Tubes for an ENGL Powerball

[fearhk213]

Have any of you guys tried experimenting with tubes in an ENGL Powerball? A buddy of mine has one and he is about to get it retubed, both preamp and poweramp. He likes the stock tubes well enough, but is looking for something different. He plays stuff that ranges from Down to Cannibal Corpse, but is essentially looking for a nasty and tight modern metal tone. What would you guys suggest he try out?

 

[LordOVchaoS]

In mine I have:

Tung Sol 12ax7 in V1 (adds clarity)
JAN GE 5751 in V2 (lowers the gain a little, warms the amp up, makes it so it accepts boost pedals better)
9th gen Chinese 12ax 7 in V3 (best space filler tube IMO)
Sovtek 12ax7LPS in V4 (The best PI tube I've tried and what Doug at dougstubes.com recommends for nearly any amp)

I have SED =C= 6L6's in the power amp and I gave it a proper bias.

Sounds much better than the stock tubes!

Keep in mind I had about 20 preamp tubes laying around to try and these were the best I found for this amp!

 

[fearhk213]

wow dude you're the man. I'll pass this on. he'll definately appreciate that. Thanks.