Changing the tubes in your guitar amplifier can change the tone just as much as changing the speakers. Many people claim the best 12ax7 preamp tubes and 6l6 power tubes are the American made RCA tubes that...
You may not want to spend the money for a vintage amp or even a modern "reissue", but you can often get close to the same tone just by putting the right speakers in the amplifier you have. For example, if you...
No doubt about it, for the majority of electric guitarists, tube amps sound better. If your with me so far the next logical step is to ask if the tube brands and types are a variable in the tone of a tube amp....
Jump to part 2 here: What is a "Tube Cube" Tube Amp Attenuator? An Attenuator is a device that is inserted into the high power signal path, between amplifier output and speaker cabinet input to act as a "load"...
Here's a quick and easy guide to help you understand the rim numbers which reveal a speaker's manufacturer and its production date. We'll use my picture below as an example. The speaker reads C10N C7438 5 on...
Hello to all, tube_guru here with a guide about the proper way to pack vacuum tubes for safe delivery. These delicate items would have to be at the top of any list of fragile items, for not only are they made...
buying vacuum tubes and vintage electronic equipment on ebay can be a tricky thing . hopefully this may help you out . myself i have been working on vintage electronics off and on for over 25 years , even thou...
There is quite a lot being written about how "they just don't make them like they used to"; and when you think about it, all high end audio gear in the 1950's and most of the 60's was tube gear - so there was...
Usually when buying vintage or even new vacuum tubes it is recommended that they be tested on a quality tube tester to be sure they work.Make sure that the tester or seller tests both triodes, in tubes like...
Recently I saw, ... several times, TESLA ECC803S that appeared to be faked, rebranded tubes from new production, and no original TESLA tubes. And a very stupid fake too; (the original Tesla ECC803S is a long...