Members petejt Posted October 18, 2008 Members Share Posted October 18, 2008 I found another amp tech in Perth (actually referred to me by a mate of mine), who also builds his own pedals. After my MarkIV is finished, I want to get my Fireball's poweramp valves replaced. It currently has stock 6L6 valves. I've got two new Electro Harmonix EL34 valves lying around. Would it be worth getting the Fireball modded for EL34 valves and using the EH's in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bridrive55 Posted October 18, 2008 Members Share Posted October 18, 2008 God no. The Fireball is already a bit harsh and EL34s would make it unbearable. There was a Norwegian guy who used to hang around HCAF and had an EL34 Fireball, and he ended up going back to 6L6. He said the EL34s destroyed the lowend, and IMO the Fireball needs a little more thump anyways. EL34s would also make the lead tone excessively bright. He had clips of it around the internet, so if you google search you might be able to track them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shred-o-holic Posted October 19, 2008 Members Share Posted October 19, 2008 God no. The Fireball is already a bit harsh and EL34s would make it unbearable. There was a Norwegian guy who used to hang around HCAF and had an EL34 Fireball, and he ended up going back to 6L6. He said the EL34s destroyed the lowend, and IMO the Fireball needs a little more thump anyways. EL34s would also make the lead tone excessively bright. He had clips of it around the internet, so if you google search you might be able to track them down. Why mess with perfection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bridrive55 Posted October 19, 2008 Members Share Posted October 19, 2008 Why mess with perfection? In a desperate attempt to give the amp more width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shred-o-holic Posted October 19, 2008 Members Share Posted October 19, 2008 In a desperate attempt to give the amp more width. Get a freaking ISP sub......more width and depth than you know what to do with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhenson42 Posted October 19, 2008 Members Share Posted October 19, 2008 Put an MXR 10 band eq in the loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shred-o-holic Posted October 19, 2008 Members Share Posted October 19, 2008 Put an MXR 10 band eq in the loop. That too...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted October 30, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2008 God no. The Fireball is already a bit harsh and EL34s would make it unbearable. There was a Norwegian guy who used to hang around HCAF and had an EL34 Fireball, and he ended up going back to 6L6. He said the EL34s destroyed the lowend, and IMO the Fireball needs a little more thump anyways. EL34s would also make the lead tone excessively bright. He had clips of it around the internet, so if you google search you might be able to track them down. Thank you very much for the advice. I'll take that on board. What about 6550s or KT88s instead? Something more 6L6 like, but a little different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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