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Good tube, but not what I was looking for
I replaced the original 12AX7 tube in my Bugera V5 with this Tung-Sol. I have also changed out the stock speaker for a Celestion speaker. The speaker upgrade made a huge difference because the original speaker was to mid range focused and a bit tinny sounding. So I thought, why not try changing the preamp tube also to see what happens.
The positive thing about the Tung-Sol is that it is quiet. There was much less hum and delivered more treble and gain.
The bad thing is that there was less bass and when I add gain just a little for distortion the upper mid's take over. It sound a bit like a distorted Tweed.
Some player will like that tone but I don't really like it so I reinstalled the original Bugera tube.
I don't know how useful this review is. What I can say is that this is a quality tube that does not add noise and hum.
I am keeping it and might try it for different things in the future. The things is that a tube might work in one context but not in another. And tone is always a matter of tase, is it not?
The positive thing about the Tung-Sol is that it is quiet. There was much less hum and delivered more treble and gain.
The bad thing is that there was less bass and when I add gain just a little for distortion the upper mid's take over. It sound a bit like a distorted Tweed.
Some player will like that tone but I don't really like it so I reinstalled the original Bugera tube.
I don't know how useful this review is. What I can say is that this is a quality tube that does not add noise and hum.
I am keeping it and might try it for different things in the future. The things is that a tube might work in one context but not in another. And tone is always a matter of tase, is it not?
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I used it as a replacement for the preamp tube (V1) on a Vox AC15C1. To my ears it does not make a difference, only on the top boost channel I think that is slightly louder for the same settings with the previous one. Personally I do not understand the reason behind this price tag for the tubes. I am not an expert.
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good punchy sound
I replaced the sovtek 12ax7 wa in my LH500 with this one and the sound is way more present.
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Strong and aggressive tube
Out of six valves I bought for my guitar distortion pedals, this one was the most powerful and aggressive. I see it fit for extreme metal tones, one could not ask for more for this purpose. It offers a huge amount of gain and it is quite treble.
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Bad one
It isn't the first time I'm using these TungSol but it's the second time that I have in my possession a new bad working tube. I don't believe anymore that premium selected are really selected in any way...
Sounding like I wanted but crackling like an old misworking tube.
Sounding like I wanted but crackling like an old misworking tube.
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Great Tube
I used this one to replace stock TAD 12ax7 tube which came on my Blackstar HT5 combo.
It has low noise, nice full bottom end, punchy mids and smooth top end. Tone is more detailed, more musical and it feels tighter with a bit more gain than TAD.
So, i'm happy with it so far. Great tube for the money.
It has low noise, nice full bottom end, punchy mids and smooth top end. Tone is more detailed, more musical and it feels tighter with a bit more gain than TAD.
So, i'm happy with it so far. Great tube for the money.
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