Give Me a "Tube" Lesson

HailHailVitalogy
HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,020
edited May 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
This is the one thing I know absolutely nothing about.
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  • harrisonmerwin
    harrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    This is the one thing I know absolutely nothing about.

    hey i saw your thread floating towards the bottom without a reply. Im not much of an expert on tube amp schematics, but ill try and find a good page for you and others to read up on them. I think i know of a few so ill keep you posted

    Harrison
    2005.09.04
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    This is the one thing I know absolutely nothing about.


    What do you wanna know. If your looking for descriptions of performances of certain model/ brand tubes you can get that at the http://www.tubestore.com

    if your looking for something else, then what is it?
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  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,020
    I don't know. I don't know what different tubes do, I don't know the difference. I just want to know because I was told I shold maybe change my power tubes, but I think within the next few months I'm going to have to change my pre-amp tubes too.
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    check out http://www.londonpower.com there are a few good links from there and he talks quite a bit about tube amps.

    Other than that, just look up Tubes on google or maybe how stuff works.com and you can learn quite a bit.

    Bias, Classification, grids, plates, voltage and the like and why are all good things to learn.

    EX: Class A, Class AB (push pull), Class D etc.

    oh and check out Sal Trentino's Amp Tips.

    You'll hear all kinds of good stuff, and you'll understand a lot of music industry marketing too.

    Single Ended....Class A...that kind of stuff.

    http://www.londonpower.com/links.htm#Reference
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    check out http://www.londonpower.com there are a few good links from there and he talks quite a bit about tube amps.

    Other than that, just look up Tubes on google or maybe how stuff works.com and you can learn quite a bit.

    Bias, Classification, grids, plates, voltage and the like and why are all good things to learn.

    EX: Class A, Class AB (push pull), Class D etc.

    oh and check out Sal Trentino's Amp Tips.

    You'll hear all kinds of good stuff, and you'll understand a lot of music industry marketing too.

    Single Ended....Class A...that kind of stuff.

    http://www.londonpower.com/links.htm#Reference

    Very nice as also PACO.
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  • PearlJam134
    PearlJam134 Posts: 66
    If your intrested in building a tube amp...

    http://www.ceriatone.com excellent kit makers

    http://www.ax84.com has some intresting stuff

    this is my grad project, I think i'm gonna build a bluesbreaker

    http://ceriatone.com/productSubPages/marshallJTM45BB/marshallJTM45BBKits.htm
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  • Dirty_Frank
    Dirty_Frank Posts: 957
    There's also a bunch of other unconvential options as well.

    I've bought a pair of these, and should expect them in the mail tommorow or the next day:

    http://www.thdelectronics.com/products/yellow_jacket.htm
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    http://trentino.best.vwh.net/

    From
    Mr. Trentino.
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