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Re: Preamp Tubes? - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
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Originally Posted by joshuaaewallen
Are there any good resources to help gain some insight into the tone characteristics of different tubes prior to actually buying a bunch of different tubes and juts blindly experimenting?
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Plenty of good sources. One decision you will be making is whether you are going to go with new production, NOS, or both. Next you will want to assess your amp's tone and decide what you want to change. Is the tone too bright? Too dark? Too fizzy? Too much gain? Not enough gain? Too smooth? Too gritty? There are preamp tubes which will address any of these tonal points. For example, in new production tubes, JJ 12ax7s are generally regarded as rather dark in tone which can be nice for taming a bright and brassy plexi....the list goes on and on and on....
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