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12ax7
Just bought one of these to use as a DI for my bass when I play direct into the board.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1189876556.jpg And as you might have guessed it uses a 12AX7 I know we have some vintage guitar players and bottle heads on the board, any recommendations on tubes to try in this little guy? I'm thinking the Groove Tube reissue of the original Mullard design might be interesting. |
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My Ashdown has a tube preamp, but it is part of a whole system (eq, power amp, and my speaker cab). My direct setup of choice is a Great River ME-1NV preamp (not tube) into a Summit Audio TLA-50 Tube Leveler (12ax7) then into the board. But I could also run the Great River all alone...I think it sounded better than a tube Avalon 737 (which I sold). Isn't most everything Chinese these days, with maybe some Russian stuff around? It's been awhile since I was into worrying about tubes (when I had my Bogner, Boogies and old Fenders) but even 15 years ago Groove Tubes were just relabeled Chinese stuff. |
Telefunken
Mullard Electro-Harmonix Amperex Tung-Sol |
I scored a set of NOS Sylvania 12AX7 tubes a few years ago. Didn't make too much of a difference on the tone...
In the future, I plan on building a completely tube preamp and power amp... probably 18W, run it through a nice 1X12 cabinet with a nice Celestion Vintage 30 in it... |
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I really doubt you'd see much difference, though. |
I dont know that much about different tube brands.... however I had
some Svetlana's 6L6 in my 93 Fender Tweed Deville... and they were way too squeeky clean, totally killed the amps sound... So I replaced them with GTs and the sound is now totally back and the amp rocks.... It was amazing what the tube change meant to getting this amp back to the way Fender designed it. Scott how do you like the presonus mic preamp? are you happy with the sound? |
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My keyboard player teases me that my 70s vintage Fender Jazz bass sounds to twangy (says it sounds like I'm playing the ukulele :rolleyes:). The preamp/compressor/ headphone amp will also double nicely as an silent (to my neighbors) electric bass practice rig. Quote:
Haven't kept up with the tubes either for several years but heard the same thing. Although last time I checked in on tube world I seem to remember that whoever builds GT's tube does so to there spec. they are not just relabled off the shelf tubes. So my plan is to plug my bass into this: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1189886296.jpg Plug that preamp into this: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1189886529.jpg Send the output of that to the board and to this: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1189886578.jpg And no I don't work for Presonus, just heard good things about their product.:D |
This is the *****:
http://www.summitaudio.com/photos/su...la-50-main.jpg http://www.summitaudio.com/tla-50-amplifier.htm And I like this better than any tube pre I've played through in awhile: http://www.greatriverelectronics.com...os/ME-1NV1.jpg Not cheap though. The TLA-50 is worth every penny imho. The GR is less bang for the buck, but I use it as a mic preamp and also as a direct box for bass and guitar. |
i use good ole EH. As i understand it just about everything Chinese amde these days, and the boutique guys are just re-branding. But I could be wrong...
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I think they're called "State Electronics" but I'm not sure... Last time I was there, I made a few good scores. |
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