Mr. Foxen

[quote name='bigbottomend' timestamp='1328951864' post='1535133'] Well i have plenty Mullard ecc83 and i'm not after buying or selling any. The only things i maybe interested in are 12dw7, 12bh7 & 6550a / KT88 [/quote] I have a pair of original Gold Lion KT88s going, tested, work fine. Not ken on selling my valves, I consider them an appreciating and useful asset, since I get through valve amps attemtping to satisfy my insatiable curiousity about them.

Do you mean long plate rather than long pin? Pins have to be consistent to be compatible. Long plate is better for tone mojo, short plate is less microphonic so better in practice. Most of the difference is down to seeing the tone. I've had people demand to know details to they can tell how it sounds in favour of actual recordings.

Why have so many people clicked my blog link from this thread?

Mullard are British valves, so will use the British classicifaction, which is ECC83. 12AX7 is the American name for the same thing. Thhey made them over a long period so there is various styles of internal structure an white and yellow text, and the difference is mostly snake oil. New Old stock has lsot a lot of its meaning, is is supposed to be new ununsed valves, but you are better off getting ones that have been tested (from me).

Beware of stinkyness when machine grinding bone.

LOLest part is the fact Vic Wooten is in related vids.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1328791030' post='1532648'] It's a sort of, er, cross between a Maltese and an Iron Cross, innit? [/quote] Maltese cross has 8 points: This sort of cross is a cross pattée, as per the Queen's headgear and such.

Might now you've brought it back to the front page.

The Crusaders maybe.

Actually, a mate has a 100w Traynor going.

Need to figure out what they all do, Early in the chain should make most difference, but if one is specifically providing drive into distoriton, it would be that one.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1328723043' post='1531727'] Older British valve heads from the less fashionable makers can be good value, especially the PA versions, though prices are creeping up. There's also the risk of expensive work being needed if you're not the DIY sort. Most of them will be 100 watts (with a few exceptions), which works well for me, but is a bit less power than the Orange. Fine if you've got plenty of cab though... [/quote] Sorry, I already bought all of these. All of them.

[quote name='dandoom' timestamp='1328712840' post='1531524'] isn't that bugera a guitar amp? if so how would it perform with a bass? I'm interested as its not mega money too also the terror looks pretty cool but not sure it'll satisfy me fully as its still solid state [/quote] Its a clone of something that is fine for bass, there is a massive thread on Talkbass, with the very rare circumstance of posts from people that have acually used one. I'm kind of keen to have a go with one (two) but I'd probably swap out the valves since it is a modern amp.

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1327426674' post='1511059'] When will house Sound "Engineers" learn that the PA is for vocals, and maybe the drums. Bass and guitar amps can fill the space adequately enough ta very much. Why else can a bassist justify running that 200/300/400/600w amp, if it's not to "fill the space"? Why not just run a DI into the PA, and save yourself the expense and backache? Cos big bass amps, like big guitar amps SOUND GOOD. [/quote] One of those gigs where the audience all stands in a line, in size order, right in front of the guitar cabinet?

There is, but I dunno what it is, or how to help with it. But you now know you have something to search for.

The Orange needs valve swapping because it is done wrong and breks up far more than it should before reaching volume. The Hartke doesn't have this issue.

Led Zep reggae? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZHWy6W00oM

Mudbucker Ibanez: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-MIJ-Ibanez-2389B-bass-guitar-early-70s-lawsuit-era-/130644859622?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1e6b0a5ae6

[quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1328661129' post='1530963'] really? I can't imagine the note being distinguishable. Must be that very angry kind of music? Ooh, I wouldn't enjoy playing floppy strings, but we are all different! [/quote] .145 low a, similar feel to .045 to.105 in standard, sounds like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJjltYoBTxc

Bugera 1960 is a Marshall master volume clone, will do a driven valve thing pretty well, including the important power section bit you won't get with the hybrids.

Would be a stick on ebay and hope two rabid collectors go after it.

Stick Compact on its side, it has no HF driver to get upset.