Best tubes for my Peavey Classic 50

Toast · 2011-06-13T09:08:00+00:00

Hi Guys I have to replace the original tubes on my Peavey Classic 50 after 5 years ? of faithfull service. Which are the best ones (in terms of tone) avail...

Best tubes for my Peavey Classic 50

FenderBender

nick wrote: If you phsyically compare the tubes its partly because the JJ is slightly smaller in size

Ah ok so more than likely the tube retainers were too big and rattled on the outside of the tubes.

FenderBender

bottledtone wrote: The sovteks are nice and hardy.

I've got a quad of sovtek el84s here that came out of a Classic 30 and they ring beautifully when tapped with an orange stick ?

bottledtone wrote: Had some EL34EH that sounded like a reverb spring was inside ?

I have never had a problem with EH. Just goes to show, sometimes it's the luck of the draw ?

AlanRatcliffe

Graeme Parfett wrote: Just goes to show, sometimes it's the luck of the draw ?

Yup - I just had a Telefunken go microphonic on me.

bottledtone

with an orange stick ?

I also import orange sticks! where you get yours from ?

AlanRatcliffe

...more importantly are they NOS orange sticks? ?

Averatu

Would the same apply for my Peavey Classic 130 VT(I think)? Think it has input valves. I'd like a crisper sound, I'm rather clueless about valves.

FenderBender

bottledtone wrote: I also import orange sticks! where you get yours from ?

I import them from my girlfriends make up bag ?

FenderBender

Alan Ratcliffe wrote: ...more importantly are they NOS orange sticks? ?

These are NUS, New Ursh Stock ?

FenderBender

Averatu wrote: Would the same apply for my Peavey Classic 130?

Can't seem to find any info on this amp. If it's a valvetronic amp, it will usually have only one preamp valve.

AlanRatcliffe

Averatu wrote: Would the same apply for my Peavey Classic 130 VT(I think)? Think it has input valves. I'd like a crisper sound, I'm rather clueless about valves.

A friend just sold one of those - they have a solid state preamp and a valve power amp (four 6L6s IINM). The best new production 6L6s are the SED (Winged C).

Averatu

Alan Ratcliffe wrote:
Averatu wrote: Would the same apply for my Peavey Classic 130 VT(I think)? Think it has input valves. I'd like a crisper sound, I'm rather clueless about valves.

A friend just sold one of those - they have a solid state preamp and a valve power amp (four 6L6s IINM). The best new production 6L6s are the SED (Winged C).

Great, thanx.

Averatu

Its time I replace my valves. Where is the best place in JHB to acquire the demons. "6L6s SED (Winged C)".

Garren

...more importantly are they NOS orange sticks?

:roflmao:

AlanRatcliffe

Averatu wrote: Its time I replace my valves. Where is the best place in JHB to acquire the demons. "6L6s SED (Winged C)".

You'll have to import yourself. KCA NOS had a good special on them last I looked.

Averatu

Alan Ratcliffe wrote:
Averatu wrote: Its time I replace my valves. Where is the best place in JHB to acquire the demons. "6L6s SED (Winged C)".
You'll have to import yourself. KCA NOS had a good special on them last I looked.

FANTASTIC!!! Anyone else in JHB need to import some valvular action???!!!!