MB1 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 MB1. First time ive ever seen one of these in the flesh so to speak,heavy,most definately,looking in the back of the amp this beasts got 12 valves in it!...12 i counted them twice just to make sure.how much do they charge to replace valves on this? serious bit of kit!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmesa Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 6L6 tubes used in the power stage are £50 per pair inc vat (6 pairs) The 4 preamp tubes are £15 each (from Mesa UK) There are cheaper alternatives as others will tell you (Harma etc), but I haven't been down that road yet. $$$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veils Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I bet it sounds the bomb tho...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Aye it does have one or two 'pipes' in there - The good thing being that it never really breaks a sweat. I retubed mine with a matched set from Watford Valves for about £110, so not too bad. The problem is that the tubes you buy must be matched to the fixed bias of the amp. This means choice is limited and expensive. The alternative is a non fixed bias - With my Trace, for example, you can bung in any set of four KT88s (~£50 for a matched quad) and set the bias to match, making it much cheaper.. I am sure there are bebefits to both designs that go way over my head, but my wallet is happy! Ta! ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I got 12 JJ 6L6's and 4 12AX7's for 130 quid delivered from Eurotubes and it sounds fantastic much better than the Stock Mesa's Chinese tubes it came with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veils Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 There is a site called Hot Rox or somethin like that. They are pretty cheap for tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay249 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hotrox are fantastic, never bought tubes there but the customer service and delivery time has been, for me, propr gud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 +1 for Hotrox, I've had excellent service from them and great value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I fully retubed my one JJ's and it sounds awesome it is for sale too, see my other posts for more info [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4298&hl=mesa+400"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...amp;hl=mesa+400[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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