Soundstorm
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The Shuguang factory started producing the Chinese branded tubes again last month. Anyone had a chance to compare them with the originals?
JCDenton6
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I just received 8 of them Friday from the tube store, I'm gonna throw them in my EVH Stealth later on tonight to replace the NOS Shuguangs I have in there now to preserve them and report back.
Soundstorm
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Please do!
technomancer
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I've got a couple here but haven't tried them out yet.
Dave Friedman said the samples they received were as good as the old ones.
Dave Friedman said the samples they received were as good as the old ones.
dave74
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I wish they'd figure out how to remake the old coke-bottle designs that Mesa once labeled STR-420.
Every rectifier I've tried the 420s in sounded better like that than with anything else.
Every rectifier I've tried the 420s in sounded better like that than with anything else.
hammered
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Thanks for the heads up , I ordered a few . The Chinese tubes sounds great in my Splawn , I might eventually try them in the Soldano
Zado
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How are these priced?
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screamindemon
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SpiderWars
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What about the EL34? The flashing looks different than the EL34B before. I just took a chance and ordered a matched quad plus two of the new preamp tubes for $124 shipped off of eBay. There are a few selling pairs of them (sometimes allegedly matched) for $36 shipped. EG - Amptata and Suzier Audio.
PurityS.L.G
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I bought 20 of them to test on a few amps and they sound like I remember them. Very distinct hi end that adds sizzle on certain amps. Great for hi gain. Very happy they’re back 
Soundstorm
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Great to hear, I just ordered a few. The Ruby 12ax7a5 HG+ to be exact. Great tube for V1, but it’s just a special selected Chinese 12ax7.I bought 20 of them to test on a few amps and they sound like I remember them. Very distinct hi end that adds sizzle on certain amps. Great for hi gain. Very happy they’re back
Smash
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Great price. And 12ax7b are my favs
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screamindemon
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Where did you order these from ?
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hopkinWFG
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Hope the guys at Ruby tubes will continue on their quality screen for their 12AX7B HG !
Frehley12
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How do these compare to the square foil getter 12ax7s from the 80's/90's?
Soundstorm
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Bossman415
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The new Shuguangs sound warmer, compared to the old square foil getters. I re-tubed my JP-2C with them. At $16 a tube, they're priced right.
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Kelly
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Good to see them back. I stashed some of the old ones when the factory closed.
JCDenton6
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I ended up having to cancel my trip to the rehearsal space over the weekend but got down here today and swapped the new 12AX7B's in, they sound really close to the early 90s tubes but with a punchier low end, I dig them and I'm leaving them in the stealth.
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Akira
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Kind of a dumb question, but may I ask roughly what the difference between these two are? I've always just used JJs from Eurotubes and Nesstone tubes, but would like to try these Shuguang tubes as I've heard a lot of good things over the years.