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Old 11-06-2008, 05:15 PM   #3 (permalink)
big dooley
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Re: Tubes for DSL 100? - Classic Rock

that's basically the problem with these things...
its an opinion and what somebody likes, doesn't do it for the other

i also use KT77's in my DSL100 but biased a little lower at around 84mV (marshall recommends 90mV on the testpoints)
i like them very much

as for the pre's i didn't like the tung sol's in v1... a bit too gritty for my taste... most russian tubes are..
they were also very noisy compared to other brands... so i've discovered a combination which i really like...
V1: nos GE5751 jan
V2: JJ ecc83s
V3 tung sol 12ax7
V4 balanced shuguang 12ax7

i tried a 5751 in V4 (phase inverter) too, but didn't like what it did

just trie some different tubes at different combinations... it can be a lot of fun!
as an alternative for powertubes you could go for the JJ E34L

it's all about combinations... i play a les paul with .012's on it on standard E-tune... that makes a hell of a difference, creating your sound
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