tubes

[SixStringSuicide]

The groove tubes in my mesa sound like crap. im running 6l6s right now. Im real confused about which tubes to replace them with since im a dumbass, can someone perhaps go to the tubestore and give me a link of what tubes i should replace them with? I think thats the only why Ill end up buying the right thing.

[GodWentPUNK]

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Checkout www.eurotubes.com and give Bob a call (he'll answer the phone). I would not get groove tubes--yuch. He can suggest some other alternatives.

joe...

[jackson1]

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Bob is great and very friendly. He will probably only offer JJ's though.

[Shawn Lutz]

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What are your pre-amp tubes? What type of MEsa amp is it?

either tubestore.com or eurotubs.com are good vendors.

I'd go with JJ 6L6's
http://www.tubestore.com/tesla6l6gc.html

and EH Pre-amp tubes
http://www.tubestore.com/ehx12ax7.html

Read their site and make up your own mind based on your amp and what you think will work [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Chuckracer]

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Why do people say "yuck" to Groove Tubes?

[toejam]

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For my Mesa, I bought some EH 12AX7 preamp tubes from www.thetubestore.com and got my JJ EL84 power tubes from www.revolutionguitar.com. Both are great to deal with.

[fett]

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I still say:"Buy vintage tubes from a reputable source." The 6l6 was used all over the place and there are many vintage tubes out there. They were made when there were no transistors and the quality is high because they had to be. New tubes,IMHO, are made as an afterthought for a niche group. Go back to the days of yesteryear and buy the good ones.

[Ebbflow]

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I've recently replaced my Sovtek 6l6's in my 5150 combo with some Mesa Boogie 6L6 430's and I think they sound great! I have been thinking about JJ's (EL34's) for my Legacy though and have e-mailed Bob at Eurotubes, very helpfull.

[zeegler]

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I swapped between GTs and Sovteks in my Blue Voodoo, and to be honest, I didn't notice a damn difference.

[Robotechnology]

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Try NOS Jan Phillips 6L6's. They're not 6 hundred kazillion bucks like most other NOS tubes, so they don't break the bank. Sweet tubes!