Sitting on tons of 12ax7

just42dave · Sunday at 7:25 AM

So back in the Brad era 2007 and up 12ax7 were the rage and some of us started collecting.
I know Psycho Dave did for sure.
I have accumulated tons of Ei and square getter as well as Tungsram among others. Is there a market anymore? I'm sure like others I went completely overboard and the good ones last forever now I have a surplus .Just thinking out loud.

Ben Waylin · Sunday at 7:26 AM

Not after you sat on them, bro.

stephen sawall · Sunday at 7:38 AM

I have over 200 preamp tubes. I should probably go through them some day.

glpg80 · Sunday at 7:40 AM

Until the war is over and tubes made in 3rd world nations become more available I’d hold onto them before calling them a surplus.

dave74 · Sunday at 7:57 AM

IDK, you might get more out of them now if you do want to sell.
I got a bunch of the sqaure beijing type from Nesstone a few years ago. Right before all the madness started with covid and wars.
I also scored a bunch of the old mesa 420 coke-bottle 6L6 for cheap. They are one of the best tubes for rectifiers.

Floyd Eye · Sunday at 9:00 AM

Around here probably. Some of us older guys though aren’t too interested in modern Asian glass.

OUTLAW1969 · Sunday at 10:29 AM

There should ALWAYS be a market for good glass, and it will only get better as the "good stuff" gets utilized.

midnightlaundry · Sunday at 10:33 AM

I wish I kept every EI I had, even the microphonic ones..
I once sold a Rockmaster Preamp full of EI's and it killed..
I bet that fucker kept them and sold it with Sovteks.. LOL

napalmdeath · Sunday at 12:15 PM

I'll take some off your hands! I need some good vintage pre's.

JohnnyGtar · Sunday at 1:53 PM

glpg80 said:
Until the war is over and tubes made in 3rd world nations become more available I’d hold onto them before calling them a surplus.

This.

just42dave · Sunday at 2:33 PM

glpg80 said:
Until the war is over and tubes made in 3rd world nations become more available I’d hold onto them before calling them a surplus.

Ok I trust your opinion.. I don't know why they became such an obsession. There was a George Lynch vid on You Tube when he was trying out 12ax7 in modules and he said something about using Ei and everyone went bananas lol.

just42dave · Sunday at 2:34 PM

midnightlaundry said:
I wish I kept every EI I had, even the microphonic ones..
I once sold a Rockmaster Preamp full of EI's and it killed..
I bet that fucker kept them and sold it with Sovteks.. LOL

Right.. I just bought a Triumph 120 pag combo and it had 4 Sylvania 6l6gc in that baby..IDK what's in the pres.

just42dave · Sunday at 2:35 PM

dave74 said:
IDK, you might get more out of them now if you do want to sell.
I got a bunch of the sqaure beijing type from Nesstone a few years ago. Right before all the madness started with covid and wars.
I also scored a bunch of the old mesa 420 coke-bottle 6L6 for cheap. They are one of the best tubes for rectifiers.

I love square getters

just42dave · Sunday at 2:36 PM

napalmdeath said:
I'll take some off your hands! I need some good vintage pre's.

Message me

IHateRap · Sunday at 2:47 PM

Ben Waylin said:
Not after you sat on them, bro.

I also prefer tubes without anus residue. I’m assuming he was naked?

OUTLAW1969 · Sunday at 4:07 PM

IHateRap said:
I also prefer tubes without anus residue. I’m assuming he was naked?

That is where rectum-fier tubes come from......

Bardagh · Sunday at 4:23 PM

I might hit you up about Tungsrams, I am down to just a couple that I use in my 2204 and I’d at the very least like a backup pair.

just42dave · Sunday at 4:48 PM

Ben Waylin said:
Not after you sat on them, bro.

I had previously bathed

just42dave · Sunday at 4:49 PM

OUTLAW1969 said:
That is where rectum-fier tubes come from......

psychodave · Sunday at 4:50 PM

Hold onto them. They will keep going up in value. As you know, I have a ton of tubes...and I've sold 100"s.