We have updated all the pricing on our range of valves /tubes so we with Prices Updated, better Value than Ever.  The Euro has dropped in value and so this means better prices !! UK 2nd Class post is now free and 1st Class post is only £1.50 We also have an Ebay shop and if you compare prices you will see buying direct is cheaper and you get the same quality product which is […]
In the course of selling our valves, we meet up with nice folks who are very good in their field amp repair and restoration. Â We recently sold some valves to Stewart Palmen who repairs and restores amps and guitars in Trowbridge in Wiltshire in the UK. He also has some really nice amps for sale. Â He and I shared also at worked at Analog Devices, although at different times. Stewart has a strong technical
We had some issues with the search engine on finding the right valve kits for your amp.  It has taken a lot of work and this is now fully operational from today, 19th June, 2015. The idea is that if you first click the “Make” tab  there is a list of amps ( check the whole list as its not yet alphabetical order !) and choose your amp make. Then click on the “Model” and
Adding more amp models We are adding more amp valve kits to the web store.  In response to customers asking about Engl amps, we have added a number of  Engl Amp model  valve kits to the website. We want to make sure that the website has as many of the amps for which you need valve kits. We want to make sure we have your amp listed . Please let us know if your amp
I thought I would try and make sense of why do we like  the sound of valve versus solid state amps.  ” Solid state” is the name that was banded about in the 1960’s to sell the new transistorised technology. I am old enough to remember this new  technology coming on the market. We were told that it was more reliable, much better sound quality, lower distortion, lower noise. This sold us all on solid-state”?
I was on the hunt for a nice original Vox AC30 from the 1960′ s and it got me thinking on why I wanted it and what work it would need.  Now I have worked on AC30’s in the past and my first AC30 was GIVEN to me as it was considered beyond repair. The player had sat a pint of beer on top of the amp, by all accounts the pint glass  was almost
Amplifier valves get hot and there are very high voltages present, so make sure the amp is switched off and and the valves are cold. Hot amp valves can give you a bad burn ! The output valves , the rectifier, and ECC99’s all get especially hot ! Â My most recent burn was off the little output valve in the picture above, the EL84 output pentode The first basic question is how often to replace
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