Here is more on valve matching.  Most valve manufacturers will match output valves in pairs and quads with varying degrees of accuracy.  I have written about this previously here. Also you might about to read our thoughts on why do matching in the first place  and  click here for the article! Valve manufacturers in general do not provide  matching of pre-amp valves like the ECC81, ECC82, ECC83 ( 12AT7, 12AU7, 12AX7). You might be asking how […]
A number of customers have asked us about new EF86’s. This a  famous high gain audio pentode from the 1950’s and 1960’s. There are a lot of  used EF86’s on well known auction sites that are unboxed with big prices. My own experience  is that many of these original valves are well used and not worth the money. The alternative  has been to buy  NOS original boxed units but these are vintage and command high
I thought this might be useful info if you are looking for guitar courses online. By chance I met a nice chap from Edinburgh called Ged. He has put  lot of effort to make a really nice website with online guitar lessons and there are a lot of free guitar lessons and not just for beginners. He leads the Guitar Music Intitute and is based in Edinburgh. There are also more advanced course to which
Setting the Bias There is a lot of discussion on the black magic of setting the bias on the output valves in your amp. This is also related to the matching of the valves. There is talk of setting the bias “cool” or “hot” and the effects on output valve life. Â I am attempting to write this so as the musicians can understand and so the idea is that I make it hopefully simple to
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While I was sitting drinking my morning coffee, I found this interesting article on diagnosing valve tube problems in amps ( I know I am a bit sad!). It is on the Mesa Boogie website and I thought it was worth sharing. it is well written and I thought it would be useful for folks when their amp starts “misbehaving”. We have suffered not just tha p stopping in its tracks, but the crackles and
Valves Tubes Be Careful What you buy ! There are many vendors of valves and tubes and I thought it might be useful to make a list of my observations in the market.  Of course I cannot be totally un-biased as I sell valves/tubes on this site and we sell  limited selection of what we offer on Ebay too. Now I am not  criticising at any sellers but some clearly are less technically capable than
Tung Sol Valves Now In Stock – Made in Russia We are expanding our product line and are introducing  anew premium line of valves/tubes. Tung Sol valves /tubes. We are being supplied directly by the parent company and we are official dealers. We want to offer you a an expanded  our range  valves /tubes  Your amp’ sound is heavily influenced by the valves used in the amp and of course it is everyone’e personal taste.