Members bmast160 Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 what kind of tubes do you have in there and in what order...right now i got jjel84s and chinese12ax7s...the amp seems a little thicker sounding that id like it..id like a little more articulation. im thinking of switching the v2 with a tung sol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Just the stock ones. I want to swap them out quickly with some Tung Sol stuff and a Weber Copper Cap, but laziness gets in the way of that verrrrry quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strat-man Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Currently a JJ GZ34 rectifier, JJ pre and EH power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bmast160 Posted May 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Currently a JJ GZ34 rectifier, JJ pre and EH power. 3 jj12ax7s? you liked them a lot better than the chinese stocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bmast160 Posted May 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 Just the stock ones. I want to swap them out quickly with some Tung Sol stuff and a Weber Copper Cap, but laziness gets in the way of that verrrrry quickly. and its a pain in the ass to try a new tube. 1)dissassemble 2)change one tube 3)reassemble 4)listen 5)let cool 6)dissassemble 7)change tube etc. etc. i think im just gonna leave the back plate off when trying it...even tho theres exposed electronics and then just have to take out the chassis when i switch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny toetags Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 All JJ's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bmast160 Posted May 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 All JJ's how'd the 12ax7 jjs sound compared to the stock chinese? what did you like better about them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strat-man Posted May 3, 2008 Members Share Posted May 3, 2008 3 jj12ax7s?you liked them a lot better than the chinese stocks? yeah, the stock chinese sounded thin and brittle; and they rattled alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted May 4, 2008 Members Share Posted May 4, 2008 i forgot whats in the preamp (haha oops) but ive got JJ power tubes and a homemade solid state rectifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted May 4, 2008 Members Share Posted May 4, 2008 Just the stock ones. I want to swap them out quickly with some Tung Sol stuff and a Weber Copper Cap, but laziness gets in the way of that verrrrry quickly. +10000 Plus, despite the rest of the amp being awesome, the metal ledges the tubes are mounted on seem flimsy at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bmast160 Posted May 4, 2008 Author Members Share Posted May 4, 2008 anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeid2000 Posted May 4, 2008 Members Share Posted May 4, 2008 I'm keeping an eye on this thread... I've got a JMI AC30 that I need to do a lot of work on and re-tubing is one of the jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted May 4, 2008 Members Share Posted May 4, 2008 I'm keeping an eye on this thread... I've got a JMI AC30 that I need to do a lot of work on and re-tubing is one of the jobs.I think retubings the least of your problems mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeid2000 Posted May 4, 2008 Members Share Posted May 4, 2008 Haha... you have a valid point sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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