Tubes and valves whats the difference if any

Patricide · 20-08-2006 1:18am #1

Ok somthing thats been bugging me if a guitar amp is tube i know what it means its got nice tubes in em ive seen tubes i dont know how they work but i have a fair idea about tube amps but valves thats the thing i never got what is the story with em a guy i know told me today that they were the same as tubes but i dunno so i ask you all whats the real deal, is there any difference and if so what are they.

Karl Hungus · 20-08-2006 1:31am

Tubes and valves are the same thing, just different terminology.

Giblet · 20-08-2006 2:29am

My Dad is a big Valve guy, he hates me using the word tubes. Yes, they are the same thing.

Karl Hungus · 20-08-2006 2:35am

Giblet wrote:

My Dad is a big Valve guy, he hates me using the word tubes. Yes, they are the same thing.

He's just not down with today's lingo.

Giblet · 20-08-2006 2:49am

He used to work for Bush and they had this whole valve thingy. I tell him we don't live in 1922 anymore. Then he beats me with a hose.

deaddonkey · 20-08-2006 3:41am

valves is the british name
tubes is what the yankees say.

Eoin Madsen · 20-08-2006 4:40am

Valve is a description of the original function, vacuum tube is a loose description of what they are. It probably outlines some interesting difference in the way that Americans and Europeans think.