tube matching - Doug's Tubes

telemania · April 27th, 2008, 10:18 AM

I play through a Torres Super Texan, love the amp - but need to change it from EL34 to 6L6 to get more headroom and twang. I used a website called bestampblueprinting.com to learn a bit more about tubes and amps (the host works for Ruby tubes i think). Plenty of good info there.

Cycled through a few of the better known tube sites and I noticed that Doug's tubes does something the others don't. He matches to early, normal, and late distortion. Was it Ruby tubes or JJ that had a point system that would help in determining a power tubes distortion point?

Anyway - the other websites did not seem to offer the tubes in a point system that would help me choose the distortion point, only Doug's.

So..... anybody used Doug's matching to effect, or if another system was used was it effective?

Tremo · April 27th, 2008, 04:43 PM

LOL! I'd like to see a technical description of what that process is.

Guitarslinger1 · April 27th, 2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by telemania

I play through a Torres Super Texan, love the amp - but need to change it from EL34 to 6L6 to get more headroom and twang. I used a website called bestampblueprinting.com to learn a bit more about tubes and amps (the host works for Ruby tubes i think). Plenty of good info there.

Cycled through a few of the better known tube sites and I noticed that Doug's tubes does something the others don't. He matches to early, normal, and late distortion. Was it Ruby tubes or JJ that had a point system that would help in determining a power tubes distortion point?

Anyway - the other websites did not seem to offer the tubes in a point system that would help me choose the distortion point, only Doug's.

So..... anybody used Doug's matching to effect, or if another system was used was it effective?

That's the same thing that Groove Tubes has been doing for quite some time.

eugenedunn · April 27th, 2008, 04:49 PM

I think the Tube Store also uses a rating system for power tubes so you can get the same performance in the future

Billm · April 27th, 2008, 05:38 PM

And if you have adjustable bias, you can set the idle current wherever you want instead of "buying" an idle current.

April 27th, 2008, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
telemania TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: jacksonville, fl. Posts: 64	tube matching - Doug's Tubes I play through a Torres Super Texan, love the amp - but need to change it from EL34 to 6L6 to get more headroom and twang. I used a website called bestampblueprinting.com to learn a bit more about tubes and amps (the host works for Ruby tubes i think). Plenty of good info there. Cycled through a few of the better known tube sites and I noticed that Doug's tubes does something the others don't. He matches to early, normal, and late distortion. Was it Ruby tubes or JJ that had a point system that would help in determining a power tubes distortion point? Anyway - the other websites did not seem to offer the tubes in a point system that would help me choose the distortion point, only Doug's. So..... anybody used Doug's matching to effect, or if another system was used was it effective?

April 27th, 2008, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tremo Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA Posts: 3,803	LOL! I'd like to see a technical description of what that process is.

April 27th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
eugenedunn Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 55 Posts: 839 37 Photos	I think the Tube Store also uses a rating system for power tubes so you can get the same performance in the future

April 27th, 2008, 05:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Billm Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey Age: 62 Posts: 575 1 Photos	And if you have adjustable bias, you can set the idle current wherever you want instead of "buying" an idle current.