Gonna pick up a Hell Razor….which tubes to get?

[Tone Monster]

What made you go for the 50w Hell Razor? Consistency with your MCII?

That, plus my only cab is a 2 x 12. I record direct using IRs. Just don't need all that power...especially with a Wizard. Punches plenty hard @ 50W.

 

[Techdeth]

Really want to hear one of these!

I’m super excited. Playing my mtl2 El34 a lot now since I can hear the major differences.

 

[braintheory]

I usually don’t like KT88’s as much, but they seem to work great in my Hell Razor KT150. I’d be curious how the EL34 or 6L6 Hell Razor’s compare. All I know is I like this one much more than the EL34 loaded MTL and MC I used to have

 

[Simon Dorn]

I think he meant he doesn't prefer the KT88 tubes, all Wizards include tubes

My Bad. I misunderstood the question. What's your favorite Wizard at the Moment and how would you compare the HellRazor the EVH 5150 6L6?

 

[WizardSouth-JP]

My Bad. I misunderstood the question. What's your favorite Wizard at the Moment and how would you compare the HellRazor the EVH 5150 6L6?

Maybe the KT88 MCII or MTL 40w
Wizards smoke almost everything.

 

[lessarti]

There are NO wrong answers for the type of Wizard amp model, or tubes it is equipped with. They ALL are monster amps.

 

[Techdeth]

There are NO wrong answers for the type of Wizard amp model, or tubes it is equipped with. They ALL are monster amps.

This is true

 

[Techdeth]

If I got a Hell Razor, I would go 6L6 also. The HR is a modern high gain, preamp-centric, fire breathing metal amp all about huge crushing tones. To me, 6L6's have always been better at pairing up with that kind of sound. The extended highs and lows of 6L6's relative to EL34's, and also a 6L6's tendency to not mush up the mids at high volumes like EL34's can, seems like a better fit for that kind of sound.

Granted I'm talking about like a 2% difference in sound. I have an EVH Stealth 100w (which has 6L6's) and an EVH EL34 100w, and when I A/B them I cannot emphasize enough how small the differences are between those amps.

I’m a 6l6 but el34 in wizard is way richer