glip22":trydxwr9 said:
My 20th had no pop. I wouldn't think that was a tube but try. It might be a bad switching relay or ground. Hopefully not. The Rubys are Chinese selected high gain and lower noise. I would reccommend a newer Gold Lion B759 balanced for PI V5 to start with. Get the Chinese out of that slot. Even an LPS is better. Most think V1 has the biggest impact and it does but the PI has just as much of an impact on tone and feel. Never liked a Chinese PI. I would leave the Rubys in most of the slots, especially V3 and V4 as these are your cathode followers. One feeds the tonestack and the other half is blue and red final stages. and one the loop. Chinese take the beating in these slots much better. A Tung Sol will die fast here. Some other tubes as well. V6 is your clean channel so I would try something a little lower gain than the Ruby HG unless you want more breakup. If I remember that channel breaks up enough on it's own. A Tung Sol, not gold pin, might work here. V1 is your input for all three channels or first stage. V2-V3 is your red and Blue channel stages. V6 is your second and third stage for your green channel. V4 is your loop. Believe it or not a JJ might be good here. I would not suggest JJ's for a Bogner but I also would not be against trying some of the ECC803S long plates in a few spots. I would also try some EH in green and red slots.Inca Roads":11fn554n said:glip22":11fn554n said:
Gary!!!!
Yeah Bro, she came loaded with Chinese
but a couple were damaged in the shipping.
So I replaced the whole line with Ruby HG+
sounds pretty Decent with them in there,
just curious if a set of Chinese Pre's would
sound better.
I get a Loud Pop when I switch channels via.
the footswitch, any Idea what would cause
that Gary?
glip22":3g1hbrm6 said:My 20th had no pop. I wouldn't think that was a tube but try. It might be a bad switching relay or ground. Hopefully not. The Rubys are Chinese selected high gain and lower noise. I would reccommend a newer Gold Lion B759 balanced for PI V5 to start with. Get the Chinese out of that slot. Even an LPS is better. Most think V1 has the biggest impact and it does but the PI has just as much of an impact on tone and feel. Never liked a Chinese PI. I would leave the Rubys in most of the slots, especially V3 and V4 as these are your cathode followers. One feeds the tonestack and the other half is blue and red final stages. and one the loop. Chinese take the beating in these slots much better. A Tung Sol will die fast here. Some other tubes as well. V6 is your clean channel so I would try something a little lower gain than the Ruby HG unless you want more breakup. If I remember that channel breaks up enough on it's own. A Tung Sol, not gold pin, might work here. V1 is your input for all three channels or first stage. V2-V3 is your red and Blue channel stages. V6 is your second and third stage for your green channel. V4 is your loop. Believe it or not a JJ might be good here. I would not suggest JJ's for a Bogner but I also would not be against trying some of the ECC803S long plates in a few spots. I would also try some EH in green and red slots.Inca Roads":3g1hbrm6 said:glip22":3g1hbrm6 said:
Gary!!!!
Yeah Bro, she came loaded with Chinese
but a couple were damaged in the shipping.
So I replaced the whole line with Ruby HG+
sounds pretty Decent with them in there,
just curious if a set of Chinese Pre's would
sound better.
I get a Loud Pop when I switch channels via.
the footswitch, any Idea what would cause
that Gary?
Are the old Mullards really worth the cash?i'd recommend trying a NOS RFT in v1. (disclaimer--i have a few spares FS.) they're great for high gain, more articulate than any current-production 12ax7 i've heard, and they have a nice crunchy brightness to them. they also give a nice 'pushed' clean tone.RedRemedyXTC101b":3bswdybv said:I'm actually looking for any info using NOS tubes in an Ecstasy, I have a '96 101b that I run with Winged C's + mostly TungSols. Have tried just about every new/re-issue combination, I find the gold pin TungSols to be the overall best tone-wise and most reliable in all pre-amp positions so far... Right about the Chinese being good too though, just wear out quick.
Any tips on types or brands, where to buy? The NOS market seems to be an expensive minefield of hit-or-miss!
I have tried many NOS tubes in my XTC, although I ended up with CP tubes in preamp (RFT/Siemens EL34's in poweramp). I had a great results with:RedRemedyXTC101b":3e45uv70 said: