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Valve brands?

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  • 25-08-2006 1:45pm
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    RustinPeace
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    I'm looking to do a full re-valve on my Laney GH100L.
    I'm putting EL34's into it,I was looking on watford valves and I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations on which brand to get for both pre-amp and power-amp? How much difference is there between them?


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    RustinPeace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭RustinPeace


    Anyone?
    Is there much differnece or is it mostly tone snob hype?


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    Eoin Madsen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Eoin Madsen


    There are distinct differences, but I haven't tried enough different brands to offer much of an opinion.

    The Watford Harmas seem to me to have more clean headroom and a more open sound than JJs. The JJs seem to crunch more easily. They were both considerably better than the stock valves of a Korg AC30.

    Ask the guys at Watford for a recommendation.


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    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    RustinPeace wrote:
    Anyone?
    Is there much differnece or is it mostly tone snob hype?

    Oh there is a huge difference. Then again, I'm a snob.

    My recommendation goes with a set of JJs from www.eurotubes.com because Bob will match a set for you depending on what you want, so if you're after more gain, or more headroom, let him know. They're a good price aswell.


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