jcm900 4500 switchn from 5881's to el34's

StugatzSG900 · 02-15-2008, 12:44 PM

hey all,
i got a jcm900 4500 (50w) hi-gain dual reverb head w/ 5881's and i wanna switch to el34's. what brand tube would you fellow jcm900 owners recommend, my sound is classic rock w/ a shake or 2 of medern-zep, sabbath, clapton, jimi, w/ rage against the machine, godsmack, wolfmother.
I heard good things about the ri mullard, elctro harms, gt's, jj's, svetlana''s & tung-sol but cant decide! I run thru a pedal board that consists of BigMuff pi-NY made,boss blues driver & mxr wylde o/d - that consists of my pedal distortion. cheers!

JASON_NORTH_BLUES_BAND · 03-25-2008, 11:56 AM

As you only have to buy two, why don't you start with the Electro harmonix as you can get them fairly cheaply off ebay. Then, in a year or so, you could buy another set, say groove tubes. Then compare and contrast, and you'll know which you prefer in future... see if your local music shop has a variety of valve amps with different valves inside if you wanna hear them before buying,
Jason North Blues Band (on youtube and myspace)

02-15-2008, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
StugatzSG900 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	jcm900 4500 switchn from 5881's to el34's hey all, i got a jcm900 4500 (50w) hi-gain dual reverb head w/ 5881's and i wanna switch to el34's. what brand tube would you fellow jcm900 owners recommend, my sound is classic rock w/ a shake or 2 of medern-zep, sabbath, clapton, jimi, w/ rage against the machine, godsmack, wolfmother. I heard good things about the ri mullard, elctro harms, gt's, jj's, svetlana''s & tung-sol but cant decide! I run thru a pedal board that consists of BigMuff pi-NY made,boss blues driver & mxr wylde o/d - that consists of my pedal distortion. cheers!

03-25-2008, 11:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
JASON_NORTH_BLUES_BAND Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston, UK Posts: 30	Re: jcm900 4500 switchn from 5881's to el34's As you only have to buy two, why don't you start with the Electro harmonix as you can get them fairly cheaply off ebay. Then, in a year or so, you could buy another set, say groove tubes. Then compare and contrast, and you'll know which you prefer in future... see if your local music shop has a variety of valve amps with different valves inside if you wanna hear them before buying, Jason North Blues Band (on youtube and myspace)

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