EL-34

wesley7777 · February 12th, 2006, 03:00 PM

I was wondering what kind of change in tone would i get if i put EL-34's in the class A sockets in my mesa mark 4. Right now it has 6L6 in it. I am looking for more of a voxish type tone, even though they use El-84.Thanks for the help

Tremo · February 12th, 2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wesley7777

I was wondering what kind of change in tone would i get if i put EL-34's in the class A sockets in my mesa mark 4. Right now it has 6V6 in it. I am looking for more of a voxish type tone, even though they use El-84.Thanks for the help

LOL, you're joking, right? A Mesa Mk4? Class A? Vox? Not a chance. If you want Vox tone, buy a Vox. And even they're not really Class A.

RussBert · February 12th, 2006, 07:09 PM

Yeah, your MKIV will never sound like a Vox, but EL-34's do give it a new dimension...Splurge the $40 or-so bucks on a set of SED EL-34's and have a listen for yourself.

I prefered them in my MKIII

wesley7777 · February 12th, 2006, 09:28 PM

Yeah i know that it will never sound like a vox, but i am aiming for a more britishish typed tone with a new dimintion

RussBert · February 12th, 2006, 09:52 PM

You don't get any "britishish dimintion" with EL34's, but it will sound different. Crunchier smoother distortion, less bass.

It's one of those those thing you can talk about 'till your blue in the face, but trying a pair will set you strait with a small capitol investment

wesley7777 · February 12th, 2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RussBert

You don't get any "britishish dimintion" with EL34's, but it will sound different. Crunchier smoother distortion, less bass.

It's one of those those thing you can talk about 'till your blue in the face, but trying a pair will set you strait with a small capitol investment

Really, i was just going with what it said in the instrution book, saying that it will give you a more British tone. Glad i asked real people and not just believed the book. thanks guys.

RussBert · February 12th, 2006, 11:10 PM

Thing is, just what IS the British dimension? Pretty hard to define. You can always ask here http://www.grailtone.com/forum/ and you'll find most guys like the MKIV's better w/6L6's

February 12th, 2006, 03:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
wesley7777 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 45	EL-34 I was wondering what kind of change in tone would i get if i put EL-34's in the class A sockets in my mesa mark 4. Right now it has 6L6 in it. I am looking for more of a voxish type tone, even though they use El-84.Thanks for the help

February 12th, 2006, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
RussBert Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 321	Yeah, your MKIV will never sound like a Vox, but EL-34's do give it a new dimension...Splurge the $40 or-so bucks on a set of SED EL-34's and have a listen for yourself. I prefered them in my MKIII

February 12th, 2006, 09:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
wesley7777 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 45	Yeah i know that it will never sound like a vox, but i am aiming for a more britishish typed tone with a new dimintion

February 12th, 2006, 09:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
RussBert Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 321	You don't get any "britishish dimintion" with EL34's, but it will sound different. Crunchier smoother distortion, less bass. It's one of those those thing you can talk about 'till your blue in the face, but trying a pair will set you strait with a small capitol investment

February 12th, 2006, 11:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
RussBert Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 321	Thing is, just what IS the British dimension? Pretty hard to define. You can always ask here http://www.grailtone.com/forum/ and you'll find most guys like the MKIV's better w/6L6's