mikhay77 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Always wanted one,now got one after playin hybrid amps for years.The sound is fantastic.ie,you plug in and with everything set flat it sounds great.Amps I have had b4 mostly trace 12 band tranny/pre valve heads,SWR sm400 etc.Which do sound great but this,well cant put my finger on it,sort of bigger,warmer but still nice highs and clarity too.Its a sound that my hybrid amps just cant get.Well to my ears anyway. Anyways to my point. I have fitted a set of 60s mullard ecc83s,purely because I aquired some in a amp deal,replacing the original trace pre valves.Prior to me buying the amp it was fitted with a matched set of GE6550a's. Now google these and they have a ridiculous price tag! But do I replace these with a matched set of kt88s,which is what the amp was designed to take,will it make that much difference,sound? volume? clarity? reliability? Any trace owner/user been through this or actually any amp user? Also nothing much wrong overall but was gonna get a service on it,a good once over and rebias etc,anyone on Basschat can recommend an amp specialist in the Lincolnshire area ? Any input appreciated,thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS73 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 [quote name='mikhay77' post='1134065' date='Feb 20 2011, 09:22 AM']Prior to me buying the amp it was fitted with a matched set of GE6550a's. Now google these and they have a ridiculous price tag! But do I replace these with a matched set of kt88s,which is what the amp was designed to take,will it make that much difference,sound? volume? clarity? reliability?[/quote] , unless you can find a 60's/70's set of KT88's, otherwise sell them to me for my SVT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 sell the GE's and get some shuguang geckt88's i'll eat my hat if you don't like them and the extra cash you'll have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 [quote name='umph' post='1134912' date='Feb 20 2011, 10:51 PM']sell the GE's and get some shuguang geckt88's i'll eat my hat if you don't like them and the extra cash you'll have![/quote] Yeh,bar a set of vintage GEC Kt's I have heard they are the daddies,will start trawling to get a good price on a matched sextet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I swapped out some 6550s (EH) for KT88s (JJ) and never looked back. I won't go into all the cliches describing the sound, but suffice to say I love the KT88 tone. The KT88s have a bit more headroom too, which is something I welcomed on my 100w amp, as I could squeeze a bit more volume out of it. Not tried the shuguang ones - maybe I'll give them a go when the JJs die - thanks for the tip Umph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhay77 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='Roland Rock' post='1136261' date='Feb 21 2011, 09:01 PM']I swapped out some 6550s (EH) for KT88s (JJ) and never looked back. I won't go into all the cliches describing the sound, but suffice to say I love the KT88 tone. The KT88s have a bit more headroom too, which is something I welcomed on my 100w amp, as I could squeeze a bit more volume out of it. Not tried the shuguang ones - maybe I'll give them a go when the JJs die - thanks for the tip Umph[/quote] Taking the amp to Hotrox,see your from Notts,let them give it a service,set of valves and a Re bias,so hopefully be singing like good un when I pick it up,sorry,when the fork lift picks it up lol.Will post on how it sounds and choice of valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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