Doggone tubes!!

ye olde fretmonkey · January 7th, 2005, 01:13 PM

Everything happens at once, of course.

Right about when the (band) minivan needs brakes, my Classic 30 starts squealing (and stops when you jiggle tubes). It's been about 3 years since I retubed it.

What's a good set of fairly clean-sounding tubes for a C30?

Ringo · January 7th, 2005, 08:55 PM

Check with Bob at Eurotubes, think a quad of new matched JJ's is something like $30 + shipping, I will be picking some up for a Laney pretty soon.

shakedancer · January 7th, 2005, 09:02 PM

Put them in my Super Champ-excellent . Thinking of putting a quad in my Classic 30.

Caper · January 7th, 2005, 10:21 PM

I ordered a set of JJ's yesterday from the tubestore, power and preamp, should be here Monday morning. Looking forward to trying them out.

e-merlin · January 8th, 2005, 12:29 PM

Yeah, tell Bob you want some really really clean tubes! I've also had success in my one of my Bravos by putting a low gain ECC83/12AX7 in V1 for a cleaner tone. A couple of guys with C30s on the Peavey amp forum have put ECC81/12AT7 tubes in the phase inverter (V3) for more clean headroom, too, but I don't understand the science behind that. I'm going to try it in a Bravo the next time I order tubes.

Daddy Elmis · January 9th, 2005, 09:48 PM

Be sure to tell Bob what you're experiencing -- sounds like microphonic preamp tubes. You may not need to replace your power tubes.

e-merlin · January 9th, 2005, 09:53 PM

Three years is a long time for EL84s to live, especially if you're gigging with them.

January 7th, 2005, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,443	Doggone tubes!! Everything happens at once, of course. Right about when the (band) minivan needs brakes, my Classic 30 starts squealing (and stops when you jiggle tubes). It's been about 3 years since I retubed it. What's a good set of fairly clean-sounding tubes for a C30? __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

January 7th, 2005, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ringo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,927	JJ's Check with Bob at Eurotubes, think a quad of new matched JJ's is something like $30 + shipping, I will be picking some up for a Laney pretty soon.

January 7th, 2005, 09:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
shakedancer Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: north of Boston Posts: 1,639	JJ'S Put them in my Super Champ-excellent . Thinking of putting a quad in my Classic 30.

January 7th, 2005, 10:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Caper Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,169 7 Photos	I ordered a set of JJ's yesterday from the tubestore, power and preamp, should be here Monday morning. Looking forward to trying them out.

January 9th, 2005, 09:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Daddy Elmis Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 961	Be sure to tell Bob what you're experiencing -- sounds like microphonic preamp tubes. You may not need to replace your power tubes.