SteveXFR

I have, yes. They sound great but what's the volume like?

I've already got a valve preamp in front of the Orange. I should have mentioned that I've had a few amp failures and each time it's been the solid state power section so I was hoping an old all valve head would be more reliable.

Loser - Beck

I'm looking to sell both of my hybrid amp heads to buy one all valve head. I'll be looking used and I know that comes with some risk. My budget is around £600. I play metal and punk so I like a nice bit of dirt on my tone. I'll be using it with a pair of Trace Elliot 8 ohm 300w cabs, a 4x12 and a 1x15. I'm not sure about power output, my 500w Orange head generally doesn't go above 4 on the master volume and my 280w Trace head is not loud enough at 80% but I know watts don't really equal volume. What's your suggestions for a good amp to look for?

Faith - George Michael

King of the road - Fu Manchu

There are definitely albums that have changed what music means to me. The Real Thing by Faith No More was the first record that made me think about what I was listening to. Before then, I played GNR and Def Leopard records at home but mostly because I liked the loud, aggressive noise. The Real Thing was different, it was loud and aggressive but there was much more to it and it was the first record I really listened to and started to appreciate and try to understand. Still one of my favourite records now.

Four pump chump and the 1 inch sex stump - Strangle W**k I believe they're on the radio 2 play list.

Creature of the wheel - White Zombie

Radio - Rancid

Gay bar - Electric Six

Heaviest matter in the universe - Gojira

I was a teenage hand model - Queens Of The Stone Age

Dancing on your grave - Motorhead (Sepultura means grave in Portuguese)

Rubbernecker - Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs

Watch out grandma here comes a lawnmower - Lawnmower Deth

Pagan love song - Acid Bath

Beatle bum - Blur (the only band I dislike more than Coldplay)

Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden

Lake of fire - Meat Puppets

That depends on whether you've tried to learn

True genius is knowing how to slap but never doing it

Mutter - Rammstein

I've seen a few comparison videos showing different brands of the same type of valves in the same amp and the difference was pretty negligible, you'd certainly never hear the difference in a band mix

12AX7 Sovtek (assuming mine are original)