New Mullard + Einstein V2 = good.

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I just recently replaced V2, had an Ei in V2 that went microphonic after about 2 months with one of the new Mullards and was surprised to find it's a nice tube. They're fairly expensive compared to some of the other new production 12AX7's so I was wary try one. But so far so good. :thumbsup:

Though it's kind of weird to see Made in Russia stamped on the side. :confused:
 
I've been tempted to buy some of those but they're very pricey. Maybe I could grab one or two. What positions do you have them in your Einstein?
 
I use my Mullards in V-1 and V-2.
This is where the tone changes will be most affected.
I have also changed so that I am using Mullard 12 AU7's to get less distortion.
The Einstein has so much distortion on tap and I never need all there is, that I can get more tone from less powerful tubes and control the distortion amount better.
My next step will be power scaling, as I want the ability to get power tube distortion, which I feel gives me more of the tone I want. Too much pre-amp tube distortion, to me, leaves not as much clarity in the overall tone of the amp for my personal usage at lower volumes, where I want the amp to sound more cranked, but still clearer sounding at lower volumes.

In other words, I want the tone and feel of a fully cranked amp, but I do not want the volume. However, to get the power tubes to distort, means cranking up the master volumes, which makes the amp so much louder then I can use, so I cannot achieve my desired tones with the feel from the amp that I want.

Right now, I am using a Xotic BB which is o.k., but it does not achieve for me, the desired tones yet. It only comes a bit closer.
 
I ran Mullards in V1/V2 of my old 50 watt Einstein then tried a NOS Tesla 12ax7 in V1 on advice from some tube guru's and the amp went from great to amazing. It gave the amp a smooth/chewy flavor to the sound and the distortion was a bit more focused. The NOS Tesla's run about $50 each but they're worth the money. :thumbsup:
 
I use an older GT Mullard in V2 and it's definitely a great tube for that spot. Might end up putting a real Mullard 12AT7 in there at some point to lower gain though. It's been on my list of things to try for a long time.

Still haven't found what works great in the V1 and V3 slots though. Currently I've got stock Ruby tubes in them, a bit earlier had a Svetlana/SED 12AX7 in V1.
 
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