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Re: Tubes for MusicMan

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2/28/2000 8:44 PM
Jim R	Re: Tubes for MusicMan Richie,I didn't say that you said he did. I only said he didn't.he he he...Anyway they are also visible on the Last Waltz tape of the Band and Clapton used one there and elsewhere.

2/28/2000 9:45 PM
Jim S.	Actually, the screen voltage on those amps is not bad -- it's about half the plate voltage. So you might have around 700 volts on the plates, but only 350 volts on the screens.

2/29/2000 2:15 AM

Jim is correct about the screen Voltages, they run 1/2 of the plate voltage, which is in the 720V range.
I would probably go with the Svetlana EL-34's. I've used them with good results in the MM amps. I also put Sovtec 5881's in an HD-130 once at the customer's request. He supplied the tubes and told me that a tech. friend of his had suggested he try them. They worked great. I've replaced 7027's in Ampeg amps with the Sov. 5881 also. I would probably try the new Sov. 6L6WXT+ if I was going to go that route. They have better (higher) output in the hi-mids than the 5881. I have a solid state driver version of the HD130-410 amp. I was going to change it to the tube driver until I compared it to a tube driver amp. Mine sounded warmer; ie better bass response, and neither amp sounded very good in the MV distortion mode. Moral - Don't believe everything you read, trust your ears!. :-)

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