While we do our day to day the day to day work, we find some interesting useful websites and some we just like.. I thought I would be brief and share some things them. They are in no particular order. Honeyboy amps make some really nice looking amps. They are based on the early Fender Tweed designs and are hand wired. Andy makes a lovely 5 watt amp and if you are a harp player […]
This post has nothing to do with valves or tubes but it is how to update your keyboard or midi player that currently has a floppy disk drive ( remember them ?). we have posted the because I am sure their are many folks out there that like to use Midi files  as a way of ” playing with a band” at home.  I try to play guitar and the Midi player keeps me motivated
Have you ever wondered why amplifier valves wear out or why they dont last as long as solid state stuff? Why do the big amp manufacturers give you three years warranty on the amp and 90 days on the guitar amp valves? Valves are very old technology. Â The popular 6L6 output valve came to market in 1937 and our little friend the 12AX7 ( ECC83) was first introduced by RCA way back in 1947. The
We have now upgraded all our JJ EL34 valve kits. Â Our kits now include the JJ EL34 II. The reason? The JJ standard EL34 does not sound nearly as good as the EL34 II . Â The standard EL34 is known for sounding “thin” whereas the EL34 II has much stronger low end and mids making for a much fatter solid tone. All the EL34 kits on the drop down menu when selecting ” Make” and
A lovely 1964 Vox AC30/6 came along as it was felling a bit poorly. The amp sounded- well- just not like an AC30 should. The vibrator / tremolo pedal had disappeared in the mists of time. The amp had been recovered in the proper basketweave Tolex and had a new grill cloth so it looked the part. The exact model is the Vox AC30/6 and while not a Top Boost model it is the “Treble”
There is a lot of confusion in the market on Svetlana and Winged C Valves.  A number of UK suppliers claiming they are selling current production Winged C valves which are made in the St Petersburg factory in Russia. By the way, the “C” is the Russian letter for “S” so it is the logo for the brand using the company name first letter. Here is a cut and paste from a well known valve reseller