guiguite Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hi there i m about to replace the 4 12AX7 in my bigblock so i went to denmark street to buy some. the guy told me i can only put mesa tubes inside and they didn t had any... I knew that it was better for the poweramp section but Is that true also for the preamp ? i m a bit lost. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 WWHHHAATTT!!?? the tubes have a designation - pre and power - and any that match that designation are acceptable. most people prefer new old tubes of European/UK/US manufacture. "genuine mesa" tubes would have been made by someone else, with their name printed on the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guiguite Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 (edited) that s what i tought too, i was used to have a SVP pro, some trace head and i always used any kind of preamp tube... but i didn t wanted to get into an argue with the guy so i just left :-) i ve been told that JJ tubes were pretty nice. the mesa i got now are quite cool too. and i tried groove tube in the past... what would you recommand ? For indication, i do play in a metal band with a 6 string active bass. i m looking for a soft warm distortion with good definition in the high and high mids withotu loosing to much low end. nothing too saturated. just enought to make the sound a bit more dirty and fill a bit more the space when my guitar player leave me alone during solos. Edited August 10, 2008 by guiguite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 (edited) for about the price of a JJ you should be able to pick up RFT's which are pretty darn nice. read the comparisons at www.watfordvalves.com Edited August 11, 2008 by gypsymoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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