Help me buy tubes.
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Re: Help me buy tubes.
get a NOS GE 12AX7 for V1. your amp will sound so much better it will boggle your mind. don't let any E-H or Sovtek 12AX7s anywhere near your amp...they're horrible, i don't care what the websites say. i like the modern-day Mullards OK; i also like the modern Tung-Sols, but the 5751 i had burned out kind of quickly (in fairness, it was in a Class A 1-preamp-tube/1-power-tube amp). it's also important to find a high-quality 12AX7 if your amp uses one to step up gain for a Drive channel or such, which typically uses half of a 12AX7 in the last preamp position and is noisy as all hell...this is where you want that Telefunken you have lying around in the parts drawer.
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Re: Help me buy tubes.
Is the Jet City 20 inspired by the Marshall 18 watt?
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Re: Help me buy tubes.
vox ac-15 suggestions? i wanna keep that vox chime but i'd like a little bit more headroom AND the amp seems to be kinda noisy in top boost channel. it's not a hiss, but it's not exactly silent
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mathias wrote:Is the Jet City 20 inspired by the Marshall 18 watt?
it's the cheap Chinese-built version of the Soldano Atomic 16. Soldano was definitely inspired by Marshall (generally speaking), but I don't know how close this amp actually is to the Marshall 18-watter.
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blahquaker wrote:mathias wrote:Is the Jet City 20 inspired by the Marshall 18 watt?
it's the cheap Chinese-built version of the Soldano Atomic 16. Soldano was definitely inspired by Marshall (generally speaking), but I don't know how close this amp actually is to the Marshall 18-watter.
Got it. I watched some demos on Youtube and it sounded like it was intended for that high gain sound.
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