Re: Peavey VTM-120 Standby Switch

In article <13ieask2l0aoa13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
adam79 <adam79@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

jh wrote:

then the tube(s) were on their last legs. The stress by the bass simply
made evidence of tit. Every guit amp *can* work as a bass amp.

that makes perfect sense.. i got the amp a few months ago and all the
tubes seemed to be stock, never changed. i cleaned the pots when i first
got it, and as i was making my way into the amp it was like a lint shower.
Until the tubes blew, I loved the sound they produced. Any suggestions
on what tubes I should buy (both 12ax7s and 6l6s)? I'm not sure how much
of a difference they make to the overall sound, but after tweaking the
settings on the amp, I achieved a black sabbath/alice in chains guitar
sound i'd like to keep.

thanks again for all the help,
-adam

The preamp tubes (12AX7s) are probably still good. You generally only
worry about them if 1) you get no or very weak sound with a good set of
6L6s or 2) you hear a lot of noise (hiss, crackles and howls) which
shouldn't be there.

On the other hand, mixing and matching preamp tubes can be a fun, if not
potentially expensive, pastime. Easy to do, no tech is needed and
different brands of preamp tubes do sound different...especially in the
#1 slot (the one closest to the input jack).

--Mike

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