecc83s 3 - Groove Tubes 12ax7c 1 - Marshall VLVE-00040 1 - Sovtek LPS 1 - Tungsol 12ax7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krank'N Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 We are assuming that all tubes are ok and not on their last legs?! DSL's can get a bit fizzy but a good combo of tubes can make the difference. v1-Sovtek lps -nice full range v2-Marshall vlve- get that marshall crunch v3-GT 7025-also full range gain v4-Ruby 12ax7- nice tone if its a red one I dont care for tungsols in DSL's ( makes them even more fizzy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'd put in the first 3 I grabbed and pretend I never made this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshallmel Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by Ron Burgandy I'd put in the first 3 I grabbed and pretend I never made this thread. I did a spit take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by Ron Burgandy I'd put in the first 3 I grabbed and pretend I never made this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i386 Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Originally Posted by Ron Burgandy I'd put in the first 3 I grabbed and pretend I never made this thread. Pretty much this. I don't have a huge stash of tubes laying around, but I have a few. Every time I've done a comparison, I can't tell the damn difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atrox Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 I have tungsols in my DSL50. I love them in my 2203, but i need to put darker tubes in the DSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mike LX-R Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 stick to the 12ax7/ecc83's. don't put the 12at7 or ecc82's in there. why don't you just try different combinations out and see for yourself what you like? Also, I've noticed a HUGE interplay between tubes and speakers. It's a phenomena that never ceases to trip me out... but it's more prevalent with different power tubes and speakers. I usually prefer 6L6's in my GH50L but I recently got celestion CL80 clones and on a whim i put KT77's in it and was very pleasantly surprised. I've tried KT77's in that amp with like 4 other pairs of speakers and hated them. Tripped me out that they sound REALLY good now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krank'N Posted December 22, 2012 Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 I have mullard and marshall preamp tubes running now. I also dont like EHX tubes in it. There are some amps (like a Carvin Legacy) that the EHX and Tungsols tubes bring to life tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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