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sricabla

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Tubes for F2B (What model #?)
« on: July 03, 2006, 12:37:40 PM »
What's everyone using in their preamps?
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bsee

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Tubes for F2B (What model #?)
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2006, 12:53:53 PM »
I haven't changed the tube in my F1-X, but I will soon.  
 
I also just put a JJ Tesla long plate in my SWR Baby Blue II.  The JJ sounds great, very full and warm.  The amp seems a bit punchier in the mids now.  Barring any super rave reviews here, I will probably order another for the F1-X.
 
I would also look over at TalkBass for reviews on preamp tubes.  There's been a lot of good discussion on those forums, including a couple tube shootouts.
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dela217

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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2006, 08:43:02 PM »
I have tried a bunch of different tubes.  My least favorite was the Groove Tube brand.  Yuck.  VERY harsh midrange, kinda honky.  Right now I have a set of Sovtec tubes in my F2.  They are used, I got them from a guitar player that did not like the sound of them.  I remember him describing them as sounding stiff.  Whatever that means.  But in my Alembic preamp the sound wonderful.  I don't know if it is because they were broken in by a guitarist or what, but they are perfect.
 
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