Replacement valves for a Streamliner

[fretmeister]

What are people using?

I'm sure I've got plenty of life left in mine yet, but I'm wondering if anyone has experimented with different valves in the preamp?

[Roland Rock]

I popped a NOS Mullard ECC81 in mine, I think it sweetened the tone up a bit.

Edited November 12, 2013 by Roland Rock

[Budbear]

I hope this helps:

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191375-new-valves-for-genz-streamliner-any-experience/page__fromsearch__1

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/genz-benz-streamliner-tube-rolling-796088/

[4 Strings]

Yep, read through that bass chat thread, some great advice in there and then do it!

If you don't want screaming distortion a lower gain valve in V1 makes a huge improvement to the amp and its useful output, but will still give you loads of overdrive, if you want it, with the button pressed.

I can thoroughly recommend it, if this is what you want.

[JapanAxe]

Just read the linked BC thread. Funny, even with humongously powerful G&L HB pickup, gain engaged and knob set at noon, I am only just getting audible drive on the lower notes. Need the gain to 2 o'clock for the same effect on the Sandberg. Then again, all strung with flats, so there isn't so much top end to get overdriven.

I settled on all JJ 12AX7's on the basis that they were predictable (in a goood way) and reliable. I tried vintage Sylvanias but they didn't seem to make much difference at home levels - might be different on a gig though.