Members Narcosynthesis Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 hello, i am needing to retube my amp and am wandering what brands i should look at for valves looking for 4 el84's, 3 12ax7's and one 12dw7 but i am not sure what are considered the 'best' brands to look at any ideas? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lump Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 I hear nothing but good from here. http://www.eurotubes.com/index.htm When you hear about people using jj's, this is it. I dealt with the guy and found him to be very knowledgeable and nice. He explained things alot to me, and didn't make me feel like an idiot for asking. What he promised he delivered, I can ask no more. Oh, and I liked the auto sig, made me chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordOVchaoS Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Originally posted by Lump I hear nothing but good from here. http://www.eurotubes.com/index.htm When you hear about people using jj's, this is it. I dealt with the guy and found him to be very knowledgeable and nice. He explained things alot to me, and didn't make me feel like an idiot for asking. What he promised he delivered, I can ask no more. Oh, and I liked the auto sig, made me chuckle. Everything this guys said is true but a lot of it depends on what sound you're going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Duesentrieb Posted November 28, 2005 Members Share Posted November 28, 2005 Since he is in Scotland, I would suggest www.watfordvalves.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lump Posted November 29, 2005 Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 Originally posted by LordOVchaoS Everything this guys said is true but a lot of it depends on what sound you're going for. EVERYTHING I'VE SAID IS TRUE? HOLY CRAP, I'M IN TROUBLE.....OHHHHH WAIT, YOU JUST MEANT ABOUT THE TUBES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted November 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 i was looking at watford valves, mostly because they are a uk dealer - a lot nicer for shipping, especially for fragile valvesjj's sound good to me any other opinions?David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Duesentrieb Posted November 29, 2005 Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 Seriously I would ask them directly. Tube quality changes from batch to batch (no matter if EH, JJ, Sovtek and so on). All I know is that their own brand (Harma, right?) may be probably constantly on a high quality level (cause they just switch to a different source if needed) - at least what I`ve heard from customers of Watford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members math2014 Posted November 29, 2005 Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hmm they do nice upgrade kits as well Celestion Heritage + 4xEL84 +4xECC83 for 100GBP.... thats not bad I just wonder if the speaker and valves are a worthy upgrade vs Celestion 70-80 speaker and TAD valves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted November 29, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 Originally posted by math2014 Hmm they do nice upgrade kits as well Celestion Heritage + 4xEL84 +4xECC83 for 100GBP.... thats not bad I just wonder if the speaker and valves are a worthy upgrade vs Celestion 70-80 speaker and TAD valves. i never noticed the kits (actually i did, i saw the fender kits, but passed them over when i realised they were speaker/valves and not a full amp kit ) i would love to get a greenback for the amp, for some proper vintage style rock sounds, but the greenback dosent come in a high enough wattage for the amp (1x12 combo - 40 watts) a vintage 30 looks pretty nice though...David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members math2014 Posted November 29, 2005 Members Share Posted November 29, 2005 Originally posted by Narcosynthesis i never noticed the kits (actually i did, i saw the fender kits, but passed them over when i realised they were speaker/valves and not a full amp kit ) i would love to get a greenback for the amp, for some proper vintage style rock sounds, but the greenback dosent come in a high enough wattage for the amp (1x12 combo - 40 watts) a vintage 30 looks pretty nice though... David Hmm they sell the Heritage 30 in the Laney LC30 upgrade kit... strange... a 30W speaker for a 30W amp... :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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