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eugenedunn · March 28th, 2008, 05:31 AM

Yes! I've really gotten into that practice lately. I have listened to a lot of tubes in different positions lately.

V1 replacements almost always end up being 12AY7's. If there's a reverb section, the V2 (reverb driver) usually ends up being a 12AU7 since that tube and the 12AT7 can take the current in that circuit best. It seems like the Reverb Return and Mix usually stay at a 12AX7 though, as does the PI tube.

And it seems like the V1's end up being RCA's, even though other NOS and UOS tubes are fine also. They just seem to end up being my first choices, sonically.

March 28th, 2008, 05:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
eugenedunn Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 54 Posts: 562 33 Photos	Yes! I've really gotten into that practice lately. I have listened to a lot of tubes in different positions lately. V1 replacements almost always end up being 12AY7's. If there's a reverb section, the V2 (reverb driver) usually ends up being a 12AU7 since that tube and the 12AT7 can take the current in that circuit best. It seems like the Reverb Return and Mix usually stay at a 12AX7 though, as does the PI tube. And it seems like the V1's end up being RCA's, even though other NOS and UOS tubes are fine also. They just seem to end up being my first choices, sonically. __________________ Ono Boy says "good n' swampy....."