Tubes for VH4

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Hi everybody,

I know this is an ofen discussed topic and i am sorry for bringin it up again.

I have an 2 months old VH4 ( new owner and family member :rock: ) and i am thinking of changing the tubes.The VH4 has 6L6 build in.

I play Metallica,Down,Pantera ( i know Dime used to play solid state before switchting to Krank), Black Sabbath, Machine Head, Slayer and so on.So real Heavy stuff....

Can you recommend me good tubes?

I am thinking of Ruby 12AX7AC5HG+ for V1 and V2 and 12AX7AC5HG in the preamp section
and 6550 or EL34 maybe EL34L in the power section

Cheer and greetz from Germany
 
Metaddict":1uai1xwx said:
I am thinking of Ruby 12AX7AC5HG+ for V1 and V2 and 12AX7AC5HG in the preamp section
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do you buy them from overseas or is their finally a shop in gemrany/europe where we can get them?


maybe EL34L in the power section
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do yourself a favour and stay away from the E34L (JJ), you will save a lot of money, i had 4 pairs of them, and none of them lasted longer than 3 months, the last one lasted for exactly 10 hours, and made then the fuses explode, right on stage.

if either 6550 or EL34 - for both types i can recommend the SED/Svetlana Winged Cs. i am currently running the Winged C 6550 in my Herbert and am fully satisfied!!
 
Well i think that i should get them here in Germany,,,i don´t know i have to check that...

10 Hours is ridicoulus...Thank you for your quick reply

What do you think which tubes should i get for my kind of music taste?
 
i havent found yet a store in DE or AT selling the Ruby ...5HG(+) :(
if you find one please let me know!

Metaddict":3nj0kv05 said:
What do you think which tubes should i get for my kind of music taste?
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to be honest - i'm not sure, either EL34 or 6550 will do fine! with the EL34 you will have more of a "low-mid-honk", the 6550 have a more "balanced" sepctrum of freqs, there is, to my ears, no specific freqeuncy extremely pronounced - some may call it more "sterile" sounding. i think the 6550 fit the Diezels very well, as in comaprison to the EL34 they also have a good high-end/treble range, which is what to my ears fits the Diezels very well as they are pretty dark sounding, so a bit more high-end can never be wrong.

check also this thread for a comparison: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=64348

EDIT: for what its worth - i play pretty similar styles as you, also with my main band, we play technical deathmetal - there the 6550 fit a bit more than the EL34. imho, as more "classical" metal you play, the more the EL34 fit in. but thats just my taste!
 
imo...i would go with SED Winged C 6550s or Gold Lion KT77s. really brought the amp to life IMO. I liked the 34s...just loved the others wayy more. good luck!!
 
As you are living in F.a.M. you might try to contact ACY in Aschaffenburg - he might be able to check out different Tubes in your Amp, i think he has a few in his shop and I'm pretty sure he can order what you want.
 
I changed from six EL34 to six SED "C" 6550's in my Herbert and liked them a lot.
Now I decided to mix them and have 4 SED "C" 6550s with 2 EL34s and I am totally satisfied :thumbsup: :rock:
For me thats exactly the right mix of clarity and a little bit midrange-growl ^^

Unfortunately mixing tubes in a vh4 is not possible :no:
 
I like =C= 6550s a lot in my VH4.
I think they compliment the preamp voicing quite well.
 
Sixtonoize":sgcs03dt said:
I like =C= 6550s a lot in my VH4.
I think they compliment the preamp voicing quite well.
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+1 :thumbsup:

I love 'em... Potent and powerful.

V.
 
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