Customer reviews:
Since the inception of
Eurotubes we were asked why we did not have a customer review page but none were more
passionate about this than one of our Carvin customers named Brian Au. Brian won
and in 2001 we posted his review! The first review will be Brian's forever! We will include email reviews
and reviews posted on various forums from time to time. If you see a review
that you wrote posted here and you want it removed please let us know and
it will be deleted. This is a VERY long page with well over a thousand reviews!
Brian - Skokie,IL
-----Original Message-----From: Darryl H [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 12:44 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Tube Dampers
Hello! I received my tube dampers in the mail last week and finally got a chance to install and use them today. Wow! Tube rattle on my amp (a Two Rock) has been driving me insane for over a year. Anytime I play a G on the second string it was just terrible. These have totally solved my issue!!! Just felt the need to write to say thanks for a great product!
- Darryl
From: George S [mailto:] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 5:54 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Carvin Belair Blues Option #2
Bob,
I wanted to drop a line to you and thank you for your suggestion. The Carvin vintage series has always been known for really good cleans, but the soak(distortion) channel was very muddy/muffled sounding. I didn’t want to do circuit board level modifications if I could help it and after emailing with you I decided to try the Blues Option #2 for the Carvin amp with a different pre-amp tube to lower the gain and give some more headroom to that channel.
Wow, did it work. Now I can turn the soak knob past 2 and it sounds much better. Very much a “British” type higher gain sound. You gave my amp a new life and thank you for your suggestion.
From: uruguay@gmail.com [mailto:] On Behalf Of Uruguay Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 5:32 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject:
Hi, I bought a couple of valves to replace all the set for my Blackstar HT Stage 60 combo. I have to say that the difference is astonishing, the original valves (Ruby) were terrible...really awfull, I almost sold the amp thinking that the clean channel was useless, but with the new valves he woke up and
it's alive!
Sweet harmonics, strong presence and punch. Now the beast sings like a bird. The E34L for the power amp are so good...I love it, too!
Very satisfied with the service, was quick and I recommend every person I know to use it, and if somebody has a Blackstar HT series, changing valves is a must.
Thanks from Uruguay, South America!
Cheers and merry Christmas,
Gerardo
-----Original Message-----From: Leslie [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2017 12:21 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: The Damping Rings Worked - I’m Amazed.
Hi Bob,
I wanted to write to let you know these damping rings solved a vexing problem I had with a Mesa Lone Star 100 combo. The tube rattle drove me nuts to the point that I couldn’t use the amp to do recordings for my ad music sessions.
Mesa said that tubes basically suck now, and this is just a problem that’s part of living with newer combos, nothing can be done. I gave up on using the amp for anything other than practice. My other amps are heads and cabs, so I used them for recording instead.
Last week I decided to get serious about fixing the problem, and found your dampers on the web. I was extremely skeptical, but I figured if they reduced the problem 50%, that’d be great.
Well, there is zero tube rattle now. None. The amp is finally useful; sounds great.
Just wanted to let you know how sweet that is! Here’s a shot of the installation (the amp is upside-down so I could install the rings without being a contortionist).
-----Original Message-----From: Kevin K [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2017 9:32 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: JJ KT88 in SVT-2 Pro
THE JJ KT88’s are AMAZING!!! Thank you guys so much! They just arrived on Thursday and I just can’t say how thankful I am for you guys and JJ Electronics!! These new JJ KT88’s are just killin’ it in my Ampeg SVT-2PRO! They sound amazing and what really impresses me is the construction: the glass is thicker, the internal metal parts look beefier - it does weigh more too. Plus they look sexy as hell I am thrilled - now the amp is all JJ! THANK YOU EUROTUBES������
From: Brian K [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 7:14 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Eurodampers
Bob-
As always, thanks for sending me replacement 6V6’s for my amp (a Wonderdawg by Lil Dawg Amps). Thanks also for the Eurodampers. The Wonderdawg is a Mesa Boogie Mark I sized 1X12 25-watt amp along the lines of a Blackface Deluxe Reverb, and (as you say) it’s a real torture chamber for the tubes. I figured I had nothing to lose with the Eurodampers… and I’ll be darned but they work!
So thanks for the innovative idea – my tubes will love it too, and it won’t be quite so painful to record with the little beast as it has been in the past.
‘just thought I’d let you know!
Brian Kilcourse
-----Original Message-----From: Dave [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 2:39 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Vox Tube
Folks,
I received my replacement tubes today for the Vox 15C1 (order no. 113299). Frankly speaking, you folks could tell me the earth is flat right now and I’d believe you. What a difference! Fifteen watts goes along ways in this house now. I am going to order the isolator rings and the spring retainer attachments. I am not a big fan of the stock retainers. I see there are several options. If you would, please give the info on the correct ones to order, I will have an order to. Again, thanks for your excellent service. My next outfitting is my Fender Deluxe 3.
dave
From: Nathan [mailto:] Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 8:52 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Order ID #113509 - Shipment Completed
Thank you!
I just wanted to let you guys know I received my tubes last night and I am completely satisfied.
The shipping was fast, easy, and well packed.
I slapped these in an old Groove Tube Soul o 45 combo that had a bunch of microphonic tubes, and its back to its glorious self. This is my second order of tubes and will be ordering from you guys again when I need some more.
Thanks for the outstanding tubes!
Regards,
Nathan
-----Original Message-----From: [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 3:19 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Customer satisfaction review
I just wanted to take a moment to complement the fine people at Eurotubes and especially my customer representative Michael.
I purchased a JCM 900 a while ago off of eBay and when I received it I took it in, fired it up and OMG! It sounded horrible, like nails on a chalkboard!
I knew it needed to be biased and a new set of tubes but I wasn't sure how bias an amp or what kind of tubes I needed to buy, so I called Eurotubes and spoke with Michael who was very patient with me as I explained my situation and the sound I was looking for.
After our conversation he recommended set of tubes and sold me a bias probe and even explained how to bias it and what settings to use. Way Cool!!
I received the tubes almost over night, in other words, they ship FAST!
Put them in, biased it the way he explained and lo and behold it was SPOT ON for the sound I was looking for!! I couldn't believe my ears!! It was a totally different amp and exactly what I was looking for in sound!
So in closing, due to the incredible patience and respect of the people at Eurotubes I am now a loyal customer, and will use nothing but JJ tubes.
Rock On!
Brian
From: Ryan Bailey [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 12:42 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: EVH 5150iiis el34 stealth
Michael,
I was just about to email you back. I sincerely appreciate your help and honesty. It would have been really easy to make a quick sale on some KT88 but going the extra mile led me down a different path and validated what I had just done with the kt77s as the more logical choice. That is extremely appreciated.
This type of business practices is a rare thing today but know that I value it. I love guitar amps and creating unique tones so its cool to be able to call and talk openly about my passions without feeling like a burden.
Ill be ordering a quad of KT77s soon and will call you to do so. Thanks again. Btw that EVH 5150iiis el34 amp with the 6CA7 tubes got so many compliments at the first gig I used them at.
Ryan
From: Tor Hagen [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2017 3:00 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Retube kit for my Splawn
Hi Michael,
Tubes arrived on Thursday and I finally got a chance to stop by the studio and swap them into the amp.
I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER! OH HOLY HELL AM I HAPPY!! :D
The tubes that was in the amp was a mish-mash of random brands and quality tubes, so you can imagine the difference now :P
Thank you again for your help, patience and knowledge in assisting me with all of this - I am a huge fan of your help and business and will be returning (and recommending you guys to friends and so etc.)
Best regards,
Tor
-----Original Message-----From: Gerald Jachyra [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2017 3:45 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Another great review!!
Thanks so much for the assistance I have gotten from your knowledgeable, and apparently very reliable staff. You guys turned me on to the Gold Pin JJs (12ax7s). Love the sound (installed them in all my tube amps), JJs improved my Marshalls, and a Peavey Valveking I had almost given up on. But I especially appreciate the help you gave me biasing the Marshalls, I had them biased at a shop locally and the JVM sounded OK, my DSL 15H was not so great.
I purchased your bias probe "Pro One" and gave it a try. Much, much better tone and feel on the DSL, and some improvement on the JVM (which seems to sound great always). The local shop had both amps biased wrong, the two sides were not even on the JVM, one side too hot, the other on the cool side, the DSL set way too cold.
I used your recommended calculations and WOW, what an improvement, best sound I have ever got out of these amps!! If you want your amp to sound the way YOU want it too, take a little time and bias it yourself, the guys at Eurotubes can answer any questions you have, they must know their business, I don't know a lot about the guts in my amp and I am getting superb tone with their assistance! You won't be disappointed!! Thanks again!
Sent from my iPad
Gerald
From: Johnny Patterson [] Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 5:15 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Satisfied customer
I just want to thank you guys for your service, you treated me great and my tubes got here super fast, and best of all they made my 5150 sound like a monster again. I will defiantly be doing more business with you guys in the future so thanks again for the great tubes.
Fan for life Johnny Patterson.
From: -[mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 3:49 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: High Gain KT88 retube kit for Mesa Single Rectifier
Dear Eurotubes,
I just wanted to say thank you!!! I acquired my Mesa Single Rectifier used from a pawn shop with Mesa EL34 power tubes and Mesa 12AX7 Russian preamp tubes installed by the previous owner. I had never actually been fully satisfied with the sound of it... until now!!! Your High Gain retube kit with the KT88 power tubes matched specifically for the fixed bias of this amp really brought this thing to life!!! It sounds HUGE, TIGHT, and AGGRESSIVE as all get out with this setup!!! Exactly the kind of tone I was hoping to achieve!!!
Thanks again,
A very satisfied customer
-----Original Message-----From: lenny[mailto:] Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 5:08 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Order ID #107391 - Shipment Completed
Good evening,
Tubes arrived today. I have to tell you I was quite skeptical that the DSL-15 low gain option would in fact tame the red channel, without effecting the clean channel. It did exactly as advertised. Excellent tone all around. The red channel is still a beast, but, it definitely gave me more headroom and tonal options, instead of total insane saturation on lower gain settings. All around tonal character of both channels is excellent. The JJ's are great. Very full and musical and quiet to boot.
You guys know your tubes. I have many amps and I'm sure we will doing more business in the future.
Thanks,
Lenny
-----Original Message-----From: Jeff Rupert [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:09 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: PV 5150 Low-Gain 6L6/KT88 set
Holy shit!
I'm sorry, but I mean...wow!
I have never messed around changing tubes. I used to pay a guy to do it for me when I toured back in the 90's, and he only used stock tubes, per my direction.
I bought a 5150 Block-Letter and was very under-whelmed. I figured I would replace the tubes and try something different for the first time ever. Let me say that when I called, Michael was a big help. V1, V3...hell, I have a V6 in my Nissan and I used to have a Flying V...anyway, he straightened me out.
The sound is UNBELIEVABLE!!! I worship my Blackstar Series One and my Laney, but my PV5150 just rose near the top now. The low-gain is perfect (still too much gain even for metal players, as anything past 5 is just silly).
Thank you for the help, and the great product options. What should I toy with next? Hmmmm...
Sincerely,
Jeff Rupert
-----Original Message-----From: Eurotubes Inc. [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2016 9:21 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Customer Service Request - Great tubes
Customer Name: Norman Rivers
Customer Email:
Message:
Hey, Just letting you know that the KT77 tubes sent in my recent order were the closet match quad of tubes I have ever installed in my Marshall 6101. I burned them in for about 1/2 a day yesterday in my 250V Class A tube tester and the tubes were super stable for current and transconductance upon testing in the tube tester. Never seen any other tubes that I have installed and tested in my life be as stable. They were also just as perfectly matched and stable when I installed and biased them in my amp. All four tubes were all within less than 1mA of each other with my bias probe and stable throughout the biasing procedure.
Also I am really impressed with the four high gain ECC83S tubes in my order. They are very nice. The amp is performing just about as good as it can get.
Thanks,
Norm Rivers
From: Daniel Smith [mailto:] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 9:34 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Order ID #104242 - Shipment Completed
Hello,
I have a recently purchased Fuchs Blackjack 21 MkII combo that was rattling the heck out of brand new JJ 6V6's. Your tube dampeners are AMAZING! Literally destroyed all hints and signs of tube rattle. I bet these would work wonders in most combo amps, plus they look like they would last for at least a decade, that's a lot of rubber!
I'm no longer quite as afraid of combos as I was, didn't realize how well these dampeners would work.
Thanks,
Daniel Smith
-----Original Message-----From: David Young [mailto:] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 1:48 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Young-Great tubes
Hi,
i don’t normally take the time to write comments but I just had to let you know that I’ve been ordering from you for over 10yrs now and I can say that these JJ’s are absolutely everything you’ve said they were.
i just got a Friedman BE and it is a fire breathing beast with these tubes compared to the tubes that shipped with the amp.
Many thanks for the great service and for all the great advice. I will continue to order all my tubes from Eurotubes. Also the Pro Bias probe is excellent! Take care!
Dave Young
-----Original Message-----From: Dan Peick [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2016 6:14 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: My jj set
Hi Bob,
Got my new tube set of JJs for my new EVH/100 installed, and they sound GREAT! Not a single microphonic tube in the set of seven preamp tubes!
The phase inverter appears well balanced as the outputs are crystal clear! The 6L6 power tubes are also solid as the proverbial rock, and make this amp sing like a bird!
this is I think my third time doing business with Eurotubes, and I have many tube amps to service, and
several tube based studio pieces, so it's nice to have a quality vacuum tube source!
I am sure we'll be doing more biz down the road!
Great tubes Bob!
Thanks for helping with my amps! The JJs ROCK!!!
Dan Peick,
From: Kenny H [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 4:33 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: I need some expertise
I wanted to thank you, once again, for your recommendation and expertise. I put the new tubes in my Fender
Concert after using the contact cleaner your accompanying paper suggested. I had intended to check for
operation and go to bed because I am up for a long work day today and it was late when I got the tubes in.
After the tubes warmed up a bit I couldn't put my Les Paul Standard down. I never tried anything but clean
tones because it sounded so good! I didn't get as much sleep as I needed and it is all your fault, ha!
Fantastic sound! I have always loved that amp and have turned down several offers from friends to buy it.
But now, it's just a little better! Less noise and even warmer. When my other amp needs a re tube I will
check with you again.
Much appreciated,
Kenny
-----Original Message-----From: Willy Snook [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2016 8:30 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks!!!
To Eddie and Michael~
Thanks to you both for your input and guidance regarding my Vox AC-10 the other day. I just installed
the new tubes with dampeners, and the amp is transformed. Very musical, warmer, more output, more
headroom, no rattle! Everything you said they would do, they did. Could not be happier. I do have a
Weber ceramic Silver 10 on order. Fun stuff.
Thanks again, and best regards to all ~
WIlly Snook
Lake Oswego
From: Tom [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 9:05 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: power tubes for my Primaluna amps
Hi Matt- I have had the JJ KT88's running for about 100 hours straight in my system and all I can say is
WOW!!!. These tubes are so much more dynamic and extended at each end of the spectrum and doing it with
being sooooo smooth. The Gold Lion reissues sound dark and flabby compared to the JJ's.Sound stage is much
bigger and the detail and depth of vocals and instruments is amazing.
Thanks, Tom
-----Original Message-----From: Gabriel F [mailto:] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 8:13 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Really enjoying my euro tubes
Hi,
Just wanted you to know that I retubed my Budda Superdrive 18 with the JJ tubes that I ordered from Euro
Tubes and the amp sounds AMAZING, the amp sings with clarity, the bottom is crisp and not mushy and the new
tubes have given new life to my amp. I never knew that new tubes make such a big difference to the sound of
the amp, Thanks so much for offering such a great set of tubes for my amp.
Best Regards,
Gabriel
From: Andrew [mailto:] Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 6:37 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: 6v6s and eurotubes speaker cable
I did some tracking this past weekend with the 6V6s in my Anderson 20/45 and man, what a beautiful sound!
I had a pair of nos GE 6V6s a while back and they were great, but they went bad rather quickly as is often
the case with nos tubes. The JJs are really big sounding for 6V6s and the breakup is just perfect. JJs
outshine everything else I've tried.
The speaker cable kicks ass! Very sturdy and rugged, and there is decidedly less signal loss compared to
my other speaker cables.
Thank you guys so much for the fantastic products and service!
Andrew
-----Original Message-----From: Brett [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 8:29 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Marshall DSL 50
I just retubed my DSL 50 based on your tube recommendation. All I can say is WOW! My amp really came to
life. Before I changed the tubes, I was contemplating selling it because it was mediocre at best. Thank
you so much for your expertise. Now I'm anxious to get new tubes for my JCM 800.
Brett Diaz
Sent from my iPad
-----Original Message----- From: Eurotubes Inc. [mailto:info@eurotubes.com] Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 2:20 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Customer Service Request - Just wanted to say thanks for helping me dial my sound right in.
Customer Name: Bryan Gumieny
Customer Email: *************
Message:
Hey Eurotubes Bob and the rest of you guys. I just wanted to take a quick minute and express my gratitude
for the amazing tubes you set me up with and for the top notch service after the sale. A while back I
purchased a custom set of tubes for my Peavey JSX from ET and was so thrilled with the results that I just
ordered a standard tube kit for my Ampeg SVT-CL and a "House Favorite" tube kit for my Orange AD30HTC. I
am again thrilled with the results. The Ampeg is so punchy and musical now and the Orange.....Let me tell
you... I have read the page you set up just specifically for the EL844s extensively, and those negative
comments about the lower power and plate voltage and all that b.s. I find that so laughable.
The proof is in the pudding. I really didn't think that you could improve the sound of the AD30HTC. I have loved
that amp ever since the first time I ever played through it. But now the sweet spot is so much more
managable at the lower output level. I fell in love all over again. You have really blown me away ET and
I won't even consider another source for my tube needs from now on. Thanks again and all the best to you.
Rock on.
Bryan
From: Daniel [mailto:dgfreeman@me.com] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 3:44 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Ibanez TSA15combo
Hi Eddie,
I came home to find my new tubes waiting for me on my doorstep, AWESOME!
I followed the directions included in the package and swapped em out and have noticed an increased top end clarity while also squeaking out little bit more gain as well. This was just what the doctor ordered for my little combo. I have played on the amp for about an hour and it continues to sound better and better.
Thanks so much for all your help and I will look forward to doing more business with you in the future.
Daniel
-----Original Message-----From: Eurotubes Inc. [mailto:info@eurotubes.com] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:14 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Customer Service Request - new tubes
I hated my YCV 40. I had since the day I bought it. I always thought it was brittle sounding. The
overdrive channel mushy.
The blues set and the 5881 JJ's made..., and this is an understatement,... a HUGE difference!
My amp sounds great!
From: drcozzens [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 11:34 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: My Recent Order & Service
Bob,
Talk about great service! WOW!!
I recently bought a new Marshall JVM205c and one of the stock EL-34's crapped out about 2 weeks later.
Decided to order a matched pair of EL-34L's from you after reading the info on your site.
I placed my order and immediately received an email conformation. Then, about 15 minutes later, I got a
shipping confirmation. Two days later the tubes arrived from you in OR to me in PA. I really appreciated
your attention to detail: a very sturdy box & lots of packing material. Tubes were each wrapped in tissue
paper inside their respective boxes. Obviously, you cared about my tubes having a safe and comfortable ride
across the US.
Following the directions on your site, I checked and adjusted the bias on the amp with a multimeter;
surprisingly it was pretty far out of spec even thought the amp is brand new. Thanks for that info. It was
easy and well work the minimal effort it took
Thanks to your advice and the recommended tubes my amp sounds noticeably better already. I'll be back for a
full set of JJ's. You've more than earned my business!
With Gratitude,
D Cozzens
Lancaster, PA
-----Original Message-----From: MarkR [mailto:] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 1:22 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Order Code VJE9181452899
Gentlemen,
My God, once again you have exceeded my expectations. I received the new set of "Gold Pin Option" tubes for
my Mesa Boogie Recto-Verb today and the word that comes to mind is simply WOW!
A quick phone call to your company earlier this week aided me in my decision making process, the gent who
answered my questions and gave me information was patient and incredibly helpful.
The KT-77’s that you suggested I use for the power tubes are performing as described and then some. The
bass is tighter, harmonics and midrange are balanced and musical sounding. I notice a major difference
between them and the stock Mesa 6L6’s that were replaced The Gold Pin 12AX7’s are also performing as your
website states. The high end (icepick) grit is gone, the EQ of the amp is far more responsive and the gain
structure is easier to dial in.
I have been in AV industry for about 23 years now and have to say that the level at which you operate your
business and the care that you put into your website and offer your customers is the finest I have seen in
a while.
Thank you for everything you do, I will be suggesting you to everyone that I encounter who can benefit from
your service.
Warm Regards,
Mark Rehfuss
-----Original Message-----From: Ron Thomas [mailto:] sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 8:47 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Order ID #82904 - Shipment Completed
Hey Folks,
Man o man..these tubes are just unbelievable!
This old Dual Showman sounds just as sweet as I remember them to sound in the 60’s. How I wish I could
afford to sell these in my shop.
I keep telling my customers to order from Euro and stop buying anything Guitar Slimmer, I mean Center or
any other store sells.
These are just amazing!!
Thanks BOB!
Ron Thomas
Edmond, OK
From: vaughn gallacher [mailto:hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:32 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Simply Amazing!
To the EuroTubes staff:
I recently purchased your gold pin option 6L6s retube kit to replace the RED Fender tubes for my 1997
Fender Tone Master and had to let you all know that from the moment the retube kit was installed and biased
the Tone Master truly became a TONE MASTER. You all are true to your word. My Tone Master now has the “WOW”
tone factor be it at a volume of 1 or 11 and regardless if it’s the clean A channel or driven B channel.
Your gold pin tube tone brings back life to my 1982 Fender Strat, 1972 Gibson SG, and Paul Landers Les
Paul.
You all simply flat out Rock!
THANKS A MILLION for making TONE your Business!
Sincerely,
Vaughn Gallacher
P.S. I also have your gold pin tube kit in my 1996 Fender Hot Rod Deville and as you can see from my facial
expression it too has the “WOW” tone factor!
-----Original Message-----From: Joseph Desouza [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 5:18 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Wow! What an amazing difference!
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to let you know that these tubes have transformed my old amp! I have a recently purchased
old 1970 marshall super lead that, like so many old Marshall's, has been extensively modded back in the
80's for a crazy amount of gain. That's all good for playing some van halen & dokken, but for the most
part I'm a blues player in the likes of bonamassa, clapton, etc. I had read on a forum somewhere to swap
out the 12ax7's with a 5751 in V1 to reduce the distortion somewhat, and you recommended a balanced ECC81
as a phase inverter tube.
Well, I'll tell you I am blown away how much better it sounds! It has a fuller bass, and a nice top
without being shrill like it was with the stock Chinese marshall branded tubes!! It seems almost like the
amp is more "equalized" all around, I guess more musical is a good description...And it also has a three
dimensional depth to it that wasn't there before, which I guess would be the ECC81!! I didn't think a
balanced tube could do so much for the TONE!
And FINALLY I can have better control over the distortion! I used to have both volumes set at 2 and be at
what seemed to be full distortion....it just got messier as you turned it up. Now the volumes are set at 5
(straight up) to get the same gain as I used to get on 2, but the distortion is clear and smooth with good
definition, you can hear every note on a strummed G chord...
If I need more gain I kick on a boost pedal and I'm in brown territory! I was considering having the mods
reversed, now I really don't need to - It sounds so good I don't want to touch it!! And I can always go
back to the overkill distortion if I wanted to by just swapping tubes. Loving it.
Thank you SO MUCH for a great product and support!
Joe Desouza
Palm coast, FL
-----Original Message-----From: Chris Smart [mailto:] Sent: Thursday, October
23, 2014 12:23 PM Eurotubes Support
Subject: Hughes and Kettner Grandmeister: Big Improvement!
To Eurotubes: Feel free to use the below testimonial on your Website.
I've been using JJ tubes from you in hi-fi and guitar amps for years, and even
preferred JJ tubes from another vendor before that. But, I have never
experienced such an improvement in tone as I just did by upgrading the tubes in
my Hughes and Kettner Grandmeister.
With the stock Chinese tubes, this amp was very bright, even with the Presence
control at minimum. The distortion, although nice, had a brittleness and
fizziness I wanted to tame but couldn't dial out. Installing a quartet of JJ
EL84's in the power section, ECC83S gold pin in V1, regular ECC83S in V2 and
ECC83S with balanced triodes in V3 accomplished the following improvements:
The brilliance in the treble is still there, but it is refined now. Where before
I ran the Presence control at minimum, I now run it at about 30% and get the
same tone. It's whole range is both more musical and useful. On the high gain
channels, I can now go from a dark tone to a very modern-sounding bright tone
easily.
I was skeptical about a gold-pin 12AX7 having a "smoother" break up
compared to the non-gold pin variety, but with the gold-pin in V1, I'm now
getting a lovely more subtle break up when I push the amp's clean channel. This
is now perfect for blues, Steely Dan tunes, etc.
Anybody with a Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister or Grandmeister, before you write
your amp off as "too hi-fi sounding", try the above tube upgrade!
Thoroughly impressed,
Chris Smart, Ontario Canada
From: Dave Wood [mailto:] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 3:11 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Review part II Carvin V3 High Gain Option with 6L6GC
I am so pleased with my tone, I had to write back again. Remember, these tubes are over 2 years old.
When I sent my original review over 2 years ago, I was playing a Gretsch 6120 and Yamaha SGB 2000 -
both of which have low to medium output pickups. I recently acquired an Ibanez Xiphos XPT 700 that
has very hot pickups.
Oh man does this rig roar! My Carvin V3 with 4x12 cab sounds incredible. The cleans sound
suprisingly good with the hot humbuckers and are full, round and articulate. The crunch sounds are
dynamic and complex. The cranked up distortion is amazing and very responsive.
My amp responds very differently to each guitar and I feel my investment in a quality set of matched
tubes has been at least as important as the rest of my rig.
I am astounded at the variety of tones available now after switching out the original GT EL-34's.
Many Thanks, again.
Dave Wood
Hesperia, CA
From: Michael K [mailto:mk] Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2014 6:00 PM To:
Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know the new MG tubes are amazing. My supply of NOS
tubes has dwindled over the years, but these can hang with everything I have
left.
I find them to have a tight bass, a pronounced and rich midrange, and plenty of
musical chime. They don't have quite the breakup the ECC83S, which makes it a
nice alternative!
By far, my favorite current production tube for all amps that aren't high-gain!
I hope this one is around for a LONG time!
- mk
From: Michael M [mailto:] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 8:53 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Orange AD30HTC Personal Fave
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying the "Personal Fave" retube kit for my Orange AD30HTC. I am running 2 cabs with it: an open back Orange cab with 2 Celestion V30's and a closed back Hot Rod Fender converted extension cab loaded with 2 x 10" Eminence Ramrods. The tubes were expensive, but well worth it. Not that it sounded bad with the stock tubes, but there was a certain type of grittiness to the sound that I didn't personally care for, but with the gold pin ECC83s and ECC803 in V1, the sound is total high fidelity and as you said, smooth and creamy. Adding a mild sustain pedal to the mix is sonic nirvana.
Thanks again for providing a great service.
Mike,
Louisville, KY
From: Jen & Al [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 8:32 PM To:
Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: 1969 Super Reverb
Hello Staff at Eurotubes,
I just got the new tubes into my ‘69 Super and it sounds incredible. This is
the second amp you have helped me re-tube and I am so grateful for the
knowledge, tools and support you all have given me. My tone has never been
better. I have been bragging you up to all my guitar buddies and they can hear
the difference as well. Til we do it again.......
Alex
-----Original Message-----From: The Danimal [mailto:] Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 10:27 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: ReTube Sets - Boogie
Hi Bob & Jay,
It's been a week since I got and installed my tube set and I've got to tell you: when I first put them in I thought "whoa, way
too much mids, what have I done?!"
As I continued to play I realized that there weren't too much mids, it's that my old sound was just lacking more tone. It's
addictive and fun again to play through the amp! The sound is so much more rich.
The Half Drive mode on the 395, which I wrote off initially as "harsh," sounds great! And my oh my, the cleans. They finally
have that great sparkle to them that was always missing previously.
Honestly, the improvement to the cleans alone was worth the upgrade, but the distortion patches all sound splendid as well.
The TriAxis is complicated and has a LOT of sounds in it so I'm not done exploring them all yet. This is mostly because I get
stuck on how good each patch sounds and end up just playing that one for hours.
Thank you so much for your help, this is really the best the amp has ever sounded!
Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!
Dan
-----Original Message----- From: Kevin [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014
7:37 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: THANK YOU!
I retubed my carvin amps and wow what a difference! The V3 combo with 6L6s high
gain kit is beyond my wildest expectations. I may sell the V3m combo to get
another V3 and put the high gain 6L6 kit in. I cannot get over how great it
sounds. Don't get me wrong the upgrade of the V3m is very good but the sparkle,
spring and spank the gain the 6L6 high gain kit brings is outstanding.
Thank you from very satisfied customer
Kevin P
From: Dan K [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 8:37 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: To Jay / M. Kohn - ECC 832 etc
Hey guys,
I phoned in my order a few days ago, and received the new tubes yesterday. Had the house to myself today, so I put em in and
tried em out and WOW!
WOW!
... This cheap ass little amp (Epi valve jr combo) sounds really really REALLY good now!
Thanks for your help!
Jay answered my emails and gave me great info... and then I guess it was Michael that took my phone order, very helpful, very
well informed.
I am a very satisfied customer, I got exactly what I wanted. Great customer service and great product delivered quickly!
The results are wunnerful!
I am up near Seattle, so you guys are almost neighbors. Even better.
DK
-----Original Message-----From: Terry N [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, June 10,
2014 12:49 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Bias for the Twin Reverb Re-Issue
I really want the world of tone freaks to know how awesome your re-tube kits
are. I liked the DRRI sound so much I purchased a kit for my twin and my Blues
Jr.
I've been looking for a particular tone for quite some time. I've owned at least
10 amps in the past five years. Last year I purchased a Deluxe Reverb '65
reissue. I was a little disappointed with it's sound. I play Jazz, Blues, Rock
and country so it's difficult to find one amp that can meet my tone
requirements. At first I didn't think the DRRI was going to cut it. It seemed
okay for Country but I was really disappointed in the Jazz and Blues sounds.
Then I stumbled on your website. After reading a few reviews I decided to try
the high headroom re-tube kit. Holy smokes! I was grinning from ear to ear as I
played thru this amp. It still puts a smile on my face just to think about it.
The bass are tight and clear. The mids are no longer hiding in the background.
The highs sparkle. I like this amp so much I may get rid of my Two-Rock.
I'm sure this email resembles a cheesy commercial but I don't really care. Props
should be given where they're due. They are definitely due for y'all.
Keep up the good work!
Terry
-----Original Message-----From: Jeff Raymer [mailto:] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 4:39 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Customer Review
Thank you wonderful people at Eurotubes! JJ Tubes have made my Hotrod Deluxe sound fantastic! Always great to deal with and
very knowledgeable. I have no reason to ever deal with anyone else for tubes. The shipping was super fast to
Missouri from Oregon and was able to be tracked through USPS. Prices are better than anyone else too. Installation and bias made easy from
the help of the great people at Eurotubes. It's nice not having to pay a tech big bucks for something I can just do myself. JJ
Tubes have a clean sound that is melodious to my ears.
Thanks again!
From: Jason Perry [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:15 AM To: Eurotubes
Support
Subject: RE: Tubes
Just wanted to say thanks for the awesome service. I ordered tubes Friday and
they were at my house Monday. I had never used JJ tubes before and I am very
pleased with them. My AC30 has never sounded quite like I thought it should, it
sounded good but not great and I've always known it was the tubes but haven't
gotten around to replacing them until now.
The stock tubes didn't even have a brand on them, just said made in china. Now it sounds amazing, much better character and detail. The AC4 has never sounded better. With the stock tubes the sound got really thin and fizzy when you cranked it and you couldn't turn the tone control up very much without it sounding really nasty but now with the EL844 and the JJ 12ax7 it's like a different amp.
The EL844 is a killer sounding tube, the volume difference isn't all that
noticeable (could be cos it's a single ended 4 watt amp) but the tone is
awesome. I've got a couple of other tube amps (Fender Hot Rod Deville 410 and a
Blues Deluxe Reissue) and when I get ready to retube them I'll definitely be
ordering from you. Thanks again
Jason
From: Michael Alexander [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 12:15 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Nice job!
Hello!
Just wanted to tell you how happy I am with your product and service! Who knew what a difference these tubes make? As a first
time customer certainly not I.
I've been running thru boogies for over 20 years and loved their sound. A few years ago I decided to try a mesa dual rec and
wound up disappointed. I run thru two 4x12 cabs, and although it's loud it didn't have the wrath of god tone I was
looking for. The clean channel sounded cold and crappy as well. It sounded as thought the cabs were overloading and sounded broken.
I tried new mesa 6L6 tubes thinking that may be the problem. I also tried changing pickups in some of my
guitars to no avail. I still wasn't getting that killer crunch and bleeding feedback I prefer. While online searching up voodoo labs for a possible
solution I tripped on the eurotubes website. For the price difference I thought I'd give eurotubes a try
first.
There was so many options I wasn't sure which way to go. I emailed them and explained my situation. Bob promptly emailed me
back with a suggestion and why he thought this would be my solution. He suggested the 6V6 high pre option with the GZ34s. What
a difference!
I finally had that sweet sizzling thick raspy distortion I was looking for yet it wasn't blisteringly loud. And how it slowly
bleeds into feedback nirvana is gorgeous. Power chords that want you to grit your teeth while you're playing them! The
clean channel also surprised me as well as notes and chords chimed and sparkled as never though possible.
Thanks again for helping me solve my dilemna! I am a eurotubes customer for life! Thanks everyone!
Mike
From: Mitchell G [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:08 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Jay,
Just wanted to say thanks. I followed your instructions to the letter, cleaning the contacts with electrical contact cleaner,
working the new pins in and out a few times. I took my sweet time both installing and biasing (it was my first tube install).
The whole process went off without a hitch. You provided all the information I needed, I just needed to read it a few times to
make sure I understood everything. Remember those plastic model kits from when you were a kid that said "read through and
familiarize yourself with all the instructions first?" Same idea here.
LOVE the JJ 6V6s in my Hot Rod Deluxe! I got the volume down to where I need it, and the tone is even sweeter than the stock
GT6L6Cs that I pulled out! And when I need to use my Weber attenuator at home, it's a lot more effective!
You guys are the best.
Mitch
From: ed [mailto:] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:31 PM To: Eurotubes
Support
Subject: Re: 5150 combo tubes
Hi Bob,
I know you get these kind of emails all the time but I wanted to let you know
that i just finished putting the new tubes in my 5150 combo and it went
absolutely fine, was super simple (yes I used the contact cleaner) and it sounds
great!
I couldn't be happier with your service or the sound of my amp.
Thank you.
Ed
From: Matt Alexander [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:53 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello,
I meant to reply to this email to give thanks sooner, but have been busy the past couple weeks and forgot.
Just wanted to say thank you, and the tubes arrived for my AC15C1 lightning fast. I installed them the night they arrived and
they sound phenomenal. It's my first tube amp, so I thought it sounded great with even the factory China tubes, but the JJ's
turned it into a whole different animal. Serious range of tone from ridiculously bright jangle to warm and mellow at the turn
of the tone cut or EQ knob. They overdrive just right, and I can put a boost in front of it if I want more out of the amp
itself. Otherwise, plenty of clean to throw whatever pedal in front of it.
Thank you!
Matt Alexander
From: Kevin Savage [mailto:] Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 10:40 AM To:
Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Dudes.
Got my KT66's in mail. Installed them with my tech @ 39mA in my Soldano SLO-100.
Pushing 500 volts at rehearsal volume. Still rocking JJ 12AX7's you matched for
me from a retube order I made about a year and a half ago.
My amp is an absolute f***ing beast.
Thank you so much for your attention to the little things. I coordinate customer
service for a living, and yours is top notch.
Keep up the great work.
Take care guys.
-Kevin Savage
-----Original Message-----From: mx [mailto:] Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:35 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: tubes
to Bob and Michael,
i recently purchased from you, a retube kit for a marshall tsl60 ( j j's, kt77, ec83s ), and i am so happy with the results, that i bought some ec83s gold pins. i put one in
my solidstate marshall avt 50 head ( it's a tube preamp), and like wise in my marshall valvestate 100. in both amps the tones
smoothed out and sound great!!!!! i'm looking forward to servicing my tsl100 soon!!! i'll definetly be making another purchase
from you guys, thanx !!!!!!!!!!!
max
-----Original Message-----From: jesposi1[mailto:] Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 3:08 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: mesa boogie f50 retube kit
Hey Guys
Just wanted let you know that the Mesa Boogie F50 High Gain Retube kit was a home run. I purchased the amp from the original
owner and the amp still had the original tubes. The amp sounded ok but I knew it could sound better. I have
purchased kits and preamp tubes from Eurotubes in the past and I knew you wouldn't let me down.
I installed the tubes as per instructions and WOW, the amp sounds phenomenal. It's so much tighter with the right amount of
crunch and gain. Thanks again for making another one of my amps sound perfect. JJ'S RULE!!!!!
John Esposito
Saratoga Springs NY
From: tim kramer [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:47 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: a kit for my vht 2/50/2
Hi Eurotubes,
My tech just left, new set of 6ca7's and pres are in the VHT 2/50/2, biased and working. I can't say enough what a difference
this has made. The extra help from Michael in finding out the ins and outs of tubes was super helpful and re-assuring. I'll
be getting all of my tubes from Eurotubes, for life! Many Many Thanks!
Tim K
Palm Desert, CA
From: Kerry Adams [mailto:] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 2:36 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Fender Supersonic 22 Tube Kit
Michael, tubes arrived today. Great kit...well packaged. All in great shape.
Perfect install, bias set and after about a 5 minute standby burn-in, they sound great. Nice compliment. Preamp tubes are
clean yet just spongy enough as are the 6V6's.
This amp is only about 6 months old and after about 5 gigs it started having low frequency boominess after any chord or even
single low notes. Terrible. Almost a constant rumble that would last upwards of about 1/2 second or more. Almost
unplayable and although I can tolerate some amp noise, this was like an odd ordered harmonic that was almost constant after any strum. I
chalked it up to factory tubes (hoping I didn't have a PCB issue)
Well, not only is that ALL gone, what great tone! This is how my old Deluxe's used to sound...but being a SS it's even more
flexible. As a 40 year player and working with a lot of artists here in the Metro Detroit area, I will definitely plug your
outstanding product lineup and even better support.
I couldn't be more pleased with you and your company. Please pass this along to your team.
Kerry Adams
Adams Audio Works
-----Original Message-----From: Chris Halford [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 3:19 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Mesa nomad tube set
Wanted to drop a line and say thanks. Your advice on my amp was spot on. The el844s and the blues option preamp tube set have
turned a mediocre (at best) sounding mesa nomad 45 into an amazing amp. The el844s are truly a winner. For the first time i
have an amp with a perfect clean channel for my style. I am thinking of swapping my dc 3 over to the same set. Also, shipping
was great. Well packaged and incredibly fast, 3 days across the country with christmas in the middle isn't bad. Once again,
thanks and great job!
Chris Halford
Sent from my iPhone
From: John [mailto:] Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 9:06 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: This is a review that I hope you post.
I have a Carvin "Legacy" 212 Combo. When I bought it used it sounded terrible. It popped and crackled when I hit certain
tones on my guitar. The overdrive or "Soak" channel sounded dull and lifeless. It was totally unplayable. I got on
line and crammed my brain with tube amp knowledge. I made sure that the bias was set to Carvin's specs. The Carvin web site said it should be set at 100. It was a little off but
that didn't help at all. I learned that I was hearing "tube rattle" so luckily for me found the Eurotube web site. There was a whole section on the
problem I was having with my particular amp. Just to make sure I was doing the right things I called a couple of times and a real nice guy took the time
to tell me what was going on and what to do. I learned that the 100 that Carvin suggested I bias the amp to was way too cold and that I should set
the bias to 160-180.
I also learned that the tube rattle was happening because some or all of my tubes were bad.
Skeptical, I ordered all new tubes, both power and preamp tubes. I went for the JJ gold pins. I replaced all of the tubes and set my bias to 160. I could not believe what happened.
All of those ugly noises went away and it woke my amp right up. The soak channel is very useable now and the amp sounds so good on either channel. I was
getting ready to sell it and buy something else but I'm so glad that I found the Eurotube web site. I didn't plan on writing anything like
this but it's been a few months now after being complimented so many times on how nice my rig sounds, I decided to write something to show my
appreciation for the folks at Eurotubes. I knew very little about tube amps. I never biased an amp before this one. I'm grateful for Eurotubes and the folks
that run it.
Sincerely, John K. Gee
Bow, NH
From: Tim & Sue [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 1:26 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks for the great tube help!
I thought I’d give you an update on a tube transition recently completed on my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.
I called recently and explained what I wanted the amp to do……be clean, and I mean pristine Fender clean when I wanted clean,
but be able to take some gritty distortion in front of the amp when I needed that.
I was advised to try the “Max Headroom” full tube package, and it is PERFECT!
I have a Celestion G12H Blackback 30w speaker in my HRD, replacing the original, and between the tube make-over and the
speaker upgrade, I will put this up against any amp in its class. Terrific tone!
Thanks again for the advice and great personal service!
Sincerely,
Tim Lungstrom
Buffalo, MN
From: Goldwyn [mailto:] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 9:21 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi, i have just installed them tubes on my Bugera TriRec yesterday, and i must say i actually noticed a very real difference in
tone, it has warmed up and not as fizzy as anymore like with the old tubes! The tone sounds fatter, richer, and
smoother!
I really like your costumer service by the way, great communication there! I felt i was well instructed and educated and felt
really confident in the process.. I can really see why Eurotubes's reputation is high! Would easily recommend you to anyone
looking to get new tubes!
Gholdwayne
From: Mike Davis [mailto:] Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 1:32 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Massive kudos to Eurotubes
Hi Bob,
Long time customer; a few weeks ago I called and had Eddie send me your Mesa Dual Rec Integrated Quad of KT88's and KT66's
with the GZ34 Rectifier tubes.
I'm at a loss to describe the tonal characteristics of this tube combination without using several colorful politically
incorrect metaphors woven together in a paragraph in order to competently convey the concept. Even at a club volume
setting, the tone from my dual rec is astoundingly impressive and almost holographic. I've never been so pleased with my tone since I
moved from Marshall amplifiers over to the Mesa Boogie camp.
Generally speaking; most acoustic guitarists don't care much for, or have little recognition for rock or metal amp tone...
however, one of my best friends is an acoustic artist who plays many festivals around the Chicago area; he was
thoroughly dumbfounded as to the character and clarity of my Dual Rec! It's a very interesting thing to see... the attention grabbing,
rubber necking and the looks on the speechless faces of my guitar peers when simply firing it up! It's like remembering what a
guitar amp was always meant to sound like; only we forgot!
Your technical prowess and experience with tube combinations will always be promoted by me; you don't need marketing when your
product or service speaks for itself. Thanks again and I'll be calling soon to outfit my Triple Rec with the same KT88 &
KT66/GZ34 combo. Yours, Mike Davis
From: Mark R [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2013 9:14 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank You
Gentlemen,
I would like to take a moment and thank you profusely for the tubes I recently purchased from you. The help you gave to me over
the phone as well as the in depth information you maintain on your comprehensive web site offered me the
ability to make an educated decision in purchasing. The tube set you sent me for my Peavey Classic 50 are everything you said they would be. Every
time I fire my amp up I hear something new, increased harmonics, smoother saturation
and great sustain. I play classic rock and metal. I had good tone before, but now I would have to humbly state that it has crossed over into great tone. Very suitable for
what I am doing. I also feel that the price is more than fair for the matched/graded set of tubes you sent me.
Thanks for everything you do, I will recommend you to all of my fellow guitar players whole heartedly.
Regards,
Mark (Savannah GA)
From: Greg G [mailto:] Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 8:53 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Installed the lower-gain retube set for my peavey 6505+ combo on Saturday. Gigged with it that night. Huge difference from the stock tubes!! Made the tone really come alive, tightened up the lows and mids and make the distortion much smoother and more musical!! Big compliments from the sound guy. Excellent result!! And fantastic service, had the tubes in hand two days after my order was placed!! Thanks guys!!
Greg.
From: Joseph - Jay - Comfort [mailto:] Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 5:10 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks so much!
Gentlemen -
I am truly impressed with your service, thoroughness and the love for what you do the shows
in how you do it! Michael was very helpful over the phone before I ever ordered and that
instilled confidence that I would not be left with a box of parts after the order was
delivered.
So, I ordered on Monday and received my retune kit for Fender Twin Reverb on Thursday. The
packaging was great everything was present and clearly marked – thanks for the redundant
instructions!!!
I removed the old tubes and installed the new ones as instructed – also set up the bias
probe. Initially, I found a bias reading that was way off, then remembered that I had
disconnected the speaker to access one of the powertubes. With that corrected, I found a
reading of 23.5 once the tubes had warmed – I dialed the bias knob to the counterclockwise
and was able to achieve a 35.4 reading, allowed the tubes to get good and burned in and came
back to see that everything had settled to 35.5. I left it right were it was.
After re-assembly and re-warmup, I found a beautiful warm glow from the back of the cabinet. I have a Schecter PT and a Gibson SG that I affect lightly with a small pedal board and a
VOX tonelab st that I've been using exclusively, but wanted to hear everything clean. Clean
channel, no affects, all settings up the middle – volume 1.5 = NASTY. While I know that the
Fender Twin Reverb is a venerable amp, I had no idea what it was capable of! Where before
the tube swap you could hear the amp, now I seem to be hearing the music through the amp –
so much presence and penetration. Sadly for me last night, the baby and my wife were asleep
and I did not have a chance to do much of anything other than noodle around a bit with the
clean channel, bright, high and low–gain inputs – impressive! Clean, bright great ring from
the single-coils and grunt and grit from the SG that was just outstanding!
I think I'm going to play hooky from work and really dig in this evening and give it the
gas. Thanks so much for revitalizing my investment!
Warm regards,
J. Comfort
From: Raven Ferrell [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 11:28 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Dude...the tubes! The Tubes!!
Just got done re-tubing using the JJ's High-Gain Set for my Carvin X-100B...Zappa's amps
never sounded this good! From one tube just humming along to full-out ALL-GUNS-BLAZING...this amp is alive like I've never heard it before. From now on, I don't talk to
nobody but YOU!
From: Terry Browning [mailto:] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:18 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: THANKS!!!! You guys ROCK!
Bob, I just wanted to say THANK YOU!!! I received the High Gain re-tube kit for my Mesa
Boogie DC-10, and couldn’t wait to get in and try it out tonight! However, I first went to
Radio Shack and got electrical contact cleaner, exactly as you recommended, and cleaned the
sockets as you recommend, because I wanted to do everything right. (By the way, I’ve been
playing guitar for over 30 years, and I have never once been told to be sure and clean the
sockets before installing the new tubes). That’s a great tip…
Anyway, I have the new tubes in, and I have to tell you, this amp freakin ROARS now! Its
absolutely NEVER sounded better, not even the first day I brought it home (well over 10
years ago). Its exactly what I was hoping for…The amazing thing to me is that the gain is so
much higher (and just has so much “ummmph” on the gain channel, but the clean channel is
still just as clean as it ever was. (I assumed there would be some degradation of the clean
sound in order to get the higher gain on the other channel…That wasn’t the case at all…The
truly amazing part though is that even though it’s a much higher gain, and just a much
stronger sound, the amp actually runs “quieter” (less noise) than it ever has. I’m not sure
exactly how that works, but I love it!
I also want to compliment the gentleman who was still in your office on a Friday night, (I
forgot his name), but he was very helpful with a couple questions I had re: pre-amp
placement, etc... He was very helpful…. You guys absolutely rock! From now on, all my tubes will come from Eurotubes! I’m so glad I
found your web-site…I will highly recommend you to all my friends who play…
Thanks so much!
Terry Browning
West Palm Beach
From: jim [mailto:] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:05 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks
Good evening to one and all, I got the tubes today I ordered from you ( Dr Z maz 38 gold ),
put then in this afternoon, and have been playing non-stop. The tubes make my Z sound better
than it did when it was new. Super head room, clear as a bell, and super overdrive when I
really stand on it..Thanks to you for these great tubes. I will, indeed, pass on to my
friends about Eurotubes..
Thanks
Jim
-----Original Message-----From: Steven Van Nostrand [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 6:58 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: 6V6's in my Hot Rod Deluxe
Hi Bob
I bought some JJ 6V6s from you for my FHRD. I had done every 'internet' mod available and replaced the speaker with a Celestion Vintage 30, all which
definitely improved the tone but I was still tone searching...
Then I popped the 6V6s in, amazing difference. I can hit the sweet spot on any channel and the goofy boost channels that used to sound like a cheap fuzz pedal are
now useable and musical...lately I have been keeping the red 'more drive' on all
the time, with the gain on 3.
With my Strat or Tele at half volume, it is nice and clean. Turning up to full volume, gives me that tasteful creamy crunch. I have had more compliments on my
tone since I replaced the 6L6s than I have owned the amp, purchased new in 1996.
Eurotubes completely transformed my Carvin Belair and now my Fender HRD is unbelievable! My buddies have even asked to borrow it for 'important' gigs!
Thanks
Steven Van Nostrand
From: Lou Tirrito [mailto:] Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 9:04 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello Jay and Co.,
Just wanted to thank you guys for a job well done. Its not often, that I have no
idea what I need, and after asking for advice, I get perfect results. The retube
kit you guys set me up with for my Mesa Electradyne head installed in a snap (cleaning the tube sockets was a breeze), and the results are nothing less than
amazing. I was literally at a loss for what was missing in the sound of this amp,
and had gone back and forth with different cabinets and boost pedals, but couldnt
seem to dial in the sound I was looking for. After retubing, I plugged straight
into the amp and played for 2 hours straight, no effects, just volume and tone knob
tweaking, and this amp rocks..
Trying to figure out how to get out of work early now,...
Thanks again, and I'll be back..Mesa Mark V is next..
Lou Tirrito
From: H Johnson [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 7:13 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Great improvements to Vintage & Current Fender Amps...
Guys –
I must say I rarely write a review, takes something special to get one out of me…
I recently purchased two of your tube kits for a vintage 1973 Twin Reverb and a
current issue Custom Vibrolux. The Twin was a great find, in impeccable condition
with the ORIGINAL 1973 tubes (still lighting up and working!). The Vibrolux, while
a wonderful amp, spent many hours at a very good tech’s house, getting out all the
new circuit board based and poor component quality problems I find new Fenders bothered by.
Installing the supplied kits was a revelation for both amplifiers. Vintage tubes
being sacrificed (but hidden away safely!), the Twin came back to its proper huge,
warm, forgotten about tone. The Vibrolux, “finally”, displayed an incredible
increase in fidelity, clarity, and warmth that I suspected was in there, having spent way more than enough time and money trying to get all the bugs out. BOTH
amplifiers exhibit wonderful tonal balance, are now dead quiet at idle – and then
will blow your head off at the drop of a hat.
Finally, I might have a justification for obtaining all those more expensive, high
end instruments I prefer – the amps both now bring out the true individuality of a
Custom Shop Tele, a good Les Paul with P90’s, and a nice American Strat with Lindey
Fralen pickups.
And yet, the tubes are probably the least expensive and most cost effective upgrade
to my general fanatical interest in good instruments and great guitar sounds. I
appreciate the informative nature of your site, wish your business well, inform you
that you have it right, will purchase from you again in a snap, and will recommend
you to all the other nuts I know in my area… ;)
Sincerely – h.
From: xavier guyot [mailto:@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:35 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hey J
I received my full retube kit for my Mesa F30 yesterday (one week from Oregon to
France is quite a performance). Thank you for such a fast shipping ! I installed it in my amp and : wow !
It's awesome, my F30 never souded as good ! Pristine ultra dynamic clean sounds (and I play exclusively G&L guitars with MFD proprietary pickups wich can be very
unforgivable with tubes, especially preamp tubes, anyway, dynamic is a major thing
I want from my clean sound) And big chocolate crunch on the lead channel (even my wife did notice !), the low
to medium gain on the F30 is finally usable.
I'm totally satisfied with JJ products and Eurotube ! I sure will spread the word.
Xavier
-----Original Message----- From: rex goodell [mailto:] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 12:06 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: mesa maverick
This message is for Michael. I wanted to thank you for your advise on tubes for my
Mesa Maverick. The new set up really cleaned up the tones. I especially noticed a
difference in the lead channel, although the rhythm channel is much better also.
Thanks again for caring and for a job well done! Rex Goodell
-----Original Message----- From: David Fox [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:51 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Got my new tubes
I just have to say I am thrilled with the new tube set for my traynor amp. What a
difference. I went with the most expensive and love the singing "Santana" type sustain my amp gets. My sound is just awesome. I would highly recommend
your product to all players and the service was fantastic. 100 percent satisfied and
you will always be my tube brand from now on.
Thank you, David Fox Scottsville, Kentucky
From: Dale V [mailto:] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 6:12 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks
I purchased the Low Gain Option to retube my stock Delta Blues. With your assistance, I could not have made a better selection. I now have a pristine clean
channel AND the gain channel and that translates into a wider range of possibilities. I just wanted to say thanks.
All the best,
Dale
From: Bob [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 5:51 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: JD30T jack daniels (peavey classic 30)
Good morning J’ and everyone at Eurotubes. I got up this morning feeling that I
should write you a huge thank you for your recommendation on the JJ tubes for my
Jack Daniels JD30 (Peavey Classic 30) combo. All I can say right now is WOW!!!
I received your tubes and put them in yesterday afternoon, plugged in my 60s road
worn strat, dirty channel, and four hours later I found myself still floating around in outer space. It would have been much longer but kids came home from
school , the wife from work and I hadn’t even thought of what was for supper yet, I
usually have supper ready on my days off,lol. Anyway I wanted to say that I’m glad
I changed my mind about selling this amp and going with a tube change instead, J’
recommended a matched quad of JJ EL84's and three ECC83S's (one with a high current
output for the Phase inverter) and I gotta say that this completely changed my amp,
and even my playing for that matter. What a huge difference for the better.
Thanks J’ and everyone at Eurotube for getting my amp off it’s deathbed. Oh Yeah, one
question: what are in these tubes that cause me to see all these musical notes floating around in the air?
-Peace-
-Bob.F-
From: scottwg [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 6:14 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Retube kit
Once again I am supremely impressed with the JJ tubes from Eurotubes! If you own a
Peavey XXX head you NEED to install KT77's. After a year with JJ 6L6GC's in the power section I decide to try out the KT77's, just looking for
something a little different.
All I can say is WOW, I'm so glad I took the chance! So chunky and crunchy, with much more clarity in my opinion, it was exactly what I was looking
for! HUGE metal tone with the gain set at just below 9 o'clock, hardly any at all!
I got a standard retube kit with a high gain ECC83S in V1. I have PERFECT tone coming out of my Vader cab! I f-ing love these tubes so much! Super fast shipping
too! Many thanks to Bob and his crew! You still have a customer for life.
Scott
From: Goldsmith, William CIV USA USMA [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:36 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: A very satisfied customer...
To Jay Haygood and the Eurotubes Staff, Ordered a complete set of JJ’s (2 EL84’s & 4 12AX7’s) for my Mesa Boogie F30
amp. Bought the amp used about 8 months ago and it had Mesa tubes in it. I play
in a weekend warrior 5 piece commercial group and noticed that I recently had to
gradually turn up the volume to 2/3’s of max along with hearing a lot less clarity.
I figured it was time to go baseline and order power tubes, not knowing how long
the tubes I had in it were in there.
Called Eurotubes and spoke to Jay Haygood. He talked me into swapping out
all the tubes which was good advice, along with inquiring about what I was looking
for in terms of my amp’s performance. Didn’t realize that you could fine tune
the amp so to speak. I told him I wanted my F30 watt amp to be as clean as it could be, because I use multiple pedals for my overdrive/distortion. I followed your instructions as you presented them on your website and with
what accompanied my order.
This is the first time I ever swapped tubes in my 48 years of playing. I am very happy with the results. We played an outside gig this past weekend, and the amp’s performance has greatly improved. The volume, along with more clarity, sustain, and tone has left me extremely satisfied. My strat never sounded so good. Even my bass player with his 600 watt Peavey was impressed with the difference in contrast to what it was sounding like, and how well it cut the mix next to his bass.
Thanks for showing me what a good investment I made when I purchased my
Boogie. My rather cheap tube investment confirmed that this amp is a keeper.
Thanks,
Bill Goldsmith
From: Sune Andersson [mailto:] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 11:03 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Just wanted to say thank you...
Just wanted to say thank you for your excellent service!
I ordered some tubes a week ago and got them yesterday! 7 days from the US to Sweden, Europe!!!
The tubes I got (For my 1998 Hotrod Deville 410 and my new Fender Excelsior) were
great and really lifted their sound!
I use your SRV opt #1 on my Deville and 6V6S and ECC83S in my Excelsior...
Two great amps that got even better with your JJ tubes and your tube damper rings.
It took away that irritating high pitch ringing tone in the Excelsior and gave it a
more sweet smooth more usable break up tube dist. It seems that it also gave it a bit more headroom.
Thanks again,
Sune Andersson, Lund / Sweden / Europe
From: Dave Wood [mailto:] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:49 PM To: Eurotubes Support*
Subject: Carvin V3 High Gain Option with 6L6GC's
I just wanted to thank everybody at Eurotubes for their help in my recent purchase
of a full retube kit "Carvin V3 High Gain Option with 6L6GC's."
Oh man, what a difference! The cleans are smooth and fat and the distortion is hard and grinding. The bottom end is full, deep and HUGE on all channels. The
mids are vibrant and musical. The highs sing on every channel. The dynamics and
tone are a giant improvement over the Groove Tubes I had in it.
I followed your instructions and cleaned the tube sockets. My amp now purrs even
when cranked up and without static or electrical noise.
Bottom line here is that your product is exactly as described. I based my choice
on your online descriptions and a few emails with your staff.
The tubes arrived two working days later.
Thanks for Superb Service
Dave Wood
Hesperia, CA
From: Ken [mailto:] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:06 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Pro One Bias Unit
Hey Guys -
Thought I'd drop you a quick note to let you know my new Pro One got used today for
the first time. It was just as straightforward and simple as claimed. It allowed me
to find that one of my amps, one of few Fender Bassman replicas built by Bob
Arbogast, was under-biased a bit. I had stuck some new tubes in it and didn't bother to bias it until now. It sounds noticeably more robust after setting the
bias up to ~45 ma with 427 VDC. The tubes are Groove Tube/JJ 6L6's which supposedly
dissipate 30 watts ea. Thanks for coming up with this unique unit that is so easy
to use and available for a very reasonable cost.
Cheers -
Ken Sheldon
From: RICHARD PLEASANT [mailto: ] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:10 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: jj tubes
I had been playing via Marshall amps , for over 40yrs, although my jcm 800 had been
sounding so bad lately , I thought it was time for it to retire,, problem was not
amp but pre-amp groove tubes (which were newly replaced ), upon your suggestion and
replacing tubes with JJ preamp tubes, my amp now has that wonderful Marshall sound
once again, so many other amplifiers try to mimick,, with much appreciation,,
thankyou ,thankyou, thankyou,,,,,richard
From: Stolzenberger, Tom [mailto:] Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 8:37 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Recent Order for my Mav
Jeez, you guys are good. I got my tubes yesterday. That’s 2 days after I placed
the order. I was pleasantly surprised to get my tubes that quick. Oregon to Florida
is about as far as you can go in this country. That’s great customer service,
thanks. And that’s to say nothing of the personal attention to my, and my amps,
needs. I’m not a name player, but you guys took the time to answer my question
about my Maverick and gave me plenty of info to able me to make my choices.
You gave me what I feel is next level access to your extensive knowledge of how tubes perform and how I could tweak my amp without modifying it. The combination of the gold pin 12AX7’s and the matched 12AX7 for the V6 slot in conjunction with the new EL 844’s are magic in this amp. It overdrives sooner and at lower volumes.
I’d recommend this to anyone retubing a Boogie Maverick. Ok. I had to crank it ! And
it’s just a whole different amp. What’s left of my hair is standing up. I WILL be tapping you for recommendations on my 1965 Princeton (NR) and my 75 JMP
MKII head in the near future. But, to say the least, I can’t give a stronger recommendation of your shop. This amp smokes, even in the clean channel. I’d love
to talk cap mods at some point. My Princeton may need that done. I’ve been hearing
a lot about Sozo Vintage mustard caps. But, that will have to wait a little bit.
Thanks for your commitment to your customers and your love of what you do. While
money is always important in business, it’s obvious to me that your shop is manned
with personnel that love what they doing. Just Excellent.
Tom S
From: Conrad Engineering Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 5:30 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: JJ TUBE TESTIMONY
Hello all Eurotube members of the Tube Hall of Fame.
I purchased a Blues Jammer amp from a fellow who purchased it from one of my customers. When the amp came in I put the amp on the Oscope and I've never seen such a terrible wave form. The amp had been violated with a weird assortment of tubes namely
2-GE 12AX7's, Jan Phillips 12AT7WC, Sovtek 12AX7LPS, 2- Tung-Sol 5881, JJ 5AR4.
I First replaced all the preamp tubes. Much better but still had a weird wave form. Replaced the 5881's with JJ 6L6GC's – Yea, perfect. Improved performance and output swing. The only tube kept was the JJ 5AR4.
JJ all the way, baby!
Conrad Sundholm
Conrad Engineering, LLC
www.conradamps.com
From: James Wyre Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 8:13 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Tubemeister 18 tube replacement
Please feel free to use this as a testimonial and edit it as needed.
After replacing the Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 18 Head tubes with standard
JJs, I’ve definitely heard improvement. I wasn’t worried about a warranty as
the amp is used so I went right after it with a Phillips head. To help others retubing theirs,
you will have to take the 4 screws off of the end ‘handle’ square plates as well as
the back screw on each handle itself.
It can be a bit tricky to fit back together since the top metal plate comes off. I just worked them back in and only partially screwed in the screws on each end and then finally tightened all of them alternating sides after I was done with the change to get it to fit back together nice and tight. A flashlight helps to make sure certain things are lining up.
The good news is that the tube retainers are super easy with the preamp wires pulling forward and down and the power tubes being simply spring held. I used the contact cleaner and the old gentle lovemaking on the tube sockets as per the instructions and everything worked perfectly. Of course, it the bias needs no attention because it's cathode biased. The Chinese stock tubes (12AX7B marked China with a 9 in ink on the bottom) in amps are supposedly better than they were years ago, and did seem a bit better than previous stock tubes, but they still had a rather sterile clean channel and some fizzy (in a bad way) highs on the distortion channel.
The rock and blues mid-range is much better after the tube change and metal now sounds like it should without a fizzy high and I feel like the bottom end has tightened up allowing more abilities there (like better palm muting for heavy stuff). The already good ‘singing’ quality of the amp has also been improved as has the ability to roll the volume off and get cleaner tones (volume changes now do this even on the boosted lead channel up to a point). I like all styles including metal and I think there is so much gain on tap in this unit that getting higher gain tubes seems unlikely to be necessary.
You can overdrive the frontend a bit with something if you’ve just got to do something crazy. The unit also takes effects better with more headroom and less feedback although you will do best to use the effects loop on the 18 rather than mess with going straight in due to the complex switching they do in order to get so much gain from 2 12AX7 and 2 EL84 tubes. It will be interesting to see if they truly managed it without solid state clipping, it feels very tube-y. I’ll also be interested to find out on this unit how they did the wattage attenuation. The unit gets plenty hot, so make sure you always leave it where it ventilates ok. I run it flat out much of the time.
Thanks, I’m continuing to only get my tubes from Eurotubes!
James O. Wyre, II
Attorney at Law
From: Ron Mays [mailto:ron_mays@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 8:30 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: wow
Hey Bob, Thanks for your tube recommendation, my Fender super 210 never sounded so
good, never, really! I mean freakin awsome breakup like not crunchy but crispy and smooth, and single
note chime and liquidity!
Again, thanks
Ron, Mays Landing NJ
From: Dean Griff [mailto:deangriff3@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 7:04 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Tubes
Jay,
Got the tubes today. Fast shipping & handling. Nice!
The E34Ls are just as describe.
"The JJ E34L's provide a deeper low end and are more aggressive and punchy than an
EL34. The E34L is tighter with slightly more headroom and power with a more aggressive crunch, a very articulate British tone."
I like the fact the tubes are a matched Quad set. Balanced power tubes performance
between 50 & 100 watts operation. Mesa never offer that for there over priced tubes, only pair sets.
The E34Ls sound great!
Thanks, Great Customer Service.
Dean
From: Andrew Jeffers [mailto:andrewje21@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:40 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes & bias probe
Hi, I installed the tubes last night with absolutely no troubles. Just thought I'd
touch base and leave a review for the site.
I installed a quad of 6L6GCs and a trio of matched and balanced ECC83Ss in my Mesa 50/50 power amp which I previously modded for adjustable bias. Using the Eurotubes Bias Probe was a cinch; it really made easy work of biasing the amp.
The key audible differences between the new JJs and the Ruby 6L6s/Sovtek 12AX7LPSs I was
using before are that the JJs have a stronger low-mid punch and much more focused
highs--big and fat. Everyone at Eurotubes is extremely knowledgeable and helpful,
and what I love most about the company is that you get an extremely consistent product for a great price.
Thanks again!
From: Lucas Stricker [mailto:lustrick99@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 6:59 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello Jay.
Just wanted to give you an email back about my tubes.
I recieved them around noon on Wednesday and I put them in and they sound absolutely amazing. Great prices, great service and great quality. What else could
I ask for?!
Thanks again.
From: JKLOTZ [mailto:jklotz@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 3:52 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks
To whom it may concern;
I recently contacted Eurotubes seeking info on a full retube of my Orange AD30 twin channel. Michael sent me several e-mails anwsering all my
questions in great detail. I decided on one of his suggestions and purchased
the tubes. I would like to extend my thanks for a great experience and for an amp that sounds perfect to my ears. Mike did a great job. I will use your
company again and suggest to others to check you out.
Thanks.
Mike Klotz
-----Original Message----- From: Luiz Felippe Santos [mailto:luizfelippe@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 4:33 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Awesome sound!!!
Hey, Bob! How's going?
I'm emailing you to let you know that the Classic 20 Low Output kit that I bought from you guys sounds amazing!!!! Sounds just like you described!
My "Little Beast" is screaming with joy, hahaha!
Thanks a lot for everything, man!
Blest regards from Rio de Janeiro
Luiz Felippe Santos
From: Jerry Baldy [mailto:jrbstudio@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:55 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Fender HRD 6V6 tubes
Hey Guys
This is Jerry Baldy I just ordered (4/18/2012) and installed the 6V6 tubes and ECC83S into my Fender HRD and it sounds amazing !!
I first purchased GT tubes (elsewhere) as they were the Fender recommended replacement, and was very disappointed, they were noisy,harsh/trebely and
had a low tone buzz. I researched to find out if something else could be wrong with my amp and in the process found you guys!!
I talked with Eddy on the phone and really want to thank him for his help !!
I love my amp !! It has never sounded this great !!
I am also going to soon be purchasing the 6L6 tubes just to hear them as well
I use this amp in my studio, so having both sets of tubes could really give me more options!!
I will be sharing your info with all my muso buddy's and clients !!
Thanks !!
a very happy !!
Jerry Baldy
From: Warren M [mailto:warrenman@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 8:37 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks for the new tubes!
Hi There,
I just wanted to drop you guys a line and thank you for the new tubes for my Vox AC15HW1X that I got recently. I got a retube kit with EL844s and a new
rectifier tube and i'm blown away by how much better this amp sounds now. One of the factory power tubes packed it up and I picked up some EL84s (not
JJs) locally but they really ruined the amp for me. I was on the verge of selling it when I decided to order some JJ's for it, having had great luck
with the gold pins I got from you for my Engl Thunder. I couldn't be more pleased with the tone from the EL844s.
I love the earlier breakup and singing quality of the tubes now. They didn't really knock down the volume any but getting that fabulous Vox chime has never come earlier or easier on the top boost channel of that amp. The amp has this lovely bloom to it now and is so much more touch responsive.
Thanks again for the great product, great service, great communication and great amounts of
tech info on your site. I'll definitely be ordering from you again in the future.
Regards,
Warren
From: russ101@gmail.com [mailto:russ101@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 5:28 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Mesa Tripe Rectifier.
Bob,
Wow!!!!!!! That all i can really say. I received the new tubes for my mesa triple rectifier today. Plugged them in right away. I went with the
integrated sextet of KT88 and KT66. An ecc 803s v1, ecc83s in v2-v4 and a balance phase inverter in v5.
Where do I start? My main want was a fenderish clean. Have always loved the jj 6l6, but you were right and that glassy sound is gone. My clean sparkles now. I used no effects at all and I was very happy. On my Les Paul I have always rolled the volume back and used the neck PU.. Wow middle position on the LP is amazing. Almost acoustic. I am the most happy I have ever been while in channel 1. I even used pushed mode rolling volume back. More usable mids. On the amp I rolled back the lows and it was sweet.
I have generally found channel 2 useless. I only used it for a step down for channel 3 in modern. Let me tell you what. remarkable! Even more so than channel1! I love the vintage mode in channel 2. Ripping van halen, to zeppelin tones here. I was even playing a lil dokken in modern mode. Has a real Marshall sound. Channel 2 is now a gambit of tone variations.
Channel 3. Animal! I actually dialed the gain way back here. Now all I used was my 212 cab with 1 v30 and 1 g12h 30 watt so I wasn't cranking, but man the sound is huge and clear. Has that mesa chug, with huge punch and clarity. Solos rip instead of being a lil muddy. Bob I have used JJ's in several triple rec's, 5150's. But man this is flat out incredible! Thank You so much for the work and study you have put fourth so us tone rookies can be happy.
Incredible tone!!!! And man that triple rectifier is full of tubes now and glowing like a light bulb. Thanks again Bob. If my spelling was a lil off I
apologize. This phone keyboard kills me. Lol
In tone bliss
Russ, 
From: CHRIS MCCOMBS [mailto:5150guitarman@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 12:55 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: BIAS SETTINGS ON ET PRO BIAS PROBE
OH MY GOD!!! YES, I AM SUPER EXCITED!!! THE CARVIN V3 HEAD LIVES!!! BIG BEEFY LOW END, ALL THE GAIN I COULD WANT WITHOUT ALL THE EXCESS NOISE I WAS
GETTING OUT OF THE STOCK TUBES AND WITH THE 803'S IN THE V3 HOLE I NOW HAVE A CLEAN CHANNEL THAT IS AWESOME!!! THE ET PRO BIAS PROBE IS THE BEST 90
BUCKS I HAVE SPENT IN A LONG TIME!!!
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND ANY PLACE ELSE I HAVE EVEN APPROACHED ABOUT TUBES.
CHRIS (CAPS LOCK) MCCOMBS
STONED ON THE NILE
UNDERCOVER ALLSTARS
-----Original Message-----From: Michael Johnson [mailto:mjjammin@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:08 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank You
Bob,
Thanks for the Tubes for my Fender 75. It's never sounded this good. As my wife said, that's Fat. They also make my Leslie 16 sing as well.
Awesome combination. Amazing clarity in the low frequency response.
Thanks again,
Michael Johnson
From: JAMES SMITH [mailto:jamessmithguitars@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:03 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject:
Just want to say thanks to eurotubes for their great service. You provided a great product with
excellent customer support. Eddie was super thanks again.
From: David Gainer [mailto:davegainer7@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:48 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: HDRx 6v6
Micheal
I ordered, got and installed the 6V6's for my Hotrod Deluxe. Set bias at 37.5mv and OMG. This thing sings with either my Musicman Reflex or my new
ES339.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou for my newtone heaven
Dave
-----Original Message-----From: Joshua Osmun [mailto:joshmun411@comcast.com] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 3:37 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks from a satisfied customer.
Just wanted to drop a line to express my appreciation to your company and to Michael in particular for all the help, patience, and expertise to guide me
to the greatest tone known to mankind. You guys rock and you have a fan/customer for life.
-Joshua
Sent from my iPhone
-----Original Message-----From: Andrew Strazic [mailto:andrewstrazic@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:59 PM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank You
Hi,
My name is Andrew. I just put in my new tubes from you guys into my Swart AST and it never has sounded better. Thanks for the tip on the hotter
6V6's. I've got way earlier breakup with the 5Y3 as well and am lovin it. You guys have a faithful customer and I'm rockin my Eurotubes shirt still
from years ago. I will continue to purchase from you guys. In the future I will be hittin you up for a hifi tube amp as well. I've never heard one but
have been drooling over an amp for the man cave from your reviews on them.
Thanks a bunch and keep up the great work.
Sincerely,
Andrew
From: Dale Roberts [mailto:shredsdale@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:46 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: bias probe pro
Dear Bob just received your bias probe today . Not only did it get here quick but i have to tell you its the best 103.00 bucks i ever spent! Bias
all 4 of my Marshalls and they sound amazing.
Thanks again great job! Dale Roberts
From: Jeffrey R [mailto:jrhum67@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 5:40 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Re-tube advice - Carr Slant6V
Michael,
I got my tubes today and installed them in my Carr (after cleaning the tube sockets, as instructed!). After I biased the amp and plugged in my Tom
Anderson Drop Top, I was treated to some of the best sounds I've heard from my gear. The Carr was great with the stock tubes, but now I can hear what's
been hiding in there all along. The JJ's really took a lot of the brittle sounding highs out and gave the amp a smoother sound overall. But, it still
has a great rock crunch to it with lots of character. It just sounds much more "there," if that makes sense. It makes me wonder why even boutique amp
makers like Carr don't use JJ's as stock tubes.
Thanks for waking up both of my amps!
From: Zach B [mailto:zachb1311@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 6:02 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Just wanted to shoot you guys a email, I got my gold pin tube set for my Dr Z Maz 18 JR NR and the difference is night and day!! All the bad grit and
fizziness is gone! Power and punch with my Les Paul and Snap and clarity with my Strat. I recommend you guys to pretty much everyone that uses a tube
amp. Thanks for the amazing tubes and the lightning fast service!
--
Zach
From: motoudn@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:18 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: DSL100 noise
Hey Bob and everyone,
I just wanted to let you know that my noise issue with my DSL was in fact the old tubes. As soon as i recieved the new tubes i cleaned them and put
them in, as per your specs (as always), and everything is quiet as a mouse!
Thank you very much for your info and expertise. You guys are awesome.
Tom.
From: Spencer Newm [mailto:newspen@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 9:50 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks!
Hey, last week I ordered a pair of ECC81 matched triode tubes for my Electribe
EMX-SD, put them in tonight and the horrible noise coming from both channels is totally gone. The tube gain control is actually useful for
changing the dynamics of sounds now, instead of just distorting the hell out of everything.
Thanks for saving my EMX!
-----Original Message-----From: rvoilero47@hotmail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:14 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: tubes and speaker arrived
Hi Bob, just wanted to let you know the tubes and the Weber speaker arrived safely: thanks again for the great service. Regarding the 50W Weber bluedog
speaker with pre-Rola doping, I can't believe the change in sound it has made to my Victoria 105 amp. The sound is chimey with a big low end and
incredibly responsive: a massive improvement on the Eminence Cannabis Rex I had in the cabinet. So thanks for the advice and pass on my thanks to the
Weber people.
Best Regards
Robert V
From: John H [mailto:Hnhoj@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:45 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Attn. Customer Service
Bob and company at Eurotubes, I received my complete retube kit the other day for my Peavey Delta Blues combo and I am beyond impressed. The story is:
I bought a used Delta Blues off Craigslist and was reasonably impressed with it’s performance until late one night I was wailing away with my
Stratocaster at about #5 on the clean channel volume and all of the sudden the sound got really dirty nasty non-musically distorted and then a loud pop
and a couple of cracks and the audio dropped way down to almost inaudible.
So I thought “jeez, I hope I didn’t just toast my speaker” and I figured I better start tube shopping and went to several forums where I found a link to one of your competitors and after looking around their sight, I decided to look elsewhere. I believe it was a Peavey forum where I found a link to Eurotubes and I took a look and thought “ man these guys are serious about tubes and with the complete retube kits they care about convenience for their customers .” so after reading a lot of the info on your site, I selected the blues retube option, placed my order and crossed my fingers.
I was greatly surprised at the speed of your shipping and even more so the care of packaging. ( I had bad thoughts about my mailman drop kicking my box of tubes onto the front porch). The way you folks pack‘em they could have flown over and dropped them out of the plane and they’d arrive OK. Anyhow, I followed your socket cleaning instructions and installed the tubes and reinstalled the tube guard and fired it up.
What an experience, the response of the amp has more spank on the clean channel, the tone is creamy smooth
and my Delta Blues can now “ooze th’ blues”! Thanks for being there for musicians and actually
caring about our final satisfaction. I have therefore sworn a sacred oath to buy only JJ tubes and only from Eurotubes for all
eternity. Please also thank Mr. Jurcho for turning out such a fine product for todays
market.
Most Sincerely. John H. Cox’s Creek, Ky.
From: Kevin Key [mailto:kevinkey@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 5:57 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks!
Just dropping a line to say thanks for the help on biasing my Bassman 50 head, not sure who I talked to on the phone, but he was very helpful and I
now have the Bassman up and running like a champ! You guys keep me from having to spend a fortune on amp repairs and keep me stocked with fresh
tubes, and always speedy with shipping them out! YOU ROCK EUROTUBES!!!!!!
--
Kevin Key
Nashville TN
www.facebook.com/Kevin.Key.in.TN
From: Dan Sorber [mailto:dansemail7@comcast.com] Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:34 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Tubes sound great!
I finally got to install the integrated quad of 6L6's and E34L's into my Carvin V3 and ran the amp at practice last night. This is EXACTLY what I was
looking for! Thank you Eddie! It's amazing I can give you guys some dimwitted description of what I want my amp to do and you can recommend just
what I need! Thanks again for the professional, courteous help and top quality products. Oh yea, and SUPER fast shipping!
Oh, and NO 'motorboating'! AND it's properly biased!
From: David B. [mailto:daveb@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 5:55 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: bias probe
Hey Guys
Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say the bias probe works great. The instructions are easy to follow and the whole thing is totally painless. I
got my amp biased up so easy, now I can play around with different tubes to see what I like! No more $30+ charges per bias service, appointments,
dropping shit off, etc... I just can't believe I waited this long to drop $25 on the best tool I've ever owned. Thanks!
Dave
From: michael wilson [mailto:mwmwmw@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 7:41 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Hello Folks,
Just want to say that I received my HRD "Blues Option #1 Set" yesterday. I put them in this morning and biased up. What a tone machine my HRD is now! I
played my 3 P-90 Hollowbody through it and it just sings. My Strats are
happy too. I've only had an hour playing with the new tubes today. They should be SWEETER when they break in fully. Ran my TS808 with it..WHEW!!! I
also just ordered a Weber 12F150 Speaker on Xmas, and cannot wait to hear what this amp is going to sound like. Thanks to EUROTUBES I am extremely
pleased! Your customer service and super fast shipping kicks ass. Thank you again!
Best Regards,
Michael Wilson
From: Larry Martin [mailto:larmar11@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 2:27 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: JJ preamp tubes
Hi guys,
I just wanted to share with you a little tube story that I just experienced. I very recently bought a set of JJ preamp tubes for my Egnater
Renegade from you. They worked great, and I was happy with the improved sound. After 2
gigs, the Renegade died, and I have to send it back for repair, and will be without it for our New Year's Eve gig. Bummer, I
thought. Well, no problem, I'll just use my Hot Rod Deluxe (still has original tubes), which I thought
sounded ok, but not as good, or versatile as the Renegade.
Then I realized, I'd better get the new JJ's out of the Renegade before I ship it back, in case they decide to replace it, rather
than repair it. Then I thought I might as well put 3 of them in the Hot Rod to see if they might make a
difference in the tone. Well, they made a DRAMATIC difference! The tone had been bass heavy(almost boomy) on the
clean channel, and generally a little uneven(but still a pretty good clean). Now the tone is very even and
refined, with reduced bass. I think the response is more touch sensitive, too. And the lead channel is noticeably more even and smooth!
I didn't know preamp tubes could make this big of a difference. Would you expect this type of difference going from the stock Groove Tubes, to
your JJ's?
Well, at any rate, I am well pleased, and am looking forward to the gig, using these better tubes. The Egnater may sit, of be sold when I get it
back!
Thanks for the great tubes,
Larry Martin
From: jonathan fish [mailto:jonfish1193@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:19 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hey my tubes arrived and I never thought it was possible for a Valve ]unior could sound so great. It went from sounds dead and flat to sounding like it alive and pure and crisp. I can't even really describe it. Thank you so much for the taking the time and emailing me like 30 times answering all my questions for a $22 retube kit.
You guys are the best.
From: Scott Wartenberg [mailto:scottblues@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 11:12 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks for help with my Deluxe Reverb Reissue!
Bob and Jay,
As a long time guitarist, great tone is not an option, but a necessity. I called Eurotubes on Thursday, speaking with Jay, placed an order and got the
Fender Deluxe Reverb RI standard tube set the next day. Jay gave me 4 Star customer service on which tubes to use. I've built some JTM-45 Metroamp
kits, a Dynaco and an overdrive pedal but am no electronics tech. With your instructions (very thorough, btw), it was very easy to complete a complete
re-tube and rebias within 45 minutes. My Deluxe Reverb is a limited edition blonde with the Jensen P12-Q and to be honest it was very harsh (highs)
prior to the retube, but now is only slightly so. I'm not sure if I'll clip the C10
bright cap to take it the rest of the way or change the speaker out, but I can say that the JJ tubes alone improved the tone and reduced most of
the high end harshness and fizziness. Please be sure to read the FAQ, watch the video on how to bias an amp along with the precautions (always use
contact cleaner, even on new tubes, and secure from the base of the tube, not the glass).
I've spoken to Bob and then Jay the other day and I was on both times treated with respect and given very useful info. I highly recommend
Eurotubes and JJ tubes for your amp needs. You couldn't get better customer service if
you tried. These guys "get it" and very importantly, they are musicians and understand your needs as a musician or amp tech.
Eurotubes...slam dunk!
Thanks,
Scott Wartenberg
From: Mike McWilliams [mailto:mmw@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:48 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Satisfied customer
Eurotube folks:
I just wanted to let you know how I pleased I was at the change in character of my V3M Carvin amp following a full change to the JJ EL84 and a combo of
gold pin ECC83s in V1 and V4 and a pair of ECC803 in V2 and V3. I think the biggest difference is from the gold pin 803s which really make the amp more
creamy and much less raspy. As you probably know, the V3M is a great amp for extreme overdriven sounds but it's very hard to get an
in-between sound. The combo of gold pin JJs makes it much more easy to pull it off.
The 803s seem to perform much like a 5751 in that they have less gain and more top end, but nonetheless, they sound great in this amp and makes it
much more user-friendly.
Thank you for your expertise and dedication.
Mike McWilliams
From: Matt B [mailto:mattbic@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 12:54 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Full Retube Kit? Great Success!
To the team at Eurotubes,
Just writing to say how amazingly happy I am with the new valves inside my HRD!
When I first blew the stock valves in the amp, I was left knowing I had to try to find valves that didn't completely change my tone, just improve it if
possible. Thanks to your helpful advice, I ended up selecting the Full Retube Kit.
Admittedly, I placed the order with some skepticism; Are these valves as good as the testimonials say? Will my amp change at all?
Well all I can say is wow! I installed them today (a job made easy by your instruction video) and I was blown away. My tone is so much better than
before. While it has all the same characteristics as before, it is now RICH, WARM, and DYNAMIC! The amp has come to life! The new valves paired with an
Eminence Cannabis-Rex speaker is a match made in heaven; warm, buttery and mellow.
And the fast shipping, great prices, courtesy emails/great service are all just an added bonus.
So thank you very much, we'll be dealing with each other again!
Cheers from Australia!
Matt.
From: Eric Royals [mailto:eric_royals@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 9:09 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Happy Customer
Just wanted to thank you guys for another great tube recommendation for my amp. I play through an Egnater Tweaker 15w (head through an over-sized Mesa
1x12 cab). After learning that the Tweaker is cathode-biased and you can swap out different power tubes, I got on the phone with one of you guys at
Eurotubes. I described what I wanted out of my amp--a tight, crunchy "British" tone. So I was advised to try out the E34L tube. Love it! I am
very pleased with the tone I'm getting! So thanks again for the recommendation!
And thanks for taking the time to talk with me and help me find what I was looking for!
Eric Royals
From: toby saltzman [mailto:tsaltzman@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 5:15 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes for Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Bob,
I received my tubes in the mail today. After cleaning the tube sockets with some contact cleaner, I plugged all the tubes in carefully, saved the old
(well, not old but currently unused) tubes in the boxes, and fired the Coreblade up. I let her sit for several minutes just to make sure
everything was good to go before plugging in and flipping the switch from standby to stun. Luckily for me the Coreblade has a self-biasing power
monitoring system so I didn't have to worry about messing with that portion of tube changing.
Man, just like the tube kit for the 5150, the difference was instant and very noticeable. Fat, smooth high end, thick, juicy mids, and punchy (even more than before, the Coreblade is one vicious amp!) low end came roaring out of the speakers. It's incredible man, those JJ tubes turned a great amp into an absolutely incredible amp. I couldn't be happier and I'll continue to keep stocking JJ's in my 5150 and now my Coreblade.
Many thanks to you and your kick-ass staff at Eurotubes!!
Toby
From: Parts [mailto:bseiber@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:59 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: IMPRESSED
I INSTALLED THE HRDX MAX HEADROOM TUBE SET AND GOT A BRAND NEW AMP.CLEAN COUNTRY IS WHAT I MOSTLY PLAY ON A NASHVILLE STYLE TELE WITH A DIMARZZIO
TWANG KING BRIDGE,FENDER TEXAS SPECIAL MIDDLE ,AND FENDER VINTAGE TELE NECK PICKUP AND THE DIFFERENCE THE TUBES MAKE IS INCREDIBLE.EXACTLY WHAT I WAS
AFTER.AS A BONUS THE DRIVE AND MORE DRIVE CHANNELS ARE NOW USABLE.
BEFORE THE JJ’S I HAD NO USE FOR EITHER.I CAN NOW USE DRIVE FOR LIGHT NEW COUNTRY OVERDRIVE,AND MORE DRIVE FOR SOUTHERN ROCK STYLE .THANKS FOR YOUR FAST SERVICE AND QUALITY PRODUCTS NOT TO MENTION YOUR EXPERTISE TO PUT TOGETHER THE COMBINATION OF PRE AMP TUBES THAT WORK PERFECT FOR MY STYLE.
THANKS AGAIN FROM A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER…………BRETT SEIBER
From: Douglas L [mailto:ldougl@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:06 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: 76 Fender
Well guys, thanks to your website and FAQ's and the videos on there along with the bias probe and instructions I have just serviced my first amp! I
retubed and biased my 76' Fender Twin Reverb and I could not be a happier camper right now! I am in love with my Twin again. I have always thought
this would be a hard and painful job but now I am ready to do another one!
Rock on! My amp just came alive and sounds so good now. I woke up this morning and after stalling for a week or so I just sat down and did it. Thanks to all the great people at Eurotubes I am a customer as long as you are in business! Now I'm gonna get some swag to brag!
God Bless!
Doug
From: Jay Filippone [mailto:jayfilippone@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 3:49 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Just A Thank You Email
Hi Bob & Jay:
Just wanted to say thanks for your great service and of course, tubes (EL84 and 803S) , over the last couple years. And you guys do it with such
reasonable prices, coupled with great sounds. I still stand on my soap box for anyone who listen to me about the great 803S gold-pin.
Best Wishes,
Jay Filippone
from "nearby" Federal Way, WA
From: garry hanna [mailto:ghanna@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 8:39 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: thanks to michael and the whole crew
I was in yesterday getting tubes for my blues junior, remember me? I just wanted to let you know that I am as happy as could be with the set up, I am
getting the David Lindley "fender Super, dumble mod" sound I like with almost no searching for it required.
I was using the volume set at screaming high levels and choking back the master to match the level of my stereo system, now I can get the same tone at mid volume and I can actually open up the master and get some use out of the power section. This amp could play clean and match a drummer for volume, or break up all sweet and thick at the lower (conversation possible) levels I play at.
I am a happy guy in a tonal kind of way, thanks again, and know you have my business and will refer people to you with total confidence. Nice call, job well done.
-----Original Message-----From: Chris Smart [mailto:csmart@cogeco.ca] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 9:05 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Testimonial For Your Site
Hi.
"The tubes and the customer service are both first-class! As a lifelong audiophile and tone junkie, I really appreciate how Eurotubes takes time to
select the best tubes for my various hi-fi and guitar amps. Not only that, but someone is always willing to answer my many questions on the phone.
Highly recommended!
Chris Smart, CTS Mastering
www.ctsmastering.com
From: David Kirkpatrick [mailto:david_ki@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:57 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank you!!!
I wanted to write a quick note to thank you guys for your help and great service with the re-tube kit for my Hot Rod Deluxe.
I had purchased the amp used and knew that it needed some TLC. The clean channel would start to break up when you turned it up to 2 and the drive
channel was, how do you say, sort of out of control. The sound was harsh and just not very musical to my ears. So after some poking around the
internet for information and coming across Justin Holton’s page, I was able to then link to Eurotubes.
Thursday morning I called and spoke with Bob for about 20 minutes explaining what I was experiencing and how I was unsure what kit to purchase. He was
very helpful thorough in explaining all the “ins and outs” of the different re-tube kit options and the “pros and cons” of choosing one over another.
His thoughts were that the standard re-tube kit would probably be the best overall choice for the sound I was hoping to achieve. His comment was that
I’d absolutely see a marked difference in sound and performance with the new tubes.
So I ordered the tubes on Thursday and they arrived cross-country to the East Coast Saturday. I watched the extremely helpful videos on the site,
cleaned the sockets, installed the tubes and biased the amp (at 70mV to get the max headroom).
I must say that I was completely overwhelmed by how great the amp sounded. Bob had been right on the money with his comment about the sound and
performance. The clean channel is very clean with the beautiful chime you’d
expect from a tube amp. The drive channel now sounds smooth and musical. I couldn’t be happier.
So thanks again to the gang at Eurotubes. Your products (JJ Tubes) and service have made me a believer.
-=-David K
-----Original Message-----From: fusionjazz@gmail.com [mailto:fusionjazz@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 3:45 AM To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Mesa Boogie V twin pedal.
THANK YOU EUROTUBES!!!!
My Mesa Boogie V-twin came ALIVE! More tone that it ever had before. The gold pin ECC83S’s SING! Smooth rich and beautiful sustain. Thanks again
for tuning this mud tone into a thing of beauty.
paul
From: richj66 [mailto:richj66@comcast.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:32 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks!
Hey, I just want to thank everyone Eurotubes. You guys are AWESOME! After putting
your KT88 complete retube kit in my Marshall 2203 head and re-biasing it, it now sounds like it came straight out of HELL! Seriously - it
kicks ASS now!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those tubes are killer, and you guys ROCK! Also - your "how-to" videos and all the info on your website is extremely helpful and much appreciated, as
well as your awesome customer service!
Thank you so much,
- Rich J.
From: scottiew [mailto:scottiew@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 7:15 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Retube kit
I bought a Eurotubes high gain retube kit for my 5150 combo about two years ago, what a huge difference that made to the tone of that amp, and I mean
HUGE!! I had never really liked the sound of 5150 amps before but I took a chance on the combo because of the great price I found it for.
I came across Eurotubes while researching on how to get the best tone out of it without any mods (I also installed 2 new Eminence speakers). I was so impressed with the JJ high gain tubes that I had to put them into my newest cheap find, a XXX head.
Once again, HUGE difference in tone!! The power coming out of my speakers is just amazing! I'll never stray from these tubes, simply the best!! Many thanks to Bob and the rest of the crew! Scott
From: BRYAN SAMB Owner [mailto:brysam@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 4:36 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Attention Bob or Jay-Fosgate info for my tube purchase
Hey Bob,
I got the tubes AND the Fosgate phono stage today. To top it off I more then doubled the already good quality of my phono cartridge. My God, this sounds
phenomenal! I wanted to thank you for the advice on the gold pin JJ's, I
appreciate it. It means a lot to me to have someone tell me what I am thinking of buying tube-wise is a little too much for my applicateion and
that I don't need to spend the extra money on matched and balanced tubes. That tells me you truly care about the right application and happy
customers, not just making an extra buck.
I can only imagine what this setup will sound like with a few hours put on the gold pins and the new cartridge................I will know later this
weekend, because this thing is playing long into the night tonight.
UDAMAN, Bob.
If you ever have a hi-fi guy that needs convincing about your tubes from a happy customer, send him my way, I will enlighten him.
Thanks again,
Bryan
From: Rick Vester [mailto:ricvest@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 7:26 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 39537
Hey Bob,
The new tubes arrived today (Peavey Valveking Highgain kit). I had time to switch them out before rehearsal tonight, and let me tell you, my amp sounds
amazing. The tone, clarity, and the response to pick attack have all improved to the point that even our drummer commented on how good it
sounded. Our bass player was floored and commented that he could hear “more”
of my playing and was in love with the tone.
Thank you very much putting together such a great package at a really great price and for providing terrific service.
-Rick Vester
http://www.reverbnation.com/rifleonline
From: Matt Wright [mailto:wrightmatt@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:49 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks
I recently purchased a new Vox AC-15c1. I know its not the cream of the crop when it comes to Vox, but it gets the job done. However, after a week or so
of playing on it and trying to get that perfect tone, I couldn't help but notice that something was lacking.
Hopped on to your site and ordered a set of JJ preamp and power tubes for it, and all I can say is "WOW". I'm not an expert guitar player nor am I an amp guru, but I know good tone when I hear it. You offer an excellent product at a perfect price.
Thanks for getting my amp where I wanted it. You will see business from me again, and I'll be
telling the other guitar player in my band to check out your site. Thanks again.
Matt Wright
From: Scott Bailey [mailto:scba@comcast.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:54 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
What the hell happened to my amps?!!
They went from mediocre and crappy to fun and amazing! Seriously, I wouldn’t have thought that these tubes would make such a huge
improvement!
My Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III finally does its name justice. Both channels have dramatically improved articulation. And that ridiculous
rattle is gone. The clean channel is clean and powerful with a great range from warm to
bright. The drive channel has a nice Blues to Rock grit that it should have had in
the first place. This channel is now usable! Overall, I couldn’t be happier - This Fender is indeed a Hot Rod now! (A
little corny, I know.)
Then there’s the little Vox AC4TV. Originally this amp was like an ice pick in the ear drum. I was rather disappointed with it and didn’t even use it
much. With the tube change it has a much sweeter tone and maintains the Vox chime.
It’s now a blast to play...mellow or cranked up...and great with a tube screamer!
Thanks for making my guitar journey more enjoyable and for helping me get the most out of my investment!
Rock on!
Scott Bailey
From: Paul Scovil [mailto:paul_scovil@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 9:12 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank You
Just a quick note of thanks for the on-line and phone assistance.
I decided to experiment a little with my Marshall Haze 40 and installed the gold pin and 6CA7 option. Outstanding result for my playing style of blues
and classic rock stuff.
I also have found this combination seems to give me a wider selection of tone without using the attenuator I usually use. (Which also allows me to
access a purely clean sound when needed without a lot of adjustments, especially
nice when playing out.) This little Marshall has become a staple for hauling around to gigs,
especially nice for a ol fart pushing into his late 60's.
Thanks again.
Paul Scovil
From: chrispete~@aol.com [mailto:chrispete~@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:23 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: goldplated ECC83S TUBES
Hi Bob. I received the gold plated ECC83S tubes and installed them in my JSX. I thought you might be interested in some feedback about the tube's
performance.
I frequently record the amp direct recorded through a speaker simulator; I can really hear the sound of the amp in great detail. The gold plated tubes
make a very noticeable effect. Typically, the treble pots on the JSX's distortion
channels are extremely buzzy / fizzy even when set fairly low. The gold plated tubes virtually eleminate this quality (in comparison to a
standard JJ ECC83S) and made the treble much more usable through its full range. I would
wager that this tube is excellent in tube distortion pedals like the Tone Bone Hot British pedal (which can sometimes be on the gritier
side of the distortion spectrum) and others. I am pleasantly surprised at the improvement that this tube is. Great tube!
Chris P
From: dan swanson [mailto:danswan11@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:32 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Thanks for the fast shipping - first retube ever... went well. I followed your instructions: unplugged, sprayed, and plugged. Everything went
perfectly, and my amp (5150 Combo) sounds amazing. Now, I want my neighbors to leave so I can bring it up past 1!
Thanks and take care.
Dan Swanson
From: Kurt F [mailto:kurtisf@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 11:07 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: WOW thanks
I was there yesterday Friday June 8th and picked up a set of tubes for my DR Z Mas 18nr. I have to say that this is a big improvement over what I had.
The tubes I had were getting old and I didn’t realize how much change had
occurred. It’s seems I have more gain too which is always appreciated and the clarity of the notes and sustain is better.
Thanks again for your help and finding a fuse for me. I will make it to the Shack and obtain some more
for the future.
Regards
Kurt
From: danny martin [mailto:dmart9@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 6:55 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: You guys are the best
Bob: Once again you guys hit it out of the park. I want to thank you for your prompt response for my dilemma. You diagnosed my problem with my
Marshall TSL 100 and suggested a retubing would cure what ailed it. I was concerned about the timeline to get the tubes and complete the work before
my next gig.
I received my tubes within 2 days and had the time to install and rebias my amp in ample time to use it at my gig. I thank you and I tell
all my musician friends about your service and professionalism.
Thank You
Danny A loyal Eurotube customer
From: Frank C [mailto:frankcji@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:23 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: E-MAIL REVIEW FOR YOUR USE
Importance: High
Dear Bob,
Thank you so much for your knowledgeable and patient assistance with my retubing project. You couldn't have been more helpful.. or more right!
My 115 Delta Blues has never sounded better after yanking out the Sovteks and replacing them with your EL844s and ECC83s tubes. The sound is beefier
and much more dynamic, and even at conversational volume the distortion is incredible, and very musical. The EL844s do exactly what you say they'll
do. The happy day approaches when all my amps will have nothing but JJ tubes in them.
You have made a customer (and a friend) for life!
Yours,
Frank
From: Jim Shrock [mailto:jshrock@comcast.com] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 1:03 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank you
Hello to all at Eurotubes,
Just wanted to send you a few lines to thank you for your fast service and realy great tubes, you saved me a bunch of money, I was going to buy
some Hi end speakers for my 4-12 cab. A friend said try some new tubes, so three mounths later I found you guys . Two weeks after that I have two of
the best sounding amps, I have ever owned in my 40 years playing !! I will never buy a tube from anyone else .
I hope you can keep eurotubes going for a long time because I have two Grandsons just getting into my gear and I'm sure thay will be needing lots
of your tubes.
Thank You very much !!
Jim Shrock
From: ERIC PINCHUK [mailto:ericpk@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 1:56 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Saying thanks for great tubes.
To Everyone at Eurotubes,
My Name is Eric and recently purchased the high gain package with 6l6's, as well as the rectifier upgrade, for my Mesa Dual Rec. Over the course of
the last few weeks, I've had the pleasure of running the new tubes through their
paces, and all I can say is WOW!!!!! The amp sings on the clean channel, its jangly, full and warm and wholesome sounding. The highs are
still there but not as harsh and brittle sounding as the Mesa's that were in it. The fun came when I went to channels 2 and 3. The tones these two
channels unleashed is unreal. Like aftermarket pipes on a Harley, it made my Dual sound the way it should....... "Mean".
The instructions were easy to follow, and everything labeled well and easy to figure out. Shipped out extremely fast, and well packaged. I just wanted
to say thanks for supplying a great tube, and satisfying another customer. I look forward to doing business again when I retube my Peavey. Thanks
again!!!!!
Always Rocking Out,
Eric Pinchuk
From: Dwight Waldron [mailto:dwightdwight@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:51 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Jay, Bob-
The tubes (low output for Delta blues) arrived on Monday, sooner than expected. Thanks for the quick service.
I've been playing the amp a few days now and couldn't be happier. What a difference. The overall sound seems clearer and punchier, the tone controls
have a broader effect, and even the previously useless 'boost' switch is now usable. The thing is way quieter now too in terms of noise and buzz. All in
all, I'm blown away.
Many thanks again for giving my amp new life.
-Dwight
From: John Hudak [mailto:jhudak@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 6:22 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank You
Hey Guys,
I bought a set of tubes for my Dr Z Stangray about a week and a half ago. I just got back from the studio and all I can tell you is that the difference
was NIGHT AND DAY! I'm sure you hear this a great deal, but it was like taking a blanket off of my amp. I listened to some of the tracks we had
done before I put the JJ's in, and they sounded boxy and really compressed.
When we A/B'd the tracks from last time with what we laid down today there was absolutely no comparison at all. The JJ's are the bomb.
Thanks for helping me out! I have been burning up EL84's with this amp about every 4 months, so I am looking forward to getting some more tube life
out of my JJ's.
I'll be ordering another set as a backup real soon.
Thanks again!
Johnny Hudak
Richmond, VA
From: Ron Coulter [mailto:ron@ghost.com] Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 12:33 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thank You! Order #37663
Thank you for taking the time to assist me in my tube selection for my Mesa Stiletto Series 1. The tubes you recommended (which were NOT the tubes I had
planned to buy) sound tremendous in my amp. Your knowledge of my specific amp was impressive, and helped me to make a confident purchasing decision.
I received them very quickly, which was a pleasant surprise as I had not requested any sort of ‘extra-fast’ shipping. I was able to install and
dial-in before our next gig – no stressing out about my amp failing totally (or tonally)!
I’ll be back for more.
Ron Coulter, Guitarist
Ghost211
Phoenix, AZ
From: Cliff Comstock [mailto:cliffcom@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 6:08 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Customer Review...
To all staff @ Eurotubes,
Thanks you very much for your prompt service. I put your JJ tubes into my Peavey C50 410 & it sounds like a new machine! A nice rich & warm tone.
Don't worry... I'll tell everyone about you guys! Keep up the good work!
I'll be in touch in 10-12 months for another set of JJ's. I'm sold!
From: MICHAEL RIDE [mailto:mriikde@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 2:54 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: thank you
Hey Eurotubes,
I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you for making buying tubes, for a complete tube noob, easy. I've had many amps in the past 20
years and all of them have been solid state. Recently I purchased my first tube amp. It's a Bugera 6262. I liked the amp and loved the lead channel.
The clean channel left a lot to be desired however.
After installing the standard re-tube kit for my amp. I now believe that it has realized it's full all round potential. Very sweet, smooth clean tones. And the lead channel,I loved, got tighter and fuller than ever. I've now gone from really liking my amp to loving every tone I get out of it.
Any competent person owning a tube amp would do themselves a great service by purchasing a bias probe and swapping tubes for themselves. You
can save some cash and not be at the mercy of someone who may not care about your time, tone, or your tubes. To keep it simple. Thank you for a great product at a reasonable price.
And thank you for giving the information to a DIY guy on how to get it done. I'll be back for my next swap..
Thanks
-Mike
-----Original Message-----From: zach_h_a_r [mailto:zach-h-a_r@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 10:47 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: HOLY CRAP!
Eurotubes,
I got my Weber Blue Dog and low gain blues set of tubes from you guys in the mail today for my HR Deluxe. I just finished installing everything and
setting the bias minutes ago. This easily hangs with a Deluxe Reverb or Twin Reverb.
There was nothing wrong with the stock tubes or the stock speaker, but still a vast improvement. I have <$700 tied up into this amp now and to me it
sounds like a $1500 amp easy.
Keep on rockin'!
Zach
From: Loderick M [mailto:Loderick.M@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 7:39 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: JJ's Installed in Blackstar Artisan 15 Initial Thoughts
Hi Bob,
I thought I would take a second and send you an email regarding my satisfaction with the JJ tubes I purchased from you and installed in my
Blackstar Artisan 15.
First, thank you so much for the prompt shipping. It was very gratifying to have the tubes at my house last night just 3 short days after they were
ordered.
A history of the events that led to my selection of JJ tubes.
When the amp was first purchased, its purpose was to be used on Sundays at manageable volumes when I led worship in the church where I serve. When I
did have the opportunity to push the amp to higher volumes, I found that there was a marked absence of overtones and my overall impression of the
sound was that it was very sharp. But in contrast, when the amp was kept at low volumes, like I those I used at church, I was able to coax pleasant
sounds out of the amp and often I found that I was very satisfied with sound from the amp. So I could see there was a lot of potential and promise in
this little combo, it just needed the right selection of ingredients.
Finally, push came to shove for this amp when 2 months ago it began to see expanded (and much louder use) in rehearsal (for reasons already listed and
then cited below the amp was not used in live music venues) because I picked up a gig playing guitar for a Texas country bar band whose repertoire varies
from true Texas and Nashville-type country to some classic rock songs from the 70’s and (now) 80’s.
As a reference for usage, our repertoire has only a few songs that require me to use a canonical country type fendery clean tone. In contrast, the
vast majority of our music is played with me sending the amp into power tube overdrive. And again, the unpleasant flavor of this amp at higher volumes
disturbed me and caused me to look for a solution to the issue.
To my impressions of JJ tubes; last night before rehearsal I took a moment and replaced all of the OEM Electroharmonix preamp and rectifier tubes and
two EL84 power tubes in the Artisan 15; the JJ tube complement I installed was 2x EL84, 1 ECC83S, 1 balanced ECC83S (PI), 1 EF806, and one EZ81
rectifier tube.
Unfortunately, I did not have time hear the sound of the new tubes before we jumped into practice. However, I did immediately notice that the amp sound
was much warmer and that the bridge pickup of the twang king pickup equipped tele did not immediately feedback when the guitar’s volume was up (which was
another one of my complaints about the amp and why I did not play bar gigs with it).
As we progressed through practice, I found the power tube overdrive to be very warm and musical when compared to the previous complement of tubes with
plenty of overtones. In addition, I was able to dial back my guitar’s volume effectively to have a usable and musical clean tone which,
historically I had not been able to do with the previous complement of tubes because they were so quick to jump into a distorted state.
When I finally had an opportunity to play solo lines in a song that did not require any extra drive beyond the guitar on 10 and the amp on 6, I was very
pleased with the sustain and warmth of the tubes however true joy was found in another song where I used of the OCD for a little more drive through the
lead section. It was there that I found my sedate little under-performing amp with its OEM tubes had morphed into a raging JJ tube equipped 25,000
pound gorilla with a huge, fat, singing lead tone. A fact that I can solely attribute to the JJ tubes replacement tube kit because that was the only
thing that had been changed in the rig.
In addition, I asked in our first email conversation about a JJ tube kit if replacing the phase inverter tube would have a positive effect on creating
the swirl and 3 dimensional aspect to the sound that I found absent in this amp. You
told me that replacing the V3 tube with a balanced tube would eliminate dead spots due to phase cancellation. I am very happy to say that
you were right. After rehearsal, I finally had a moment to listen to the amp in a quiet
environment and I could hear a very the subtle swirl in the sound, almost like a tremolo set very shallow and slow. By contrast my
Category 5 Tsunami, which is also equipped with JJ’s, has a very distinct and pronounced swirl with
a profound 3 dimensional quality to the sound. So achieving a subtle swirl in the Artisan 15 is a huge bonus for me and I am
very, very happy with the results.
Finally, I don’t know if the Artisan 15 will ever make it out to a bar gig because the Category 5 Tsunami is completely my go-to amp, but with the full
complement of JJ tubes, the Artisan has become a consideration as a viable alternative.
Thank you so much for your help and thanks again for some great tubes.
Kindest Regards,
Loderick
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex W [mailto:alexwestin1@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 9:03 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 37596
I am happy to report that the JJ 6V6's made a night and day difference in the Double Deluxe amp. The harshness of the Tung Sols has been replaced by a
great musical fullness and warmth. I used it at two four-hour gigs last weekend, one low-volume (with the amp miked) and one full-out, with the amp
on 9. Killer tone both nights. I was so frustrated with it that I was considering giving up and selling the amp... not any more.
Thanks as always for the good advice and the great service.
Best,
Alex
From: Tom Pierson [mailto:t_pierson@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:19 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Thanks!!
I really enjoyed getting to see the new building this morning, Bob. Eurotubes has certainly come a long way since you retubed that tweed Fender
Deville, on the spot, so many years ago at the Rose City Vintage Guitar Show. I was sold on the tone then and there, and spread the word every
chance I get. Your staff is so very helpful, accommodating, and knowledgeable. Doing business is always a pleasure, and I always come away
more than satisfied with the quality, service, and pricing.
Well done mate!!
All the best!!
Tom Pierson
From: Raymond Temperley [mailto:raytemp@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 10:36 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi guys,
Just wanna say you dudes ROCK IT!!!
after alot of deliberation an maybe I decided to go with you eurotube boys and I must say....
AWESOME!!!
best decision I made rockin it with your kit. I own a Mesa boogie dual rectifier, I've added all sorts of rack eq's
overdrives and even swapped out all my speakers but still couldn't find my coveted sound.....
In I drop a high gain KT66 and KT88 tube kit. And instantly my sound DIVES outta my speakers, and my band is asking me to turn down at practice cause
it cuts through so brutally!!!
Bob and the whole Eurotubes madmen have just MURDERED my audience with your product.
Keep it heavy boys, YOU ROCK
Raymond Temperley
Voodoo Tattoo, Brisbane
From: Arne W [mailto:arne.wahls@webmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:10 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi!
This set of tubes (mesa dual rec personal fave) are absolutly stunning! I always liked the recto sound but to be honest the low mids has been quite
difficult to get right. I never imagined that a different tube setup would change that
but it actually did. Now I think the recto gives me everything that made it my favourite amp but with no drawback.
Thats really amazing!
Thanks!
Arne
-----Original Message-----From: Ben Farr [mailto:ben.farr@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 4:09 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: review/thanks for the prompt shipping of my Peavey C50 410 retube
kit
Hi, Bob
I just wanted to send you an email to say thanks for the prompt shipping of the full retube kit for my Peavey Classic 50 410...I was amazed at how fast
it arrived!
I had been swamped with schoolwork(still am, it's now one week till finals week,
lol.), but I finally got enough time to play some more yesterday, and I was still in awe of how much better the JJ tubes made my amp sound!! It
sounded more warm, and woody like an old Fender Bassman and when I added more gain with my distortion pedal..It went into Marshall territory in
terms of how much punch and sustain it had!
I am a very satisfied customer....Thanks again!
-----Original Message-----From: Ron K [mailto:k_nor@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 9:59 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello Jay
The tubes I ordered arrived here in Lacombe Alberta today, and I installed them this evening. I have a Traynor YCV 20 WR amp that I bought a couple
weeks ago and was a bit worried about the tone especially the break up at higher volume. I ordered the Gold Pin Option for my amp and am I ever happy
with the sound. I now feel much better about my amp purchase and, the sound!
Thanks
Ron K
Lacombe Alberta Canada
From: Steve Suter [mailto:SuterS@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 5:59 AM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Great Tubes
Hey guys,
Just received my tubes yesterday and installed them in my Traynor YCV 40 amp and all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!! This amp did not sound this good when I
bought it new. I purchased the blues option tubes and I was blown away.
The instructions were easy to follow and tubes were labeled so it was basically
a no brainer to install. This was the first time by the way I had ever attempted a job like this. No worries any longer though. Thanks again for a
great product. I will definitely be a repeat customer.
Steve Suter
From: Michael Ho [mailto:mho_aloha@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:50 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Bugera V22 Re-Tube Kit
Aloha Eurotubes,
I just wanted to say thanks! The re-tube kit for my V22 was a needed investment! The JJ’s are incredible! Especially the ECC83S preamp tubes.
BIG difference from the stock 12AX7’s. The amp has more headroom now with a
whole lot more clarity and definition. The harmonics that the kit added really is amazing, too. The high gain set, which is the one I got, added
just the right amount of extra gain I needed to fulfill my quest for the right tone out of this amp, and the clean channel is so clear and bright…
really pops out!
My other guitarist has a hard time keeping up with me with his Peavey Ultra 112, now! From the factory, it had a lot of compression on the gain channel and too much break-up on the clean. My tech said that it was not biased right, and one of the power tubes were starting to fall, which is a testament that Bugera is a hit or a miss. No worries, now! I can play a small venue un-mic’d, or mic it up and play a huge venue, with enough headroom and power to carry me through the night. It really does sound like a 50 watt combo, now!
And, of course, the customer service that you provided to me really helped me decide on the high gain set. Eddie was a huge help, and I thank him and all of you for your assistance. My next purchase from you will be a re-tube kit for my Bugera 333. But I am loving the tone out of this amp, plus the fact that it weighs like 40lbs. lighter than my 333!
My tech, Robert Upchurch from Edgar Audio here in Hawaii also had great things to say about you guys, and that says a boatload coming from
Robert! In my opinion, one of the top 3 techs on this island, and I have been to the
other 2. If he recommends you, I will go! Thanks again, Eurotubes. You can add me to your list of loyal, lifetime customers.
ALOHA!!!
Michael Ho
Pearl City, Hawaii
From: Justin [mailto:j_u_s_t_i_n@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 10:19 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Tubes, etc
Got the tubes just fine, installed them as per your awesome instructions, biased her up, again with great instructions, turned on the HRD, and damn
near shit my pants I was so happy. I can't thank you enough for the advice and service. Customer for life!!!
Justin.
From: Brendan M [mailto:brendanm5150@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 1:49 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: 5150 tubes
Great tubes, Did the bias mod and got the standard retube setup. I'm blown away, it's like my amp took a sinus tablet all the muffled harshness has
been smoothed out, very responsive and textured.
HUZZAH!
Brendan
From: Steve Pitt [mailto:stephen.p1@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:13 PM
To: Eurotubes Support
Subject: Re: Quick question
HI Eurotubes
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know of my experiences after ordering some tubes from you guys.
I had a new Blues Junior on order which arrived on Saturday. I had pre-orderd one of your blues Junior Fender kits in anticipation of the arrival
of my new amp. They have been sitting in my drawer for the last week or so.
When the amp arrived I made the conscious decision not to change the tubes until I had played with the device for a while to make sure that it was OK.
To say that I have had a crap weekend would be the undertstatement of the year. The hiss and noise from my brand new amp have driven me to despair.
I have a pro co RAT which I have used forever on my transistor amp and when I plugged it into my new one the noise and hum was unbearable. I have
been on web sites and forums all weekend and did not solve the problem.
In despair I had decided that there must be something wrong with the amp itself and decided to send it back. It never once occurred to me that there
may be something wrong with the stock tubes! Its a brand new amp for crying out loud.
So tonight just before I packed it back up I thought in for a penny in for a pound and changed the stock tubes for the Eurotubes replacement and all I
can say is wow.
Instantly and I mean instantly hiss gone and hum down to recoding level acceptable. And when I plugged my proco RAT in nairy a sound other than the
distortion I had dialed in!
I cannot tell you how happy I am with the tubes you supplied. I thought that there would be a difference but I never expected the leap from almost
unplayable to the tone I now get.
So I would just like to say thank you for your emails and advice let you use this email as a salutatory lesson to all new Fender Blues Junior owners –
Get rid of those crappy stock tubes and get some decent replacements they make a world of difference!
Thanks for all your help and saving my sanity
Cheers
Steve
From: Doug Sheppard [mailto:doushep@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:47 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Blackstar amps - KT77's
Thought I'd give you my .02 cents...
I bought an HT-60 2x12 all-tube combo, which came with TAD EL34's. I had some Tungsol EL34B's I threw in, (which are pretty sweet tubes, in my
estimation - beautiful mids, so, so, bottom end, but really nice sounding tubes). Then, came the E34L's I got from you, and it add some thump, and a
little more aggression, but I wasn't blown away with the mids.
Now, we all hear things different, but up next, I finally got a chance to try the KT77's I got from you. Now, granted, I swapped the 70/80 stock
speakers, for a Anniversary Heritage 30, & a Vintage 30 combination, but let
me tell you - those KT77's transformed this amp into a warm, warm, thumping beast of an amp. I couldn't be happier.
In short, the KT77's are THE tube for my Blackstar, and I can't recommend them enough, (and have on the forums). THEY KICK SERIOUS ASS!! As does the
JJ ECC803S in V1, which has grown on me as the go-to V1 tube in my past 3 amps. It's got a sweetness that the Tungsol 12AX7's everyone's creaming over
does not. It's warmer, and sweeter in the mids, if you ask me.
Thanks for all you do for me.
Doug Sheppard
From: Brian Angiel [mailto:brangiel@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 3:33 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes for a Roadster
Eddie,
I finally got the chance to put the new JJ's in my Roadster. The results were phenomenal! The cleans were chimey, and the distortions were clear and
without mud or fizz. Note definition is fantastic! and better than on any other amp I've ever used! Even on the highly distorted channels, I could
strum a chord and pluck some individual notes underneath it AND hear them!
I love the sounds I'm getting, and I feel that the newer tubes and the better
tone are going to open up many more sonic options. I am very grateful for all the help that you have offered, and I will be coming back the next time
I need tubes!
Thanks Eurotubes!!!
Brian
From:
Daniel Salcido [mailto:dacido@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 25,
2011 6:18 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thank You!
I will say this,
though - JJ tubes sound the best! This Laney sounded
mushy in the low and and under defined. I wasn't sure if tubing this
particular amp with all JJs was going to be a good thing - but it ABSOLUTELY
was!!!
My first
experience with JJ tubes was when I had to trade out my EVH 5150 III amp head
(under warranty). Guitar Center ordered me another one, and the second 5153 head
came equipped with all JJ tubes - and I noticed an immediate difference! The
tone was just everything I thought the 5153 should sound like. I noticed
that immediate difference tonight when I re-tubed my AOR 30 with nothing but JJs.
IMHO, the JJs
bring out the best in every amp I've tried them in. Don't get me wrong, times
when I try other tubes it sounds pretty good, but with all JJs it sounds GREAT!
It's THE tone I'm yearning for!
BTW - your
customer service is truly SUPERB. You all have responded to my
emails and questions about tone and biasing with such rapidness and competence.
Please know that you have my full trust and business - for years to come!
Thank you again!!!
Daniel Salcido
From: David C [mailto:dmccmd@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:28 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Tubes & bias probe
Bob,
All I can say is THANK YOU!! I received my tubes and bias probe for my Bugera 1990 very quickly. Your instructional video for tube biasing is so
straight forward and easy. I feel as though I am handy but I applied almost no effort to do this. Thanks for doing all the leg work.
My amp sounds great. I liked it before but the new JJ's cleaned up the low end mud. It is more dynamic and articulate. The bonus is that my rhythm player has the exact same amp and cab as me. So we got to do a amp shoot out.
My rhythm player will be ordering his set soon.
Much Thanks,
Dave
From: john calahan [mailto:ohncala@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 5:32 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Tubes are good
The KT-88/KT-66 tube set turned my Dual Rectifier into a Mercury spraying, fury of metal. My clean channel is also so unbelievably full and round with
perfect clarity without any rack components. In the extreme high gain department the KT-88s deliever the tight organ slashing bass that crushes
your cell walls.
Not only that but the KT-66s bring such a clear crisp mid and high end that scortches the sky. I used to have to EQ my amp for a happy medium between huge bass, and searing highs, but this tube combo provides both at whatever setting. I cant wait to order a set of GZ34s aswell.
Before the tube swap I was just going to buy a new 4x12 cab but I always have wanted to try new types of tubes, now I know its deffianantly not the cab. All I can say is Bob and his crew know tubes, and I would suggest a tube change before adding any other piece of gear.
Thanks guys
cya round.
From: Phillippe [mailto:philblan@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:44 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thank you!!
Hey Guys,
Just wanted to send a note your way to let you know that I am one very happy customer!!
Received my tubes yesterday for my Fender Supersonic to replace the factory Fender Groove Tubes. Wow!! What a difference in tone. The vibrolux channel sounds so much better. Before I had the treble all the way down and the bass cranked and it still sounded very shrill to the ears.
I can actually bring the treble knob to around 4 – 5 and it sounds great. The burn channel sounds really good too. All in all it is a huge improvement
over the stock Fender Groove Tubes. Also I have to give you guy’s props for all
the information on Biasing.
I actually biased my own amp for the first time yesterday. Took me about 15 minutes to do.
Thanks again!!!
Phil
From: Frank L [mailto:frankl10@aol.com] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 5:24 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Re-tubing a Peavey Classic 30
Hello Michael,
Installed the new tube set in my Peavy Classic 30 - Eurotubes are the bomb!
I thought the Classic 30's lack of bass, middle and treble range was a function of the amps tone controls- Wrong! It was the bad stock tubes. Now
when I turn up the bass, I get lots of bass, same with the other controls. What a difference a tube change makes!
Thanks,
Frank
From: Ante [mailto:ante@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 3:17 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Peavey Classic 30 replacement kit
Hey, just a quick follow-up. I got the tubes a while ago, installed them and they sound great! Just
wanted to say thanks for your great customer service. Had I bought them form anyone else, I would have never known to buy the contact cleaner and all
sorts of nasty stuff could've happened. Seeing as this was my first time changing the tubes, your included instructions were invaluable to me.
They arrived pretty quickly and I'll be sure to recommend your store to everyone I know!
Thanks again,
Ante
From: Eric Risdon [mailto:ericrisdon@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 7:55 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Fantastic !!!
Hi to all at Eurotubes.
Just wanted to report that I had a fantastic experience because of you guys !!! A couple of years back, I bought a second hand 2005 Vox AC30 CC2X.
I found it played OK but with lots of hissing, humming. Like there was a faulty ground...
Thought it was "normal" since I hadn't played on any other one... Then it got worse, it was terrible as I even got some "puffing" (on low
notes like the big E string) if you know what mean... Thought about changing the tubes.
Heard a lot of good about you guys on a forum.
I live in France but still ordered a complete re-tube. I received the kit in under 10 days !!!
Then replaced the tubes and WOW !!! Tried the Strat, then the Explorer at low and volumes...
No hissing, humming, puffing, nothing !!!
Super clean chimmy sound on the normal channel, as it should be. Really warm, jaw dropping full sound on Top Boost !!!
Now I know (hear) what a Vox trully sounds like... Man it' beautiful !!! So nice it was, I played alone for two hours (well, the neibourghs heard me
for sure...)
So a million big THANK YOUs for the super fast shipment and the great quality of tubes.
Eric
From: mark g [mailto:mlg-mg@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 11:24 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Just stuck the JJs in
Hey bob,
Just put in the JJ EL84s and the 12AX7 in the splitter. What a huge difference in the Traynor YCV 20. Louder, clearer, much more bottom end and
some of that high end sparkle. Love it! Thanks for the great advice and the outstanding customer service. Count me one happy Christian guitarist.
I'm recommending you to all my fellow tubists.
thanks,
Mark
-----Original Message-----From: Nicholas Carlos [mailto:nickcarlos@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:01 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks!
Just wanted to drop a note and say your customer service is amazing! I emailed you guys a couple times regarding my amp noise. And you guys weren't
hesitant to help, didn't even ask me to buy tubes from you, just genuinely felt like you were trying to help out a fellow musician, you pointed me in
the right direction for which tube set to by and when I called on the phone you guys were nice too! Ordered my tubes Monday night and got them today on
Thursday afternoon! ( I live in southern Cali ).
Just wanted to say keep it up!!! I love feeling like an appreciated customer and you'll definitely be
getting more business from me and I'm telling all of my guitar playing friends about you! Awesome awesome
awesome!!!
Nick Carlos
From: Vinny [mailto:vcenzo@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:06 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks
All,
Ok, so I have to start this email by admitting I spent a lot of money trying different tubes over the past year for my MetroAmp 50W Marshall clone. All I
had to do is take the advice Eddie gave me a about year ago. I described the tone I was looking for and Eddie recommended JJ ECC83S preamp tubes and the
JJ EL34 power tubes. Since I had all JJ tubes in my other amps, I wanted to try something different, so I went on a search buying different preamp and
power amp tubes (new production and NOS).
After much frustration and money spent, I decided that since I am happy with the JJ's in all my other amps
why don't I try them in this one. So, I did it and I have to say I am very happy with the tone I am getting.
Eddie, Bob, Jay and everyone at Eurotubes, I just want to thank you guys once again for your great advice, customer
service and super fast shipping.
Now all my amps are outfitted with all JJ tubes and they will stay that way.
Oh yeah, I know you guys speak very highly of the SED Winged C EL34s, but I think the JJ EL34 sounds much, much better and the breakup and the high end
is much nicer.
Thanks again,
Vinny
From: Karl E [mailto:kesene@live.se] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 12:36 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: About a Hughes&Kettner Edition Tube
Hi, Eurotubes!
I'm really a sucker when it comes to expectations. I knew little about tubes and the control of the sound that they hold until I just now swapped my own
tubes for the very first time. Still I expected - that's me! - alot since I was hanging on forums on the net immensely, prior to this quest of all
quests. You delivered what you promissed! God damn; you answered the call!
My new EL84's gave me exactly what I wanted; that extra cream on the top. I biased it hot (80%) and now I know what 'brown sound' is! The punch 'n'
crunch is there and I LOVE IT! I am also so glad that I now know how to change and bias my own tubes/amps. It feels great to be in control of my own
tone.
Thank you! I'll be back!!
Kind regards
Karl, Sweden
From: Nathan Carey [mailto:nateC@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:34 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: The Benz
I just have to say thanks to Michael at Eurotubes, he spent a lot of time with me on the phone to really figure out what i needed before selling me
something. The tubes are in and are pretty much exactly what i needed, plus you can't beat the price!!!
I ordered a quad of 6CA7 for the power tubes and three different ECC83s for the preamp. The big bottle 6CA7 is perfect!!! I would recommend these to anyone playing an EL34 type head, the cleans are about the same as an E34-L but they are a world better when pushed. They still have all the harmonic complexity of the "34" but have a smoother top, tighter bottom and about 20% less mids which seem to be less harsh.
For the preamp the high gain ECC83s may be overkill in my GENZ-BENZ, I actually had to dial the gain back from 7 to around 4-5. That being said, the selected low gain for the clean channel is great. It allows me to dial up the gain (from 3 up to 4) on the clean channel so when I dig in i can get some great "bluesy' breakup, or play nice for a smooth bell like clean tone. The gold pin for the dirty channel however, may be the best part of this re tube. It is a little quieter, a little smoother, a little lower gain, and a little more money than a standard ECC83 and it's perfect for this, as Michael called it, "wrecking ball" of gain called the El Diablo.
Next year when it's time again to retube, I will certainly call Michael again and
order from Eurotubes. (I just might get gold pins for the entire preamp though. They ARE, in my humble opinion, that much better)
Thanks Michael and all of you at Eurotubes, Nate
From: MRilje [mailto:MRilje@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 2:04 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello Jay,
I just wanted to drop a line & say how stoked I am with the re-tube. My AC30
reissue just got 10x better, the tone immediately had more definition and punch while going into the most musical feedback all around
1/2 way up.
But I was most surprised with my '97 AC15. The EL84's brought it back to life & more. For the past 10 years I had used Mesa issued EL84's and have
been only mildly satisfied. They seemed to run "cold" if that makes any sense. Anyway, the JJ's (with the higher headroom) woke it back up. And my
biggest surprise was that the master volume actually has range above the 1/2 way point. Before it just got flabbier beyond that point. Now it just
continues to increase that crunchy chime all the way up.
Thanks again for your help on the tube layout. I will proudly refer you guys!!!
-Michael Rilje
From: budbbc [mailto:budbbc@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:48 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Customer Review
Hi Eddie, Jay & Bob. This is Bud Bremner from Vancouver, BC and I recently purchased a low output retube kit and damper rings for my Peavey Classic 30.
Long story short, I absolutely love these tubes! The low output EL844’s initially took me by surprise - with my P90 equipped Les Paul Custom wide
open, the clean channel was distorting and the amp had never done that before. I called Eddie and he took the time to explain the headroom
differences between the standard EL84 and the low output EL844. (Your customer service rocks!)
Now with my guitar at just 30-50% volume, ooh baby this clean channel is so sweet. : ) It gets a bit grainy if you push it but that’s what would
happen if you had standard tubes and cranked the snot out of it, which is
what we like to do right?! Now, with just my volume pot and picking dynamics I can control the amount of warmth I want from the clean channel.
The lead channel gain is so smooth, I never knew my guitar and amp could sound like this. My last tubes (GT) were buzzy sounding but the JJ’s are
tight, focused and sing with harmonic richness I’d never heard from this amp. Now that I understand the character of the low output kit, man, I’d
never go back to standard EL84’s unless I needed the volume for a larger gig. I’m a customer for life!
For those reading these reviews before purchasing, take the time to consider your playing style, playing environment and read the explanations of the re-tube kits for your amp, you’ll be so glad you bought JJ’s from Eurotubes!
Thanks again Eddie for the education. Cheers!
Bud Bremner,
Vancouver, BC
From: steven wen [mailto:stvwen911@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 7:41 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Tube order
Hi,
I recently purchased a mesa boogie dual rectifier roadster full retube kit with the high gain preamp tubes.I just wanted to tell you how pleased
I am with the retube.The jj tubes completely blow the stock tubes away. I just ordered two GZ34 rectifier tubes for the
amp. I'm sure it will further improve the amps sound.You now have a loyal customer.I will have to get some
eurotubes merchandise to help spread the word about eurotubes!!!!Thanks
again.
Steve.
From: Ray K [mailto:rk1177@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 1:19 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes for Marshall Haze 15
Hey Bob,
Here's a quick update on how the new tube set is working in my Marshall Haze 15 head. I wound up putting the Gold Pins in both V1 and V2 and adjusted the
bias to your recommended value of 30mV.
The note clarity and articulation is noticeably better! I even took it all the way up to "eleven" and it held together nicely, with no hint of
ugliness. There is plenty of headroom. This amp sounds really good at low volumes as well as higher volumes. I'm quite pleased with this JJ tube set
and really appreciate your helpful suggestions!
I hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New
Year!
Thanks,
Ray K
-----Original Message-----From: Justin F [mailto:jftin_71@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 6:39 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: A Customer's Review
Hello Bob and Eurotubes crew,
I recently ordered a pair of high gain ECC83S tubes for my Johnson Millenium head. I've installed them and I must say that I'm quite pleased
with the sound. The other tubes that were in the amp lent themselves to a
"fuzzy" sounding distortion as you may describe it.
The high gain ECC83S's are so much different then I imagined they would be; in a good way! They are much more warm and dynamic than I expected. While the gain is definitely there, the amp also has much more of a natural feel to it now than before.
In addition to giving you my opinion of the new tubes, I also wanted to let you know that I think your customer service is top notch. I had an email
letting me know that my order was received and shipping on the same day that I made my purchase, and I didn't even ask! I appreciate your attention to
detail, and the details that you provide on your webpage. Keep up the good work! I look forward to doing business with you again!
Happy Holidays,
-Justin F.
From: Ross H [mailto:rossdh@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:43 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: EL-844's
Bob and Crew,
I received my order over the weekend and have the JJ EL-844's in the amp. All I can say is WOW! I have a crate v33-212 that has always been too loud
to play in the house whether with a band or alone. The EL-844's did lower the volume enough to play indoors and really improved the sound. Great
cleans plus easy breakup into distortion and took the muddiness out of channel 2. I am impressed.
Thank you for a great product and excellent service.
Ross H
Yakima, WA
-----Original Message-----From: Kieran G [mailto:kiergunn@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 7:26 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks Man!
Hey Bob,
I just received the tubes for my Prosonic, and first thing I wanted to say was your customer service is incredible. Super fast shipping and thanks to
your advice I've definitely made the right decision. I went with the low gain "kit" and let me tell you, this amp sounds incredible. The clean
channel has all the sparkle and spank that you'd expect from a great Fender amp, and the lower gain of the lead channel is superb.
I have bought tubes before but never have I seen the absolute attention to detail that you
provide with your tube sets, not to mention providing a balanced phase inverter. Another thing I wanted to say is that your prices are beyond
fair. I priced out JJ's on other sites and you absolutely crush them all.
Thanks again,
Kieran G
From: Michael B [mailto:mikeb9119@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:28 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello,
I received my quad of EL844 tubes yesterday and installed them in my Mesa Nomad 45 right before band rehearsal. They sound great, and they did knock
off a bit of output level, just as advertised. They also appear to be a higher quality product than the Ruby Tubes I replaced.
Thanks,
Mike
From: Roberto Frejat [mailto:rfrejat@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:08 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: RES: Tubes
Thanks for the agility. I also want to tell you that after trying KT88s from two or three other
well-known brands I finally got the ground problem I had on my Leslie 122 cabinet by
using your tubes. The Leslie worked fine with the 6550s from every brand but when I tried to
use KT88s the ground problem Always showed up. Now I got it working perfectly and what a tone these tubes produce.
Thanks for the good work.
Roberto Frejat
From: scotty.s [mailto:scotty.s@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 6:52 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thank You
To Bob, Jay, and the rest of the guys and gals at Eurotubes, Thank you. Jay, thank you for the prompt and informative emails bro. Much appreciated. Your
product arrived safe and sound and currently (no pun intended) resides in my 6505+. I have never been more happy with my sound. After 2 hours of
testing I can honestly say I have reached my goal. This bad boy will be heading straight into the studio after some further preliminary testing and
tone tweaks. Thanks for bringing me home peeps!!!!
Stay cool,
Shep
From: Steven Van Nostrand [mailto:svnos@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 6:46 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: A long overdue note
Hello Bob!
I ordered a tube set several years ago for my '96 Carvin Belair 212. When I bought it new, the tubes it came with had no markings and although I liked
the amp right out of the box, those 'things' had to go. Same with the speakers that you could throw a rock at and not break... I put in
GrooveTubes and thought the amp sounded really nice but still not alive.
After speaking with you about my guitar playing proclivities, which is mostly blues, you recommended, I believe '#35' power tubes for my amp. I had
the amp re-biased a bit hot by my guitar playing tech friend and that amp is still my number one tone machine; especially with my Tele w/ Custom Shop
'54s. The amp breathes with me and it very responsive. When I play slide, I have been told I sound like a Hammond B3. Still sounds great: still has the
same tubes. I have had many compliments on my tone. Thanks.
Steven Van Nostrand
From: Christopher [mailto:rephotsirhc@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:48 AM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: EVH 5150 III
Hey guys,
Just wanted to send out a big thanks for everything. Ordered a full set of 6L6GC's and 12AX7's for my EVH III
I got them is 2 days all packed nicely.
Like a night and day difference. I couldn't believe it was the same amp. I had to pull back on the gain and volume.
I crushed for 3 hours solid last night on 6. My fingers are sore and my ears are blown.
Seriously a happy camper.
thank again guys.
Christopher
From: David Hirsch [mailto:dhirh@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 3:00 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: HRD retube
Jay,
Just wanted to say thank you for the quick turnaround on the bad pi tube. Installed the replacement and the amp fired up perfectly.
This being my first re-tube of any amp ever I have to say your site and service made it as painless as possible. I am really most impressed though
that a simple tube change can make such a big difference how an amp responds. This tube set HRD blues option #1 did something I never in a
million years would have believed you could do and that is give me a useful second channel on the HRD. Mine was so miserably bad I figured it was just
inherent to the amp design and nothing could fix it. I am delighted by the
results on the second channel alone. I now have four distinct tones that I don't have to mask in any way. In order they are:
1. Clean channel. Still great. Slightly warmer than the Sovtek but with increased touch sensitivity. You can tell when you have to change strings now.
2. Distortion channel. Wow. Gone is the fizzy, biting, thin and useless drive channel. In it's place is a great blues grind that will moan with harmonics and bleed into feedback if you want it.
3. Need more, hit the more button.
4. EHX English muffin with 2 jj 12ax7 into the clean channel. Holy shit. I immediately launched into some Dimebag riffage. Gain on the pedal is at 12oclock. Half. I'm not into death metal but I imagine with the right pickups it could be done. Which leads me to say I haven't even tried a single coil yet. A veritable cornucopia of tones. My deal since I started playing 25 years ago was plug into an amp, any amp and use the guitar selection, volume, tone and my fingers to make it sound the way I wanted. I didn't own a pedal until about three years ago. This has added another layer of color to play with. Joy. A tweaker is born. I might try a gold pin for v1 in the future just to hear what it does.
Neat stuff and I will recommend you to my tweaker buddies.
Dave
From: Mike Thompson [mailto:mtomp@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 2:16 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks!
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to drop a quick note and say thanks for all your help. This goes especially to Mike. He talked me into switching to E34L power tubes and
ECC83's for the preamp on my Carvin V3. I was hesitant to switch to anything different than the original Groove Tubes EL34R's. I loved my tone and was a
little nervous about changing it. I went with Mike's advice. In truth, he wanted me to go with the 6L6's. After hearing how great these new tubes
sound, I think I'm going to go ahead and also get the 6L6's.
Additionally, thanks to the great videos, biasing was a breeze. I'm really looking forward to this new found relationship with Eurotubes and the tonal
options that I now have available.Your company is a tremendous resource and I certainly appreciate everything you do.
Thanks Again,
Mike Thompson
From: Joseph Romero [mailto:joeromero@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 5:47 PM
To: Eurotubes
Subject: Eurotubes Rocks...pun intended.
Hello!
My name is Joseph Romero and I recently did business with Eurotubes. Only one word can describe my experience with them: awesome. Everything from
information, customer care, price, product, follow-up, and timeliness was nothing short of top notch.
Not only were my questions answered in a fast, informative, and thorough way, my tubes came in QUICK and working perfectly. My amplifier (AC30CC)
went from “okay” to “beautiful”. I HIGHLY recommend using Eurotubes for your
tube needs. The great thing was that before even being a customer they gave me great customer service. I’m a customer for life ;)
Joseph Romero
-----Original Message-----From: Blaine M [mailto:blainepm7@hotmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:31 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Fender 75 retube
Hi Eddie,
Just wanted to drop you a line to say I received the tubes and just finished
installing them. WOW! Did they ever wake that 75 up! It sounds like an entirely
different amp! The high end sparkle is there now - and does this amp ever do a
good blackface impression. And the gain channel... it sounds nothing like it did
before. With the old tubes, anything above 2 on the pre-gain dial just turned to
fizzy buzz. With the JJ's the whole sound and character of the lead channel is
different. It sounds much more like a classic tube amp overdrive. With a sweet
grind instead of a harsh buzz. Plus, it seems like I have a lot more play in the
settings to get usable sounds.
So, my advice would be if you ever see one of these amps on the market, pick it
up. They can be had for really cheap (I got mine for $250) and they sound better
than a Hot Rod Deville. And obviously, drop in a set
of JJ's and you're rocking!
Thanks again!
-Blaine
From: brett jordan [mailto:bjors@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 21,
2010 8:41 AM To: euro tubes
Subject: all i can say is WOW!
Hi everyone,
I would just like to say how extremely impressed i am with both of my re-tube's
that i purchased from you a few days ago. Not only is your knowledge of tubes
better than anyones that i've ever heard, but your quick replies to my email's
with suggetions for my amps (Peavey 5150 212 combo, and Marshall JCM2000 TSL100)
were amazing to say the least. My amps sound like something you would have to
sell your soul to get!
They simply scream, but retain all of the clarity i need to strut my stuff
and make it noticeable. It's funny, because i always thought of amp biasing to
be a job for some specialist, rocket scientist type of amp genius, but with your
help, i found it no harder than putting the tubes in the sockets themselves!
Once again, thanks for all of your help and great service! I will always be
using you for future tube needs and advice!
Sincerely,
Brett Jordan
-----Original Message-----From: Rob W [mailto:robsg@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, September 18, 2010 3:30 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Great Job!!
Hey Bob (or who ever is reading this), My name is Rob Whitaker and I recently
just ordered and installed a high gain tube set for my JCM 2000 TSL 100 head,
and I just had the urge to let you guys know on how much better these matched
tubes made my amp sound. The tones are much more juicy and deep than the Svet's
and GrooveTubes that was in it before, and as for the gain I honestly can't
believe on how much more growl this thing can get now. So mainly I just felt the
urge to praise you guys for what you do because you truly care! Also at the age
of 19 with 7 years of playing and being a total music gear head I've learned so
much from your site about biasing, how amps work in detail, and how important
contact cleaner is! (haha) So thanks for helping me out with knowledge, tone,
and letting me be the only guy in my town who can bias a JCM!
From: David W [mailto:david_w_6505@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 14,
2010 12:04 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Feedback and Testimonial
Bob, Eddie,
I was in today and picked up retube kits for my Fender Super Champ XD and Peavey
6505+ 112 combos. From top to bottom I can say you guys have provided excellent
service, deep technical expertise and most importantly results.
To start, Eddie provided excellent phone support and spent a lot of time
discussing tubes, amps and recording before it was even clear you guys would
have a sale. I visited the shop in person and everyone was friendly and
accommodating spending a lot of time with me discussing my needs, teaching me
what I need, why and how to do the installs and bias the XD (piece of cake BTW
but I already had a nice meter). You guys even showed me your recording studio
were we discussed gear and technique. But the best part of the experience lay in
wait...
The high gain retube kit for the 6505+ 112 KICKS ASS! The tonal balance is
improved, the gain is liquid and the articulation is excellent. The amp sounds
so much better. I'd already replaced the stock Sheffield speaker (P.O.S.) with a
Celestion 25 watt greenback (I tried the greenback and the vintage 30 which were
both huge improvements over the Sheffield; I went with the greenback whose
characteristic thinner low end seemed to balanced the bass response of the 6505+
112, at least for my playing, we'll see what I think over time, but I don't mind
accumulating a few speakers in the process of exploration). That was a huge
improvement. Then the tubes took it up another notch. I'm all in for $700 and
I'm not where I was with my Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier/Marshall 1960B 4x12 half
stack I sold some years back (worst decision I ever made) but very close and for
a fraction of the price. You were also right about the old axiom when it comes
to tube amps. It needs to be LOUD to really get to the sweet spot. A challenge
for bedroom recording but I'm so relieved knowing that I can get what I need. I
spent weeks of recording trying different settings, mics and mic placement with
lack luster results, muddy low end and scratchy gain. I have no doubt I'll get
some great sounds to tape now. (For the record the reverb on the 6505+ 112 still
sucks, I didn't check the clean channel yet, but that's not really a priority
for me right now).
The XD kit was also an improvement, not as huge as the Peavey but definitely
closer to what you want to hear out of a clean Fender amp. Again I had already
replaced the stock Fender speaker with a Jensen C10Q which was a modest
improvement and the tubes and increasing the bias provided another step up.
There is definitely more headroom now, and more sparkle and character. I'm all
in for $360 on that amp and for the price point it is very very good and had
decent flexibility (for anyone considering the XD there are a lot of clean and
medium gain options with lots of highs, really great dynamics and natural
compression, the pick attack still has a bit of digital character but it is
subtle, the digital effects really emulate the classic fender effects nicely,
the high gain stuff isn't that usable in my opinion but again, not really a
priority for me).
In closing, I'm very impressed with Eurotubes and will eagerly refer all of my
guitar playing buddies to you. Huge tone improvement, very reasonable prices,
and expert advise. Talk about bang for the buck. Retube your amp with a
Eurotubes retube kit NOW! You owe it to your tone.
Your new Bro,
Dave Williams
-----Original Message-----From: Sam M [mailto:sammm@comcast.net] Sent:
Thursday, September 09, 2010 6:36 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: recent order
Dear Eurotubes,
I recently ordered and received a retube kit for my Carvin X100B and a bias
probe. I received both within 2 days of ordering and I live on the east coast.
I got regular updates from Jay and can't say enough great things about your
customer service.
I used my bias probe to set the bias on an old Sovtek MIG50 that I had and ,
using your instructions, it worked perfectly. I couldn't be more pleased. By the
way ,I've never biased a tube amp before and I had no problems.
I want to thank your for your outstanding service.
Regards
Sam M
Satisfied Eurotubes customer
From: ssccoott@aol.com [mailto:ssccoott@aol.com] Sent: Monday, August 30,
2010 6:30 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: (no subject)
Hi,
Just wanted to thank you for an excellent shopping experience. I play guitar for
a living, so I've spent a lot of time over the years searching for the holy
grail of tubes, and I think I can now stop looking. I ordered over the phone and
Mike? (I think it was) was very helpful in my decision, and explained everything
thoroughly. The shipping time was way faster than I expected, and the product is
outstanding. Thanks again... I'll be doing more business with you in the future,
and recommending you as well.
Scott smith
-----Original Message-----From: Julian K [mailto:jkeen@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, August 27, 2010 5:30 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Holy SMOKES!
Concerned,
These tubes are sick.
I ordered the Fender HRD normal clean channel - High Gain lead channel with
6V6's to replace the stock tubes for the Hot Rod. I can't put to words what the
difference is, other than 'fat', 'full', and 'nicely nasty'. I play across the
spectrum from clean to over-the-top and at all levels these tubes sing.
Thank you for the great tubes and the sets. Awesome is an understatement. For 70$ I jumped from flat to fat. For example, the third fret harmonics (all of them) ring and sustain. Previously, when I hit them, it sounded like I was hitting old strings with a rubber spatula. I play without a pick so the extra gain really becomes critical. The old HRD 'sneeze' tone is now mean and full without shattering ears.
My wife agrees and she knows nothing about guitar. Wow. I
mentioned the 70$ because everyone who owns a HRD winds up dropping 3x that to
buy a distortion or OD pedal. I'm glad I went this way because it just sounds
better.
Thank you.
julian
From: Mark Kunie [mailto:mku9211@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010
4:55 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Classic 50 212 Retube
Hey there,
Mark Kunie Salisbury Maryland. After buying another guitar! I traded the latest
one for a used How old?? Classic 50 212 by Peavey Has pointy logo.
I spoke with Eddie through emails, and Michael and the Customer Service was top
notch. No less than amazed by his wonderful expertise. I had the install go
well, and have to say the quality of the tubes are right spot on, the
description given online and on the telephone. There were tubes in this amp with
no names or whatever was in there. I am now very confident, that I have tested
tubes and Good Tubes!
Thanks a million guys. I am very happy with the service, and help. I hope to
tell everyone that I know, about Eurotubes! Mark Kunie
From: Bill [mailto:] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 4:57 PM To: 'Bob'
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 32765
Importance: High
Hi, Bob.
Thought you might be interested in what I posted in a couple of the guitar
forums. Feel free to add it to your testimonials if you like.
“Well, the new tubes from Eurotubes for my Blues Deluxe Reissue showed up
yesterday. The set that I purchased was this one:
‘Fender Blues Deluxe-Deville Blues Option
Description: A hotter matched pair of the JJ 6L6GC's for the reissue or the
original fixed bias 90's Blues Deluxe or Deville for a big warm tone along with
a standard ECC83S for V1, an ECC81 for V2 to drop the
gain with one balanced ECC83S for the phase inverter in V3. These will reduce
the preamp gain for players wanting less gain.’
As soon as I got home from work I plopped the amp on my workbench and had at it.
Gotta say, that thing is either getting heavier or I am getting weaker as I grow
older. Anyway, I opened her up and proceeded to pull the old Groove Tubes out
(old is relative since I bought the amp new in a box at GC's July 4 sale). I
then popped the new JJs in (nice tight fit) and fired her up.
I let her sit for about 15 minutes before I rebiased the new tubes (it was still
sitting at 70 mV that the GTs were set to last). I set the bias to about 80 mV
+/- 1 mV and plugged in my guitar to play a few chords and such. Sounded really
nice. Looking at the Weber bias charts, I decided to set the bias at 60 %
dissipation (I like a nice, clean sound and use my Monte Allums H2O+ modified
Blues Driver for dirt). This worked out to be about 86 mV at a measured plate
voltage of 405 - 410 VDC. I set the bias to about 85 mV and took my two Golden
Retrievers out for their evening walk.
Upon returning home about 45 minutes later, I rechecked the bias and found it
had drifted up a little to about 88 mV. I reset it again to 85, took my shower,
had dinner, and watched a little of the Cream 2005 Royal Albert Hall reunion
concert. I checked the bias again about 1.5 hours later and found it had settled
around 85 - 86 mV. Time to button her up and play a little.
Sounds really good. Much improved over the factory GTs. I can actually sit in
front of the amp vice off to the side and not kill my ears while using the
bridge pup (Fender SCNs all around) on my MIM Standard Strat. Overall, the sound
was really nice with a great improvement in the bass. Much tighter and less
farty. But I still thought she could sound better, so I dropped the bias back
down to 80 +/- 1 mV.
BINGO!
That was the trick. She sings now! I love the tone. The clean channel is
fantastic. The Drive channel is still not great, but noticeably improved over
stock, and I use the Blues Driver in the Clean channel for the most part anyway.
Bass is phenomenal. Not overpowering, but tight and clean. Mids and highs are
very sweet. My strings sound new again. I can now turn the Presence knob to
where I like it and not scar my eardrums with the bridge pup. Bright switch is
still a bit much, but less so than before. The pick attack sound is sharp and
clear. To say that I am in love with the new sound is an understatement. Heck,
even the stock speaker sounds much better now. I gotta say, this is the best
thing to do to improve the sound of these amps (which is not bad to begin with
by no means). And it cost me less than $90.00 (including shipping and 3 of
Eurotubes orange tube dampers for the preamp tubes.). Way to go, Eurotubes!
Some observations:
When I started after work, it was still quite hot out (I live in Northern
Virginia) and the AC was running full out. When I wrapped up for the night
several hours later it had cooled down and the AC was running less. In that time
I found that the bias voltage increased about 2 mV (and the plate voltage went
up a couple of volts also) from start to finish. So I set the final bias to
about 81 mV which should then vary between about 79 and 81 mV during the course
of the evening. Naturally, I will monitor the bias over the next week or so as
things settle.
I can't wait to get home tonight and play!”
Bill Haegele
-----Original Message-----From: s&b@gmail.com [mailto:s&b@gmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:02 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KT77 + Peavey 3120 = WOW
Bought a Peavey 3120 back in February and overall, it has been a decent amp.
However got to reading about guys using various combinations of tubes to give
their amps a little different character.
Now the 3120, like the XXX before it has an INSANE amount of gain - almost too
much. So I ordered a 12DW7 to try in V2. Now where getting somewhere - the gain
went from a scream to a growl. I also
ordered a quad of KT77s.
Popped the KT77s in and took it to my local amp guy for a proper biasing (he
used the osciliscope method). Took it to practice last night and WOW. This amp
totally came alive and went form being a good amp to a great one. The other
guitar player in our band described the amp as sounding so mean he felt like it
was going to reach out and punch him in the face. The cleans sound very full now
and my gain channels have a punchy, complex mid range and great bottom end and
smooth highs. Chords roar with authority and leads are nice and warm sounding.
Best investment I've made. My tube of choice for this amp is most certianly JJ
KT77s.
From: jmurr@hotmail.com [mailto:jmurr@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19,
2010 7:04 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: RE: Customer Order: 32468
Bob,
Just a note to let you know I got everything worked out and have been using my
amp with the KT77's and what a difference. I dial in the sweet spot and the
thing just sings. This has transformed my JCM 900 from an ok amp to a great amp.
I really am enjoying it.
My band even noticed the difference right away and
love the sound as well. The clean tone is really sweet as well. Great
recommendation. Thanks for all your help and support.
Joe
From: Jeremy Zoubek [mailto:jzbk@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010
7:02 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: I have to thank you Bob.
I have to thank you a lot Bob for the re-tube kit I bought from you 2 years ago
for my Marshall JCM 800 50w 2x12 Combo (ECC803S in V1, ECC83 in V2 and V3, and
KT77 in V4 and V5).
I bought that amp back in 2002 when I was 15 years old and I fell in love with
the tone. It had some old tubes in it. Three Tungsram ECC83s and Two Gold Lion
KT77. I hooked up my guitar with a iBanez Tube
Screamer and I could not believe the tone. Everyone I know loved the tone. It
sounded nothing less than perfect. It singed. It cried. IT SOUNDED JUST PLAIN
AWESOME.
Just over a year later (late 2003), a disgruntled and extremely jealous friend
decided to steal the amp from me. I was happy to hear the police found the amp,
but with some damage. One of the power tubes was shattered. At first I thought
it was not a big deal until I realized the very large price tag for a single
KT77 let alone a set of two.
Because of my lack of a well paying job, I had to resort in the purchase and
experimentation of several new production companies. After trying GT-6550s
(Garbage Tubes) and Sovtek’s EL34s (not so good), I
settled on using SEDs EL34s (which I will admit are not too bad). I used these
tubes along with the Tungsram ECC83s for the next few years.
My parents as a 19th birthday present (2006) sent me to a guitar workshop for a
week. After much discussion with my instructor, he recommended I go to
Eurotubes, I told him I will someday. I wrote down the name EUROTUBES in my set
of notes to check out someday. It would be 3 years until I looked at those notes
again.
I am glad I did find your company name scribbled on the front cover of my notes.
I searched for the name and found your site. I noticed that you sell a tube by
the name of KT77, After a short 5 minutes I figure
“why the hell not” and bought a 50 watt retube kit for a Marshall JCM 800 50
watt.
After receiving my order, I plugged the KT77s in along with the new preamp
tubes. After a quick bias, I started playing and I could not believe how well it
sounded. It sounded just like the amp before it was stolen.
So Bob, I have to thank you for your tube descriptions and you sacrificing some
KT77s to be reverse engineered. IF you have not done that, I would not be
writing this, nor would I have found out how much I
missed the great tone when I got my great guitar amp.
With much appreciation and thanks,
Jeremy Zoubek
From: dpjsx@comcast.net [mailto:dpjsx@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, August 14,
2010 7:01 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob:
Just wanted to give you some feedback re: the re-tubing of my sons' Peavey JSX
with your high-gain tube option...
Unquestionably, the new tubes have made a HUGE difference in his tone/sound and
he's thrilled with the results...thanks again...Eurotubes will be our exclusive
source from here on...
Regards,
Dan P
-----Original Message-----From: Jeremy McAllister [mailto:jeremcallister@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:53 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you, tube tone wizards!!!
I just installed the Hi-Gain rated JJ E34L power tube set for my Marshall DSL
100, along with the Hi-gain JJ ECC83s in the pre's. WOW!!!! I couldn't be
happier with the tone. My one complaint about my Marshall (and lots of other
Marshalls) is that there is a brittleness that is so hard to extinguish from the
tone, even EQ pedals, Sonic Maximisers etc. can't get rid of it. The JJs did and
did it well. Now my Marshall sounds, well, like a Marshall should sound, fat,
biting, sustain for days, and clear as a bell. Now the mids are so harmonically
rich, the low end tightened just right, and the brittleness removed, I am pretty
much awestruck.
Now I'll even take the Pepsi challenge against any Fender in the clean tone
realm, that's how much my tone got repaired. On top of that, your how-to-
biasing video eliminated the mystery of amplifier biasing and I was able to do
it myself with a Radioshack multimeter and nothing else. On top of all that the
packaging was thorough and protected and the shipping fast. 100% to Bob and his
team at Eurotubes,
Sincerely,
Jeremy McAllister
From: chris f [mailto:cfnooo@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 5:28
AM To: bob
Subject: retube 5150 order #32387
Good Morning Bob,J., eurodudes and dudettes,
I purchased a retube kit from you guys for a 5150 combo a couple of weeks ago.
The order arrived and I just got around to installing them last night. I'm sure
you've heard this a million and one times but here's one more, WOW!
The difference is like night and day!!!! even the drummer noticed the
difference,( that's something!!) We have a saying back east here and it is "
Wicked Pissah" and now this amp sounds wicked pissah!
Thanks for a great product and great service and advice.
Now I've got a jtm 30 and xv112 to retube!
thanks again euro dudes.
sincerely chris
From: Todd Greene [mailto:todgr99@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010
1:17 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks for the tubes and lightning fast delivery!
Bob-I am a harp player with a modded Epiphone Valve Junior. The stock Russian
tubes that were in it were perfectly described by you on your comparison page as
‘sounding like cardboard’-no warmth, no smooth breakup, little bottom end. I
ordered JJ replacement EL84 and 12ax7 tubes from you on a Monday afternoon, and
received them on Wednesday around lunchtime-wow! I installed them, grabbed a mic
and a harp and let it rip-HUGE difference these tubes have made!
Your product, service and shipping are second to none. I won’t hesitate to recommend your business to others in need of good tubes at a good price.
Thanks!-Todd Greene, New Orleans, LA
From: Jeff Raymer [mailto:jeffray@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010
6:05 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Eurotubes Review
Hello and Thank You Eurotubes Crew! I got my tubes and did exactly what you
instructed to do on the website. Now my Marshall TSL100 sounds amazing. I'm
hearing sounds from my amp I've never heard before. I had the stock Svetlana
EL34's and the original Marshall 12ax7 preamp tubes and the JJ's are a huge
difference!
The first time I ordered from Eurotubes I really messed things up. I didn't use contact cleaner and set my multimeter wrong. When I finally got the tubes biased they didn't sound right so I went back to the old stock tubes. Time went by and my amp was still sounding bad and getting worse with pops, crackles, and static. I decided to give Eurotubes another try and I'm glad I did. This time I was patient and ordered the contact cleaner and made sure I was really ready to change the tubes.
I was determined to do it right this time. I even waited to be in the right
mind set before I did. I was making it a ritual so to speak. After I did all the
things that needed to be done I plugged in and was blown away at
how much better it sounded. It made my amp come to life. You guys are right on
about using the contact cleaner. It makes a huge difference sound wise I think.
I will never retube without using contact cleaner again. Eurotubes knows there
business through and through. When I retube again I will be calling Eurotubes
for sure.
Thanks,
Jeff Raymer
-----Original Message-----From: Warren L [mailto:warl11@hotmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:27 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: EuroDampers
Jay,
Received the order yesterday....really fast shipping. The tube dampers work
great in my Pro Jr....no more tube rattle. I will always come back to Eurotubes
for future purchases. Your customer service is the best!
Thanks again!
Warren
From: Michael K [mailto:mk411@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:31 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Them tubes
Howdy Bob,
I just wanted to take the time to drop a line and tell you how happy I am with
my Eurotubes experience. The JJ's were flat and lifeless the 1st night I
practiced with the band as somewhat expected. The 2nd night...WOW!!!!! Ripped my
face off!!!! They still have that big tight bottom and that quick hitting bark
of a 6L6. The mid range, although having more bite, also has a much more musical
quality to it. My bandmates noticed the upgrade the 2nd night and they never
notice anything. I would have to say as awesome as the tubes themselves are,
Eurotubes service is even better. I still can't figure out how you got them to
me so incredibly fast. Thanks for a good experience. I will be back.
Mike
(Hi Mike: Yes, the Kustom Double Cross has an odd
"auto-cruise" bias system and it seems to take a couple hours to settle in. * *
Bob)
-----Original Message-----From: Stephen B [mailto:SBEFU@yahoo.com] Sent:
Sunday, July 11, 2010 10:16 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Cannot say enough good things about the tube compliment you guys set me up with!
Clearly, you can't do tone justice with simple words, but I'll try! Rich,
smooth, and buttery with some killer harmonic overtones. The sound that
Bandmaster made had my buddy Zakk wanting to trade it for his prized Blackface
Bassman!
I think I convinced him just to order some tubes from you guys lol! JJ's all the
way, won't be buying any other brand, and I won't be buying from anybody but
EUROTUBES!
From: George S [mailto:georges944@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010
2:33 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re:Vibrolux
Thanks for all your help and the great service. The stock tubes were harsh and
lacked clear high end definition. In comparison, your tube kit for my CVR has
given me way more clean headroom and when it does break up it goes form grind to
crunch depending how I set the pots on my axe. It sounds better than my oxblood
Bassman and is much easier to carry around. Overall, great tone is available at
all volume levels and my reverb/ trem circuits sing. This is no longer a one or
two tone amp; much more versatile. For all you CVR haters I have barely any
audible hiss with my Strat and no farting bass. Very tight lows
and singing highs.
Thanks again fellas!
-----Original Message-----From: Ty Carson [mailto:tycar@aol.com] Sent:
Saturday, July 03, 2010 10:06 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks Guys
Bob and Company,
Thanks for the fast shipment. The new tubes got here in two days, 48 hours after
placing the order, and we're on opposite sides of the country! And you spent
valuable time explaining your tubes and made some solid recommendations.
The
little (hot-rodded) Epiphone Valve Junior never sounded better. The gold pin
*ECC81 works very well, and is dead silent, no hiss or pops at all. It responds
to an MXR classic over-drive (GT-OD clone) with a
smooth, perfect flatness, with no humps. Just crank it up and push the gain to
about 11:00 and it'll make you play everything you know in one session. With
pedals, it is a perfect setup! The tone knob on the OD can go from searing,
wailing highs to heavy, tight low-end. Plumb gnarly. . And the quality! I have
never heard a quieter amp, not even solid state. Pedals and guitar cranked up
full, the amp has a tiny white sound whisper, so you know it's hot.
Amazing.
The EL 84 in the power socket has a sweet breakup, and the gain knob can go
higher than 3:00 without any mud at all. No more Sovtek growling. (great for
metal but not my style.) These tubes should be OEM for class 'A' peashooters.
Thanks again,
Ty Carson
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Smart [mailto:chrissm@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010
10:42 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Testimonial
I've been meaning to send this in for awhile. I would appreciate it if you could
add it to your testimonials page.
Hi guys. I must compliment you not only on selling great tubes, but on the
excellent customer service I have always received. Recently, Eddie was quite
happy to talk with me on the phone at length about the sound I was after from my
amp, suggesting tube substitutions and other tweaks. His suggestions were right
on the money! Not only that, but he helped me diagnose a problem tube and sent
me a replacement right away. That level of support is increasingly hard to find.
Chris Smart,
www.ctsmastering.com
From: Edward P [mailto:e_poc1719@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 7:52
PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ tubes
Greetings,
I purchased tubes from you last week and just wanted to tell you how much I like
them. I have used some old RCA, GE and Mullards in the past and am by no means a
tube expert, but I think your tubes sound the best. I really didn't think good
tubes like these were still being made. I found everything you wrote about the
JJ tubes on your website to be extremely accurate. It is very good to find an
honest, accurate tube dealer. Once again, I am really enjoying my new tubes and
in the future will buy my tubes exclusively from Eurotibes.
Thank you. Edward P
From:
Bill McClure [mailto:bmcc@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 10:13 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: new tubes
Hello Eurotubes Team:
I should have know better... Read your company history, amp info, and customer reviews. Quite frankly, I didn't think a retube would make much of a difference on my 90's Fender Blues Deville (4-10). Well I was wrong! My tube amp has never sounded better - The clean channel is powerful and even the formerly weak overdrive channel is now smooth, sweet, and properly crunchy.
Thanks Eurotubes!!
Regards,
Bill McClure
From: David G [mailto:daveg2010@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010
12:02 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tube Kit
I just wanted to drop you guys a line to thank you for the fast service & Great
sounding tubes.I ordered a 'high' gain kit with the early breakup option for my
Blues Jr. on wed. and received the kit on friday. I followed the instructions
enclosed for swapping tubes and WOW !!
It really woke that little amp up ! It sounds great with lots of sustain & drive ! Just what I was looking for. It also cleans up real nice when I roll the volume back on my guitar. Special thanks go out to Mike for answering all of my questions & recommending the right kit to me.
I will be a return customer from now on.
Eurotubes Rocks !!!!
Dave
From: Gabe Chacon [mailto:gabechacon@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010
8:26 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject:
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that my project went well! I build a
Valvecaster pedal using the standard ECC82/12AU7 I purchased from eurotubes! It
went nicely, its a Tube Booster/Light Overdrive that Boost the signal and adds a
tube overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz like sound. It is really warm, and I must say
this tube REALLY kicks the heck out of any other overdrive I have used! I tried
this pedal with other 12AU7 tubes, one from electro-Harmonix, a chinese tube,
and of course the JJ Electronic one purchased from eurotubes, and the Eurotubes
one just CRUSHED every other tube I have ever used! I am still pretty new to
tubes but from what I have messed with so far, Eurotubes just stocks the most
incredible tubes I have ever used...! Thank you for a fantastic Product, and for
the amazing quality, the price is just amazing! Thank you to everyone at
Eurotubes! I will not purchase any tubes other then Eurotubes!
-Gabriel
From: chuckc [mailto:chuckc@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 5:40 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes
You have probably heard this a million times but OMG! what a difference the
tubes you sent made. I played Wednesday with the old "Fender" tubes that were in
there and it was sterile non active the amp for lack of better words it sounded
dead! I popped those tubes you sent me for the Blues De-Ville for Saturdays gig
and it came to life, the amp is now an extension of me...it sings and it was a
pleasure to play I can not thank you enough!
n Extremely Happy Customer!
Chuck
From: Marcos B [mailto:marcosb1442@yahoo.com.br] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010
8:59 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Hey guys! Hope you're fine.
Tubes arrived in Brazil yesterday direct to my house and everythig went allright!
I'm very impressed for the great job you're doing in Eurotubes. The quality
level is insane! Congrats!
Thank you so much and probably we will do new business in the next 3 or 4 weeks.
Best regards,
Marcos Bonas
From: Bill Rouse [mailto:brouse@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:00
AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Marshall Haze MHZ15 w/ JJ 6V6S
Eddie & Gang,
Had to let you know how pleased I am with your tubes in the output of my Haze
15. I was hoping that they would improve the sound, but it is markedly better.
The clean channel is more sparkly / airy --
enough so that at first I thought the bright switch was engaged when it was not!
The drive channel maintained its warmth but has more mid-"sizzle", and the bass
is less muddy. Really a terrific improvement over the stock tubes! Dare I say
even plexi-ish???
For what it's worth, the bias voltage was almost unchanged with the JJs vs. the
stock tubes. Running @ 24-25 mV with plate voltage of 358-359 V each side.
Thanks again,
Bill Rouse
-----Original Message-----From: mal [mailto:shahec@aol.com] Sent: Monday, May
17, 2010 7:32 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: order 31158
Eurotubes (Bob/Eddie),
I just received my package this afternoon. Your recommendations for my JCM602
were absolutely spot on. My amp has NEVER sounded this good. I've always thought
the drive channel tone was muddy on this amp, but the new tubes have really
tightened up all those heavy palm mutes and brought the highs back from the
grave. Fuzz no more!
Next time I need a set of tubes, I know where to look. I will pass your name on
anytime I get the chance.
Also....your coffee mug is bad ass!
Thanks,
Shane Heck
From: Jody [mailto:jodybeyond@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 11:38 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tube Mod (Mesa triple rec) Install & Thanks
Bob / Jay,
Just wanted to let you know that I have installed the tubes. As instructed I
took my time to properly clean all the sockets with contact cleaner, which
resulted in a flawless test (no noise artefacts or even hiss
from the gain).
Now for the good stuff... At the strum of the first cord it got most of the guys
in the band's attention, a few palm mutes and even the drummer was wowed (hmmm a
drummer that is impressed with a guitar tone, mark the calendar)! All I have to
say is " ", yup speechless!!!! This mod of KT66/88's and the high gain pre is
the best thing that I have done to my guitar rig (on the quest for my ultimate
tone).
I have always like my sound from the triple rec but to me it was never refined almost like mesa did not finish the design went 95% of the way and then stopped. Well this is the remaining 15%, that's right it is now 110%. This tube mod has addressed all the things that I did not like about the amp, the sound is more refined with a nicer smooth well rounded voicing with a punch that sounds like it was mixed in the studio (let's hope the sound engineer will not mess up this tone) but with the grab you buy the jugular live attack.
As for the high gain pre this is another WOW, if I did not replace the tubes
myself I would of guessed it was a different head. Mesa notes in their manual
(2ch Triple Recto) that the gain's sweet spot is 11:30ish to 2ish with the
remaining being not really useable. I use to run the gain around 3 to get a
little more but at that point it was starting to have the wheels come off. Now
the gain is useable right up to 10 still keeping it all in tact with definition
and tightness. The gain shape is a lot nicer with no more harshness, I would go
on and on but I know you already know all this hence the creation of the
mod!
All I have to say is you Rock!!!! I can't wait to see what you dream up next.
until...
Jody
From: Dean R [mailto:deanrmao@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 4:18
PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ tubes
I recently purchased a retube kit from you guys for my marshall tsl602. Those JJ
tubes rock, its like I have a new amp! Thank you Eurotubes for bringing my amp
back to life. You guys know your stuff. I know where I'll purchase my next set
of tubes! Classic Rocker, Deano
-----Original Message-----From: Mike W. [mailto:mmalibu@comcast.net] Sent:
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 7:17 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: 5150 high gain tube set
Hello all at eurotubes, first I would like to thank Bob for his help educating
me on tubes for my 5150 I went with the high gain 6l6 set ordered them on Mon.
and they arrived today (wed). After reading the instruction I had the new tubes
in sockets cleaned and all in no time (no bias mod helps) and Holy S@*t its a
monster, it was always one hell of an amp but now....the gain is insane and I
even have a usable clean channel. Nothing but praise you have a tube customer
for life, and the word will be spread.
Thanks again
Mike
From: joshua l [mailto:joshlessix@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:30 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net I will be ordering more from Eurotubes in the future.
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello,
Thanks for the personal note. I ordered my tubes on friday and received them on
monday. The packaging was immaculate and the tubes sounded excellent. The
directions attached made installing the tubes easy and ensured i was doing it
properly. On friday i called Eurotubes and spoke to someone about an issue with
my mesa dual rec. The person i spoke with was curteous and quickly helped me
identify my problem and gave me the best solution.
I work in process improvement for Amazon.com and understand the importance of
customer experience and prompt service. This has been one of my most positive
experiences purchasing items online to date.
Thanks and keep up the good work,
Joshua Lakes
From: Robert Sadowski [mailto:robsadowski@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, April
10, 2010 7:00 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
Hi Bob and Jay,
I just wanted to say thanks for the tubes as well as the fast shipping. I just
re-tubed my Deluxe Reverb RI (it had stock Sovtek and Ruby tubes) and it now
sounds so much better. At lower volumes, clean
tone is beautiful (to be fair it sounded very good before--that's why I bought
the amp) but now the top end is nice and mellow yet very detailed. Overall the
tone is balanced. Where I notice a huge difference is when turning up the
volume, the distortion is now rich and not shrill and the bottom end doesn't
fall apart. Playing a Gibson 335 through this amp is nothing less than
inspirational.
I've been a customer for about 8 years now and JJs (from Eurotubes) are in just
about all of my amps. The quality and tone of the tubes has always been
consistently excellent as has been your customer
service.
Thanks again guys,
Rob Sadowski
www.strangerspass.com
From: James, V [mailto:JVames@msn.com] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 3:10 PM
To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 30430
Bob I am blown away by you.......... My rig (Mesa 50/50 and JMP-1) now breathes
like a firey dragon and is a differant beast all
together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for all your help and I am now a follower of Eurotubes!!!!
I will spread the word.
Thank you again
Jimmy
From: shane w [mailto:shanehavnfun@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 03,
2010 3:18 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: Jet city jca100h (soldano action)
Holy badass bias'in!! lolz
So I tested the plate voltage with the multimeter you were so kind to give me,
and got 507. Using the math on your website: 25/507 = .0493 or .049 x .7 =
.0343.....so I biased the JCA100H up and woooweee do those JJ's sound so much
better!!!!! You guys are the total shit!
THANKS AGAIN,
Shane
From: Levi Watson [mailto:levigator@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010
12:12 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: bias probe success!
Hi Eurotubes,
I just purchased one of your bias probes and successfully biased my Rivera
M60-410 combo today. The probe was easy to use and the "how-to" video and photos
on your website were very helpful. I carefully checked the plate voltage and
found it to be 440 V, which is exactly what you had posted on your site. I
checked the bias probe reading and did some quick calculations. The tubes were
initially running at about 30 mA, or only about 53%. This is way too cold! A
quick turn of the bias trim got it up to 40 mA, or roughly 70%.
Thanks for giving me the tools and skills to get the job done! It was quick,
safe, and easy, and the amp sounds better than ever! You definitely have another
satisfied customer!
Sincerely,
Levi Watson
From: Jason G [mailto:jgjasong@gmail.com] Sent: Friday,
April 02, 2010 8:07 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: THANK YOU
Bob,
I just wanted to write this to you to sincerely thank you for what you did to my
head, both figuratively and physically. I had ordered a full set of tubes from
you for my JCM2000 TSL 60 a few weeks ago. I went with the recommended KT77s and
the high-output ECC83s. Dear god. That's all I have to say. It went from a 2
month kitten to a full size male lion. What a freaking difference! My marshall
simply roars now, and not with any unexpected gain in the cleans. I had the
chance for the first time to practice with it last night and the guys in my band
were blown away.
My other guitar player will be ordering from you real
soon. He has a dual rec Mesa. He made the mistake of going to that awful guitar
chain that we all know of and bought his tubes there. He has now
realized his mistake, simply put.
Thank you Bob,
the patron saint of Tube heads.
-Jason
From: Ken King [mailto:ken_king0910@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, March 29, 2010 8:01 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes!!!!!
Hi Bob, Received tubes and finished the JTM45 build. The tubes sound great! The
KT66's and the Gold pin ECC83's matched /balanced high gain are super quiet and
FULL of TONE!! I am running the KT66's at 400VDC and they aren't even breaking a
sweat. I believe these tubes could handle 550VDC! with no problem! Your matching
and grading are spot on. The GZ34 rectifier sounds awesome, very close if not
just as good as the Mullards of yesteryear.
I am a customer for Life. Time for a pint. Peace Bro, Ken
From: Joe [mailto:joezakk@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday,
March 26, 2010 9:38 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: 6505+112 Combo w/JJ's
Hi Bob,
Had my 6505+112 less than a week when I ordered the hi gain JJ's from Eurotubes.
Just installed them and fired it up.
Holy molten metal of hells bells this thing breathes nitrous and shoots flames!
It was decent with the stock tubes, but the difference in the crunch and lead
channels are significant. Not just in sheer gain but tonality. With the stock
tubes the amp sounded sterile it needed a good ass kicking. Now it's getting it!
Thanks for your assistance. Always a pleasure doing business with Eurotubes.
You guys are tops!
Cheers!
Joe
From: Mark Pawlak [mailto:markpawlak@aol.com] Sent:
Saturday, March 27, 2010 7:57 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues 2-10
Eurotubes,
I just wanted to say thanks for your excellent recommendations regarding my
Delta Blues and Voodu Valve tubes.
The Peavey sounds better than ever (better than new) and I have excellent
control of early breakup and crunch with the new tubes.
Even more impressive was the effect your high gain ECC83S had in my Voodu Valve
preamp. The preamp really came alive with the new tube...clarity, gain control,
texture...it's coming with me to the next
show as my primary amp. I didn't try the matched triode ECC83S, but figure I'll
hang on to it as a back up.
Thanks again, it was pleasure working with you.
Mark
-----Original Message-----From: Chris Smart [mailto:chris_trams@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:07 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Ed... Very happy with my order!
Hi,
I appreciate the conversation we had on the phone last week. it's great to
actually talk to someone knowledgable about various possibilities for my gear,
instead of just taking my chances with a local shop and a salesman full of myths
and half-truths when it comes to tubes and amps.
My KT77's arrived today. You were bang on when you said they would smooth things
out, give me a bigger low end and nice highs. I put them in my Traynor YCV50BLUE
replacing the EL34's, and wow! That boxy midrange "honk" is gone! I was thinking
that the excessive midrange might have been coming from it's Celestian V-30
speaker, but nope, it was definitely the tubes. The tube swap totally revoiced
my amp, and definitely for the better! I was thinking of adding a 1x12"
extension cabinet to get more bass, but I don't need to do that now.
Very happy!
thanks,
Chris Smart
From: Nicholas P [mailto:nap@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:01 PM To: eurotubes That full, rich harmonic sound of those KT66's (along with the new ECC83's of
course) really are just such a perfect change from those stock Chinese Mesa
tubes. I even seem to have better control and range of gain on both my clean and
overdrive channels and I just never expected such a wonderful change in every
aspect of the amp.
Subject: Thank you for breathing new life into my Mesa Single Rec!
Hi Bob!
I got the tubes today and all I can say is WOW. I feel like I'm hearing my amp
for the first time! Those KT66's really just are exactly the sound I have been
searching for and I don't think I could be any happier. My whole band was just
blown away the second I cranked that new beast of an amp and they couldn't
believe the change from a REAL pair of tubes (I couldn't convince the new
guitarist that if he got some new JJ tubes he would be blown away, so I figured
I'd just let him hear it for himself).
Thanks again!
Nick
Original Message-----From: Scott L [mailto:scoxtt@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:09 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: yamaha t100c
I received my tubes and they were very well packed.
I loaded my amp and played it a little before having it biased. It sounded
better already. Once I biased the amp I was blown away. I have been using your
tubes for a couple weeks now and have received more compliments on my tone than
I did with the stock tubes.
I appreciate your quality control and careful attention to detail when matching
your tube sets. You have bought my amp back to life!
The next step is to send my amp off to Mercury Electronics to have them bring it
up to Soldano specs.
Thanks again!
Scott
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Hi Scott: We really do not recommend installing tubes without biasing the amp! But I'm glad you like the tubes!
Bob
From: Dusty Douglas [mailto:dusde@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, March 20, 2010 12:02 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 29886
Dear Bob,
I purchased the tubes below recently and I have a few things to say about
everything:
THESE are the BEST-SOUNDING tubes I have EVER run in this amp, period! I have
used Electro-Harmonix, Sovteks, and Groove Tubes before, and these are awesome.
I am running my Legacy bias at 175mA and this thing sounds god-like with these
tubes! Thank you for both the recommended bias current window for my VL-100 and
for having the distributorship to make these tubes available to folks like me.
The last time I re-tubed my head it cost me close to $250.00 purchasing the
tubes through retailers! You have saved me a bunch with the re-tube kits you
make available. I chose the KT77’s so I could get a bit better bottom-end and
using my Les Paul running EMG 81/85s, the tone of my rig has that distinctive
sound that I have only felt in Soldanos and Boogies; very inspiring to play.
I just wanted to write and send a formal ‘thank you’. The tubes arrived very
quickly (faster than I thought) and well-packaged with the magic words “fragile”
on each side of the box so there was no question as to the delicacy of the
contents. Terrific, responsive service and a great product have earned you my
business for the next time I need tubes or caps for my amp.
Take care,
Dusty D.
From:
thecoach@gmail.com [mailto:thecoach@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:53 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: WTF?
The new Tubes are installed. I played for several hours Fri night then again on
Sat. I tried a thousand different settings to test them out thorougly. I want
you to know exactly what I think of them. A picture is
worth a thousand words, so I created an image for you guys and it's attached to
this email.
From: Dax D [mailto:dax_ax_d@aol.com] Sent: Thursday,
March 11, 2010 10:08 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Received all tubes, Holy cow!! My amps sound stunning. The JCM 800 with KT77's
is a beast. My 1976 2203 with E34L's even eats the 800 alive. Sounds great, you
guys have made my mini vacation awesome (Wife and kids are visiting relatives).
Thanks, will be wearing the shirt tonight!!
Dax Determan
From: Greg G [mailto:g_go@gmail.com] Sent: Monday,
March 08, 2010 9:52 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: Bugera V22 Question
Hi Bob,
The tubes sound great!
When I bought this new amp, the saleman at GC was going over warranty items and
he mentioned tubes are not covered, I said "that's okay, I'm going to order new
tubes from eurotubes next week anyway.
What a difference.
I really liked the Blues package I picked up for my Peavey Classic 30 last time.
This similar package for the Bugera V22 is great.
Thanks~ Greg
From: Mark Ellison [mailto:marell19@comcast.net] Sent:
Friday, March 05, 2010 2:52 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Peavey Classic 50 410
Hey Bob, I spoke with you earlier this week about tubes for my C50. I'm a very
old friend of Charlie Molter aka PVHolic and after speaking with him, you, and
reading on Scott Henderson's message board that John Suhr uses JJ's I decided to
go with the standard re-tube with moderate output. The difference was immediate!
The brittleness my amp had before is gone. It's smoother, rounder, and thicker
than before. Even my OD pedals are substantially better sounding and react with
the amp in a much more natural way. All I can really say is GREAT JOB! From my
first phone call till the time my tubes arrived was a great experience. I WILL
be using you again when I need tubes in the future.
Mark Ellison
From: Erik Sosa [mailto:erikxxx162@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, March 01, 2010 4:27 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net The breakup on both Crunch and Ultra channels just screams, (is there any
better way to describe it?). All these positive reviews you guys get are well
deserved. The tubes arrived in 2 days, I was thinking, that is too fast for USPS!
I plan to keep ordering from you guys when I get another amp down the road. Bob
and Jay, thank you for responding within a day of my emails and giving me the
good advice about picking what I wanted for my amp. So much corporate crap these
days that it's hard to find an excellent, small business (in another state at
that) with great customer service and an incredible depth of knowledge about the
product. What you guys are doing has given me great confidence in dealing with
small business. I will return again soon! Thanks!
Subject: Peavey JSX now rocks!
Dear Bob, Jay, and the rest of the Eurotubes crew,
I've had a Peavey JSX for about 6 years now and when I first got it I was sorely
disappointed. Over time I've made three big changes to the amp that made it so
much more worth it. First off, a change of
speakers from a Peavey XXX 4x12 to a 2x12 with V30s (that's a different story
altogether). Second, I made changes to the tubes. It sure was a miracle I
stumbled across this site last year. Second, I
replaced the power section with KT77s and it was the perfect crossroads between
a 6L6 and EL34, good harmonic mids with excellent low end. Like many tube amp
newbies I was apprehensive to biasing my amp alone, but I follow the instruction
to a T and had zero problems. Second, I only recently replaced the preamp tubes
last week, upgrading from the standard EH12ax7 to the High gain JJs and wow.
Erik Sosa
From: Don [mailto:debluesman@aol.com] Sent: Monday,
March 01, 2010 3:26 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: GREAT JOB
Bob.......First let me thank you for the QUICK service and the expert advice !!!
The tubes did arrive today (Monday) just as promised.......
This was the first tube change since I bought my Classic 50 in 2001..
You were right...I now have a TWO channel amp.....
The lead channel is not a bit HARSH like it was and I even have the pre-gain on
SEVEN....it was terrible before on four now it sings...
Seems like I did lose a little brightness in the clean channel but I'm working
on that....
I was surprised what came out of this amp for being never touched STOCK tubes
I pulled out
V1........EH12AX7EH
V2.......Sovtek 12AX7LPS
V3.......Sovtek 12AX7LPS
Power Tubes were Sovtex EL84/6BQ5
With the JJ's the tone is a lot better in the lead channel seems I lost a little
gain in the clean channel but that might be just me seeing I haven't got out of
the lead channel because it sounds so good for a change....
Thanks again Bob
Chalk me up to one happy customer...
Don D
Niagara Falls
From: Deron C [mailto:deroC11@hotmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, February 27, 2010 5:05 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks Guys!
Hey guys, I got a re-tube and bias probe for my XXX from you a couple of weeks
ago, I don't know how ofter you get feedback but I have to say thanks! The tubes
shipped super quick and the probe was super easy and fast to use, I kind of feel
like a chump for paying someone else to do this last time I got new tubes!
Thanks for the great service and the instructions for setting the bias, my rig
now sounds like the devil!
Deron
-----Original Message-----From: Shaun C [mailto:shaunC@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 3:09 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Just a quick question
I got the amp cranked up about a hour ago and it sounds AMAZING!
Much better then the Ruby Sovteks that the previous owner had in there!
When I get the money saved up I'm going to do a Ceriatone DIY build of some kind
probably a JTM45/100 "Experienced". Anyway what ever I decide to build Eurotubes
will be the first and only tubes that are ever put in it!
Thank you once again!
-Shaun a new fan and customer of Eurotubes and JJ tubes
From: JACK LABBE [mailto:jackla543@yahoo.com] Sent:
Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:54 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: Order # 29265 - -to Eddie
Eddie,
Just a short note to say I replaced the tubes in my HRD with the 'Blues 2'
option. The amp sound fantastic! I am very pleased. The re-biasing of the amp
was easy thanks to the video on your website and the bias information you
provided. So thanks again to you and all at Eurotubes for all of your help. I
will highly recomened your product and websie to all who I talk to.
Jack
From: Chris Robinson [mailto:contact.chris_rob77@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:01 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Bob, Jay,
I just wanted to tell you guys that I received the tube set a few days ago. They
are now installed and biased (was: 64mV, now: 70mV) - and the HRD sounds
fabulous. Thanks for your quick response time,
and your web site is great - I followed the video and written instructions, and
now job is done - no fuss, no muss!
Regards-
Chris
From: ronnieblues@aol.com [mailto:ronnieblues@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:25 PM To: eurotubes I'm glad I opted for the
High Gain option on the preamp tubes, I've been wanting to try them on my amp.
Right now I'm absolutely loving them! I immediately noticed the differrence
compared to the standard JJ ECC83S that I had in my amp before. Same awesome
tone but with more gain. I hope you continue to offer the High Gain option on
these preamp tubes as they are the BEST sounding preamp tubes I've ever heard!
Thanks for another great service and super fast shipping! Regards,
Subject: Re: Question about preamp Phase Inverter tube
Hi Bob,
I received the tubes today and installed them in my amp. I followed the
instructions in detail from your website on changing tubes and made sure I used
contact cleaner on the pins on all 8 tubes. The
retube was a success without any kind of problem. The JJ ECC83S High Gain are
AWESOME!! My little Marshall 401 is oozing with TONE once again with JJ tubes!
It was 6 years ago the last time I changed tubes.
Ronnie
Kent, WA
From: Ross, Kenneth [mailto:RossK@gmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:52 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Bel-Air Re-Tube
Just to let you know. I received the re-tube kit for my Bel-Air. All I can say
is WOW!!! This is unbelievable. I don't understand how these work, but I know
for a fact they do. Jay is very helpful and
knowledgeable. This company is an exception to the rule these days. Jay took the
time to ask me several questions about what style I play etc. And put together a
re-tube kit that is perfect for me. I have
every confidence that Eurotubes can help anyone with their tone. Great tubes,
great customer support, great service! I ordered on Tuesday and received the
tubes on Thursday. Amazing! These tubes made a
good amp into a great amp. Jay even walked me through the bias process. For you
guys that play country clean, Bakersfield sound, I found on my amp that between
80 and 85mA is perfect. Thanks guys!
Keep it up.
Kenny Ross
East End, Arkansas
From: Stephen Everett [mailto:stephen_ev97@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 7:37 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks to Eddie
Hi Eddie,
Got my Blues Option 1 JJ6L6Gc’s x 2 and the JJECC83S’s x2 and JJECC832 x 1 about
a week ago but hadn’t had time to put them in to my HRD …did it on the weekend
and then took it to my brother in laws house (he’s an electrician) to re bias it
with his multimeter (that was as easy as anything)…and then I cranked it up
Saturday night…..
wow wow wow wow what a difference….the cleans are so much bigger and fuller and
appear to have more character if that’s the right description….. I liked the old
cleans OK but the new tubes have given it a whole new tone…. and the overdrive
(which I didn’t really like before at all) well now we are talking…now I have an
overdrive I can use it is smooth, creamy (again I’m not sure if that is the
right description) and it has none of the barky jaggedness it had before and the
more drive is now a great boost to the overdrive channel….I am stoked really
happy with your recommendation….now I am looking at two pretty expensive
overdrive pedals which I bought to try and get my overdrive tone but now I am
thinking do I really need them…..I’ll keep them as I might discover a whole lot
of new tones using them with my retubed HRDx…thanks again Eddie and Eurotubes
another thrilled customer…
Cheers
From: Jack O [mailto:jacko@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday,
February 09, 2010 4:10 PM To: 'eurotubes'
Subject: RE: carvin tube refit
Hi Bob,
Thank you for taking the time to answer my queries. You were right of course,
75ma was too cold for the Belair Bias.
I down loaded the Belair/Nomad Biasing instructions from Hasserl, and realized
that 75ma, included the current ALL the tubes were using together, so
effectively, the quartet of EL-84’s were only drawing about 52 m/amps. Way too
cold like you said. I can’t really understand why Carvin says to do it a
different way?
Anyway, THANKS a million! I now LOVE the Soak channel! With the master about
5-6, and the Soak around 2-3, I get a really good ballsy lead tone. With the
blues option #1 tubes, I can basically leave my amp on the soak channel most of
the time, still get near crystal clear sounds, and more bluesy aggressive sounds
when needed.
The clean channel, well Hey, that was beautiful anyway, now it’s a bit warmer
and fuller as well.
In this world of ever dwindling service, care and satisfaction to customers, you
must be one of the very few left, that still manages to shine a beacon of hope.
Thanks heaps!
Jack O ( from down Under )
From: Jeremy M [mailto:jman@gmail.com] Sent: Monday,
February 08, 2010 7:54 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 29243 - High Gain / KT77 Marshall TSL100
Well the new tubes showed up today. I ran up stairs like a kid on Christmas and
followed your instructions to a T. Let me tell you, my fingers hurt getting
those suckers in.
Everything is in place and contact cleaned. Flip comes on the power, we have
light! Give 'er the ol 5 min or so and flip off the standby and get to biasing.
Set it at 89.5mv per side and plugged a guitar in. All I
can say is HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it's the same amp. It's amazing
the crap that Marshall sends out in their amps from the factory. Even when it
was brand spanking new it didn't sound this good.
All of a sudden, I look at my watch, and 1.5hours have passed. You know, one of
those "can't put the thing down" moments, it felt like I was playing for 15 min.
At any rate, I'll be the new owner of a Mesa Dual Rectifier that has been
sitting in a guys closet for the last four years come this weekend. Me thinks
I'll be needing to place another order very soon.
Thanks for your help and the speedy shipment. I'll be in touch in the next few
for a retube kit for my
Boogie.
-J.
From: Tony Yates [mailto:toya2005@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, February 08, 2010 12:01 PM To: 'Bob'
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 28856
I just wanted to drop a line and say thanks. I was expecting the new tubes to
help, but the difference from the stock tubes is quite staggering. The gain
channel (Classic Peavey) is nothing like it used to be,
much more powerful and yet smoother, I love it. This was my backup amp and now I
am using it at gigs as my first choice.
Thanks again,
Tony Yates
From:
Henry Robinson [mailto:henrob@comcast.com] Sent: Thursday, January 21,
2010 3:26 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Customer Review for Carvin BelAir Blues Option #2
First off, You all have me hooked, never again will I pay $25 for a Groove 12AX7.
The Carvin BelAir was my first tube amp and of course I loved the sound, it killed my solidstate in power and tone. It had the factory stocked Groove tubes in it, so after about a year I decided to try the Carvin BelAir/Nomad Blues Option #2 after showing all the other options to various guitarists, they all said the #2 looked best.
I was about to totally re-tube my amp, in order to save some life left in the Factory-stocked Groove tubes, just in case I got a bad tube or I didnt like the sound. Right before I was going to totally re-tube it, a trusted friend said that he STRONGLY advised against it, and that it would change the voicing of my amp, so I was nervous about it, I couldn't return them because I'd already opened the box up to check out the new tubes. Well I put them in an hour ago and they blew my mind.
First, the amp is louder and even when it is turned down farther than before it has MORE meat on it than when I had the Groove tubes.
Second, I liked the soak channel before, yeah alot of people were knocking it, but when I put it on the soak for the first time, all that mud was GONE, it seemed like it had slightly less gain, but it was so much better sounding.
Third, the sound on the clean is so much fuller than before, so many new nuances coming out of my Vintage 30s.
Lastly these my infact be miracle tubes... Beofore I put them in, the reverb tank in my amp would rattle when I hit very high notes on the treble strings.... It is GONE now... I don;t know how or why... But all I know is, before I put the tubes in there was a rattle with the 3 spring reverb tank... then I put the JJs in and it was gone, COMPLETELY!!!!!
These tubes are amazing, I don't know whether to try another one of your Bel Air retube kits or to stay with the Blues Option #2....
Great work, Thank you,
Henry Robinson
From: Aaron Reiners [mailto:aaronreiners@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:10 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net It also picked up a little bit of high-end sweetness
that I didn't know the amp was capable of. After almost a year of playing in two
bands, my power tubes are finally dying and I will not hesitate to buy jjs again
when the time comes. My only complaint is that the amp is still a valveking :)
Subject: review
I put the regular full retube kit in my valveking 212 combo over a year ago and
the results were incredible. I only use the clean channel and use pedal
distortion. If you own a valveking, you know why. When I put the tubes in it
went from dark and a little muddy sounding to bold and chimy. The response got
much more immediate and satisfying. The low end picked up a lot more thump and
dropped most of the mud.
-----Original Message-----From: Alan Castillo
[mailto:alan_castillo21@comcast.com] Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:45 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello Jay and Bob,
Just to let you know that the tubes arrived! we put them in the Orange AD30R,
and the difference with the stock Electro-Harmonix tubes that were in the amp is
amazing! Much cleaner, with so much more
harmonics and overtones, and much more responsive to player´s touch on the
guitar! Again, thank you very much for choosing the right tubes for us, and of
course, I look forward to make bussiness with you
again.
Best regards!
Alan
From: Jason Lyman [mailto:JasonLyman@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, January 18, 2010 5:58 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Info on Crate V-Series Amps - biasing
Michael,
I bought some JJ EL84 power tubes Saturday. Popped ‘em in my Palomino. I had a
good idea of what to expect from all the research I’ve done on tubes.
I was unprepared though…
BLOWN AWAY. Man, my amp is totally alive now loaded up with all JJ tubes –
ECC83s and EL84. WOW. My fingers hurt from playing. I had to come to work today
to give them a break!
I’ve already preached the word. I’ve got a bud up in Dallas that has a pair on
order for his amp. This will be the only tube I run from now on.
I’m gonna go find some “review” websites to post the message.
Thanks again!
Jason
From: Dale Manning [mailto:dm335@hotmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, January 16, 2010 7:27 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Original Blues Deville 4X10
EUROTUBES ARE GOOD
I've read a lot of bashing on these Eurotubes but decided to try them anyway.
I purchased a complete set for my Fender Blues Deville (original 1993)
1. 2 6L6GC
2. ECC83S for V1
3. ECC81 for V2
3 Balanced Tube for phase inverter V3
turned the amp on & let it warm up for 15 minutes, hit the standby switch and
WOW.
These tubes amazed me.I love the sound, I am quite pleased.
When the funds situation gets a little better, I'm gonna try the Forever Blues
combination.
This particular original Blues Deville is connected to a 4X12 extension cabinet
along with the fender 4X10 internal speakers.
It Does Rock..
Thanks again.DM335
Also the tech guy who answered the phone was very helpful to my questions.
From: John [mailto:Johnmeyers9@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:23 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
Guys,
I installed the standard JJ re-tube package and Weber Blue Dog ceramic in my
Peavey C30. Very impressive! I've always been jealous of the tone I got with my
guitar when I gigged with a buddy's Ampeg
Rocket. Not any more. After some jamming and some re-tweaking, the cleans have
more chime, detail and depth. The dynamics are much better on the drive channel.
I can't wait to play out with my new
amp. Thanks for the outstanding customer service and fine products.
John Meyers, Raleigh NC
From: Shaun Doran [mailto:shaunmetal@hotmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:07 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Hey Bob and Jay,
I just wanted to give you guys some feedback, you guys are awesome. The shipping
was insanely fast it only took like two days to get here. Also your site has
very detailed instructions on installing the tubes
which rocks. They sound great in my 6505+ by the way. I will definitely be doing
business with you guys again in the future.
Thanks,
Shaun
From: Anthony Wozniak [mailto:anw@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, January 08, 2010 6:34 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: tube change and bias peavey 3120
Hi Bob, Thanks to your expert advice, and simple bias instructions, I have
tweeked my Son's new PV3120 with high gain pre amp kit and KT77's.The factory
installed JJEL34's sounded good but he blew a
tube in the first month. You were right that the voltages were very different
from tube to tube, and overall the amp was biased(Factory) in the upper 20ma
range with the high at 28.5. by moving it up to
38.5,(35%) it made an awsome difference, but we swapped the EL34's for the
KT77's per your advice.
At the bias set for the EL34's, the KT77's registered
at 58ma. Bringing that back to 38 made the cleans brilliant with great tone
throughout the EQ range, and rhythm and lead channels just outstanding with
tons of gutteral grunt in the low end and a great breakup at the high
end.Hopefully eliminating any grid resistor issues as well. Overall my son's
experience with You, and JJ has been eye opening. Thanks and
keep on testing. Tony Wozniak
From: Frank Grullon [mailto:frankvhg@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, January 04, 2010 12:44 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Got the new tubes and LOVE them
Bob,
Just wanted to thank you for your help over the phone. The E34Ls, Hi-Gain preamp
tubes, and GZ34 rectifier tubes make my Mesa Roadster head sound even BETTER
than before! I still have quite a bit of
bass in my tone! Actually I hardly had to touch my settings (boosted mids &
highs, reduced lows) and it sounded like a blanket was removed from my amp.
If you get a chance, definitely checkout my band The August Infinity!
http://www.myspace.com/theaugustinfinity
Keep
rockin! I'll spread the word to my other guitarist to replaced his Diezel VH4
with JJs!
Frank
From: Brandon C [mailto:bran-don-gtr@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, December 31, 2009 9:25 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi, Just wanted to say thank you so much for your quick service and shipping on
my order of tubes!! The Gold plated ECC83S's really smoothed my 5150 out and
gave me the tone my ears have been looking for. Nothing touches ya'lls 6L6gc's
either and now that it is biased correctly its like a completely different amp!!
Again, thanks so much, and Happy New Year!!
-Brandon
From: Michael West [mailto:west-m@hotmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 9:53 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi,
Just a quick note of thanks. Installed the new tubes into the Peavey DB last
Saturday.
Great, smooth sound! So much more musical and rich. Just picked up a Les Paul.
Man does that combination work. Your description on the website for the re-tube
kit was spot on.
The JJ's and your service are the absolute best.
I'll be recommending you to everyone I can.
Thanks again!! Happy New Year!
Michael West
Michael West Photography
From: Jerry [mailto:js12555@aol.com] Sent: Friday,
December 25, 2009 3:33 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks Again!
I just retubed my brand new ENGL Fireball 100 with the JJ Tubes. I won’t use
anything else in any amp period. I also only trust Eurotubes. It’s even better
than new! The JJ’s made all the difference in the world! The amp came to life
and plays so smooth, that I did not want to put my guitar down. I also wanted to
comment on the great advice you guys give, also thanks for the best customer
service I have ever had from any company.
First Class Operation!
Jerry
From: Dave M [mailto:dave-m-1031@aol.com] Sent: Sunday,
December 13, 2009 4:19 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes & bias probe
Hi guys,
I just wanted to say thanks for the great products, service and info. I
installed the tubes today and took my first shot at the bias probe and
multimeter. Despite being nervous about shocking myself, the whole
process was pretty easy. I was surprised that the Carvin V3 registered a 18 on
the multimeter before adjustment. I dialed in 37 and took it for a test drive.
The amp sounds great.
I feel bad for all of those people who haven't taken the time to bias their amps
:)
Happy Holidays,
Dave
From: Jon Swoveland [mailto:jon_swove@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 11:17 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Got my JJs !!!
Hi all at Eurotubes,
I'veI already received the Blues Option 2 set of JJs I ordered only 5 days ago
(with Intn'l Priority shipping) and have put them in my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
(with a Celestian Vintage 30 and the 25w/150Ohm sag-mod )
I'd like to share my impressions of the comparisson of the GTs that were in
there with the new JJs...
Right before the swap-out I made sure to play through the amp for a while with
the existing GTs , just so I would have a good basis for comparisson (I even
rebiased the GTs up to about 85mV to get them their best chance). Then I put in
the JJs and rebiased up to 45mV (I already had mod'd the biasing-pot resistor to
provide greater range- I'm sure it would have topped out at 30 otherwise - due
to the sag-mod).
The difference in a word: WOW!
In a bunch of words:
Regarding base: The flab is gone! The base is dramatically tightened up - my
strat finally sounds like a strat! Regarding drive: Let's put it this way: I'm
no longer shopping for an overdrive pedal. I'm now getting warm crunchy
overdrive on the drive channel and the "More Drive" button is actually usuable.
Everything about these tubes is better! Touch sensitivity, dynamics and just
overall depth of tone is
waaaaay better!!
Thank-you Eurotubes and JJ Electronics!
A very happy customer!
Jon Swoveland
PS - I think the GT 12AX7s will get a new life as Christmas tree ornaments!
From: Russell B [mailto:russellbgood@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:55 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: bugera 6260 gold pin retube kit and bias probe
hay bob this is russell.I bought this bugera 6260 head a couple of months ago
and right out the box it blew fuse .Replaced fuse then blew a power tube
.Replaced power tubes with electro-harmonix 6l6s.The
amp sounded terrible it was painful just thinking of turning it on..My son told
me about eurotubes i am glad he did. This thing sound amazing now i set the bias
at 38 very well balanced tone. thanks happy
holidays
-----Original Message-----From: Trevor Hurtig [mailto:trevorh@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 10:38 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thank you
Hi Eddie,
Just a quick note to tell you that I am very happy with the standard retube kit
that I purchased for my Traynor YCV 40 WR.
The shrill ice-pick like highs are gone, and I am left with a very dynamic
amplifier with tons of tube warmth.
I wanted to wait until I had put a few miles on the new tubes before I sent you
this note, but I knew from the minute the change was made that I was on to
something good. I just didn't imagine how much of a
positive change they would make! I liked my amp before, but I love it now.
Traynor should ship their amps with your tubes. I would even have payed more to
get it sounding like this at the point of purchase.
Thanks again for all of your help in getting me set up. I am completely
satisfied.
All the best,
Trevor Hurtig
From: Mark S [mailto:marks8891@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:38 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: All things TUBE!!!!
Well Bob,
It's confirmed. You really know your stuff about tubes/amps and Eurotubes
definitely RAWKS!!!!
I received the new JJ tubes you suggested and I can't believe the difference in
my little V5. Nice and clean up to about 2/3 with my Les Paul and about 3/4 with
my Strat. Nice gentle break-up controllable
with guitar volume and definite gutsy distortion when pushed hard. I LOVE IT!!!
Give me a few weeks and I'll be ordering a couple more "sets" for backup and
future use.
Thanks again for your knowledge and help.
Mark
From: bryannosel@gmail.com [mailto:brynanosel@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:56 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: ECC83S
The mailman just left and i installed the JJ ECC83S high gain preamp tubes in my
Marshall TSL100...the amp just warmed up to a new level of voicing I've never
heard before. The hairs on the back of my neck are standing up. It feels like
the amp is tickling me back through my fingers. No bs. Thank you guys, I'll be
recommending these JJ's to every player I know.
Your czech friend,
Bryan Nosel
-----Original Message-----From: Fraser, Todd
[mailto:todd_fraser007@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 8:36 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: New life for my Fender twin
I just received my JJ 6L6GC from you last night with my biasing and installed
them. I biased them to your recommended 38mA and then played. I know I'm
supposed to let them burn in but I was excited. I used my Fender Jag HH that
actually has a P-90 at neck and a classic 57 at the bridge. I was thinking about
totally re-doing the whole guitar but after last night I changed my mind. I
noticed a difference right away.
The amp was
definitely warmer and even though the highs were still a little harsh I could
tell the tubes were going to be great. I left the amp running for about 4 hours
and then before I went to bed I plugged in, much to my wife's chagrin. It
sounded phenomenal and if it wasn't 1130pm and my wife wasn't screaming at me I
would have played for 4 hours straight. I can't wait to play my Taylor solid
body classic through it. The Taylor makes any amp shine so it should take these
tubes to the next level. I will never run Groove Tubes again and will be a life
long customer. Now I'm starting to think what my original 66 Ampeg Reverb rocket
ll will sound like with JJ's in it. It's still running all original tubes
believe it or not so I don't know if I should swap them out to save them or just
wait till they blow out. Anyway thanks for your great service and great product.
Todd Fraser
//////////
Hi Todd: No need to burn the tubes in, they have 24 hours
on them but after any power tube gets up too optimal temp which takes about 20
minutes they will really open up.
Bob
From: danny martin [mailto:dmart777@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:23 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Very satisfied customer
Bob
Once again you guys amaze me. I emailed you yesterday because I was having an
issue with white noise coming from my tsl100. Your response time floored me. I
received an answer within 30 minutes . I
followed your suggestions cleaned the sockets and biased the amp to appx. 87 mv
.This solved the problem. My TSL is now back to the way it was prior top my
problem. Thank you for all your help. If other
companies treated people the way you guys do the world would be a better place.
Thank You
From: Steve Bryan [mailto:s_bryan11@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, November 09, 2009 12:59 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Order Number: 27612
Eddie,
I got a chance to play through the KT77's w/ ECC83 gold pins over the weekend,
and I have to say that I was impressed at how much of a change it made. I play
through a Traynor YCV50 outfitted with
eurotubes high gain E34L's ( upgraded from the original rubbish ). The E34L's
were good and punchy enough for sure, I just needed a bit more chunk. The KT77's
don't bite like the E34L's, but chunk they
can do, and well. Where I was most surprised was the clean channel. Lots of rich
texture that wasn't there before, very warm. I'm guessing this is the result of
the ECC83 gold pins, if so, this will be a permanent fixture in the preamp
stage. The harmonics were fantastic on both channels. Overall, I am pleased to
say the least. Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how things worked
out.
Thanks for everything, and huge points on customer service, a forgotten phrase
in business today.
Respectfully,
Steven Bryan,
From: steve_neighbor@aol.com [mailto:steve_neighbor@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 12:46 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Retubing a Mesa MKIV
Hi Eddie,
The standards sound FANTASTIC!!! I ended up using the standards in all
positions. Iwent back to using the 6l6/E34L combination.The Boogie never sounded
better.In tweed, class A, it almost has that brown sound. When in simulclass
full power with volume on 4 it freakin' screams!!The bottom end is unbelievable
and it now has that silky smooth lead tone I was after. With the high gain
set,the tone was
there but it had a little too much grit. It was almost like a really good fuzz
effect.Just not my sound. I'll experiment with the Traynor later in the week and
I'll let you know how that turns out.It's been sitting
for a while and needs a good going over.
Thanks,
Steve
From: Darcy Lapointe [mailto:darcyL@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, November 06, 2009 2:31 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 27480
Hi Bob (& folks),
I received my order yesterday (KT66/KT88 kit for my Dual Rec) and followed your
instructions for the installation. I used an electrical contact cleaner spray as
suggested, and worked the tubes in and out a
couple times each.
What a difference these tubes have made to the sound!
The first thing I noticed is that the amp seems a lot louder. All of the flabby
woofing in the low end is also gone, there is no more issue with the low end at
all! It's much tighter and clearer. The amp handles my
7-string's low B perfectly without any mud.
The most dramatic difference is actually with the clean channel - it's
beautiful! Using a single-coil pickup, I can't believe how sweet the clean is,
considering it's a Dual Rectifier. I'm a distortion player for sure, but I
couldn't stop playing clean stuff today, it's just so nice. The cleans had been
so thin, sterile and flat before...now it's glassy and chimes.
The dirty channels now have a lot more nuances to them, which is great - but
means I have to spend some time finding the sweet spots, as the EQ controls are
now a lot more sensitive. The amp is a lot more transparent, so I can really
hear the differences in my guitars and their pickups.
There is now a really big difference in the spongy/bold and tube/transistor
rectifier settings, where it wasn't so pronounced before. This tube set really
seems to prefer the bold/transistor settings for dirty tones, as it sounds
tightest this way. The Mesa 'fizzy' distortion is at it's most noticeable level
when spongy/tube rectifier settings are selected...a little buzzy in the top
end. It's a tough call though, because at lower gain settings, the tube
rectifier/spongy setting is really warm and a lot more natural sounding. I
thought I had the ideal settings for the amp, but I need to re-explore all the
various settings again.
Anyway, very happy with everything and thanks again for your help...feel free to
use anything here for
your feedback page!
Cheers,
Darcy Lapointe
From: shane wyant [mailto:shanewyant987@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 6:00 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Installed the GZ34's in my DR last night......much tighter sounding in rec
mode!!! I can't believe how something so small (compared to the stock mesa
5U4's) can pack such a big punch!!! Thanks for such a
great recommendation! I'm in love with my amp again :)
Also, I know you hate Crate Blue Voodoo's....but I changed out my friend's stock
sovtek tubes out and installed your BV kit, and holy kick in the nuts! The gain
stages are beautiful, there's an actual punch to the amp now... so much more
clarity to it. I don't know if there's more mids/high mids, but whatever it is,
it sounds like the blanket over the speakers was removed! :)
Again...you rule....thank you for knowing wtf you are talking about and sharing
it with the rest of the world. Your shipping was crazy fast too!!
Very satisfied customer,
Shane
*************
Hi Shane: I don't "hate" Blue Voodoo's, they are
just not one of my favorites! Glad you like the tubes. Bob.
From: Kurt McKee [mailto:kurt_mckee1919@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:51 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KUDOS
Just wanted to express my appreciation for great service and product. You always
wonder if all the raves are real or Hype. Eurotubes is the BOMB! Jay took the
time to discuss options for my son's Carvin MTS 3212 combo and recommended the
EL34 High gain option. Ordered on Monday received on Thursday. Installed in the
amp & biased per instructions and WOW the Carvin is a new amp it was ok before
but now it is great. I wish I had discovered you guys sooner I can think of
several amps we might still own had they been retubed with your assistance.
Thanks!!!!
Kurt McKee
-----Original Message-----From: Christopher Kirk
[mailto:christopherK111@aol.com] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:55 PM To:
Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Amp bias
Absolutely! Once again JJ prevails!! I thought that my jj 6L6s were it. But the
EL34 sound is what I've been missing for a long time!! I tell every player I
know about Eurotubes...you guys are great and you sell premium products at
amazing prices! I paid $46 for a PAIR of Mesa EL34s at Guitar Center and I got a
QUAD of JJ EL34s for $54 from you guys!! Can't beat the tubes or the overall
eurotubes experience...
Thanks guys!!
Christopher Kirk
From: JD HOWL [mailto:jdgregh@aol.com] Sent: Thursday,
October 29, 2009 9:41 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Retubing
Hey,
Absolutely amazing, the difference. My amp came alive and got me playing more
than I have in a long time. I couldn't walk away from it. I got blisters on my
fingers. After replacing the blown fuse in my meter, everything worked just like
your video. I set it @ 38.5, plugged in, and it ripped.
Thanks guys, you've got all my business as long as I'm still breathing.
Greg Waggoner
From: mikeudae [mailto:mikeudae@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:40 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: tone monster
Hey, today I installed the "Blues Option" tube set into my 2001 Classic 30.
Although it has had some good mods, it was a better amp than stock. No speaker
change, and a couple high end 12AX7's, a couple cap changes. This blues set
makes it a completly new amp, what tone! It smoothed out everything, even the
area between clean and crunch. I was expecting improvement from the blues set,
but am more than pleased. It is now truely a "Mississippi Marshall". Thanks for
the research and tubes.
Mike in VA
From: Russ Gasper [mailto:rgasperSVT@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:57 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Ampeg SVT/ New JJ Tubes
Hi Jay and Bob!
A couple of weeks ago, I made my second Eurotubes purchase; 11 beautiful JJ
tubes for my Ampeg SVT Classic. Honestly, I didn't think my tone could get any
better with the SVT, matching 8X10 cab, Mogami Gold cables, and my G&L SB-2
strung with DR Hi-Beams. Well, I was totally wrong. After installing the new JJs,
and taking my amp back to band practice, I was totally blown away. The new level
of roundness along with the glorious, truck-to-the-face crunch that I constantly
crave was enough to almost make this a religious experience. I didn't think the
SVT could sound any better than it did, but it can! I was certain the moment I
took those KT-88's out of their boxes that my tone was about to be enlarged
considerably. Not only is the tone heavenly, but the increase in power is
remarkable. I played two shows in a row two weekends ago, and literally kept the
volume at about 1 1/2 for both shows (next to an Orange Rockerverb 100, a Mesa
Stiletto, and a very hard hitting drummer) Anywhere past 4, and I think objects
nearby would catch on fire. Anyway, what else can I say? The roundness,
richness, and full-blown crunch of these new JJs make me a very happy boy.
I also wanted to thank you for being so friendly and
patient with me and my questions over the phone. You guys love what you do and
put your customers first, and it definitely shows. I don't see why people would
need to order new tubes from anywhere else. Having said that, I will continue to
order from Eurotubes in the future, and I will continue spreading the good word
to people who are looking for new tubes. Thank you again guys, and keep up the
amazing work.
Russ Gasper
Valparaiso, IN
From: Jimmi James [mailto:jjames@comcast.net] Sent:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:08 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Update
Bob,
I was excited about installing the Standard Retube EL34's in my Carvin V3.
(Sept. 9, 09)
I was aware of the risk of "Motorboating" with the tubes properly biased but I
love the EL34 tones and thought I'd give it a shot. I loved the sound from your
retube kit.
Unfortunately, mine had the Motorboat Syndrome that started appearing at Gigs.
I ordered the High Gain 6L6 Option and installed them per your instructions and
was in awe of the increased volume of the Clean Channel and the tight bottom
with clear highs that the Amp now has.
Your service and product sells itself again !!!!
I appreciate the time you took to listen and explain the options.
Thanks again Bob for your input, advice, and patience.
Jimmi St. James
Dallas, Texas
-----Original Message-----From: David DiB [mailto:daviddib@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 11:56 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes & bias probe
jay i can not thank you or eurotubes enuff man ... retubed my tripple x and
rebiased it ...and the amp came to life ...has plenty of gain ....and most
importantly clearity....nice low end punch with the harshness taken out of the
mids just as your description said ...last nite was the first nite out giging
since the retube ...and through the p.a it sounded massive ,clean, clear and
full of life and body ...i apreciate everything
thanks
David
From: Colin Blakely [mailto:colinb@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, October 05, 2009 12:17 AM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 26720
Hi Bob
I have recently installed the tubes I received from you for my '65 reissue twin
reverb (Gold Pin option). After having bought tubes from you in the past I knew
I wouldn't be disappointed but I have to tell you that I simply could not
believe how great my amp sounds now. I'm playing a 335 Gibson straight into the
amp, with nothing in between and the sound is unbelievably solid and clean. I'm
afraid of adding any pedals now cos the sound is already so delicious.
(By the way I followed your excellent instuctions for installing tubes, on your
website; to the letter........thanks for that too)
I've never played my guitar so much because it is so hard to put down now with
the sound I've got. Thank you so much for your great work. I really hope other
tube amp owners get to hear about Eurotubes.
All the very best
Kind Regards
Colin Blakely
(New Zealand)
From: croft g [mailto:croft_g@aol.com] Sent: Friday,
October 02, 2009 6:23 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Just received my new tubes Whow !!!!!!
Just made the switch. This is not the same Amp!!!!
Not than I really need loud but - the amp is twice as loud with the same volume
setting I used previously.
Not only loud but very crisp & clear - I can't believe $100 in new tubes made
this big a difference. I don't think I need to think about a new amp for the
next 10 to 20 years.
The folks in the Slovakian republic should be proud!
Thanks Again & Again!
Croft
-----Original Message-----From: raul m
[mailto:raul_m@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 8:08 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 26724
Placed my order on Friday, got my tubes today which is Monday. Popped them in
and I must say WOW! Brought my 6505+ back to life!
Thanks for the awesome service, low price and speedy delivery! Will definitely
keep purchasing my tubes from you guys!
Keep up the good work Bob!
-Raul.
-----Original Message-----From: ryan reeves [mailto:ryan_ves@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:08 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I received the E34L high gain tubes tubes yesterday and wanted to take a few
minutes to say thanks for the good products and excellent service.
I installed the new tubes already (and cleaned the sockets). My Laney GH50L is a
new amp. I had the original TAD tubes in there and I was never happy with this
amp, and in fact I tried to sell it a few times.
After installing the new tubes my amp is much warmer and has this round/fat
tone. This is the best $89 I've spent on music equipment, it's unreal how much
better this amp sounds. It's hard to describe, but the high-end isn't brittle
sounding anymore. The amp is smooth now.
I also purchased a weber mass from you guys, so that coupled with the new tubes
just makes this amp sound killer. I finally have a setup I'm really happy with.
Also thanks for recommending Jim at guitarworks. He did a pro setup on my guitar
and it plays great.
Take care,
Ryan Reeves
From: Jimmi [mailto:james_stj@hotmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:00 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks
Thanks for the advice and the unmatched service.
Bob took the time to listen to my thoughts on what I was looking for and
provided some valuable feedback pointing me in the right direction.
I was not sure I could retube my own amp, but the onsite video, instructions,
and another call to Bob proved that I could.
The Amp sounds incredible !!!!
You've got my business from here on out.
Thanks again,
Jimmi St. James
Flashback
Dallas,Texas
From: Sly1 [mailto:mgl_sly1@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 12:55 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: 1 happy customer, please read!
I am extremely happy with the Eurotubes replacement tubes in my Mesa Lonestar V2
and would recommend your tubes as a replacement to anyone. These tubes have
brought new life to my Mesa Lonestar and I love it! I have both the 6l6 and e34L
tubes and love having the option of swapping them out for different sounds. The
customer service at Eurotubes is no less than outstanding and I am recommending
you to several guitar service centers in my area as well as my friends.
“you might or might not want to post this” Mesa’s desire to have a monopoly on
tube sales for their amps is pure crap. I will never plug the Mesa tubes back in
unless I need to take it in for warranty work.
You should be pleased to know that at least a couple of Mesa’s warranty shops
feel that mesa’s tube policy is crap and ignore it when an amp comes in for
repair or re-tubing. “I won’t mention the shop names to protect the intelligent”
Thank you,
Sly1
From: David Nesmith [mailto:davenesmith21@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:42 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes & bias probe
Bob/Eddie/Jay,
Just wanted to thank you and leave a review for the B-52 AT-112 / 212 combo
owners that will need to re-tube at some point. After re-tubing with the ECC83s
and 2 ECC832s to tame down the overdrive
channel, the amp has plenty of volume again and a nice crunch for blues as I had
wanted. I can also get that crunch at lower volume levels now. I could not
afford a pricier tube amp, but a little knowledge from you guys sure made it
sound like one. You will be highly recommended to all of my fellow musicians
here in Texas. The customer service and speedy delivery can't be beat. Thanks
again, I thought I was
going have to keep playing solid state until I could affoed a better amp.
Regards,
Dave Nesmith
From: Rudy Capistrano [mailto:rudycap1117@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:10 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Thanx
Eurotubes,
I just retubed my Blues junior with your tubes. Result: GREAT SOUND!! It's like
someone lifted a veil from the amp, it's clear, articulate, punchy, responsive,
etc. Great product from your Company. I'll start
spreading the word here in Guam regarding your Company's tubes!! I am also now
thinking of a full retube for my Mark IV, 6V6 option.
From: Glenn W. Nielsen [mailto:glennwn@aol.com] Sent:
Sunday, September 06, 2009 8:58 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Got my order a couple days ago and the tubes work GREAT!!! Delta blues is a
singin Louisiana tone machine for blues with these things! Thanks for all your
help . I will be in touch in the future for ALL my
tube needs:). All the best!
Glenn
From: Eddie Heinzelman [mailto:e_heinzelman@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:03 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Bob D - questions for Rivera
Bob,
I just wanted to drop you a quick note and say a huge Thank You! I put the tubes
(E34L standard kit) in the Fandango 55 this morning, set the bias at 36 to split
the difference, and I’m blown away by the tone, the volume, the clarity, and my
main criteria, the balls! I am a devoted Eurotubes customer from now on!
Can’t speak highly enough about these tubes and your assistance and service!
And I can’t wait to unleash this tone at the next gig!!
Thanks again, my friend!
Eddie Heinzelman
Nashville, TN
http:/www.myspace.com/eddieheinzelman
From: Morgan Bellini [mailto:mbellini@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:18 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: fender SUNN))) feedback
Hello guys,
i'm writing just to give a little feedback regarding my recent purchase (you
have sent to Genoa, Italy)
i have successfully replaced original valves of my Fender SUNN reissue with the
JJs and yes, it sound a little better and YES! placing an 81 (83?) in the V1 (as
you've suggested) now i have a lot of extra
headroom!! Thanks. Now i can play other music style than noise rock.
I've also purchased a mass lite weber attenuator and its simply perfect. The
volume go down and the sound remain the same. Excellent. Now i can play music
with someone.
Thanks and Best Regards,
Morgan Bellini
From: Matt Koepsell [mailto:koep_matt@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:33 PM To: eurotubes The amp is absolutley perfect with the help of the JJs, great product, great
customer service Eddie, fast shipping, every tube amp should have a set of these
bad mofos!!! Eurotubes is an awesome business with an awesome product! Thanks a
million, i gotta get back to shreddin' now!!!!!!
Subject: My Product Review
Got the tubes today! I put them in an biased the amp like it said on your site
with the weber tool and wow! The reviews were not kidding, Thank you for hooking
me up, i was beginning to think i was going to
have to trade off my Vox Classic Plus 50 because the sound wasn't what i wanted
with the old tubes and improper bias but the KT77s and the ECC83s warmed it up
dramatically, the brittle scratchy sound has been replaced by a warm full bodied
tone that is so thick and creamy, my amp finally sounds the way i imagined it
should, i couldn't be happier...
Matt
From: ronald_m77@gmail.com [mailto:ronald_m77@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:36 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Fender hot rod deluxe kit, thanks
Hello Bob,
I´m writing you to say thanks for the help, upgrading my fender HRD, with normal
clean - high gain preamp tubes, and 6V6 powertubes and the Weber ceramic Blue
Dog. The shipping went very swift and
everything was in good condition. Due to some delay in installing the stuff by
my local amp tech I´ve had the amp for about 2 weeks now. More varied tones and
more detailed sound from gritty, trebly overdrive to varm, juicy sustaining
distortion, suiting my style perfectly.Still enjoying the developing sound while
the speaker breaks in, which is a very fulfilling experience.
Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Regards,
Ronald
From: Jon Kelley [mailto:jkell9583@verizon.net] Sent:
Sunday, August 02, 2009 5:42 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Using your bias probe gave me the confidence to fix this myself, without
having to touch a bias point! 39 milliamps now and I’m a true believer. This
thing never sounded better..and I’ve only tried “bedroom” volumes. Can’t wait
until my next gig! Eurotubes and Co. are the best!! (and I’m no Yngwie).You have
a customer for life! Sincerely, Jon Kelley
Subject: Thank you!
I just have to write and thank you for not only selling a fantastic product, but
also giving me clear, easy to follow instructions on biasing my HRDx. I had
fears of landing on my ass or worse by touching the wrong point or setting my
meter wrong and blowing it or my amp. I was a bit skeptical of tube set (gold
pin with 6L6GC matched set) when I first turned on my amp..no life. No wonder!!
The factory set bias was 25 milliamps!
-----Original Message-----From: danny martin
[mailto:dmartin1919@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 2:53 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net Your information on biasing was fantastic.Before I would have never attempted
rebias an amp electricity intimidates me at times.I followed all your
instructions and had the amp biased within 5 minutes.My Marshall is now like the
phoenix that rose from the ashes. The tone is warm and very ballsy.You guys now
have another fan for life and I will also send other musicians in my circle your
way. By the way prior to ordering from Eurotubes I had an estimate done at an
amp shop just for retubing and resetting the bias. I was floored when they told
me 300.00+. I did the job for a third of the price. Thank you,Thank you,Thank
you.
Subject: retubing for Marshall tsl 100
Bob, I can't begin to tell you how blown away I am With Eurotubes. On July 29th
I placed an order for retube kit for a Marshall TSL100.My order arrived today
August 1st....WOW!!!.I live In Florida and did not expect to receive my order
for at least 7 to 10 business days. Incredible service. I Installed the tubes
today and I could not believe the difference in tone and power. My Marshall is a
1991 model and it still had the original tubes. I bought this amp secondhand for
a steal.
Danny
From: Scott [mailto:scott_m789s@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:56 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net THANK YOU!!!!
Subject: WOW
I just installed the JJ KT77 and the ECC83 Hi Gains (marshall TSL100) that I
ordered from you (on a friend's suggestion), and all I can say is WOW!!! I am
very impressed
with your tubes and WILL be ordering next year when I retube again.
Scott M
From: Mike Kosoff [mailto:mikek555@aol.com] Sent:
Saturday, July 25, 2009 1:36 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ's Kick Ass!
I wasn't sure what to expect from the tube change in my Deluxe Reverb and was
stunned with the results. Biasing the amp really was just as easy as you made it
seem in the video and the written instructions I received with the bias probe
answered the rest of my questions. I wasn't totally sold on whether I would be
able to hear a difference just from changing brands of tubes, but was willing to
give it a try. My first impression was that I have never heard sustain and
smoothness like this from my amp. The highs were clearer and the lows took on a
whole new quality that I found very pleasing. I have never been able to capture
that dynamic SRV tone where it is crystal clear until he digs in and I've
finally found it in some boxes that say JJ Electronics on the side. I can't wait
to hear what this thing sounds like when I change out the crappy Jensen reissue
speaker. Eddie was very helpful answering my questions and I was installing the
tubes two days after I ordered them. You guys have a customer for life and I
really appreciate your knowledge and service. Thanks again!
-----Original Message-----From: Tom McElroy [mailto:tom_mcelroy@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:48 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: V8 Retube Report
Bob,
Just wanted to say thanks for the guidance on retubing my Palomino V8. The ECC81
significantly increased the amps' headroom and made it less noisy, and the JJ
EL84 reduced the muddiness and seems to have warmed up the sound a bit. Thanks
for your advice and excellent service.
Tom McElroy
Broken Arrow, OK
From: Dex Umekubo [mailto:dex_um@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, July 16, 2009 3:16 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank You!
Dear Bob,
I just put in your KT88 in my THD Univalve and in one word, WOW!
Your tube really brings out the sound I was looking for in my amp.
I will tell everyone I know that you've got a great product at a very fair
price.
Thank you so much!
Dex Umekubo
aka Voodoo Dex / Lead Guitarist
Wild Voodoo
www.wildvoodoo.com
www.myspace.com/wildvoodoo
www.myspace.com/voodoo_dex
From: Pablo LaFrossia [mailto:p_LF@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, July 03, 2009 10:03 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: price quote for replace ALL tubes on a MESA amp
hey Eddie,
just wanted to let you know that i installed the tubes last night and it
rocked!!! wow, what a difference!!!
i even called Eurotubes with a noob question yesterday. only saw 4 power tubes
and the mesa had 6, but didn't know about the 2 on the right that last much
longer. but must say that customer service was
excellent... and now i'm an official tube changer! lol
anyway, thanks for everything Eddie. i will most def recommend Eurotubes to
everyone!!! and will be ordering kits every year!!!
-pablo
From: Dennis Martinez [mailto:domartinez1313@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:18 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net i got my
tubes and then found out i had a power issue. i got my amp repaired and got my
tubes installed by Moshe in the Carvin Hollywood store. He's the one that told
me about you guys and whoever i spoke with actually knows who he is too. i did
my research and YOU recommended a mix quad set consisting of 6L6's and E34L's
(not EL34's) and i went with the high gain set of ECC83's. By the way, i play a
Carvin V220 thru a Carvin V3 and a Marshall 1960 cab loaded with Celestions (not
the vintage model).
When my amp was ready, i put the retubed one against one that was in their
sound room loaded with the stock tubes. The settings were exactly the same and
the retubed one was easily louder. i went back home and continued jamming. It
wasn't until a few days that i REALLY noticed the difference. And this was at
low levels (the master level wasn't even at 1) i cant describe the difference
like other people on your site do. This is my first tube amp and have much to
learn, i'm sure. A week and a half ago was our first show and i was simply
amazed! Our bassist loved how much heavier it sounded and i got a few
compliments from a few buddies that watched us too. One guy plays thru a
Subject: Thanx
Nearly two months after receiving my tubes, just wanted to finally thank you
guys. i'm not going to call anyone out because i don't remember who it was i
spoke with over the phone. i'm down in L.A. and play
death metal. We play in drop G tuning. i'm sure not too many people play in that
tuning so maybe whoever i spoke with will remember. Anyway . . .
Line 6 and he said how my amp blew his away! So again, i just want to say thanx.
Hopefully this e-mail gets put up on your "Reviews" section, or whatever it is.
Hopefully YOU reading this is the one i spoke over the phone with. These guys
are the best! Cheap prices and fast delivery. Check them out.
-Dennis-
From: Devin Sellers [mailto:devin_sel577@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:59 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you
I just wanted to let you know that I received the tubes on Friday, and following
the instructions on your website, was able to install the tubes myself. I found
that the V4 tube that was in the amp wasn't all the
way in, which is most likely what was responsible for the issues I was having. I
would have been kicking myself about buying new tubes when all i had to do was
check the connections of the tubes that were
already in there, but as soon as I reassembled the amp, turned it on, and
plugged my guitar in, I was grinning ear to ear. I've never had an amplifier of
mine sound so transparent before. It was like hearing my
guitar, and only my guitar, for the first time. I was truly amazed.
Needless to say, the volume issues I was having were solved, and I am officially
sold on tube amps. I will never buy another solid-state amplifier again. The gig
we had on Saturday went great. I was able to hear myself over the rest of the
band, and still only had the volume set to 5. Thank you again, and I assure you
that if I or anyone else I know needs tubes, we're getting them from you.
-Devin Sellers
From: Zack Harvey [mailto:zackhar@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, July 03, 2009 4:30 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: great service!
Just wanted to drop a quick note and tell you how happy I am with your service.
I bought a Peavey 5150 second hand and although I was very happy with the tone,
it made so much racket that it was
embarrassing. When I bought the amp I wasn't sure of the vintage, but was pretty
sure that new tubes were in order, but not being an amp/electronics kinda guy,
it was a little intimidating to undertake new
tubes without knowing what type/kind would work well. I read your entire site
(not only the part that was specific to my amp) and was inspired to try one of
you replacement sets of tubes for the 5150, and I have to say I'm pleased all
around with them and your company. I ordered the tubes on Wednesday morning, and
the tubes arrived Thursday morning, I was shocked. The packaging was tidy and
complete, and everything was in order. I just installed the tubes as per your
recommendations, and I'm so tickled by the tone that I'm able to get, and also
the almost total lack of hisses and pops, and general racket that the amp used
to make before the new tube set. I'm far from a professional type player, just a
hillbilly farmer, but I'm so pleased with the new sound, and am looking forward
to exploring the amp all over again and discovering new tones that heretofore
weren't available with the stock tubes. Thanks for the great service, I will
always highly recommend you guys to anyone who asks.
Zachary Harvey
Tygh Valley, OR
From: Richardson, Jeremy
[mailto:j_richardson5@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:37 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Great Tubes!!!!
Hey guys just wanted to say. I purchased some tube from you for my Peavey 1x12
Valve King to warm it up a bit. I just have to say YOU GUYS FREAKIN ROCK I never
knew that there was so much tone missing from this amp. I am opening a show for
Hank Jr. this weekend and I plan to take some pictures and send you guys of my
rig with your Eurotubes sticker on the face of my road case and I plan to tell
everyone from here on out about your tubes!!!!! THANKS FOR THE TONE and I will
be purchasing more tubes from you in the near future for my Musicman
Amps!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep Rockin out!!!!!
“The Redneck Superstar”
Jeremy Richardson
Lead guitarist for:
Eddie Barber and “Off The Wagon”.
From: James B [mailto:jamesb4@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:10 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Just a quick follow up. I received the tubes in record time and installed them
in my '73 Fender Super Reverb. I used the Eurotubes biasing socket and followed
the online directions, and, my amp is alive!
Sounding wonderful, strong and sweet. Hope you guys are around at least as long
as I am.
From: Ken [mailto:ken_allen999@aol.com] Sent: Thursday,
June 25, 2009 2:14 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: order # 25404
Thanks once again for the outstanding service.
I ordered my tubes on 3-23-09 and received them today 6-25-09.
I thought the Blackheart Little Giant sounded good before, but now it is great.
Even my wife who was in another other room said the tome was much improved and
she does not often comment!
Both, your products and service are outstanding.
Ken Allen
From: Carl__guitar@aol.com [mailto:Carl__guitar@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 2:26 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Mesa Triaxis
Hello BOB,
Thanks for the JJ tubes for my Triaxis, they have made a huge difference over
the stock tubes I was using. The mid-crunch settings (the hardest to dial in
with this unit) that were uneven and brittle now have more warmth and
definition, and the high gain settings are just right, like a Marshall with
manners, lol. I don't need any distortion/sustain pedals to solo with, the
sustain and harmonics I'm getting now are
great with just a little G-Major slap echo and reverb.
The hype is true folks.....these peeps know their 'onions', lol.....
Carl
From: Bob Cudney [mailto:bob_c987654@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:05 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Great product, great service, a great find!
Hello EUROTUBES.
Today I received my order for a Marshall DSL EUROTUBE set. I place the order
this weekend online, received a confirmation Monday and received the tubes
Wednesday. The tubes were packed with care, the receipt professional and
complete, and the included instructions informative and useful. Then thanks to
you online video tutorial I was able to clean, install and bias and play the amp
within minutes. A very useful and enjoyable web site. The Marshall sounds great.
Awesome. Thanks so much. I hope your business can kick some a$$ in this economic
mess. Hang in there! I’ll be back when I need another
retube.
Kind Regards, Bob Cudney
From: Jason Lee [mailto:j__lee7@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:45 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Satisfied Customer
Just received my tubes today,( #25250 ) and man you guys ship FAST! I'm in NJ
and it shipped in 2 days. Just put my tubes in and fired up my AC15cc, didn't
have much time to really play into it but the few minutes I had to play it
sounded GREAT! Will be playing more later tonight. Thanks again! Will definitely
do business with you in the future!
Jason Lee
From: Jake G [mailto:jake_g_11@hotmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:59 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 24936
The 6v6S's in my Hot Rod Deluxe really have improved the overall sound of the
amp. I wanted a earlier breakup, with a bit more midrange bite. These tubes give
me exactly what I wanted. And the previously un-usable drive channel now rocks!
Literally. Its gritty and sounds more like a more natural overdrive. Way less
fuzz, and more bark. If your looking to get your HRD to have a little less
headroom, and a more versatile rock amp, these tubes are the way to go!
Jake from Birmingham, AL
From: Charles L [mailto:charles_o_pr@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:16 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
I just finished recording my first session with your tubes last night. I am
absolutely blown away at my tone. For so many years I settled for a decent
tone...mixing and polishing tones to ultimately arrive at a
point of acceptance with my sound. That has now changed. Your tubes have carried
my tone to lofty new hights, passing from tube to tube with feral might. No
longer does my Kustom head serve merely as
an "amplifier" of tone. It is now "that which enables aural decimation",
elevating the experience of playing to new levels. Simply put - the path from my
head trough my hands and onto my recording deck just got a lot more awesome.
Consider me among the ranks of your life long supporters.
From: Bill C [mailto:w_comp_c@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:42 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: New tubes
It isn't often that I write to praise a company's customer service, but I just
have to do so now. I called y'all last Friday (before the Memorial Day weekend)
and discussed my needs and playing style with Eddie. After digesting his
information I ordered the standard re-tube kit for my Peavey Classic 30 and
eagerly awaited the arrival. Well, even after a holiday weekend, they showed up
yesterday (Tuesday)!
Awesome! As soon as I could I swapped out the Sovtek's that were in the amp with
the new JJ's and all I can say is "WOW"! The tone is incredible...what a huge
difference! Thank you for your great information, great customer service and
great product. I will definitely buy from y'all again and recommend you to
anyone who will listen.
Thank you again,
Bill C.
Flower Mound, TX
From: Mark & Melissa Johnson [mailto:mark_m_j@clearwire.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:44 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: New Tubes
Hey Guys,
Well I just received my new JJ 6V6 power tubes today, I put them in my DRRI let
them warm up for about 5 minutes and set the bias to 25ma, Well I have to tell
you that these tubes are nothing but Heaven, Smooth bass and blows the stock
groove tubes out of the water. I will never be putting anything else in my amps
from now on. Thank you Jay for all your advice, this amp is like a whole new
rig, Now I'll be ordering all my tubes from EUROTUBES. Thank you once again!!!
Sincerely,
Mark Johnson
-----Original Message-----From: Krister P [mailto:krister.p@skola.oskarshamn.se]
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:06 AM To: eurotubes My Triamp is a new amp. And it has become
very musically.Before it was harsh and sounded damped. The three channels is now
exactly what I wanted, CREAMY and very dynamic overall, with a smooth treble.
Keep up the wonderful job that you are doing! Your are the best. You will hear
from me again.
Subject: Re: RE:
Hi again Bob!
I just had to thank you for your great help! I got the tubes and the probe in 5
days (a weekend included), which is very fast considered that I live in Sweden.
The biasing was not difficult at all. I ordered E34L Matched Quad +9 ECC83S Gold
Pin (one balanced) and a Weber BR-2.
Thanks Krister P Sweden
From: Daniel M [mailto:dan.mc@gmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, May 07, 2009 4:02 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I just received and promptly installed the tubes for my Hot Rod Deville and all
I have to say is, "Wow." I bought from you guys because of a recommendation from
a buddy and well, you have yourselves another VERY satisfied customer. The tubes
were exactly what my ears wanted to hear and your service was fast and friendly
as well. I really can't say thank you enough. Keep up the fantastic work.
--
Daniel
From: Christopher O [mailto:ochrisocj@yahoo.com] Sent:
Saturday, May 02, 2009 12:15 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I am so happy about getting my tubes from Eurotubes, that I had to send you guys
an email.
I ordered a set of tubes from you guys on Thursday, and I just got them this
morning (Saturday)! That has to be the fastest shipping I've ever seen. I also
wanted to say that my 5150 combo sounds
completely different now (in a great way). It's like somebody beat the life back
into it! I've heard clarity and harmonics that I've never heard before!
You guys are the best! If anyone I know needs to retube their amp, I'm sending
them your way.
Thanks so much!
Chris
From: Joe [mailto:Jsale@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday,
April 30, 2009 7:54 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Questions HRDX
Hello Bob,
Took your advice cleaned the tube sockets, installed the new tubes, set the bias
at 42.75 for 6V6 in the HRDX. All I can say is wow! No noise, the clean tones
are awesome and the drive and more drive channels simply stoke. Thanks I really
appreciate your help.
Thanks again.
Joe
-----Original Message-----From: Dave Risi [mailto:dave_risi@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:29 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 24438
Thank you SO much. This amp (Blues jr) sounds absolutely awesome at all volumes.
It doesn't break up too early and is very responsive to pick attack once again.
I was so disgusted after the last retube (from another source) I was actually
starting to amp shop. You have brought my amp back to life and then some. I
can't sing your praises enough. The tone is unbelievable.
Thanks again for your patience and listening.
From: Brian Carpy [mailto:brian_carpy@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, April 27, 2009 1:35 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: assistance required with my new tubes....
To Bob & all the guys at Eurotubes....
THANK YOU. I think that pretty much sums it up. Now i have my full set of JJs in
my 64 Vibroverb Custom, i can truly say that you have a customer for LIFE. Sure,
the amp on its own with the stock
valves (Groove Tubes) sounded fantastic, but the JJs (I went for the gold pin
option where possible) just gently smoothed things out. Heck, it's maybe too
early to give a full review because I've only been toying for half an hour, but
I just HAD to get in touch to let you know how pleased I am with the results!
Fantastic, attentive, knowledgeable, courteous personal customer service and
awesome products - that's all you can ask for in any purchasing experience i'd
say!
I'd love to write more, but.... i'm going back to play my old blues licks on my
newly JJ infested amp - they sound SO damn good!!!
Cheers and thanks again,
Brian Carpy.
p.s. happy for you to print any of the above on your site.
From: M. Monteverdi [mailto:m_mont@gmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:55 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Carvin X100b
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know that after replacing the 8pin sockets, I installed
those JJ 6L6 matched quads into my brother's X100b before rehearsal yesterday.
All I can say is "HOLY S***!" That
amp sounds a thousand time better. I didn't even know these heads have the
capability of sound this good even with great tubes. Now it sounds huge. It's
like a whole other amp. My brother uses a Keeley
modded DS1 and with those new tubes, the distortion sounded like being hit with
a mack truck. The clean sounded warm and open. Very powerful, musical and
harmonically lush. I want to thank you for your business, With in the next
month, I'll be returning with my other guitarist's Music Man HD130 for some
matched EL34's and a bias adjustment.
Thanks again!
Take care,
Mark Monteverdi
From: kevin_fox0101@hotmail.com [mailto:kevin_fox0101@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:59 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Marshall tubes
Importance: High
Jay,
Got the tubes Saturday. Had time to put them in last night.
(2006 marshall 1974x
hand wired) THANK YOU!!!! SOUND
AWESOME!!! Took care of my noise issues. I really like the high gain 83's, just
a little more oomph, but not buzzy, very creamy and rich. Sounds great with my
strats, my tele and the prs 24 is just right on the money baby!!!!!
Thanks again,
Kevin
From: Josh Anderson [mailto:josh_ander_son@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:18 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes (Order Number: 24241)
Good morning to you Jay, Bob, and all the rest of the great folks at
eurotubes.com...
First off, I would just like to say a huge thank you!!! for the simply
outstanding customer service that I received from the very start of my "quest
for better tone". Also, my compliments on great shipping
service - I placed my order on a Tuesday, and the tubes were in my hands by
Thursday afternoon...Wow!!
I have owned my Peavey Classic 30 tweed for about 8 to 10 years now, and I have
tried various different tubes over that time period: Sovteks, Electro Harmonix,
etc. and the amp always did sound "good", but never really had the sweetness
that I thirsted for. I've gigged with this amp, recorded some sweet studio stuff
with it, and it even sits at the end of my couch in my living room for everyday
playing too - so
needless to say, I have some hours on this baby.
I ordered the 'Low Gain Option' retube kit for my amp and installed these new
tubes last night. Wow - even as I write this, I still have this overwhelming
feeling over how amazing my old c30 sounded with
these new little tone monsters installed! Just for curiosity purposes last
night, I threw on the "Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles" DVD
and fired up my Dolby surround sound system...at the
same time with my vintage strat (in the neck pickup position) plugged into my
freshly retubed c30, I was getting almost EXACTLY the same tone as JM's strat(s)
on that performance, and he's paying through
extremely high dollar custom Two Rock amps and cabs! Even here this morning, I
am still blown away by how truly amazing my amp sounds now, so a major thanks to
your fabulous people, your knowledge
of your craft, and your excellent service. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Your brother in tone,
~ja
From: Jeff Laser [mailto:jeff_laser@comcast.com] Sent:
Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:35 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: I'm Really Happy With These Tubes!!!!
Greetings:
I just wanted to say thanks for a great product!!! The following is from an
e-mail I sent to a friend this evening.
"I recently purchased a set of JJ tubes for my TRAYNOR YCV40WR from Eruotubes
(Gold Pin) and they arrived today. After I installed them I fired up the amp and
practiced for about 35 min. All I can say is WOW!!! What a huge improvement.
When I play through the "gain" channel it sounds more like an amp being "pushed"
rather than "buzz saw" artificial distortion! The tone is fat, warm, and usable.
The clean channel is great too. The "bottom end is crisp, articulate, and not
flabby anymore!!! It reminds me a lot of my 1966 Deluxe Reverb that I got rid of
years ago. I haven't played either Les Paul through it yet, but the G & L really
sounds sweet through it.
When the new FENDER amp gets here I'm going to play it stock for a few days,
then I'm going to put some different tubes and either an Eminence Cannabis Rex
or a Weber speaker (I see that EUROTUBES sells those) in it if the new tubes
(alone) don't make a big enough difference.
I will keep you posted on any progress with the amp when it arrives. In the
meantime, I'm going to bond with the TRAYNOR a little!"
~Jeff~
From: antonio rivera [mailto:antonio_ar@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:11 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Satisfied Costumer!
Bob, just wanted to thank you!!
My amp (B52 AT100) now sound 10 times better!!! and i also did the bias
adjustment, and damn, what a difference, i couldn´t done it without watching you
videos, and reading your website!!
Thanks a lot, i definitely will be back!!
This is not a review per say, but important none the less! It is an email exchange concerning an amp issue.
From: Trubador tv [mailto:trubador_tv@comcast.com] Sent:
Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:56 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: I bought your tubes
Dear Bob,
Yup, that was the problem. Although I put them in and out with no cleaner
before, when I finally got the cleaner and did it, all the gain and sustain came
back in full force. dude, ur the best. Now i have "my
baby" back and we're movign to nashville in 2 days to launch this band. peace
brother.
marcoe stone/TRUBADOR
________________________________________
From:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
To:
trubador_tv@comcast.com
Subject: RE: I bought your tubes Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:57:37 -0700
Hi Marcoe:
There is no way we would have time to fix the amp before you need it and the
only Marshall amps we have are old vintage amps that we would not loan or rent.
I’m not convinced it is an amp issue. Did you
clean the sockets? Even if you did you should do it again.
Thanks
Bob
________________________________________
From: Trubador tv [mailto:trubador_tv@comcast.com]
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:05 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: I bought your tubes
Hi, The amp is breaking again. I ordered the tubes in the first place because
when I would play it was way quiter and the sustain was kind of gone.
From: Jerry Tortomasi [mailto:jt2115@comcast.com] Sent:
Thursday, April 09, 2009 6:42 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Triple XXX and 6505+ Retube...
OMG! Where do I begin?
I have been completely blown away by the change in both of my amps after doing a
full re-tube on both with JJ Tubes.
As crazy as it sounds I went with the high gain tubes for the Triple XXX. OMG!
The amp actually came to life like a fire breathing dragon! The XXX is so brutal
that I actually had to turn the gain down a bit!
The clean channel is amazing as well!
The amps are so amazingly different that I feel like they are new again.
The cleans on the 6505+ are 100% usable now. The Lead channel is much warmer and
much more usable and makes all the difference.
Thanks Bob for all of your advice and for doing such a great service to the tube
amp community.
You are the best!
JJ Tubes make everything else obsolete!!!!!
J.Chris
From: al_ro1999@comcast.com
[mailto:al_ro1999we@comcast.com] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 8:21 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Mesa F50 Hi Gain tube kit
Hi Jay,
Tubes have arrived and I'm very impressed. I've got so much more control over my
tone now and I never knew my amp could sound so good!
I'll certainly be recommending you guys to anyone I know with a tube amp.
Thanks
Al
-----Original Message-----From: psw@aol.com [mailto:psw@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 8:25 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Great Job!
Hey Guys,
I wanted to give you some overdue feedback regarding the retubing of my Traynor
YCV50-Blue.
First off, I ordered the E34L retube kit and a bias probe on a Wednesday and it
arrived the following Friday. Two days from Oregon to St. Louis is pretty darn
good. I must say the overall experience with
Eurotubes, from consulting for the proper tubes, to the ordering process, to the
acknowledgement and shipping notifications was absolutely first-rate! Your web
site has a wealth of information that I found very interesting and helpful. I
have no idea why anyone would buy anywhere else.
The results are astounding! Even at low to moderate volumes, the overdrive is
much smoother and thicker. Gone are the grainy, harsh, unsatisfying tones. At
higher volumes, the sound stays tight and punchy. The clean channel is warmer,
yet still sparkles. In short, these tubes make this relatively inexpensive amp
sound as good or better than amps costing twice as much.
Now the technical update info…
Obviously, Traynor has revised the circuit board because it definitely now has
adjustable bias. The bias trim pot is easy to get at and clearly marked (I can
send pictures if you want). From the notes in the
service manual, this version 14.00 board went to production April 23, 2008. The
service manual states to set the bias such that the voltage across R91 and
across R92 is 350mv. This was a little scary, as there isn’t much room to make
contact with the meter probes. However, even with the old tubes, that reading
was initially only about 250 mv, so I think it came from factory biased on the
cold side (which probably contributed to the grainy sound). Anyway, this
revision probably explains why the amp I got sounded noticeably different than
one I had played about a year earlier.
So I got your tubes and bias probe and got it hooked up. The manual points out
that the plate voltage should be 410 volts (I took their word for it, since I
wasn’t sure exactly where to safely measure it), so the target bias current
would be approximately 40-45ma. I was able to easily bring the bias up to that
range. Using the bias probe is a lot safer and probably more accurate than
measuring the voltage (drop) across a small resistor.
Again, my initial reaction was “that’s more like it!” I think it now sounds
better than the one I played a year ago, and the more I play it, the better it
sounds. I think the adjustable bias is probably a plus, as it
may allow a little more flexibility in selection to suit a particular need.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
SUPER JOB!!
Phil
O’Fallon, Missouri
From: Mark Sanders [mailto:m_sanders123@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 8:27 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: I admit I was a skeptic
Hey guys, I'm 53 years old and have bought and used so many tubes that were
supposed to be the answer and none were...until now...I put the JJ's into my
little , cheap class A Crate V3112...low and
behold...I was able to back the gain down significantly on the drive side, it
actually sounds musical!! The biggest change however was on the clean side...it
actually had SHIMMER!!! Needless to say you guys have made me very happy! Next
we will tube my boogie and the central Mississippi juke joints will at last be
witness to why tube tone rules!
Thank you from a very excited old man,
Mark Sanders
www.ahousecat.com
From: Whitney, Jason [mailto:jason_w2007@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 5:55 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ Mesa Mark IV 6L6 Hi Gain Kit Review
Hi Bob and all at Eurotubes,
I am writing to say thank you for a great product and outstanding customer
service. I installed the 6L6 Hi Gain kit in my Mesa Mark IV medium head and am
very pleased with the improved tone I’m getting. I run the amp through Avatar
and Mesa 2x12’s in the lower Tweed power setting and play mostly classic rock
and pop in a cover band, along with some heavier old school metal. With the new
JJ tubes, getting the sounds I want is a whole lot easier. Thank you Bob for
your thoughtful input and fast responses to my questions when I was trying to
figure out what tube kit to go with – your recommendations were spot on!
Overall, the new JJ’s smoothed out the brittle highs of the stock Mesa tubes and
added more girth to the bottom end on all channels, especially Rhythm 2 and
Lead. I play with a ‘bright’ guitar and the new
tubes have made a noticeable difference by making the highs and upper mids more
musical. I still cut through the mix, but wasn’t taking anyone’s head off at
band practice last night. Even dimed with the ‘fat’
pulled out, Rhythm 2 also didn’t have quite enough crunch and distortion for
some of the heavier songs, but the new tubes get me there now. As you said, the
extra gain from the preamp tubes makes the lead
tone sound awesome – searing and full – I actually had to lower my volume on the
lead channel a little. My only concern with the high gain kit that I asked you
about was the effect it would have on the cleans,
but that was not an issue at all (as you said). From pop covers to funk, the
cleans were wonderful.
When I first bought tubes from you about three years ago for my old amp and
instantly noticed the improvement in my tone, I always knew I’d get more JJ
Tubes for any other amps I have. You’ve earned a
loyal customer – thank you again for a great product and great customer service.
Best wishes to you and your team at Eurotubes,
Jay
From: Steve Villa [mailto:svilla@comcast.net] Sent:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:19 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes Order #23787
Jay,
The tubes arrived in today’s mail. I cleaned the sockets, slipped them in, and
powered up. I am in tone H E A V E N. I had forgotten how good this Blues Junior
Tweed NOS could sound.
Thanks sooooooo much!!
Steve Villa
From: Nik Rubicz [mailto:nrubi999@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:53 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Recent Tube Order
Hello there Eurotubes!
I just want to drop you all a line and say thanks for being such a cool company.
You deliver great products, and get them out to the customer soooo fast, its
kind of unbelievable! On top of the great product, you have something else that
is uncommon, excellent knowledge, and unbelievable customer service. I love how
much info you have on the website! I called two nights ago and spoke with Bob
about a blown fuse in a JSX while I was putting in a retube kit. He gave
valuable information, and seemed happy to give it too. the sound on these KT77s
is incredible!!! Thanks for the tips!
Anyway, Thanks again to everybody over there for making my guitar tone so much
more killer, I really appreciate ordering form you all!!!
Take Care!!!
Nik Rubicz
From: Chris Welborn [mailto:chriswelb@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:00 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thank you!
Just wanted to let you know how happy I am with the sound of my Classic 30 after
my re-tube. WOW! I have to admit to being a bit skeptical. I knew a new set of
tubes would probably improve the sound. But I wasn't sure how precise your
re-tube kits could get. I went with the high-gain pre's and high headroom
powers. That is exactly what I got. The gain from the lead channel is exactly
what I was looking
for..more the classic gain, think 80's heavy. Right on. The clean channel is
much improved to my ears. Maybe not the headroom I was expecting but the tone I
get close to breakup is great. I am, well, just
pleased. Thanks for your help and I will recomend Eurotubes.
Chris Welborn
From: Neil Smith [mailto:htimslien@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:46 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Review
You can post this on your site as a review if you want. Thanks for all the help!
I'm a local customer (Oregon native!) and I brought my bias modded 5150 in for a
re tube and I have nothing but good things to say about Eurotubes! I'm really
naive about tubes and tube amps in general
(but learning!) and these guys really were helpful and patient with me. My amp
sounds 100 times better with JJ tubes than with the Svetlana tubes that were in
it before. Night and day! Wow! If you have any
questions or concerns they are more than courteous and helpful. It's really
refreshing to see such professionalism these days.
Thanks Eurotubes!
Neil Smith
From: Benjamin D [mailto:ben_jamin@msn.com] Sent:
Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:33 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Benjamin
Subject: RE: which tubes are best for my style of music
Bob,
Thank you very much for the biasing instruction for my Bugera amp. I ordered the
jj tubes and bias probe from your site and within two days they arrived and I
installed them and biased them in no time. I was
amazed at the sound coming from my amp. I will be doing business with you again.
And again thank you.
-----Original Message-----From: Michael Gracon [mailto:gracon_michael@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:18 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Dear Bob and Eurotubes,
I wanted to thank you for processing my order so promptly! I think I ordered it
on Saturday and it arrived on Monday. Wow that was fast! I always recommend your
tubes to anyone who is looking to either upgrade their tubes or needs to retube
their amp. I have been very impressed with the attention to detail that comes
with every order that you process. I have done business with you for at least 5
years and will be a lifetime customer. Thank you again for all of your help over
the years and making my amps sound their best.
Sincerely,
Michael Gracon
From: Kenny C [mailto:kcubs0700@yahoo.com] Sent:
Sunday, March 15, 2009 4:19 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Mesa Dual Recto -- KT88/KT66 Hi-gain retube
Hey Bob! I got my new tubes in the mail on Friday just in time for me to install
them before band practice! They arrived well packed, and the bundling of the
tubes was a wonderful touch! Thank you for the spare fuses and sweet sticker
also! I have installed the tubes and have played with them at band practice, I
can already feel and hear an extreme difference. You were exactly accurate in
the description of the tubes. The Hi-Gain ECC83S preamp and KT88/KT66 power
tubes are, in my opinion, the ultimate Rectifier tone. Don't even get me started
on those GZ34 rectifier tubes! One word, "tight!" They have the perfect amount
of sag and they are almost as tight as the silicon diodes!
I was amazed with how much headroom I got! I used to never turn my gain past 6
because it got too grainy and undefined, but now I crank my gain to 10 and it's
tight and precise, and seems like it could go
even further, to say, 11? The mids cut through better than my E34L's did when
those were new, and the bass is INSANE! The clean channel sounds fatter than any
other amp I've played. It's amazingly clean
with a bell like tone to it. These new tubes have turned my amp into a
versatile, fire-breathing monster. If you own a Dual Recto and you are searching
for "John Petrucci-esque" rhythms and leads, look no
further than this combination of tubes!
You can dial in awesome rock/metal tones all the way to sweet blues tones.
Highly recommended!
Thank you Bob and everyone at Eurotubes! Unbeatable prices, great advice and
support! I've recommended you to every tube user I know!
Kenny Shredder
Feel free to post this. Rock on Bob!
From: Chad Lawman [mailto:telecasterCL@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 6:37 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: thanks
Just a note for all you guys at Eurotubes- thank you! I love that I can order
high quality tubes, rated exactly how I need them, pay less than anywhere else,
receive immediate communication from people I
trust and can dialogue with, and receive the tubes fast. What a great service to
musicians! Keep up the great work!
Chad Lawman
From: Michael Boos [mailto:Micboo@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, March 16, 2009 6:38 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net In a recent A/B test HE came to the conclusion that
MY Deville out does his in tone. I think it had more to do with the fact
that he paid THREE TIMES as much for his tube set than I did for mine.
PLUS, I had to show him how to bias his amp. The shop where he purchased his
tubes told him that should be left to professionals. When I showed him how easy
it is to do he was … well … not happy with them.
Subject: Second to NONE
First and most importantly your service is second to NONE. Extremely fast
and FRIENDLY. You have been a wealth of information to me every time I
call. And when we are done on the phone I always feel good about the next
package that will be arriving from your shop very soon. I have re-tubed my
Fender Super Reverb, two Fender Hotrod Deville’s, a Fender Blues
Jr. and a Carvin VT-50 vintage twin stack with J.J.’s. ALL of
these amps have shown a MAJOR improvement in tone. In EVERY case
the Bass is clear and full bodied with no flabbiness at all. The Treble is clean
and glass like. The mid controls are relevant again and do what they were
intended to do. The attack is crisp and yet the sound is warm. I will actually
catch myself sitting there plunking random notes just to hear how good they
sound now. These tubes are the reason I am practicing more.
A friend of mine just re-tubed his Deville with a set of handpicked Telefunken/RCA/Mullard
(whatever) tubes.
Thank You for your support, your knowledge and your dedication to making me and
my stuff sound
better.
-----Original Message-----From: Gus Butler [mailto:jgb_utler@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:17 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Thank You!
To Bob, and all at Eurotubes -
I recently did a full re-tube of my Mesa Tremoverb with the Personal Fave power
section and high-gain pre-amp. I was blown away at how great my amp sounded!
Everything promised on the site is true: my
cleans are warm and articulate, the distortion is amazing and creamy, and I can
add bass without getting muddy! The GZ34 rec tubes are awesome (and tiny!). It
sounds like I bought a brand-new amp! And I
cannot say enough about the customer service; it is truly spectacular.
Thank you,
Gus
From: stephL@gmail.com [mailto:stephL@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:11 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: re: el84 s for Crate VC3112
hey man, got my tubes today, and all I can say is "WOW!!!!!!!!"...the breakup on
the clean channel is amazing, perfect.....I have never heard this amp sound so
good in 11 years, very dynamic!!......amazing
breakup, smooth creamy OD, tons of sustain, great balance...I may have to
re-think getting a new speaker.....hard to believe this is a Crate...sounds more
like a Laney or a Vox.... and thanx for explaining how I can tailor my tone
properly!!! and thank Bob for me too!!
Thanx again!!!!
Stephen Leone
From: Kurt J [mailto:kurt_j0009@comcast.net] Sent:
Friday, March 06, 2009 1:39 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes & bias probe... order 23408
Hello Jay-
Thank you for the note.
My tubes arrived yesterday, and I installed them last night. Oh, what an awful
noise my amp made!! Just at idle (no guitar plugged in), it was a cross between
a helicopter taking off and a 60's era police
siren.
And then I recalled from your excellent website how one must must must clean the
tube contacts, even on my less than two year old pristine amp. I bought some
contact cleaner at Radio Shack this morning,
sprayed the tube pins, inserted and removed each tube three times, and alas, all
the noise disappeared. Hmm, just like you said.
I have a 2007 Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue (which I don't play loud; in
hindsight, I should have bought something smaller). It sounded pretty good to me
with it's original tubes (GT/Sovtek), but I like the JJ
6V6's even more (I have the whole tube kit).
Thanks for the fine tubes and for the tube/bias education--I went into this
project several days ago knowing nothing on the subject.
Kurt
From: german r [mailto:rgrmn@aol.com] Sent: Monday,
March 09, 2009 7:02 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: dual recto
hello again,
i would like to extend my deepest gratitude's towards Bob and the rest of his
staff. honestly companies with your level of customer service, INTEREST IN THEIR
CUSTOMERS, and just amazing work ethic is non-existent today. you guys stuck
with me on the phone and never rushed me answering all my questions, that really
made me feel like you guys wanted me to get the best product for my particular
needs. it was like having a group of friends that knew everything there was
about tubes, and we all know us musicians love talking about gear for hours on
end. so thanks for making me feel like more than just a bag of money, and
definitely more like a friend in need of the best gear guidance. OH! and the
shipping is insanely fast.
on top of that the tubes are top notch grade A quality. i purchased a KT88/KT66
matched quad, a high gain front end, and the GZ34 rectifier upgrade, all for my
mesa boogie dual rectifier. i haven't yet seen this reviewed yet so i will
review it and post it on forums i frequent.
this setup really is all that Bob says it is. the GZ34 rectifiers are a godsend
for tube purists who want all the mystique and warm tube goodiness in their
clean/crunch channels but also need the tight bottom
handling qualities of a silicone diode rectifier. the KT88/KT66 tubes in my amp
together with the high gain JJ's in the preamp make my recto into a versatile
monster. i get sweet warm cleans, i can get from a
chimey bright tone to a funky twang almost. the crunch channel on this amp
before was a bit unneccesary before because i couldnt dial in a tone i liked,
now i can get awsome 80's style hot rodded jcm rythms to classic rock crunchy
tones very cool channel now, with the solo boost it really does open up and
scream if you want it to. but honestly if you have a mesa dual recto you know
its pretty much all about the modern high gain in channel 3, this is where the
JJ's really took my head clean off. total brutality. kill on contact tone. my
amp is now a classified government weapon! seriously sustain for days, im
talking clear as day high gain that just pounds your chest with every strum.
palm mutes now feel like kicks to the chest, it literally makes you feel hollow,
i can feel my organs being shaken (i dont know if thats healthy but i like it!).
this set has made my amp not only a high gain clear as day fun to play inspiring
amp, but it has also opened up new tones that i just couldn't get before. awsome
tubes, awsome setup, awsome guys. keep up the great work.
please feel free to post this in your reviews.
thank you,
German
p.s. the prices are unbeatable.
-----Original Message-----From: Steve K
[mailto:Steve_K2009@aol.com] Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 6:35 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes & bias probe
Hi Jay:
My tube kit (E34L standard) arrived about 2 weeks ago along with the bias probe
for my Bugera 6262.After I installed the new tubes and rebiased...the amp sounds
great....I am able to get the "Brit" tones I was hoping for. You guys are the
best....your knowledge about tubes and amplifiers is second to none in my
opinion.
Thanks again
Steve K.
-----Original Message-----From: John Paleos [mailto:john_paleos@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:02 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: KT88s in Triple Rectifier...
Thank you Bob, your technical expertise is very much appreciated. Even before I
ordered from you, I stumbled across so many positive references concerning you
and eurotubes on the internet, and it is
good to deal with a true technical artisan, rather than just another business
man trying to make a quick buck. You are much appreciated, and my amp sounds
AWESOME. I have been using my Triple
Rectifier in the studio, and get exactly the tone I want without any EQ or
effects whatsoever. I love the flat frequency response of the six JJ KT88's. I
think the tone of the standard gain JJ 12AX7 preamp tubes are superior in warmth
and clarity, versus the more harsh sounding stock Mesa Boogie 12AX7 preamp
tubes. Now that I have experienced your GZ34's it doesn't even make sense to me
why Mesa Boogie doesn't use them as their standard rectifier tubes, rather than
their 5U4GB's. As y'all say there in Portland, "Sweet". Peace bro.
John
From: Edwin Karges III [mailto:EdK_III@pcglobal.com]
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:56 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Thanks for a great product. I saw a customer review for a Peavey XXX that he
wasn't happy with the J.J. Tubes. It sounds like he may have had other issues
because that is the first negative review that I have seen.
Subject: Order #23224
I received my tubes last week and I can't say enough about J.J. Tubes. I thought
I would try some different brands (the reissue TungSol 12AX7, Shugaung 12AX7)
and in my opinion they are crap
compared to the J.J.'s. Believe me, I won't purchased tubes from anyone else but
Eurotubes!! I had a gig Saturday night, and my MESA Stiletto ACE sounded great!
Since most of the newer tube amps get
their overdrive from the Preamp section, I think it is almost more important to
have good preamp tubes, and the power tubes might be a little more forgiving.
MESA are overpriced, but the MESA Power tubes (EL34 in the MESA Stiletto ACE)
aren't that bad, but I think I am probably going to order another set of J.J.
EL34L's. What amazes me is that you sell J.J. Tubes for less than any vendor
sells any other brand, so J.J. Tubes are really a bargain compared to other
vendors.
From: Carpenter, Don [mailto:dcarpenter@aol.com] Sent:
Monday, February 23, 2009 7:58 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: US Masters TVA30 - The tubes you sent me are A++++++
Hey Bob,
I was totally digging my US Masters TVA30 head with the stock Rubys, but after
plugging in the JJs I'm completely floored. And I mean completely floored. Words
cannot begin to describe how amazing this
amp sounds. The Rubys were all their High Grade, sorted type and the 12ax7s were
the HG+, so I figured the JJs would mostly just smooth out the amp a little and
wasn't expecting what I heard coming
out of it on Saturday.
Thanks for all your support and for providing such great tubes!!
A customer for life,
Don Carpenter
More then welcome to post this review if you like.
-----Original Message-----From: John Paleos [mailto:j_paleos@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:41 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Thank you Eurotubes!
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to thank you and your staff for doing an excellent job in getting
me great high quality tubes, at a nice price, with awesome customer service and
support. The package was packed well, and arrived quickly in good order. I am
extremely pleased with the alternate tube setup in my amp (KT88 retube kit in a
Triple Rec), and I could not ask for more in regard to the tubes' awesome tone.
Feel free to use this as a customer review.
Thanks,
John
From: Alton Plummer [mailto:APlummer@aol.com] Sent:
Monday, February 16, 2009 11:52 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Holy Moley! You weren't kidding!
Sirs;
I just picked up my HRDlx from the audio place that worked on my amp. I bought
this thing used and nicknamed it “Smokey” because it smelled like an ashtray. I
wanted the circuitry checked and while I
was at it had them throw in a Celestion Vintage 30 and your JJ HDX Gold pin set
and rebias to slightly “mid/hot” .
HOLY MOLEY!!!!!!! This thing screams with tone out the wazzoo now! It’s like
night and day! Its hard to believe its the same amp!
Thank you! I will only use tubes from you now!
Alton Plummer —one tremendously satisfied customer.
From: Tom W [mailto:tom_wi@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday,
February 14, 2009 10:04 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Bugera 6L6 question
Dear Eurotubes,
First, thanks so much for your great products. I just switched out the stock
preamp and power tubes in my Bugera 333XL head, and did so without a problem
thanks to your bias probe and multimeter. The
amp sounds INCREDIBLE with your 6L6 power tubes and ECC83S preamps. Way, way
better than stock. Besides the fact that my head now sounds warmer, creamier,
and at least three times more
expensive than it did before, the lead channel in particular is actually usable
now, and compliments the crunch channel nicely. In fact, the transitions from
clean to crunch to lead are much more organic. I
couldn't be happier with it!
Thanks again, and feel free to include any of this text on your website.
-Tom Wiehl
Connecticut
From: Justin Snyder [mailto:justin_s11@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 4:22 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank You!
Just wanted to drop you guys a line and say thank you. I ordered a matched set
of JJ E34L's for my JCM 800 2203 reissue head, and they made my amp come to
life! I thought that it sounded good before,
but these tubes brought out my amps true sound. More gain, more thickness, but
still tight and punchy at the same time. It's a total tone machine! I will never
buy tubes anywhere else again, you have made a
life long customer out of me. I will be recommending you to all my friends with
tube amps. Thanks again!
-Justin
From: Luke [mailto:spiraling@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:16 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Hello, my name is Luke, i had my brother order the "high gain amplifier re-tube
kit" from your website for my Peavey Triple XXX. I would like to thank you first
off for introducing me to JJ Electronic; the tubes you sent me have transformed
my amplifier into a monster. The stock Ruby power tubes and Sovtek pre-amp tubes
sound brittle and lifeless in comparison to the JJ's. I was very pleased with
the price i paid for the tubes and amazed at how fast they shipped to upstate
New York from Oregon. The information you provided for me on your website, in
conjunction with the paperwork you sent with the tubes was also very helpful. If
anyone i know ever needs tubes i'll be sure to refer them to Eurotubes.
Thanks again,
Luke
-----Original Message-----From: Terrence T [mailto:terrence_t@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:03 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 22577
Hi Bob, I just wanted to tell you how happy I am with the new JJ tubes.
The shipment got to me really quickly up here in Canada... might have even been
under a week, which is pretty amazing for mail of any kind. I first recorded
some test tracks with the amp with the old Sovteks for later comparison. As you
may know, the Traynor YCV15, and apparently all Traynor YCV combos, are a real
b_tch to work with.. you have to pull the head out of the cabinet and remove the
entire cover off the amp chassis to access the tubes well enough to visually
line up the pins to their sockets with some degree of confidence. But once apart
I followed your advice, cleaning the sockets by spraying contact cleaner on the
pins of the new tubes.
After reassembly I plugged in the Tele and .... what a difference! I recorded
some tracks again, then compared to the old tracks. With the new JJ's in there
it was like someone had taken my ear mufflers off! The amp is now brighter,
clearer, way more solid sounding and a little louder. You can really hear the
harmonics clearly, even on the gain channel, which I simply assumed would always
be a bit muddy, but the JJ's seemed to have cleaned it up a lot. In fact even
with the boost on it produces chords with good definition now, whereas with the
old Sovteks it was far too muddy for that. The stock Traynor is a great amp, but
the JJ's have really opened it up. Can't wait to try Strat, Les Paul and hollow
body through it now. Can you tell I'm excited?
Thanks so much for the excellent advice, service, price and those amazing
tubes... I now understand why I've read so many praises for Eurotubes. I also
really appreciate all the additional info you have your website. All the best.
Terrence
From: Dan [mailto:dan_m@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday,
February 10, 2009 9:31 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net I ran to Home Depot and got the cleaner, took apart the amp and did what I
should have done in the first place. The result was a perfectly clean, beautiful
sounding amp. For the nay-sayers about contact cleaner, I'm here to tell you- it
works! Lesson learned. After cleaning up my guitar pots and jacks, as well as
the amp jack, all is quiet and sounds great! Thanks again guys!
Subject: Thank you!
I just wanted to send a word of thanks for your Fender Cybertwin replacement
tubes. Not only do they sound great, but they solved my tube rattle. I realize
I'll probably have to do this exercise again down the road, but at least I know
where to get great tubes! Thank you to Jay as well, for talking to me on the
phone about how to get those stubborn tubes out in the first place. And one
thing further- Jay reminded me to use contact cleaner when replacing the tubes.
I thought I had some but I didn't. As per your site directions, I inserted and
pulled out the tube a couple of times to get good contact, in the absence of the
cleaner. After re-assembling the amp [a bitch], I was disappointed with a
grungy, click/pop sound. It wasn't horrid, but it was unacceptable.
Feel free to post this in customer reviews.
Take care.
Dan Mullins
Long Island NY
From: Stephen Hampton [mailto:steveH@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, February 04, 2009 7:02 AM To: Bob
Subject: RE: Tubes
Dear Jay and Bob.
Just to let you know that I recieved my order and put them into my amp (blues
deluxe). Now, I'm not brilliant at trying to describe things but.......... They
do more then you said they would! The difference is fantastic! Better than I was
hoping for. I WILL WITHOUT DOUBT, be singing your praises for all time. My sound
is ALL I was searching for and you chaps delivered it. Thank you for your time
and
trouble. I will be revalving my old Kitty hawk junior 1 post haste.
Thank you and triple thank you.
Steve Hampton...........The Old boys Network.
From: Daniel Ganfield [mailto:Dganfield@aol.com] Sent:
Monday, February 02, 2009 6:04 PM To: eurotubes You said that it would be rich and smooth sounding, but that was an
understatement. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This tube made the pedal at least twice as
nice and versatile as before. What is it about this tube that makes it so good?
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 22608
Bob,
Wow. I put the ECC83S Gold Pin with Matched Triodes in my BK Butler Tube Driver,
and it made a huge difference (in front of my Line 6 Spidervalve). Before I
could only turn the tube drive level (effect level) to about 10:00 and it
started to get harsh and grainy. The 7:00 position is no effect when turned all
the way to the left (counterclockwise) and the 5:00 position is maximum effect
turned all the way clockwise. No way could I put it past 12:00 before without
getting that really harsh tone. Now I like it at between 12:00 and 3:00 and it
just sings with all kinds of harmonics and an extremely smooth overdriven
distortion.
Dan
-----Original Message-----From: BRUCE GATES [mailto:brucegates@prodigy.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:31 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Hi, I'm Bruce Gates I just received my order tody #22696, & I just want to tell
you how completly satisfied I am with the quality & sound of the tubes & the
speedy delivery of them to me, I did not expect them this soon, I thought for
sure it would be mon. at the earliest. My Epiphone Galaxie 25 sounds 10 times
better than it ever did before, The new tubes also elimnated at least 80% of the
awful hum they are known for. I will tell everyone I know in the Chicaoland
arear how professional & courteus, your co. & staff are!
Thanks again keep up the good work.
Bruce
-----Original Message-----From: D J Shepel [mailto:ovlov@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:22 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi; Received the tubes yesterday (Jan28) and plugged them in today. What a
fantastic difference! There is so much more harmonic depth, earlier breakup (as
I requested); my Blues Jr really grew up.
Rather than spending dough on a speaker, I'm happy it went on your tube package.
I think the JJ's should be an option from the Fender dealer. Thanks very much, I
am very pleased....let me know if you have a sale on this set, I'll gladly buy
another. Then I can buy a t-shirt too!
Darreld
From: John Remsen [mailto:j_remsen@yahoo.com] Sent:
Monday, January 26, 2009 6:14 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: New Tubes
Hey Guys -
I just wanted to let you know that I have had a few weeks to tweak my JSX with
the new KT77 (high gain) re-tube kit that I got and I couldn't be happier! The
amp sounds amazing and the KT77's are phenominal! I'm playing the amp through my
Marshall 1960AC cabinet that has been modified to include (2) Celestion 25-watt
"greenbacks" and (2) Celestion Vintage 30's. The sound is amazing!! Thank you so
much for all your help and guidance along the way. You've definitely got another
customer for life.
John Remsen
From: Todd Bardell [mailto:T_Bardell@comcast.net] Sent:
Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:56 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Importance: High
Hey Guys!!!
I received the tubes for my Carvin and my DSL yesterday. 3 days exactly
(actually 2 ˝) that’s outstanding…I was getting impatient!
I wasn’t going to do the job on my Marshall right away, because that would
involve bringing up your biasing information and since I’m not as smart as a 4th
grader, I thought I’d wait for more time (I had
rehearsal that afternoon). So I resolved myself to just tubing up the Carvin at
rehearsal (easy job since you told me it was a fixed bias). As my wife walked
back into the house and told me she was going for a
ride on her Harley, I figured what the hell, I’ve got an hour, and I can at
least get the tubes in the Marshall.
Well…I DID IT!!! You were right, it was easy and I didn’t get electrocuted (I
know what it feels like to complete the ground loop on a bad extension cord and
have the hospital bill to prove it!!) I’ve biased them to an equal 43 on both
sides, once I figured out the direction to turn the biasing screws, it was
easy!!
As my wife came home and helped me pick my lower jaw up off the floor, I could
do nothing but point at the amp and make guttural noises. I was blown away. I
play the DSL through on old ’76 Marshall
cabinet. WHOLY CRAP!!! I had played a show a few months back through an early
‘80’s JCM 800. Sounded sweet, had that AC/DC sound…I’ve worked for and known the
owner of the sound company for many years and he let me take that 800 home. I
twisted all kinds of knobs to get that same sound through my amp, switching
cabinets, the whole deal. I got close, close enough to make me happy, BUT
NOW…the amp has opened up, it the low end has tightened up, all the mids and
highs, it’s sweet! I’d put it up against that 800, now, anytime; I’m going to
take the head up to the music store and A/B it with some stock stuff he has up
there, he’ll be blown away.
As for the Carvin…without writing another lengthy description of my musical Zen,
now I can’t make up my mind which one I want to play!!!!
Thanks for everything!!
Todd
From: Rodney Tambling [mailto:rodney@aol.com] Sent:
Friday, January 23, 2009 6:46 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: review for your website
Please use this review for you website.
I sent Eurotubes an email with questions about my amp. I bought a used Bugera
333xl Combo, and it didn't sound very good. The previous owner had the impedance
set wrong and I was worried that the amp was damaged. Both Eddie and Bob
responded to my questions with very insightful knowledge of impedance tubes and
transformers. I went ahead and bought a bias probe, multimeter, and the KT77
retube kit for the amp. When my package arrived just 2 days after ordering it, I
decided to check the factory set bias. It was set at 14mA!. No wonder it didn't
sound good. I rebiased the amp with the stock
tubes in it to 37 mA, and already I heard a huge difference in the amp. My
cleans were now clean and my overdrive doesn't sound cold and fuzzy. But then
the real magic. I retubed every tube in the amp with the KT77 upgrade and
WOW..all I can say is WOW. I love this amp. It sings, it soars, it sustains for
days, and it does that all without any of the harsh fuzzy overdrive it had
before.
Thank you Eurtotubes. I will be buying from you again.
As a side note: If you buy a Bugera, check the bias. It seems they don't check
this at all from the factory. Mine was set as far off as it could go.
Sincerely,
Rodney Tambling
From: Russ Gasper [mailto:rgasper@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:11 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My recent Eurotubes purchase (Attn. Eddie)
Hello Eddie! My name is Russ Gasper. I ordered a retube kit for my Orange AD30TC
combo a few weeks ago, and I just thought I'd send a follow-up email after
having a chance to really hear the new
tubes. Boy, do they sound nice! My clean channel really sparkles, especially
when I'm cranking it. The slight break-up that I get sounds fantastic. As for
the dirty channel, the hi-gain option really gave it a nice
kick. Overall, I'm very pleased with how quickly the tubes arrived! Thanks so
much for taking the time to explain things to me over the phone. Also, the
directions that were provided on the invoice were really helpful. Keep up the
fantastic work!! I will definitely be ordering from Eurotubes in the future!
From: Arnold [mailto:thrash4ever@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:20 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: You done it again!
Having been incredibly impressed previously with the sound I got out of my
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier once I put a set of your JJs in there, I always
knew I'd be buying my tubes from you. Your matched
sextet of 6L6GC's and the high gain front end made that amp really come to life.
Recently, I wanted a second amp with an altogether different tone that I could
use in studio and as a backup at shows, and so I recently acquired a used 5150
head. This head's tubes were so old I could
barely hear the individual notes between the feedback (previous owner was a
great guitarist, but he was completely tech UN-savvy...I wouldn't be surprised
if they were the original stock tubes that came with
the thing) but I still heard something in the head that told me that whatever
the cost to get this thing sounding good it had to be mine. I had a repair done
to rid myself of some background hum, and then I
purchased another high-gain front end set with a matched quad from you, biased
it in the high 30s, and I now have an amp that is even more versatile tone-wise
than my Triple Rec. I mean, the testicles on this
amp will violate the front two rows before I even get a chance to!!! I can get a
nice shimmering high-end tone that makes every note stick out for those
arpeggiated runs that get the ladies going, and I can also
get sooooo much low-end chunk in my breakdowns to inspire all the dudes to hurt
each other. This is perfect!!!
You seriously have a customer for life!!!
-Arnold Hablewitz
Now living in the bay area
http://www.myspace.com/thrash4ever
http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=641210577
From: rossthompson@comcast.com [mailto:rossthompson@comcast.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 3:10 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 22294
Bob,
Received the JJ tubes for my Blues Junior and have run them 4 or 5 hours. Wow.
Warms it up really nice. Opens up the low end tremendously (the speaker isn't
quite as bad as I thought) and the highs are
strong, clear and sparkle without nearly as much of the small box sound. Great
tubes.
Back soon for a set for my Deluxe Reverb.
Thanks again,
Ross Thompson
From: Brad Armentrout [mailto:brad.armentrout@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:32 PM To: 'eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Tubes!
I cannot believe how much better this amp sounds with the JJ ECC83. It sounds
GREAT now. Amazing considering there is only one tube in the amp (Carvin R600).
But everything about the amp is better now.
Thanks so much!
Brad
From: Kyle Hartman [mailto:powder55@yahoo.com] Sent:
Saturday, January 10, 2009 2:19 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
I just wanted to let you know that, per your suggestion, my '78 Marshall MKII is
sounding awesome with a pair of KT88's in them (re-biased, obviously). They have
absolutely thickened it out, and it's a great
thing to be getting all overdrive from the amp itself. So, thanks!
A very happy customer,
Kyle Hartman
From: Andrew Jeffries [mailto:andre_j@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 5:47 PM To: Bob Pletka
Subject: Blues Junior
Hi
I just got the tubes today, and I spent a good while with the amp. MAN does this
thing sound way better. Thanks for hooking me up!
This is definite must for anyone with a Blues Junior.
Thanks again so much,
Andrew
From: bobbie hotard [mailto:bh200@yahoo.com] Sent:
Friday, January 02, 2009 11:06 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes and attentuator
Bob,
Thank you so much for your customer service and honesty!!!
This is Bobbie Hotard from Thibodaux, Louisiana and I received my Weber Mass
Lite Tuesday, Dec. 30. I just wanted to let you know that I fell in love with it
and I am now getting that Classic Marshall
Crunch from Channel A on my JCM900 halfstack; plus, some serious amounts of gain
through Channel B by using the Weber. Along with my Les Pauls, JJ tubes, Vintage
30s, and the attenuator, I'm achieving the tones I love at a reasonable level. I
can't wait to try it with the band!!!
Thanks again,
Bobbie Hotard
From: Rachel Fishbein [mailto:rachel_f@aol.com] Sent:
Friday, December 26, 2008 9:14 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you!!!!
Good morning,
Just wanted to tell you how happy I am with your company. I ordered some tubes
for my fiancé (order #21959) Then I called on Dec. 22 (Monday) to see if there
was any way I could receive it by Christmas….
The
gentleman who answered the phone was so nice and helpful, and even despite all
the snow you guys had to deal with; I received the package just in time on Dec.
24. I had such a great experience with your company and my fiancé was extremely
happy with your product, we will tell everyone we know about you!
With great appreciation,
Rachel Fishbein
From: Virg [mailto:virgb@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday,
December 19, 2008 1:17 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Eddie....tks!!!
Wanted to let you know how pleased I was with the retube on my Champ 600.
WOW!!!
Can't believe the difference in clarity, smoothness and the overall increase in
body...fantastic.
Running thru a 12" cab with a Weber...it's superb.
As an added note , the single coil hum from my Carvin,Strat,Tele,and Hamer(P90)
has been reduced significantly....added bonus.
Great work!! Tks again
Virg B. - Seabrook Tx.
From: Bill Johnson [mailto:gtrdad@gmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:28 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: retube set,
hey bob, and every one at eurotubes!
just a short note to say thanks for all your help with my amp, and new set of
tubes. my JCM 900 has never sounded as good as it does right now, i can't stop
playing it!
i can honestly say these are the best sounding tubes i have ever used, and will
never use another brand!
i am now a JJ'S junkie!
thanks again for everything! and happy holidays!
bill johnson
aka: digger stone / stonebullits
http://www.myspace.com/stonebullits
From: Embarq Customer [mailto:dradman@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 4:23 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank You
Bob,
You folks are unreal!! I order the tubes and you ship same day. And, that's just
the beginning. My tubes arrived today and I was able to get them in my new
Blankenship Amp and give them a try.
Unbelievable!!! I mean, I knew they would be real fine tubes, as this is the
fourth amp that I've put JJ's into. This Blankenship is a sweetheart of an amp
and the JJ's are the perfect compliment. And you were
right.... these 6L6's stopped the tube rattle.
Again, thanks to the whole crew at Eurotubes. I'll keep recommending you to
anyone who'll listen.
Danny Reese
Naples, FL
From: jim_f@shotgunoverdose.com [mailto:jim_f@shotgunoverdose.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:50 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JCM900 Tubes
Bob,
Just wanted to send my thanks to Eddie for the work that he put into my JCM900.
I've finally got a beautiful clean channel AND that dirty Marshall tone that
I've been looking for. I knew it was in there
somewhere, and Eurotubes found it. Now I can't stop grinnin' when I play.
Thanks man, you guys are the best!
Jim Fitzgerald
Shotgun Overdose
www.shotgunoverdose.com
www.myspace.com/shotgunoverdose
From: vincent courtoy [mailto:v_courtoy@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:38 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Advice?
Hello again,
I just wanted to say that I got the tube and installed them in my HRD and it
sounds AMAZING. I had been considering buying a new, much more expensive amp,
but now that's out the window. I'm getting
the clean tones that I'd dreamed of and a very usable and pleasant overdrive.
Thank you so much!
Vincent
-----Original Message-----From: ragingbull_v@aol.com [mailto:ragingbull_v@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 3:42 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 21531
Thanks for the feedback. The amp (Hotrod Deluxe) is running perfectly now and
the JJ's have improved the sound dramatically. I run an extension cab under it
and I think it sounds even better now than my bandmate's Mesa Triple Rec. I
really appreciate the customer service and I will definitely be getting all my
tubes from you guys in the future. I've been telling everyone that the JJ's are
just as good as any of those expensive NOS tubes. Thanks a ton, Vince M
From: Anthony Sam [mailto:ajth_sam@comcast.net] Sent:
Friday, November 28, 2008 6:37 AM To: 'Bob'
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 21533
Bob,
You’ve done it again!
A friend of mine owns a custom built amp and he had just about given up on it
because it sounded so bad. He took it to a local “tech” who supposedly gave it a
tune up and re-tube. He was so unhappy that
he was going to trade it in on a solid state amp because he didn’t want to be
bothered with tubes anymore! I asked him if he’d let me take a look at it before
he did anything drastic .
When I heard it I was pretty sure the tubes were junk and when I looked inside I
saw exactly what was wrong, no 2 tubes matched! The pre-amp section which should
have had 3 12AX7s, had single 12AX7, a 12AT7 and a 12AU7! The 2 EL84 power tubes
were a mess, they were mismatched and the pins were actually corroded. Anyway, I
told my friend what was wrong and I told him that I believed that a properly
matched set of JJ Tubes would solve everything. I offered to fix up his old amp
if he’d spring for the proper tubes and a Euro Tubes T-Shirt!
He agreed and I placed the order right away. As always, you’re service was
excellent, the tubes arrived in 3 days and in perfect condition. After giving
the chassis and tube sockets a good cleaning I installed
the new tubes. I guess you know how this story ends. The amp sounds like a
million bucks and I look like a genius!!
Happy Holidays to You and Yours,
Best,
AJ
From: Senter [mailto:senter@sunny-net.jp] Sent:
Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:12 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Order # PO Engl Thunder Hight Gain Option
Eurotubes,
I just recieved the tubes I ordered on 11/20/08. Recieved them on Nov 28, 08...
Excellect shipping...Especially since I got them in Okinawa 8 days after
ordering... Now for the good stuff.
First off, I am an Avionics Technician in the AF and even though I work on some
pretty intense electronics... For some reason I have never tried to bias my
amp... I am 2LM quailfied on soldering to include multilayer circuit board
repair, I have always thought there was some big secret involved with biasing an
amp atleast that is the way most amp techs make you think... Now I would have to
say I was pretty foolish into thinking this... I had the Engl biased and up and
running in 15 mins... and what a difference it made... Tone, clarity and most of
all the buzzy gain, and harsh harmonics from the original tubes is history.
Thanks Eurotubes!!! Oh and Thanks agian...Now maybe that V30 has to go and a
Weber Silver Bell is in the future... I will be giving you a call...
Mike
From: Josh Smith [mailto:headbanger_25@webmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 5:38 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: thoughts on my new integrated quartet
Hey,
So i just put in my 6l6/Kt88 integrated quartet in my 5150, all i can say is
F**K!!!
THESE THINGS ARE AMAZING!!!!
my amp's balls have tripled in size, it used to sound pretty harsh in the high
mids through my V30 cab, but the natural low-mid growl of the 5150 has come
through the woodwork and all the high-volume
harshness is gone, when i hit palm mutes it feels like my balls are being rammed
by a freight train!!! and it was plug & play, took 15mins to get the thing into
action. I am so happy, thankyou so much guys, I will forward all plastic surgery
bills for audience's face-melt reconstruction to you as they come.
cheers,
Josh (from Aussie)
From: Steven R [mailto:steve_RS@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, November 17, 2008 7:32 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Mark 4 full retube
Hey ET,
I just have to say thanks for having a very well constructed website that is
extremely informative. Without the information you have provided on there about
tubes, I probably would have kept on ordering tubes from Mesa Boogie. What a
difference JJ tubes have made in my tone. At my last band practice, all I did
was swap out my old preamp & power tubes leaving (for now) my amp settings the
same, except I did turn my volume down a little. The rest of the band accused me
of playing my amp louder (in a good way) because they were not use to hearing me
so well in the mix. Naturally, what they were hearing was the extra punch in the
midrange and the increased sparkly fidelity of the higher frequencies (key word:
fidelity). I had instant satisfaction from just swapping tubes. Now I have to
spend time with my "new" amp dialing in my reborn tone, which is no short task
on a Mark 4 but I am definitely looking forward to it.
Thanks again.
Steve (Cincinnati)
From: John Parker [mailto:j_parker555@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:21 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 21302
Thanks for getting the tubes out fast!
It is unbelievable how these changed the tone of my NOS Blues Junior. So much
better now!! night and day better!! In fact, I spent all afternoon discovering
tones in this amp that I had not been able to get
before.
Thanks again and look forward doing business with you again.
John
From: Don Counts [mailto:d_count@msn.com] Sent: Monday,
November 10, 2008 4:38 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Hot Rod Deluxe Blues Option 2
Hi,
I recently purchased your HRD Blues #2 (6V6) tube set and wanted to tell you how
happy I am with the results! The clean tone is a smoother and maybe a little
thicker than before, but the "Drive" and "More
Drive" channels are vastly improved - much more flexible and useful. With single
coils (G&L ASAT Classic or Gretsch w/ Dynasonics) I can get a "just barely
distorted" sound all the way to a great hard rock crunch. And even on the "More
Drive" setting, both guitars clean up nicely when I roll back the guitar volume.
My LP-style Agile (AL 3000 - good axe for the $) also sounds much better.
Naturally the
humbuckers are a lot hotter than the other pickups. With my old tubes
(especially the 12AX7 in V2) the distortion came too early and above a certain
level, wasn't usable to me. Now, I get a greater range of
mildly, moderately, and heavily distorted tones with this guitar. I haven't
tried my Strat yet - having too much fun with the Gretsch for now. And based on
my Fulltone OCD, the new tubes make my amp more
"pedal friendly." Yes, there's some volume loss but I always mike my amp when I
play so that's not a concern.
Your tubes have greatly improved my tone and increased my urge to play. And your
biasing instruction (included with the tubes and on your website) were
foolproof. Good job!
Thank you!!
Don Counts
Severna Park, MD
From: Eric Scanlon [mailto:e_scanlon@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, November 10, 2008 3:18 PM To: eurotubes Thanks again for your help - I have already recommended you guys to pretty
much every other guitar player I know.
Subject: RE: Retubing a Marshall DSL100
I am just writing to thank you all for your advice and assistance. You guys were
unbelievably helpful in sorting through the murky bunch of
information/misinformation I had been given when trying to learn about tubes for
my amp. I ordered the full retube kit (the high gain option with JJECC83s and
E34Ls) for my Marshall DSL100. I put in the order on Friday and had them at my
house on Monday. I put them in and biased the amp myself per your video - it
feels great to no longer be at the mercy of a tech. The amp sounds amazing. The
clean channel now produces a tone that is rich and chimey with a sparkle that I
cannot believe is coming out of a Marshall. The lead channel has incredible
definition and is very punchy with a deep tight low end, ballsy mid-range bark,
and has lost that unpleasant harsh and brittle top end that it had with the
stock tubes.
Eric
From: Joel Schommer [mailto:jschomm5@aol.com] Sent:
Saturday, November 08, 2008 3:02 PM To: eurotubes Joel
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 21134
Hey Bob, Just had our first practice with my JJ retubed SVT Classic. One
word...HUGE!! The lead guitarist was totally impressed. He agrees..."tubes are
good". Thanks again for your advice and quick
delivery!
From: Steve Hill [mailto:steve_h@comcast.net] Sent:
Thursday, November 06, 2008 5:34 PM To: Bob Thanks......Steve Hill
/ Strict9 ...Turner,Maine
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 21243
Bob,
Thank YOU !!! Holy sweet tubular god ! My Marshall TSL now sounds like the
creamy smooth thunder beast that it should sound like. I tossed the E34L Gold
pin set in and followed your very informative "how to bias" video ...and when I
plugged my strat in it was as if angels from heaven just flew from my speakers.
Everything sounds so clear and smooth. I shall become a disciple of
Eurotubes...I highly recommend them to all tube-heads.
-----Original Message-----From: nickk@comcast.net [mailto:nickk@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 7:33 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Nick Kepics, aka Felonius Punk
Subject: Gold Pin Tubes
WOW! I recently installed a set of JJ gold pin preamp tubes in my Traynor
YCV20WR. What a noticeable difference it made. The tone is just what I was
looking for. I had no idea they would make such a
difference. I'm going to tell all my friends about them.
From: j_gadoury@aol.com [mailto:j_gadoury@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:43 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: I'm Astonished ...
Bob,
I'm astonished at how different ... and how awesome! my Mesa F30 sounds with the
full retube kit that you sent me.
It chimes, it rings, it sings, it melts hot drippy caramel fur over every
note... beyond words ... just unbelievable !
The tone has a depth and dimensionality that simply was not there before.
Thank you to Jay for spending the "quality time" with me to help determine
eactly which tubes would be the best picks for my style of playing - I took his
advice and it was right on the money!
I have already sent two other players your way and will certainly continue to do
so ...
Eurotubes is a treasure ... Thank you for what you do.
Joe Gadoury
From: Ernest R_EER Custom [mailto:er_cg@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 10:23 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ tubes and weber speaker for marshall
I ordered a JJ tube set and a weber speaker for our guitar show amp (Marshall
DSL 401) a month or so ago and have been meaning to let you know how they turned
out. The improvement is significant and well worth it. The amp is very pleasant
to use now - quite a few complements at the last show we were at on its tone.
I have put a link on our website to yours hope it brings you a little business.
Thanks,
Ernie
EER Custom
www.eercustom.com
From: SAM WARD [mailto:a_ward@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday,
October 19, 2008 12:20 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: DSL 50 valve problem, please help?
Hi again,
The JJ E34L valves i ordered arrived
and I fitted and biased them the same day (thanks to your website video
tutorial). I was eager to try the valves as you had recomended them based solely
on our discussions about the type of music i play and listen to. You must really
know your stuff, these valves punch out the exact tone you described and more
importantly exactly the tone i wanted, sort of "ACDC meets Cream". They truly
blow the original Marshall valves away in terms of tone and body. I am so
pleased, my DSL50 is like a new animal now and with the deeper and fuller tone
recording has become a new science to me. Fitting multi guitar tracks into mixes
is far easier now as each of the amps adjustment "pots", bass, treble, middle
and gain etc seem to have extended range. Basically there are far more varied
tones available to me now than with the original valves on board and all come
with slightest of tweeks to the amps tone controls.The clean tones on this amp
are now so smooth and rich, I no longer need to have the reverb on full to stop
it sounding thin and brittle - Brilliant!
I am genuinely thankful for all your
advice and help as at the time you didn't even expect an order. I'm so pleased
we could do business as even with the shipping and taxes to U.K the valves are
cheaper than i can get them in England. Thanks once again, i will be in touch. Kind regards
Pete
-----Original Message-----From: chris cary [mailto:rocklovegod@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:04 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject:
Just wanted to thank all of you for your support at Eurotubes. The
correspondance via phone with all my
questions was helpful and the Video for biasing was right on the money and easy
to follow. I will
definately be passing on the good word to all my industry friends.
Chris Cary
Guitar Tech. for:
Former guitarist Tommy Skeoch of Tesla
Current guitarist Dave Rude of Tesla
Current Bassist Brian Wheat of Tesla
Current Guitarist Dave Meniketti of Y&T
Current Guitarist John Nymann of Y&T
Current Bassist Phil Kennemore of Y&T
Current Guitarist Domo of Poets & Pornstars and Run Devil Run
Current Bassist Sally Hope of Poets & Pornstars and Run Devil Run
Chris Cary
From: Larry Martin [mailto:L_MM@hotmail.com] Sent:
Friday, October 17, 2008 4:47 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Crate V18 low gain retube kit
Hi Bob,
Just a note to tell you how I appreciate your business and great information. I
just put in your low gain retube kit for my new Crate V18-112, and it makes a
HUGE difference. I thought the stock amp was ok, with a good tone, but not much
clean to fairly clean head room. (but still a great buy at $150!) I didnt like
the overdrive. Anything above 2-3 on gain produced a "papery" unpleasant
distortion. I had real
doubts that I would be able to gig with it.
Now with the JJ's, the amp seems much more alive and organic, with louder clean
tone, and inspiring semi-clean up to about 5 on the gain. All settings are more
responsive to my touch, and this feedback makes me play better. I even think I
will be able to use the higher gain settings live, which would be an unexpected
bonus. The distortion has a much better character now. Less rough and fuzzy.
More focused -maybe a bit more mid-rangy. Tone controls seem more usable now.
I am looking forward to playing out with this amp. Hopefully good results. Sound
is much different in a live setting. Things dont always sound the way you think
they will. I am optimistic.
Thanks,
Larry Martin
From: Aaron Hoover [mailto:aaron_hoover@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:32 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Supersonic Re-tube
Hey guys,
I got the package today. Thanks as always for the prompt shipping!! You guys
really are great to work with, because your customer service is exactly the way
that it should be – you SERVE the customers!!
Hats off to you!
I plugged the little golden boys into their respective slots tonight, but I only
had the chance to turn on the amp and test them out at low volumes. Hopefully I
will get the opportunity to warm them up a little bit
more tomorrow night. I can’t wait!!
Thanks again,
Your loyal customer – Aaron Hoover
From: Jim L [mailto:jim_l@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday,
October 16, 2008 4:27 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Integrated KT88-6L6GC-High gain Option for STOCK 5150's
Hi Bob!
I just received my tubes for my 6505. I haven't played it at gig level yet, but
the low volume sound is amazing. I can't wait for band practice this Sunday. The
bottom end is incredible now, the clean channel
is MUCH warmer and the distortion at low volume is fantastic. The old setup was
4 Ruby 6L6GCMSTR, 2 Sovtek 12AX7LPS & 3 Electro Harmonix 12AX7EH. This sounds
like trash by the way.
Anyway, thanks for the awesome work/research Eurotubes is doing.
Jim
From: Dan Ove [mailto:d_o_s@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:54 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Holy Moly!!!
Hello Bob,
I didn’t have time to put in and bias the JJ powertubes (KT66's) until this
weekend. Just had the first real test/rehearsal tonight and I have to say I have
never ever heard anything so beautiful! Just freakin’
amazing! (pardon my French – I’m Norwegian). Sounded great with the JJ preamp
tubes, but now with the JJ powertubes it just sings, screams, moans… Fantastic
harmonics and feedback! And it’s got balls too - all signs of mushyness is
completely gone.
Just bought another used Marshall VM so I can run stereo.. Feels like being in
love – the wait until Sunday will be unbearable. :$ Forever thankful for you
advice - the VM and JJ is just a gift from above!
Dan Ove
From: Ty Schell [mailto:ty_schell@comcast.net] Sent:
Friday, October 10, 2008 11:11 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: High Gain Pre's and KT77 !!!!
Hey Bob, wanted to let you know that I'm in aw of the tubes I received from you.
I was ready to Sell my Peavey Triple XXX, I had a new set of pre's and power
tubes ( 6L6 Winged C ) and I thought I had a blown speaker or two, the amp
simply farted, but I thought I would give the high gain 12AX7's and KT77 a try,
and holy $hit what a difference. this amp is truly a fire breathing monster.
Very, very pleased! I have your JJ tubes in all of my amps now. ( Carvin X-100B,
Carvin MTS, Carvin Legacy, and now in my Peavey Triple XXX) I will always get my
tubes from you. Thanks again!!!
-----Original Message-----From: ruben.monreal@aol.com [mailto:ruben.monreal@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:00 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: Tube Help - Rivera R55
Eddie and all at Eurotubes,
I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing job you did retubing my Rivera
R55. I got to use it at my Portland Marathon gig this past weekend and it
sounded amazing.
I am also doing the American Diabetes Run/Walk event this weekend and can't wait
to use it again.
I pretty much did away with my overdrive pedals.
Ruben Monreal
From: John Barry [mailto:j_barry@sbcglobal.com] Sent:
Thursday, October 09, 2008 5:43 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks
Hey Bob, thanks for all your help. I have always loved my amp, (900 Marshall)
and its always sounded great to me. But I cant belive how good it sounds now. I
am amazed. tight punchy and warm. louder than its ever been and sounds killer at
bedroom practice volumes. the lead channel both sings and screams and the clean
channel sounds beautiful. after I biased it put it back together and set it up,
I got on it and was instantly blown away. I just cant belive it, thanks again,
Johnny.
From: Santiago Besasso [mailto:santiago_besasso@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:06 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Tonal bliss
Hello Bob,
Finally after a long wait i got to change my tubes!!!!! I ordered them a month
ago, but send them to my brother in hawaii, he has just arrived to Argentina
where i live.
hmmmmmmm, I already done this, and u might have gotten billions of emails,
stating the same great things...... MAN THIS TUBES..... THEY ARE THE
BOMB!!!!!!!!
I mean, i changed them, rebiased the amp. (deluxe reverb reissue) First
impression, i notice a dramatic change in the eq, i mean, i had to change the
knobs dramatically to previous settings with the factory tubes. Then i start
experiencing such beautiful bass response, so much more harmonic detail.... and
the warmth.... how can i start describing the warmth. So goddamn wonderful,
heavenly warmth. And believe me, that was 3 minutes after flipping the power
switch... I was at my tech´s house, checking something with my strat too.
Playing a note once in a while... as the tubes started cooking, i started
experincing a tone hard to believe... i kept on saying... man, i can´t believe
what´s coming out of this amp. i started playing and wouldn´t listen to what he
was saying, we both laughed and couldn´t believe. I had just met this tech, and
by the way, he sells and matches jj tubes too.... the best current production
tubes... PERIOD. I then came here to my house to keep on enjoying the tone... I
have a gig this weekend, i will punish this jewels some!!!!
Thank u once again for providing, tone experiences and
such Joy....
and thank you for answering my questions........
Kind regards,
Santiago Besasso
From: bluesman_54@aol.com [mailto:bluesman_54@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:09 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
I just recently ordered a set of new tubes for my JCM800. I received them
yesterday, and through the help of your website I was finally able to retube and
rebias my amp myself. Its a nice feeling to be able to
do this, and save some time and $. Thanks for the information, and great
service!
Andrew
From: Fletcher Whipp [mailto:rockstarzusa@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 5:11 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Eurotubes big thumbs up!
Hi guys,
My name is Fletch Whipp. I am the owner of rockstarzusa.com based in Colorado
Springs, CO. I manage our studios and play professionally fulltime. Though I
have a variety of amps, my main amp is a
custom shop modified Mesa Boogie Road King II.
The RK II is an incredibly versatile amp, yet shipped in it's stock form, gain
definition and clarity could be better. I sent it to a local guru in NYC who
modified it adjusting the circuitry on Channels 1 & 2, gain
boost, NOS Mullard EL34's, mercury magnetics trannie etc. The amp arrived back
vastly improved with a good useable pallet of tones in hand. Once it arrived
back I removed the Mesa rectifier tubes, and took a chance with the GZ34'S from
Eurotubes. The tone instantly improved, and tidied things up quite nicely.
I have a totally dialed, beautiful bubbly clean sound, and the 4th channel
saturated high gain/lead sound is stellar. The 3rd channel is good with a nod
towards a Marshall Plexi/JCM800 sound, and channel two
is ok, however neither channel 2/3 was close enough to be satisfying. I spent an
entire weekend working with the amp, cabinets, guitars, cabling etc to find
'that' sound, to no avail. I remembered Eurotubes, and revisited your website
and had a look at the front end options for the RK II. I saw that you offered a
'smooth' front end setup consisting of Gold pin ECC83's etc, and thought, lets
give it a shot.
As usual, shipping was light speed, and within 5 mins old tubes were removed and
new tubes installed in your recommended configuration. Within 60 seconds Channel
two was much closer to what I was after, same with channel 3. With another 5
mins I had dialed both of these channels to a point of bliss..... amazing!!
So, a sincere and heartfelt thanks to you all. I now have a worldclass amp that
truly offers a significant spectrum of classic and modern sounds. The warmth and
character of this amp would not be fully realized without your recommendations.
Adding various boutique overdrives to the amp also sounded spectacular.
Cheers, you guys rock!!
-Fletch
www.rockstarzusa.com
www.tonehounds.com
The Music Factory
From: Al Creque [mailto:al_creque@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:43 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: WOW!
Hi Bob-
The re-tube kit for my Fender HRD 212 arrived today (Thursday) – just two days
after it shipped from your place. That fast considering I’m in Cincinnati, Ohio.
After installing the tubes and biasing to 90 mv, I was blown away by the
improvement in tone from the amp. Great clean channel tone, and the
drive/distortion channels never sounded this good. Also, this amp always had a
problem picking up 60 cycle hum. The new tubes seem to have cured that even when
playing a single coil pick-up Strat with the same cable. The amp sounds better
than it did new! (I bet you hear that all the time).
I was unhappy with the tone from this amp before installing the new tubes, and
was considering trading it in for something else. Now it is a keeper. You have
another customer for life. Thanks for the fast
shipment, the web video on how to bias the amp, and the expert e-mail advice
before the purchase. You’re the best. Many, many thanks.
Best regards,
Al Creque
From: Clancy, A [mailto:A_CLANCY@gmail.com] Sent:
Sunday, September 21, 2008 12:15 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks
Hey guys!
Just wanted to say thanks for dealing with the best tubes in the world. I love
them The preamp tubes I ordered from you guys made my Bugera 6262 amp sound
amazing! I bought some of the high gain ECC83S and they made a huge difference
in my amp. The gain channel on my amp is a lot tighter and more defined, less
sizzle as well. I was curious how big of a difference they would make when I had
ordered them. WOW…big difference. If I ever need any replacement tubes or tubes
to experiment with you guys will be who I come to.
Thanks again
Andy "Seth" Clancy
From: Leone Joseph BC US [mailto:joseph_leone@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:30 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: Recommendation for a Blues Junior NOS amp
Hello Eddie,
Just wrote again to tell you that after a month, I am even happier with the
improved sound in my Blues Jr. NOS with the set of JJs you put together for me.
I also recommended my friends ( professionals and
friends) contact you at Eurotubes to design a solution for their amps. The
personal touch is very refreshing. In fact, I just rated the amp on Harmony
Central ( see tweed Special edition reviews) and gave you and Eurotubes a big
plug for the place to go for the personal touch, expert knowledge and quality
products.
Best Regards,
Joe
From:
Francisco.Berrios@gmail.com
[mailto:Francisco.Berrios@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:56 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: THANK YOU!
Importance: High
Hi
I ordered 2 full retube kits for my Mesa amps and I just want to say you have a
new loyal customer from here on out! Thank you so much for your wonderful
service, quick delivery and quality products!
I shall always recommend EURO TUBES to everyone and your sticker is snuggly fit
on my back windshield!
Francisco Berrios Aguirre
From: Dave Mauldwin [mailto:dmauldwin@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:16 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: WOW!!!!!
Bob,
I got the tubes and immediately installed them in my HRDx last week, set the
bias as per your video and MAN!!!! The tone is absolutely incredible. I’m
finding new settings for my pedals and loving all the rich, sweet tone from this
amp has to offer now. I can’t thank you enough but I have been telling everyone
of my guitar buddies and anyone else who’ll listen to buy their tubes from your
site! I also posted a blog entitled “Tubes are tubes… aren’t they?” on my
www.myspace.com/crazydaveguitar site. You certainly have made an
impact on the tube replacement market! I WILL NEVER BUY MY TUBES ANYWHERE ELSE
BUT FROM EUROTUBES…. PERIOD!!!!! Dollar for dollar the best guitar gear
investment I’ve EVER made in the search for good tone!
Cheers!
Dave Mauldwin
From: TJ Lincoln [mailto:tjlincoln@gmail.net] Sent:
Saturday, September 06, 2008 2:35 PM To: 'eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Retube for a Mesa roadster 2x12
WOOOOOW!
I got my tubes today, (6L6/GZ34 gold pin option) installed them and all I can
say is WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I thought I had dialed in the tone before, I think I
found the perfect set.
I also perceive less hiss on my channel 3 & 4 gain channels. Is this possible?
Thanks so much Bob!
TJ
From: Joel Schommer [mailto:j_schom@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:27 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob, The tubes arrived today! Super fast shipping! My Aguilar DB680 has never
sounded soooooo
GOOD! Super hot. Thanks for all your help. I look forward to doing more business
with you in the future.
Thanks!...Joel
-----Original Message-----From: Jonathan Woolner [mailto:jon_woolner@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:52 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Anderson Amp
Hello,
I just wanted to thank you for making me aware of Anderson Amps. I contacted
Jack about 2 years ago and put my name on the list. The day has arrived and I
now own a 45 watt anderson head. It is hands down in the top 5 of my all time
favorite amps. I don't know how he does it but this amp is so sweet. Thank you
so much for making us aware of builders like Jack. He deserves the best and was
a pleasure to work with.
You're awesome. By the way; the amp is loaded with jj's. great tubes and great
tone.
Jon Woolner
(So cool to hear you like the Anderson! Jack's a great guy and we simply love our Anderson amps! Bob and crew.)
-----Original Message-----From: matt_c@comcast.net [mailto:matt_c@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:49 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My Splawn
Hi Guys,
Just wanted to drop a note and say the Splawn is rippin'!
I wanted to also say that I was very impressed with Eddie. He was very friendly
and patient with my many questions and really seemed to know his business - very
professional. Anyway, the amp sounds
great. Thanks a bunch.
-Matt in Camas
From: kasakatz [mailto:kasakatz@hotmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:18 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Still enjoying my ECC83Ss
Hi Bob,
Just a note to say that after 2 years I am still enjoying the ECC83Ss I got from
you in my home stereo preamp. Best it has ever sounded. I was passing your name
on to a friend in NYC and thought I'd let you know I still appreciate your
quality product and the excellent service you gave me two years ago! I'll be
back.
Seth
From: Jared Grycko [mailto:J_Gry@yahoo.com] Sent:
Saturday, August 23, 2008 8:01 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject:
I just wanted to thank you for your excellent service and expertise. You may
remember me as the guy who walked in owned the Kustom amp. I needed more
headroom and your selections really helped! My
amp has never sounded better. I played a gig that night and was getting the
sounds I was looking for.
Thanks again and I will be a repeat customer!
Jared
From: Don B [mailto:b__don@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday,
August 21, 2008 2:37 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: ECC832-12DW7
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A BEHRINGER VT999 PEDAL IT HAS A 12AX7 TUBE OR SHOULD I SAY
HAD
A 12AX7 TUBE IN IT
THE PEDAL WAS LIFELESS IT SOUNDED LIKE PURE GARBAGE I READ A REVIEW
SOMEWHERE'S THAT SAID SOMEONE CHANGED THE TUBE TO A JJ TUBE HE SAID IT REALLY
MADE THE PEDAL SOUND GOOD
WELL HE WAS NOT LYING IT MADE THE PEDAL SOUND AMAZING SO MAYBE YOU COULD
MENTION THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE
THE TUBE I GOT FROM YOU IS YOUR ECC832-12DW7 I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER WITH THIS
PEDAL NOW
THE PEDAL SELLS FOR ABOUT 50 DOLLARS AND WITH THIS TUBE IT CAN BE COMPARED WITH
HIGHER PRICED TUBE PEDALS AND BELIEVE ME I HAVE TRIED A LOT OF PEDALS
THANK YOU AND BY THE WAY I HAVE YOUR STICKERS ON MY GUITAR CASE EVERYTHING I
ORDERED FROM YOU I'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THANK YOU
From: Josh Moyer [mailto:talkinggoat@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:36 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Some help with choosing tubes please
Hey guys,
I just wanted to recap on my order from you guys. I got my tubes in the mail on
Monday (speedy delivery I might add). I got them in and my amp sounded great!
With such great customer service, that is
rarely seen anymore, you have a customer for life. I had asked about what tubes
to use in my Crate Blue Voodoo 60H. Eddie had said my best bet would be to get
the re-tube kit. I then noticed that the site only had kits for the 60 Combo. I
sent an email back with the information. Within 20 minutes Bob emailed me back
and they had a re-tube kit up for my amp. Anyways, keep up the good work!
-Josh Moyer
From: Scott [mailto:scottj@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday,
August 19, 2008 10:58 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Bob-
Please feel free to post the following review. I would be more than happy to
share my experience ordering from you and using your great tubes! Take care
I purchased a Peavey Valveking 112 as it was a good way to get in to an all tube
amp. Its a good amp at stock but I had a feeling it could be a lot better with
some modification. After changing out the speaker it improved quite a bit but
was still missing something and decided to change out the stock tubes. I did
some reading and continued to come across mention of Eurotubes. I decided to
give them a try and sent an inquiry email explaining what I was looking for in
sound and the type of amp I have. Within a few hours, I had a very detailed
reply explaining the different tubes and combinations that would work for what I
was looking for. I was still a bit on the fence about changing the tubes but
after receiving such good service like that, I decided to go for it. I placed my
order on a Monday afternoon. Later that day I received a personal note saying my
tubes had shipped. Wednesday they were waiting for me when I got home. I was
blown away by the level of professional courtesy and speed of service. The tubes
themselves are fantastic! It gave my amp a very organic warm sound with a bit of
grit. It was exactly what I was looking for and what was recommended. I would
not hesitate to order from Bob and the gang
again. Stellar service and a fantastic product!
Thanks everyone at Eurotubes!
Scott J.
Minneapolis
From: BRADFORD, ANDREW [mailto:andrew.bradford@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 5:57 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: SC XD and my new tubes
Hi Bob and company ….
Just wanted to say that the JJ ECC83S and 6V6’s worked out great in my SC XD.
Together with the Eminence speaker I swapped, this little beast is the Cat’s
Meow now. NEVER thought that a $300 amp
could sound so good. Thanks for a great product, and your great support.
Rgds,
Andrew B.
From: Matt Keller [mailto:mrkeller@aol.com] Sent:
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:41 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank You
Hey There,
I bought a set of 5150 Combo High Gain tubes from you a few months back. I
needed them shipped to me in a rush and they arrived at my house the next day.
Awesome! Everyone knows how noisy 5150's
can get and mine is no exception. Combining your tubes with an ISP Decimator
noise gate created a whole new experience for me. These are far-and-away better
than any tubes I've ever used (my last set
being a mix of Fender and Mesa Boogie). I was able to cut the aweful noise from
my amp in half with the tube/pedal combo. When I spoke with you on the phone,
you didn't promise any miracles, but what I got what a whole new amp. The
harmonics SCREAM like never before. The individual note definition is
incredible. Truly remarkable. I originally wanted the low-gain option, but after
discussing my style, you
told me about the high gain and I was sold. These tubes are wicked. I have told
all my friends with tube amps about your company. I will make them buy your
products! I'm a customer for life. Thanks again for your excellent customer
service, but most importantly, thank you for your superior product. Your prices
aren't even high. I paid way more for less quality tubes until I found out about
Eurotubes.
Cheers,
Matt
From: kyle miller [mailto:trubasser@yahoo.com] Sent:
Monday, August 11, 2008 2:21 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Kyle
Subject: Re: Tubes
Just got the tubes today, in 3 days! The KT77/GZ34 upgrade for the Mesa Dual Rec
sounds amazing! I love being able to get that brit. sound with a modern edge on
it. Finally got the perfect 80's tone! Thanks Jay!
From: Greg Giambo [mailto:giambo@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:10 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Guys,
I wanted to let you know that I Love the tubes and your recomendations for the
packages you provide, plus all the information on your website.
I've got a Peavey Classic 30 and ordered the Blues package for low volume and
the sound from the new tubes is Excellent!
Thanks~ Greg
From: Smith, Kirk [mailto:kirk-smith@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, August 06, 2008 7:22 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: happy tube amp customer
Bob, just wanted to thank you for your great expertise in helping me choose the
right tubes for my
Traynor YCV 20.
The tubes you recommended brought new life to this amp, wow! what a difference
in the clean and
overdrive channels.
This amp now has the sound I have been looking for without having to drop
thousands on a high dollar
class A amp.
Thanks again for your help
Kirk Smith
-----Original Message-----From: PerPe 2 [mailto:perpe2@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 3:06 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net What to do? Kept it that way for a while. Was still better than before JJ.
Wanted to cut down the gain. Ordered the standard ecc83s(non-high gain option).
Then ordered an ecc803s upon reading your perfect sight. Spoke to someone via
phone and was more than satisfied and confident in ordering the tube. Got the
tubes TWO DAYS LATER. WOW WOW WOW...OMFG. What a HUGE difference.
Don't know where to point the finger exactly to where the sound is perfect.
Just considering a combination of all. I must say I feel a difference when
switching the ecc803s to a ecc83s in the V1 position. Little more gain and
tightness with the ecc83. Went back to the ecc803s. Just better for my taste.
Liked it so much, I ordered another ecc803s matched for my Hughes and Kettner
Tubeman. Again, whoever I spoke with on the phone...Bravo to you sir. Again, the
H&K never sounded this good...and this is direct into my mac. I hope this can
post to the Customer Reviews link. By the way, the Boogie...still ridiculous
gain...just better and bigger tone...Viva ecc803s.
Subject: WoW (Customer Review)
To whom it may concern. First purchased the Boogie Mark IV high gain preamp
package. Awesome. Was actually TOO much gain on tap. Did a dumb thing...The Mark
IV was originally a short head. Ordered the combo shell from Boogie. While
switching to the combo, I took the tubes out so they were not to be damaged or
in the way. I placed them in order on the floor thinking they would not get
mixed up. Of course...they got mixed up. Couldn't tell which one was the
balanced Phase Inverter. Put them all back in and used a newer boogie 12ax7 as
the P.I. It did not sound as perfect as before.
From: Larry Stites [mailto:LStites@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, July 28, 2008 1:55 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: need a tube recommendation
Hi Bob- Just wanted to drop you a quick note to follow up with my recent order.
I could not be happier with the choices you made for me. Switching out the stock
tubes for yours is like having a completely
different amp. My little Blackheart is now one sweat sounding amp. I have added
a Keely moded blues driver Pedal in front and I have a wide rage of tone
possiblilites.
Thank again for all your help,
Best regards, Larry
From: skylarkmj@aol.com [mailto:skylarkmj@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 12:42 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net; eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Bugera Retube
Just wanted to drop a line to you about my recent Bugera 6260 retube, i relize
that i have JJ's in everyone of my amps and they always make a huge difference.
But this one takes it, the smoothness into overdrive and it has sustain for
ever! The lead channel is usuable now! It used to sound like a couple gangs of
sovteks and rubytubes trying kill each other! The smooth transiton into
feedback, the clean
punchy gain........ simply wow.......if Behringer found out what this thing
sounded like now... think they would care? It just reminded me of my first
retube ever with Eurotubes which was a classic 50 212.
Thanks everyone! Mark J.
From: Chris_Soricelli@aol.com [mailto:Chris_Soricelli@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:34 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Order Number: 19576
Thanks Bob - I just received the tubes.
I have to say, your customer service has been awesome. I went back and forth on
a couple of emails with Eddie, and he gave me very detailed descriptions of what
my tube options are, and in the end, did
not try and guide me toward the more expensive option of high gain or gold
preamp tubes. He recommended a standard set based on the feedback that I gave to
him. Placing my order on Friday and getting the tubes on Monday was the icing on
the cake!
Thanks again
Best Regards,
Chris Soricelli
From: Bruce Oswald [mailto:Boswald@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:55 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Kudos!
Bob & gang,
After much research & some selection guidance on your part, I recently purchased
a "blues" set of JJs for my combo Peavey Classic 30 with a Celestion Vintage 30
speaker. A few days after putting them in, I called and relayed a problem I
experienced that, because of the new tube install, I prematurely attributed to a
bad tube. Well, my mistake...it wasn't a bad tube. Just an idiot user error. Now
that I've had a chance to use these a couple weeks, I had to write to say "Flat
out amazing!". In the never ending search for THE holy grail of tone, I am that
close. Great product, great price, great service. Keep up the awesome work guys.
Bruce Oswald
From: Rafiq Basaria [mailto:rbasaria@hotmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:23 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hey just wanted to let you know that the tubes came in today. I biased it and
have been playing on them for about half an hour now. They really brought the
Carvin MTS3200 to a new level. I realized last night that I had a blown power
tube and 2 blown preamp tubes!! Well, after installing and biasing from the 21.3
with the factory tubes to 39 with these bad boys, all I can say is WOW!!! The
sound difference is HUGE. There is more gain than before and the sound is much
fuller and chunkier. Thanks so much for all of your help. You have earned a life
long customer here. I will be coming to you for all of my future tube needs.
-----Original Message-----From: dinked@aol.com [mailto:dinked@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:58 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Many Thanks!
Hey guys.
I ordered the "Personal Fave" set for my Dual Rectifier last week, and they
turned up today. My amp has never sounded so good, and my 7 String PRS has never
sounded so clear. Thank you so much. All the best.
Chris.
From: Elliot and Sharon Merkle [mailto:merkle@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 2:07 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes Received Sat. July 12 Thank you!
Hi Jay,
Thank you so much for re-shipping my order of pre-amp tubes for my Mesa Nomad 45
last Thursday. The postman took them to my front door Sat. afternoon, just in
time for a gig that night and I could not
be happier with the difference in channels 2 and 3 with the 802’s in V2 and V3.
Channel 3 was completely unusable with the stock Mesa 12AX7’s, noisy and dead in
Vintage position, and sounding like a cheap solid state amp in the modern
position with trebly, screechy breakup. The 802’s have tamed it so it’s now
quiet and completely under control when run in the “modern” position. And
Channel two cleaned up nicely, less of that overly fat bottom and finally some
highs. So now I have an amp with three usable channels and I no longer need to
play exclusively through channel one using a stomp box for distortion. You guys
are the greatest!
Elliot Merkle
From: m barrett [mailto:mbarrett@adelphia.net] Sent:
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 2:51 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject:
Bob/Jay,
I just want to thank you both for the PROFESSIONAL service and advice! The low
gain tube set for the Fender Prosonic is just awsome. It no longer sounds
"fizzy" or "clickey". I am so impressed with the
tone. It breathes now. Biasing it was very easy also, thanks to your vids. It is
so great to do buisness with some "hands on" professional's . Thank you for the
help.
Patrick
-----Original Message-----From: buckwheatmessiah@aol.com
[mailto:buckwheatmessiah@aol.com] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 4:50 PM To:
eurotubes
Subject: Re: RE: My last order
Hey Bob,
Your tubes kick Ass! My DSL50 has more BALLS than ever now, and they drive my
alnicos to perfection. You can't top the sheer convenience of buying stuff
online from a fellow Master Tone Quest musician who knows WTF it's all about!
Thanks again Bob - and long live EUROTUBES!!
Jeff Smythe
-----Original Message-----
From: Triaxis@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Triaxis@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Glenn Warner 3rd
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 11:13 PM
To: triaxis@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Triaxis] GoodBye Flubby Lows! Thank You Bob + EuroTubes!
Hello All, After receiving my tubes from Bob at Eurotubes (They came lightning
fast in 48 hours from phone to in hand from Oregon to Pennsylvania) I installed
them and let me tell you....PROBLEM
SOLVED.
These tubes gave me tone that was better than sex! I could not believe the
difference, it was stunning, amazing, unbelievable, etc... If any of you are
reading this and wonder about what tubes you have or how
your tone is, CHECK THEM! Bob was right, he told me that it was more my 2:90 on
flubby lows than my triaxix tubes. He was 100 percent right. My lows have HUGE
balls now with AWESOME clarity and crisp definition. Jeff, I know you asked me
to let you know how the power tubes were and dude, you gotta try them. Best move
I ever made.
I can only imagine now what my tone will go to once I start changing my pickups.
Please forgive me if I go on and on but I can't help it, those tubes not only
changed my tone...It changed my inspiration :) I
changed every tube in my rig. I purchased 5 preamp 12ax7's, high gain option
with a balanced V5 tube for my triaxis (My clean tone is important to me too)
and a complete tube kit for my 2:90 (3 balanced
12ax7's and 8 6L6's).
I retubed my triaxis first, gave it a listen and had a noticeably good increase
in my tone. When I did my 2:90 and fired it up, it was NIGHT and DAY. I never
would have thought that the power tubes would make such an impact on tone
quality but it's definitely true.
On another note, thanks to all of you who recommended I change my tubes. And
especially a big thanks to all of you who told me to call Bob at eurotubes. And
most importantly THANK YOU BOB for your expertise and your ABOVE AND BEYOND
EXCELLENT PERSONALIZED SERVICE! Now I am ready to do my gig at the Jersey Shore
on the 4th of July weekend with huge tone! Freakin Stoked with Best
Regards,Glenn
From: Jason Freeland [mailto:turun@yahoo.com] Sent:
Monday, June 30, 2008 9:38 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Question about retube kit
Hi Bob, wanted to drop a note and tell you that I received the tubes last Friday
and the Road King LOVES these tubes!!! The ECC803S Gold Pin for slot V1 sounds
GREAT! Oddly, it seems to break up a
little earlier so I had to back the gain down to keep things glassy clean. But
it really does add a sparkle and body to the cleans. And of course the other two
JJs in V2 & V3 have erased the fuzz buzz from the
crunch and drive tones, bigtime. Super smooth and punchy gain after swapping the
stock tubes out, sounds good under eleven o'clock, but above that - ROCK CITY.
The KT77s are PHENOMENAL in place of the stock EL34s. Its like a whole different
amp. Incredible. Spent all my time having fun with the RK, and never got around
to swapping out the EL84s in the Maverick. Looking forward to that tonight....!
Thanks again,
Jason
From: Mark Zanoni [mailto:mzanoni@aol.com] Sent:
Monday, June 30, 2008 1:13 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks
Hi guys!
My tubes arrived exactly on the day predicted and I have just one word to
say...wow! Tubes matter...no question...and these JJs smoke. Going from a 6L6 to
an E34L also helped a great deal to help me find
that little "think" that had been missing in the sound I go for. Clean and dirty
channel on my Mesa Lonestar sound unbelievable. Nice tight lows and very
prominant mids and glassy yet not overpowering highs. It also seemed like the
volume was a little greater so maybe increased efficiency and balance helped
with that too. Great prices and customer service as well. You have a loyal
customer that will spread the word.
Mark Zanoni
From: David L [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:29 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Set for Engl Screamer 50 Combo?
Hi Jay, Bob, Eurotubes team,
Just a quick email to say thanks very much for the tubes, they arrived on
Monday... thanks for getting them to the UK so quickly!
Good job I read your guides, because if I'd have bought these elsewhere, I would
have shoved them straight in without using electrical cleaner and making a
proper connection. I've gotta say, even with some fairly sensitive ears, I was
pretty sceptical as to whether I'd be able to tell the difference - I'm not
generally one of the Eric Johnson guys who worries about what brand of batteries
are in my pedals!
However, even though I've not had the Engl very long, and it is my first real
tube amp, I was really impressed as soon as I turned it on. It's a difficult
thing to describe, other than to say that the gain has been "tightened-up",
"livened-up" and is less "fuzzy". I'm really looking forward to getting used to
the sound and being confident about having a great tone. You really took the
headache out of this for me; your ears and selection experience mean that I can
just plug the things in and smile!
As someone who also runs a busy mail order business ( www.canvasrepublic.co.uk
), I know it's very challenging difficult to provide the level of customer
service and one-to-one advice you provide at
Eurotubes, so congratulations. It's a very refreshing experience as an
Englishman (we're not used to it!)
Someone I know also has a Screamer so hopefully he'll be moving over to some
real tubes now, too...
Best Regards,
David
From: Austin T [mailto:austint@sbcglobal.net] Sent:
Monday, June 23, 2008 9:31 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: 6v6 tubes for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe,
Bob,
received the jj 6v6 tubes today and installed them, and set the bias to 31.4
volts, had absolutely no problems after watching your video, it was funny the
trim pot was set dead in the middle, looks like they
just did a pass fail for the bias, anyway the factory setting gave me 16mV, and
I was easily able to get 45mV, however I figured a bit colder would give me
longer life on the tubes so set it there.
Love the tone of the 6V6 tubes, they just sing so sweetly, I love the HRDx tone
now. I have had 6v6 tubes amps really love how they sound, I had a Marshall
Studio 15 which I got in 1986, and its really
similar to my HRDx Texas Red with a Vintage 30 speaker and now the 6v6 tubes,
and my Mesa Mark IV which has 6v6 tubes as well. The 6v6 seem to sound great
where ever they go, thanks for improving my HRDx amp really loving it now.
Austin
From: steve blake [mailto:blake@cox.net] Sent: Friday,
June 20, 2008 4:59 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Prosonic Retube Kit
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with your Low Gain Kit Best hundred
and twelve bucks I've ever spent on music related gear. I purchased my 1996
Prosonic used about 3 years ago and have never been really happy with it. Well
the original tubes finally crapped out on it, so I figured I'd buy from someone
who knows this amp.
So I swap out the oldies for the goodies and and low and behold, the quietest
amp in the stable. I used to use pedals in the clean channel to get a descent
crunch for rhythm and more pedals for a singing lead tone. Not anymore boys.
Set the clean channel just about ready to break up and
dig in a little harder with the pick and I get a great bluesy rhythm sound. The
drive channel rocks so well that the only pedal I use now is my Eternity for
leads.
I couldn't be happier.
Thanks again for another great product.
Steve Blake
From: Brian Lee [mailto:brianlee@aol.com] Sent: Monday,
June 16, 2008 7:14 PM To: 'Eurotubes'
Subject: A Big THANK YOU
Hi Eddie,
Thanks for your prompt reply, I had received the tubes today, replace with JJ
tubes in my Mesa/Boogie Subway Blues. At first I was a bit disappointed because
of the popping and cracking sounds came out
from the amp although I switched off both guitar volume and amp volume. Then I
saw the note on FAQ stated in the invoice, checked the site, and followed the
recommended steps in “Cleaning” the tube
sockets by plugging the tubes in and out a few times
Well, it seems like ridiculous but wait until I played it. A BIG WOW came out of
my mouth literally, I couldn’t believe my ears, the low was so tight and
balance, mid was punchy, and the high was not ear
piercing but defined and clear. All this translated into sweet singing music to
my ears. When I cranked up the amp volume around 12 o’clock, the natural tube
break-up sound is so creamy and it still lingering
in my head. Next thing I need to do is to rearrange my pedals and few
adjustments to fit the new tone. To tell you the truth, I finally got the
Santana tone from this humble little amp without even using TS-9!.
I am so happy to deal with you guys from Eurotubes, I’ll put the Eurotubes’
sticker on my amp in case someone ask me how I get my tone. Damn, can’t wait to
head home to my “New” amp.
Best regards,
Brian Lee
From: Eric Carillo [mailto:ragedesign@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 1:50 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 19055
Hey Bob,
I got my tubes in yesterday and just finished installing them and testing them
out. The change is phenomenal. You are a true genius. With a new musical venture
in the making, I decided to upgrade my sound. The first step was to retube my
Carvin V3 with KT77 High Gain kit you offer. I sat down and played the old stock
tubes for about an hour to really pay attention to their quality (or lack of).
With the KT77 kit in, this is like a completely new amp. I didn't think the
difference would be that noticeable. But I'll tell you the gain is unreal. I
play 7 string guitars and this set up, by far holds it together. The low end is
fat and delicious. I now know where to come for all my tube needs.
Eric Carillo
Bakersfield, CA
My Dirty X
From: Stephen Kelly, Jr. [mailto:stevekelly@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:48 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
Gentlemen,
Just wanted to take the time to thank you and give a big thumbs up on a great
product. Shipping was more than prompt, and the conformation email from Jay was
appreciated. The included business card
and sticker was a plus too! Reminded me I was dealing with a real person and not
some mail order giant whose only goal is quantity over quality...
I've got a couple combos because of the ease of transportation. One being a
Fender HRD 4x10 which was made in 1998 and a newer TSL 602 Marshall 2x12 - which
will get some JJ KT 77's soon..Been
playing tube amps for over 20 years and I somewhat know when the tubes are going
sour, but I always paid someone to do it for me. Well, those days are over -
with the Webber BR 2+2 unit purchased from you and the complete re-tube kit - I
am confident in my own ability to do it myself now. I must also add that I might
not of tried that avenue if I had not watched the videos of Bob. That really was
the selling point for me, and once again I thank you.
My HRD now sounds like I always wanted it to. I am now going to retire the TS-9
and other various pedals of the like I previously used to color the front end of
the amp looking for "the tone" that everyone
hears in their heads but few achieve. When I turn my amp on now, I'm too busy
grinning ear to ear because I have at last found it. Only wish I had tried your
tubes first. Would of saved me quite a bit of cash and heart ache.
Look for my order of the KT 77 complete re-tube kit for the TSL 602 soon..
Thanks!!!!!!
Stephen Kelly, Jr.
Ripley, WV
USA
From: John Graziano [mailto:j_graziano@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:35 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Successful Re-tube
Bob, I did my tube replacement last night successfully. And the amp (DSL401)
sounds GREAT ! The old tubes gave off a lot of hum - these are very quiet ! And
the old were muddy with strange harmonics - the new ones are clear crisp on
normal and nice warm but crisp marshal distortion on OD1. I am very happy with
there tubes and glad I followed the advice of the many forums that recommended
you and your tubes.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard.J@Gmail.com [mailto:Richard.J@Gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 29,
2008 10:02 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My new tubes for my Mesa Dual Rectifier
Eurotubes,
I recently purchase the high gain preamps, 6L6's and GZ34's for my Mesa Dual
Rectifier.
I have owned the amp for about 2 years now and never replaced the tubes. I was
floored by how much the tubes rocked. Not only was I impressed but my band mates
commented (and continue to comment) on how much better my amp sounds.
Thank you so much. I love my new tubes. Keep up the good work.
Richard Jarmuzewski
From: steve york [mailto:steveyork@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:57 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Peavey classic 30 revalve
Hi Eddie
I thought I would give you some feedback!
I fitted the replacement valves in my Classic 30 and have had the chance to try
it out for a few weeks now. I have to confirm that they have transformed the
sound.
The standard channel is warm and begins to break up nicely at high volume, and
the lead channel is so much better. It is no longer a fizzy, over compressed
sound but a real usable bluesy tone. There is a Fenderish tone to it now which
is exactly what I wanted. Great!
Thank you for the superb service and I would recommend you to anyone looking to
revalve or improve the tone of their amps.
One very satisfied customer!
Best regards
Steve
Hi Bob, I don't know if you remember me. I'm the guy
you helped out that had the problems biasing a Bugera amplifier. Anyway...thanks
again for helping me through the problem. I made this Youtube video
not too long ago with the Eurotubes tube upgrade and biased with your help and
thought you might be interested in hearing the finished product. Thanks again.
Jim Storck....Newcomerstown, OH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlO2SmhP6Sg&feature
From: Aaron W. Rogers [mailto:arogers@aol.com] Sent:
Friday, May 23, 2008 2:56 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: MTS3200 completed...thanks!
Bob:
Just thought I would give a testimonial and say you weren't kidding! I record
mostly with the amp instead of gig, so tone is more important to me than tube
life. My other guitarist and I (he's an electronics
technician in the Air Force) set the bias pretty hot, to 187 mA, and the thing
came alive. I recorded my demo over 5 years with the stock tubes so the tone
would be consistent throughout, and now I wish I had retubed it to start with.
My biggest complaint with the guitar tone was that the amp sounded nasally and
thin, similar to the old Judas Priest and Iron Maiden records. Now it's wide and
full, especially on the clean channel, which I always liked even stock. My other
guitarist has an 82 Stage Lead II silverface, and, for all of the complaints
people have about those amps, it did get a loud fairly warm clean sound.
This retube got the MTS clean much closer to that. I'll probably even be able to
take my BBE out of the effects loop, which I used to use to get more highs and
lows.
Since I'm a metal guy I have a fair amount of Randall solid states for death
metal and scooped low tunings because I like a really consistent distortion when
doing that, but it sucks for Van Halen kind of stuff. I've also got some rack
gear that gets a good cold clean. So the thing I was really lacking was a warm
vintage clean and Marshall-esque tone for regular tuning stuff, and this
definitely delivered, even with the EMGs. It's much closer to what I would
consider an 800 to sound like, and at much less the price. When I tried both the
Legacy and the MTS stock at the LA Carvin store in 2000, I didn't like the
Legacy because it sounded too warm for what I wanted to do, but I liked parts of
its sound. This retubed MTS gets a warmer sound with none of the disadvantages.
Thanks again Bob, you've made me a believer and a loyal customer.
Aaron
From: Rob Weatherstone [mailto:rweatherstone@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:43 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Replacement tubes for Eden amps...
Bob... You blow me away! First, you answer emails like every one of them counts,
something I'm not used to at all. Second, you went to look for me on file, and
gave me all of the details I need! You are the
best, and I'll keep telling every crazy guitar and bass player that!
I'll get my order together in the next few days. Thanks again for being so
accessible. You are the kind of net retailer who will get my order every time...
Rob...
From: JEREMY JOHNSON [mailto:triple@hotmail.com] Sent:
Monday, May 19, 2008 10:18 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Retubing A PEAVEY JSX
Bob,
You are freakin awesome! Thank you for your help. Threw in the high gain KT77
kit into my Peavey JSX. With a quick Bias this amp now screams. The sound was
truly inspiring. Every one at band practice
was like holysh!% ! Can't say enough about how bad ass the sound is now compared
to what it was before. From talking to you it seems your wealth of information
and recommendations are putting your
competition to shame. ALL HAIL EUROTUBES!
JJ Germ
From: PArm@aol.com [mailto:PArm@aol.com] Sent: Sunday,
May 18, 2008 8:35 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thankyou myfriend..
hey................just bias'ed my DSL 50 for the first time thanks to your Vid,
it was way out, bout 85 'n' 41 wow, i can't believe how easy it was, now 44
each...all this time i've been listening to my local tech talk about his hard
work!!!! it took me less than 5 min's and i've never used a meter before...think
i'll keep next weeks appt and just go along to collect some of the money back!!!
(Ł30.00) for 5 mins work twise a year for 8 yrs....
ther aren't enough people like you in the guitar/amp world thats for sure!!!
again, thankyou so very much......paul...nottingham...Uk.
-----Original Message-----From: Steve Clark
[mailto:sclark@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:26 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 18480
Hey Eddie,
Just wanted to pass along a thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. I
just finished a complete re-tube of my amp (DSL50) and got BIAS set right around
41mv on each side...also just jammed for about an hour...No explosions ha ha,
and the amp sounded GREAT!
So hopefully this means everything was done right and you folks provided the
know-how and high quality tubes.
Anyway, I will certainly pass the word around about your great and helpful
service!!!
Thanks Again...Steve
From: tim [mailto:tschroeder@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday,
May 14, 2008 5:28 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: my new tubes
Hi..Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that i have a new tube
supplier...YOU! I only bought 3 sets of power tubes 6v6,6l6,e34l...Awesome
service. nice packaging, and FAST shipping. free sticker to boot. LOL..And to
top it all off, they sound awesome! I will be ordering new tubes for the rest of
my amps soon...Thank you!
Tim Schroeder
From: JAMES TERRELL [mailto:dant71@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:13 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: THANKS!
Bob,
Thank you for answering my questions and narrowing down my choices of re-tube
kits for my style.
The Blues #1 arrived two days after ordering them and having compared them back
to back with the stock Groove Tubes in my HRDlx I must say that I'm blown away
by how much better it sounds in every way. They were exactly what I was after.
Thanks again!,
Dan
From: Matthew Quinlan [mailto:mquin@yahoo.com] Sent:
Monday, May 12, 2008 5:32 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: classic 30/112
Hey Bob,
I got the tubes today and replaced them right away. The difference in in sound
was immediately noticable. Intially, I thought since the tubes I replaced were
all JJ's there wouldn't be much change. How wrong I was! I think you're on to
something with this tube matching! LOL
Thanks a million,
Matt
From: Jose Borrás [mailto:joseborras@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, May 12, 2008 2:48 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: feedback
Hi there, a great salute from Spain where you'll find good wine, lots of party
and hot chiks!
I've ordered a full retube kit for a Marshall JCM 2000 TSL High Gain option a
time ago, after retubing and biasing and a couple of months playing with my amp
I'm very satisfied with it's new sound, just wanted to write feedback and thank
you for the great support before ordering the tubes, specially for answering my
questions in a fast and good way.
I'm linking my "tube" friends to your site as well, specially recommending
eurotubes.com to everyone into tubes, it's been nice to make bussiness with you,
and I'm sure it won't be the last time.
Best wishes, thx
From: christianjoel santiago [mailto:bru_julero@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:43 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My amp sings great
to bob and the eurotubes team:
I received the tubes the other day, good shipping!!!! Moronic postman left the
box in the rain.... yet the tubes were dry!
MY Super Reverb sounds more vintage than ever! Great customer support, too.
You can count on my future business and recomendations,
Gracias,
Chris Santiago
Puerto Rico
From: lopezjcs [mailto:lopezjcs@aol.com] Sent: Monday,
May 05, 2008 8:11 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: JJ6v6 in Blues Deluxe reissue ??
Bob,
Thanks for all the help. Rebiased the BDRI with the JJ 6v6S over the weekend
[set it at 40mV].
I was completely Underwhelmed with the amp after I bought it. The Sovetk [GT]
6l6 were sterile but punchy especially at lower volumes which is where I usually
had to use it [Home and small venues] and
the "drive" channel was uninspiring.
Now well, WOW!!!! what a transformation.
Clean at about 7 with the guitar [strat w/fralin's] dialed back a bit is sweet
and round, crank the guitar in the clean channel and just the right amount of
edge. Switch to the drive channel and the OD is much
more natural and pleasing. With a Les Paul.... well I think there are laws
against that sound in every state but maybe Nevada.
The amp is running 430vdc at the plates so I'm hoping to get good life out of
the tubes but even if I have to replace them more often well worth it.
Thanks again
Mike Jennings
Lopez Island, WA
From: Wil B [mailto:wil_b@qwest.net] Sent: Sunday, May
04, 2008 9:44 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: 12bah bah bah
Hey Bob
I want to say thank you the 6G6 Bassman turned out unreal. Probably the best
Sounding Bassman I have ever heard and I have heard a lot of them. Your 6L6
(pardon my French) is funking magical That
harmonic depth and the most even dynamics across a wide spectrum of gain
structures and ranges. Wow I have been so happy getting really great sounding
tubes from you!!!!
Wil B
From: Ryan G [mailto:rg1@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday,
April 30, 2008 5:42 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: bass tube
Eddie,
I just wanted to let you know that I pulled out the groovetube and dropped the
matched ECC83S into my SWR SM-400s preamp. All I can say is WOW! It brought so
much life and punch to my sound. I will be recommending you guys to my fellow
musicians.
Thanks,
Ryan
From: Jason Paoletti [mailto:j_paoletti@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:02 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: They came!
Bob,
I ended up ordering the tube kit for my Palomino V16 last Thursday. They arrived
here in Michigan in great shape Monday. Very fast. I believe I talked to Jay on
the phone? Anyway I just want to say thanks
for answering my questions via email and also Jay was very helpful over the
phone. I had many questions as this was my first tube change and he answered
them all. You were right about the tube rattle. In fact I bought a 1x12 cabinet
on Sunday and the rattle was gone. I almost regretted ordering the tubes until I
installed them Monday. The highs were very harsh and at times made me cringe
while playing with the
stock Groove Tubes which I thought were supposed to be great tubes. However the
JJ's tubes make the amp sound great. I am finally happy with my set up. Thanks
again and I will definately order from you
again.
Nice tubes!
Jason Paoletti
-----Original Message-----From: bigjstuckinkaos@aol.com
[mailto:bigjstuckinkaos@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:40 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: thank you
hello this is Jeremy Dove
I have to write and tell you that your tubes are by far the greatest asset to my
rig (mesa dual rec) I have ordered from you for the last 4 years and have sent
so many people your way I cant stop talking about
how great the tubes are ...Like I said I have ordered for awhile and never
really took the time to thank you for your knowledge,and your hard work and
after I put the last set of tubes in i realized that with out your company I
would sound as good as I do and have all those people come up to me and say how
do you get that tone!
bob's euro tubes it even sounds cool haha
anyway's thank you for everything and I hope to do bussiness with you for a very
long time ...also thank you fort he sticker now I can give the people the
website right there in the club I put the sticker on my head case and will wear
it proudly haha
your biggest fan lol
bigj aka(jeremy dove)
www.myspace.com/stuckinkaos
From: derrick m [mailto:primodmo@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:38 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Thanks gentlemen for the caring and speedy service. I took the plunge based on
your advice, biased my twin myself, and had it sounding like a new amp in about
40 minutes. Bob didn't even make fun of me
when I tried to talk to him when I was half crocked. It took 2.5 days to get my
tubes. Awesome. The sticker was a nice addition. It is now on my car. The amp
sounds great now, the vibrato problem is fixed
and I can't wait to see what it sounds like when I replace the 28 year old caps.
I also sprayed the radioshack cleaner on the pots and it worked on all but two.
The pots still work, but they are noisy. But I
guess thats to be expected with an amp that is my elder. Debo comprar ustedes
cerveza mucho!
Thanks a million, Derrick Mosier, Kansas City, MO
From: Joe Montuori [mailto:joedreamliner@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:31 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Thank you Bob!!
Bob,
Yesterday I received the KT-77's for my JSX and I installed them and this amp
went from being good to wicked!!! I can't believe the sound and the chunky mids
are right where I need them and even the clean channel sounds amazing! I put my
Kirk Hammet KH-2 (Emg-81 loaded) and the Parker Fly Deluxe and it sounds
incredible! I biased the amp at 38 mA. Again thank you for your opinion and I
will be sure to order from you again when I need new tubes!
Respectfully,
Joseph. Montuori
From: jmalcolm [mailto:jmalcolm@aol.com] Sent: Sunday,
April 06, 2008 4:15 PM To: 'Eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Traynor YBA-1 tubes
Wow.
I am in awe at the difference made by installing the JJ Tesla tubes in my
Traynor YBA-1: the JJ E34L's and JJ ECC83S's First of all, a truly enormous
surge in gain. Secondly, a tighter and more rounded feel. Incredible definition
and responsiveness. It is truly as though I had gone out and purchased a whole
new amplifier! In fact, when I sit down and play, I close my eyes and that is
what I tell myself, to the point when I actually believe it! Thanks for your
great advice and support, and for allowing me to 're-birth' my amp! I never
would have believed it...
John M
From: Tim Berry [mailto:paddler_tim@aol.com Sent:
Saturday, April 05, 2008 7:22 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net You guys were very patient, as tone is hard to describe. I settled on a pair
of high gain 12AX7's with a JJ's E34L. Holy crap. The tone I get now is
phenomenal. Early VH brown sound without even trying. The highs are usable and
the overall tone is one thousand percent better. My tone controls now actually
work as I expect them to. The sounds coming out of the amp are complex and
wonderfully full. No longer does the amp sound as though it is being muffled.
All of the potential I heard from the amp has been unleashed. I just want to
thank you for saving my amp and making me one happy customer. Wow! what a
difference. This amp is now an amazing tone generating machine. Thank you, thank
you, thank you. I will be soon be buying tubes for my other amps from you!
Quality tubes make such a difference.
Subject: You saved my amp!
I recently bought a Peavey Windsor studio based on the features and reviews an
Harmony Central. I was somewhat disappointed in that I felt the amp sounded
flat. The highs were muted and the mids were over pronounced. I swapped the
speaker for a Celestion Greenback. It was an improvement but I still felt that
the tone was being suppressed. My amp sounded like a blanket had been thrown
over it. I was
contemplating selling it. As a last ditch effort I called eurotubes and
discussed my problem.
Tim Berry
-----Original Message-----From: Richard H [mailto:rht@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 7:49 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Bob,
The tubes came today (Blues Jr gold pin option) and I just finished popping them
in.
I don't think I've ever heard $80 make such an incredible positive difference in
the sound of any amp I've owned.
Thank you very, very much. You've turned a mediocre amp into a good one. At the
price point of the Blues Jr, that's a remarkable transition.
Very best regards,
Richard
From: DeWitz, Kevin [mailto:KDWitz@aol.com] Sent:
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:38 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Peavey XXX Tube questions
Bob,
First, let me tell you how happy I am with my JJ ECC83S tubes. I replaced a full
set of original British Mullards in my Traynor Reverb Master and the JJs sound
better! (This after I had replaced the Mullards
with some EH 12AX7s, which definitely did NOT sound better) I cannot believe the
difference these tubes made in my amp. They sound every bit as good as my 60s
RCA 12AX7. At this point, I intend on buying only JJ tubes (from Eurotubes, of
course!).
Thanks,
Kevin DeWitz
From: jeff [mailto:spaceman@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday,
April 01, 2008 12:15 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Thanks a lot for all your help on the phone - you answered all of my
questions and you didn't make me feel like a complete dumb-ass in the process.
This was the best $68 that I've spent in a long time - a steal in my opinion. I
will definitely buy from you again and I will definitely direct other players in
your direction.
Cc: spaceman269@charter.net
Subject: WOW!
I have a Fender HRD that I bought used - it came with a mix of Marshall pretubes
and Ruby powertubes. This amps clean channel was alright, but unremarkable and
the dirty channel was too muddy even for a grunge guitarist. I bought a JJ blues
retube set from you - got it like two days later - this in itself is remarkable.
Just for shits and giggles (I was a bit doubtful) I decided to put just the
pretubes in the amp
just to see if there would be any kind of noteable difference. Wow - the
difference was striking with just the first strum. Then I switch to the dirty
channel - beautiful - now it's very pleasant and usable. Then I
changed the powertubes and biased them to 80mV and the little amp that I totally
underestimated has me smiling like I ate the canary. Your 'How To Bias' video is
awesome - very easy to follow.
Thanks a ton, Spaceman
From: Eric Royals [mailto:eric_royals@aol.com] Sent:
Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:07 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net I ordered the Eurotubes re-tube kit that consists of: one standard JJ ECC83S
preamp tube for the V1 position, one hand-picked high-gain JJ ECC83S preamp tube
for the V2 position, and one balanced JJ ECC83S preamp tube for the V3 position
(phase inverter). I also took out the stock Fender/Groove Tubes 6L6 power tubes
and put in a matched pair of JJ 6V6S power tubes. I simply can't believe how
much better the amp sounds! The clean channel is still clean and very lovely.
But now it has a warmer quality to it. And thanks to the 6V6S power tubes in
there, the clean channel has this very nice sweet spot where it will break up
beautifully with a nice mid-frequency crunch that wasn't there before. Now for
the drive channel... Yeah--the drive channel sounds incredible. It's got the
greatest, thickest, warmest overdrive that I've heard in any amp--better than
any pedal I've heard too. And when I kick in the more-drive, it just thickens up
even more and gets hotter! It's not that bright and shrill sound that was heard
before.
It's just amazing. I mean, dang! If Fender made the HRDs stock like this
(with these JJ tubes in there instead of the crappy Fender/Groove Tubes valves),
they'd be selling them like crazy! From what I understand, the 6V6S power tubes
cause the wattage to lower a tad (to around 30 watts, as opposed to 40), but who
cares? That just means that I get that nice, fat sound a little earlier on the
volume knob! Wow--I don't want to keep rambling on, but I am simply awe-struck
by the sounds that are coming from my amp. My hat goes off to you guys at
Eurotubes! Thank you so much for answering all of my emails, answering all of my
questions over the phone, and getting me set up with the exact set of tubes I
needed to get the sound I was looking for. I really appreciate it and I will
continue buying my tubes from you guys--I'm a customer for life.
Subject: Very Pleased Customer
Holy crap! I've just finished putting in the new tubes that you guys sent me and
re-biasing my amp, and I can't say I've ever been more pleased with the sounds
coming out of my amp--or any amp I've played, for that matter! I own a brand new
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (bought it a couple weeks ago from my local Guitar
Center). I have to say I've loved the tone of those amps for a long time. I used
to own a Crate
Palomino V32 combo, but it wasn't quite what I was looking for in an amp. (I've
not been the biggest fan of Crate, but the amp sounded alright.) So I sold it,
finally got a hold of the Deluxe, and I've loved playing it--or at least I
thought I did.
Once again--thanks! And yes, post my email on your user reviews page if you'd
like. I want all the other HRD users out there to know who to go to for the tone
they're looking for.
A very satisfied customer,
Eric Royals
Dallas, TX
From: makai@gmail.com [mailto:makai@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, March 28, 2008 5:13 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net The problem, my rec (brand new 3 ch.) sounds thin and buzzy, low end is to
loose and not enough, not "punchy" enough, gain is buzzy and to over the top on
rhythm and not enough for lead. I love the features,quality,low noise floor,and
basic tone, but it just sounded flat. I play high quality guitars(les paul w/emg's,
usa PRS SC250,wolfgang)and tried many cabinets to no avail.
CALL THESE GUYS. You wont believe the difference. Someone once told me
quality amps are like fine suits. Buy the best you can afford then get it
fitted. I wasn't sure about that till now. The difference is unreal. This amp
rips. I play mostly metal through this amp but the clean tones beat my fenders
HRD and twin. So full and punchy. I went w KT88 and KT66 output tubes, GZ34 rec
tubes and JJ gold pin ECC83s fof V1,V2,V3 and a JJ ECC83s for 4, and a matched
phase splitter. They laid it all out for me and gave me all kinds of options.
This isn't like mixing and matching, which can get very frustrating. These guys
are the real deal. End result, low end is strong but not detached, mids shake
the floors and my pants, high are smooth and liquid and very balanced. I truly
cant believe the tone. I've ben playing for 18 years since 15. I've had so many
amps and tried different tubes in most of them. I dont play out much any more, I
play mostly at home. This mod improved the low volume tone so much I really cant
believe mesa or any high end co. doesn't offer optional kits.But turn it up. O
MY. All modes of all channels are just better. It doesn't take a tone snob to
notice the difference. It is immediate, unbelievable, and I think it made it
move.
You guys saved me a thousand dollars on a trade. Thank you.
Subject: what the f@#$
I ordered a full re-tube kit for my dual rec on wed evening. Friday when I
pulled into the drive I saw the spec. delivery hanging on the mail box.The rest
is just completely unbelievable. Your staff asked all the
right questions and truly spent some time with me,I felt he knew just what I was
after.
-----Original Message-----From: Free69 [mailto:free69@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:47 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Howdy Jay and Eurotubes!
Thanks a lot for the prompt service! I already swapped the tubes in the JSX amp.
The amp sounds now much more creamy and the bass response is really better
instead of EL34 from Electro Harmonix! Now it has plenty of gain.
My customer was very surprised how tubes can make such a different. He is very
satisfied with that new sound.
The KT77 hit the bull's-eye!
Yours sincerely
Daniel Kempf
From: terry j [mailto:stratocastercat@aol.net] Sent:
Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:22 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: thank you
Hello Bob
First & foremost let me express my appreciation for the customer service I
received. The fact that you answered both my E-mails & made recommendations for
the re-tube is the kind of service you rarely see these days. Now, as for the
tubes, I went with option #2 on my PV & it sounds great. CH. 1 has punch & low
end, but now it also breaks up nicely at high volumes. Ch.2 WOW! The tone is
fatter than my sister's cat, yet it also retains that crisp edge without being
muddy. I am now a believer, & I will gladly direct all guitar comrades & family
members to your site.
thank you much Terry
From: lcl@aol.com [mailto:lcl@aol.com] Sent: Thursday,
March 20, 2008 11:28 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: Dual Rectifier tubes
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to give you a little feedback, I purchased your "personal fave"
mesa dual rectifier tube package on Friday. The tubes arrived Monday, and I
finally got a chance to check them out last night. I am really impressed. There
seems to be more presence and clarity to the tone, and this might sound crazy,
but the amp feels easier to play. Tapping on the clean channel is startling. I
don't have to fight the amp, which is how I always felt before. The distortion
on channel two, vintage mode, gain around 12 o'clock, is much more clear. It is
like a blanket has been removed from the amp. Thank you very much for delivering
such a fine product, and for customer service beyond expectations. BTW, you need
to get some domestic guitar magazines to review some of your tube packages, it
would be a service to their
readers and should send more business your way.
Wishing you continued success,
Clay Lamb
From: Dr. Greg Gorman [mailto:gregory@aol.net] Sent:
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:58 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: tubes for a 5150
Bob,
My wife order new tubes from you for my 5150....JJ's with the high gain option.
She gave them to me today and I followed the socket cleaing procedure and
installed them and now my 5150 rocks again.
New tubes where just what it needed. Its really amazing how much better is sound
with the new tubes. Thanks for all of your very informative help and especially
your willingness to help. I'm a Eurotubes
customer for life....
Greg
From: Gillespie, Shawn (LNG-DAY) [mailto:shawn.gillespie@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 7:22 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Mesa F-30 now has balls!!
I just wanted to let you know that the high gain re-tube kit I purchased from
you for my Mesa Boogie F-30 was just what I was looking for. I used to run the
gain on the over drive channel at about 9-10 but now it has so much more that I
run it at about 4-5 I can also get some really nice Zakk Wyld squeals that I
could not get before. This was my first re-tube job and you made it very easy
and the sound I now get from my amp is amazing!
Thanks Euro Tubes!!
Shawn.
-----Original Message-----From: Todd Piper [mailto:toddpiper@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:27 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Got my tubes yesterday...
I got my tubes and installed them into my Mesa/Boogie F-30 yesterday. That was
fast! Anyway, they are fantastic. Beyond fantastic. I had no idea such a simple
swap from the stock tubes to JJ tubes could make such a difference. It is way
beyond what I imagined. I bought the F-30 based on value, tone, and nostalgia.
You see, I fell in love with a Mesa/Boogie Studio 22 back in the 80's. I would
play through
that amp after my lessons back in high school until the owner of the music store
kicked me out. Back then, I could never afford one on my high school budget.
When I found the F series a few years ago when
amp shopping, it brought back those creamy tone filled memories. Mesa/Boogie
claims that the F series are direct descendants of the Studio and Mark IV amps.
I believe that in theory, but not in practice. It
seems to me that Mesa/Boogie just has to put a bit of that "Recto" tone in every
new amp they make. I can understand, they had a new defined tone that further
separated them from the Marshall and Soldano
crowd. Anyway, the stock F-30 is great, not a Studio 22, but still great.
However, it has this fizz that comes in right at the threshold of great tone. I
identify that fizz as the Recto sound. You want a bit more gain, but more gain
adds more fizz. Kill the fizz, now there is not enough gain. The JJ tubes fixed
that problem for me and the amp is now much closer to my memories of that Studio
22 back in 1987. In short these are the differences I noticed with the High Gain
Retube kit for the Mesa/Boogie F-30:
1. Much less amp hiss
2. Darker. Rounder, Warmer tone (took 3 minutes to readjust the EQ
and all was good)
3. Harmonics are fantastic
4. More gain with better clarity and note separation
5. FX sound better - a side effect of clarity I'm sure
6. The clean channel is now stunning. I never used it before, now
it is fantastic
As you can see, I'm thrilled I decided to retube my amp with JJ tubes and you
can look forward to me ordering a 2nd set of tubes for backup purposes. You have
a customer for life. Thanks again.
Todd Piper
-----Original Message-----From: Anibal Ojeda [mailto:anibal@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:43 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Review on order order 17035
First of all, thank you for the very fast service & the good advice. I do
believe eurotubes.com is the main source for tubes on the web. The first time i
got to this website i felt happy there is someone in this world doing this for
the people who want to know more about the wonderful world of tubes.
Im a 5150 freak, ive been playing this amps for years.. first i had a 5150 combo
& now i have the 6505 top. Is the best simple amp for rock guitar players in
this world, the only thing you need are: to be able to play guitar & some
killers tubes on it ;-)
The last one (having good tubes on it) is when i trust eurotubes.com, i wanted
something new for my peavey 6505, i wanted the sound to be the original sound
but better ;-) after letting Bob listen to my music & having a good tube
conversation Bob told me to go for the KT88-6L6GC-High gain Option, i was
skeptical & even some friends told me this was impossible, since kt88 where
never tested on 5150.. i ordered them.. since i had good experience with
eurotubes.com
I installed this following the instruction & i have created a monster. My peavey
6505 sounds amazing.. it kills !!
The something lacking, some people think about the 5150 is gone forever !! this
amp can do thinks you can imagine. Warm ! rich in harmonics & thunder lows...
man ! i wish i had this tube on it when recording last year !!
thanks Bob & jay
please dont advice too many people to use this set !! i want this to be my
personal sound ;-)
--
With Kind Regards,
Anibal E. Ojeda Gonzalez
http://myspace.anibalnet.nl
http://www.myspace.com/murdermanifest
From: Dan [mailto:dde@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday,
March 01, 2008 2:05 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: got my new JJ tubes today
Hey Bob, I got my tubes today after just ordered them on Thursday. Man that was
lightning fast. The tubes sound great. I Love the way my amp sounds now 100
times over. Thanks for all your help on
getting my Peavey Triple x combo sounding the way it suppose to. I will
recommend you to every one I know. Thanks again. Dan
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From: bmariano22@comcast.net
[mailto:b_mariano@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:01 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you to everyone at Eurotubes!!
Hey All,
Just wanted to send a quick message to you about the integrated quad KT88/6L6GC
high gain kit for my buds 5150 stock head. WOW! What a difference! We just
finished up playing the amp for about 3
hours and we are really impressed. It's like the amp just came to life right
before our ears! It really smoothed out the gain channel and added a little more
bottom end which was what we were hoping for.
Also seems more articulate and notes really stand out more in chords than before
as well. Anyway, Thanks again for all of the info on your site and for the fast
shipping and great tubes as well!
Thanks again!
Brian M
From: will Spicer [mailto:will_spicer@aol.com] Sent:
Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:53 AM To: Bob
Subject: holy crap--
Bob and all at Eurotubes--
i bought a set of tubes from you guys a while back for my new AC30cc2x as a
backup for when the stock tubes gave me trouble. Well, it finally happened
earlier this week so i made the change, following all of the directions in the
how-to on the site.
i feel ripped-off, by Vox (er, Korg) that is. The sonic difference is night and
day! My gain is unbelievable even with my weak jazzmaster pups. there is a
richness that simply wasn't there before. finally i am
getting those ac30 tones i bought the thing for! and your how-to section gave me
the confidence to do it myself.
All in all, my old favorite import from Slovak republic was slivovice, but now
it is definitely JJ tubes, matched and rated by you guys. you are providing a
crucial product and service to the guitar-tone
discerning public.
God Bless,
will Spicer
From: Schupp, John [mailto:John_Schupp@ddb.com] Sent:
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:29 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes for Mesa Boogie rack setup
Hey Bob,
Got the tubes and installed them last weekend. They sound amazing. Like many
other reviews I’ve read, it “woke up” the amp considerably with minimal
tweaking. There is much more separation in the notes
and everything sounds much more crisp and clean. Thanks for the great tubes.
They really unlocked the potential that my Triaxis has been hiding all these
years.
Thanks again,
John Schupp
From: Joe DiQuattro [mailto:joedi@hotmail.com] Sent:
Friday, February 08, 2008 6:40 AM To: Bob
Subject: Thanks A Million!!!
Just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for your recommendations for tubes
and a speaker upgrade for my Classic 30. The information on your website was
instrumental in my choices as were your
thoughts when I spoke to you on the phone. My amp has taken on a more refined
character. The lows are very full and "punchy" without being overpowering or
muddy. The mids are just where I like them and the highs are quite present and
detailed but not "stealing the show". Even my wife has noticed how the amp is no
longer "brash" or piercing. I can play (around the house) louder for longer and
nobody gets
annoyed!!! My G&L Legacy sounds like I always thought it should and for that I
can't thank you enough. You have certainly earned my repeat business.
Quite Sincerely,
Joe DiQuattro
From: djohnson6@comcast.net
[mailto:djohnson6@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 6:48 PM To:
eurotubes
Subject: RE: Thanks Bob!!
Bob
Just wanted drop you a quick note of thanks for the great tubes, service and
advice! When I received my tube shipment, I immediately scheduled some time with
my local amp guru for biasing as you suggested. In 35+ years of playing,most of
them professionally, playing various brands of tube amplifiers over the years
and tons of tube changes, I must shamefully admit I had never considered getting
any of my amps biased. Heck, they all sounded good after tube changes anyway,
right? After reading some of your posts about the benefits of biasing on a few
internet forums, I was curious but admittedly too lazy to drag an amp across
town to the shop. But heeding your advice with this last tube purchase, I had my
Rivera Quiana biased when I changed the pre-amp and power tubes. The Quiana is
already a great sounding amp so I was not sure what to expect. After I picked
the amp up, I went right f rom the amp shop to a rehearsal, fired it up but let
it sit for a few minutes before plugging my Anderson Drop Top in and spanking a
big open E chord. Wow! I was struck by the string balance, how the lower strings
were now fat without being "boomy". I kept hitting open chords and letting them
ring on. The guys thought I was nuts. Switching to channel 1(voiced more toward
Marshallness), the preamp distortion now had a singing "voice" and does not have
the raspiness it had before. Biasing made a great amp even better. Now, I wonder
what all those amps (aside from my Boogies) over the past years would have
sounded like with the right tubes and a bias job? Thanks again!!!
Darryl
-----Original Message-----From: gary_gadget@charter.net
[mailto:gary_gadget@charter.net] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:58 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: jj tube set
Just wanted to say thanks for the speedy delivery of the jj tubes picked by you
for my new pv delta blues 115 amp. Such a difference in headroom and tone.WOW!!!!
I have several session 400 pv's , an old standell and a shobud and have played
for about 40 years and I must say you guys know your business for tube amps. I
would like to send the stock EH'S and sovtecks tubes out of my delta blues back
to russia. Mabey they could send them to siberia or something.
-Thanks again-
Gary C. Willis
From: RYAN RISTER [mailto:lizarddream@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:10 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Crate V3112 JJ upgrade review
I own a Crate V3112 combo amp. The tubes that came stock with the amp began to
die within one year of use. I bought one of your retube kits and this little amp
became a monster! The punch and headroom that these tubes put out is unreal. I
didn't even have to get the amp re-biased! The staff at Eurotubes is awesome at
matching tubes and my output transformer thanks you for it! Ironically, I have
been receiving many compliments on my tone from the audience and sound engineers
at shows. The customer service was very fast and professional and that is what
partially sold me on the upgrade. I can guarantee that you will see my name on
your order list again!
Thanks!!
Ryan Rister
From: gatorstudios [mailto:gator_studios@netzero.net]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:03 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: C30 Tubes
Bob,
Just wanted to drop you a line and tell you how pleased I am with the new JJ's
in my Classic 30. This amp sounds incredible now! Louder, cleaner, warmer - I've
run out of superlatives.It sounds like a different amp!
Thanks again for the advice and service. I'm a customer for life.
Bob Burke
Dunnellon Florida
From: Adam B. [mailto:adambu@mchsi.com] Sent: Sunday,
February 03, 2008 12:11 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Palomino V32
Bob,
Just sending a thanks for the prompt and personal service! The tubes arrived on
Friday afternoon and I was able to install them and spend some time with my amp
(Palomino V32) this morning. First
impressions are very favorable. Wow, what a difference... the properties I loved
about the amp are retained and enhanced and it's no longer "sterile". It's so
rich and textured... so dynamic and complex.
Your tube suggestions were great... thanks again from a happy customer.
Adam
From: Michael Cox [mailto:mcox5@att.net] Sent:
Thursday, January 31, 2008 9:49 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: EL84 TUBES
Bob,
I received my JJ EL84 power tubes today and replaced the Mesa/Sovtek el84 with
them in my Mesa Subway Rocket head.All I can say is WOW!!!! what an improvement
with the Sovteks the mids were
spiky and ear splitting.The bass was flubby .With the JJ's ALL THAT WAS GONE!!
The sound was smooth the bass was tight and clear the mids were strong and
musical and the treble was glassy and smooth to the ears.THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY
OTHER TUBES IN MY MESA THAN JJ'S FROM EUROTUBES.By the way all the preamp and
phase inverter are JJ 883s preamp tubes too.
Thank you Bob and the gang from Eurotubes!!!
Michael Cox
Bob you have my permission to publish this on your reviews
From: Joe Woodford [mailto:pipeliner39@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:17 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Follow-up regarding tubes for my Mesa Triaxis and 2:90
Hi Bob,
Just wanted to let you all know that the JJs sound great. The sound is smooth
and the tone is incredible. The cleans ring out in the rhythm modes, and along
with the lead channels I can cover all the material
that I'm playing from Skynyrd, Eagles, Leppelin, ACDC, Stevie Ray, Seether,
Foofighters, Metallica, etc. The pick harmonics sound awesome. The gain of the
LD 1 and 2 red modes are now very controllable, but the sustain and saturation
is still there. I was worried about loosing this with the standard 83s in V2,
V4, but it was the perfect choice. I love the gold pin 803S in V1 I think it
smooths everything out just enough, and I think the 81 in V3 help tame the gain
without neutering the amp. The matched and balanced 83S and the 6L6 in the 2:90
really has given my sound more punch and everything just sounds warmer.
Also, your shipping was excellent it only took a couple of days for the tubes to
arrive in Atlanta.
Thanks again,
Joe
-----Original Message-----From: Verticchio, Paul [mailto:PV_erticchio@ILSOS.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:28 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: superior product & service again
Hi Bob.
The most recent set of guitar amp tubes I received from you were, at my request,
completely different than my "usual" set. Once again, you met all of my spec's.
Here's the "gist" of my post:
We all know about the quality & benefits of JJ tubes so this post will deal
strictly with Eurotubes' ability to "deliver the goods".
I hereby declare, both personally & professionally, that Bob can and DOES select
EXACTLY the right grade of tubes to match your performance specifications. It's
been my experience that Bob's expanded
grading system and unique ability to translate your wishes into product are
unsurpassed in the musical instrument industry.
I cannot fathom why any tone hound would buy JJ tubes from any other source.
Respectfully,
Paul Verticchio
Guitar Improvements LTD.
Jacksonville, IL
From: Tony Thireos [mailto:T_thireos@aol.com] Sent:
Friday, January 25, 2008 8:10 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: More tubes!
Dear Bob:
In December of 2006 I talked to you about a re-tube for my Triaxis and Dual rec.
On your recommendation I went with GZ34s, 6L6s and the high gain "shred" style
selection of tubes for the pre amp.
The result was awesome. I get guys drooling over my tone that play the same amp.
I even had a friend of mine that is playing through two Bogner Ecstacy classics
ask me why his dual recs didn't sound like
that. I suspect he may have been able to avoid spending $8,000 for those two
heads if he had tried some tube options. Granted, the Bogners are amazing but
now his dual recs are collecting dust.
Thanks,
Tony Thireos
From: Baker, Sam [mailto:R_Baker@aol.com] Sent:
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:39 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: ECC83S Matched Triodes in Marshall Mode 4
Got my ECC83S Matched Triode pre-amp tubes you recommended for my Marshall
Mode-4. GREAT CALL! It virtually fixed the “flabby” low E. It still does it, but
it’s virtually inaudible to anybody but myself and the sound is generally MUCH
more crisp and focused compared to the EH 12AX7EH tubes that were in there. It
really improved the overall sound immensely.
Thanks again for your help.
Ron Baker
-----Original Message-----From: ted scotch [mailto:tscotch@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 3:46 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: RE: Shipping options
hi bob i recieved the package sat afternoon, i installed the speaker and tubes
in a gretsch playboy ,a newer model made by victoria amps, and took it to a gig
sat. night.WOW i was in heaven all night . thank
yo for the great service and smooth transaction. it was nice to be able to buy
both the speaker and tubes from you.hats off to you and ted weber for have great
products an being able to get them in one step. i
will recommend you to all thank you ted scotch
From: Mark Vonk [mailto:mark_v@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:46 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi again,
I was just visiting the Telecaster forum
http://www.tdpri.com and
wrote a small note on your replacement tubes for the C30.
Anyway, that made me write this small email: I really liked the tubes you have
sent me. The sound of my C30 is WAY better now. Nicer clean and low gain
overdrive. It really helped the amp tone wise. For 60 euro for these new tubes,
it kept me from replacing the speaker and/or even selling the amp.
Great product and service, I can really recommend your products to everybody!
Thanks again,
Mark
From: Doug Paslaski [mailto:d_paslaski@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:49 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes I ordered for a Fender Champ 600
Hey guys,
I just wanted to let you know how happy I am with my new tubes that just came in
for my Fender Champ 600. I also replaced the stock speakers with the Weber 6’
and this is a completely different amp. For 60 buck in upgrades (speaker and
tubes) this little amp sounds like it cost over a grand. Bob thanks for taking
the time to talk to me on the phone and asking how I want my amp to sound, you
picked the
perfect tubes for my style. I have been telling everyone about you. Also thanks
for the Bias demo on your site for the hot rod Deville. If not for that I would
have wasted at least 50-75 bucks having a tech replace a light bulb and turn a
screw.
Customer for life
Doug
From: Matt Mendonca [mailto:mattack8@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:35 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Another great job
To Eurotubes Staff,
You guys have done it again! The tubes for my Epiphone valve head jr. arrived on
wednesday after shipping on monday, and they are superb. Jay was very helpful in
my tube compliment choice. The tubes
did exactly what i wanted, the amp now distorts at around 2 o'clock on the knob
as compared to the stock 12 o'clock. The 803 over 83 for the preamp was a very
good choice. The amp plain kicks more ass
now. Thanks!
Matthew Mendonca
-----Original Message-----From: Sean Whalen [mailto:spdub@aol.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:02 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes, and Thanks!!
Hi Jay,
Thank you very much for the quick response, and the replacement EL-84. All is
well, the new tubes are in the Peavey, and can now continue with rockin' and
rolling!! The new tube install sounds excellent, very responsive and excellent
harmonics. I am a new fan of JJ's! I've read about them, now am a believer. I
have not yet installed the other set in the Marshall head yet, but getting
anxious to hear them also!
I thank you again, and am definitely going to recommend (scratch that....
command my friends) to you, Eurotubes, and JJ's
to my friends!!
Keep rockin, and thanks!
...Sean...
From: Brian Cox [mailto:brian_cox@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:58 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Marshall Re-Tube Kit
I just want to thank your staff for the help they gave me over the phone with my
questions I had about selecting tubes. I have a Marshall 900 with the 5881's and
what to try a different tube option. After talking with your tech help I decided
to go with the JJ KT77 gold option and all I can say is Good God ! what a
difference. This has given my 900 a nice vintage and rich sound I never had
before. In the past on the high gain channel you would basically get a very
tinny sometimes harsh distortion sound which is great if your into speed metal.
But now I get a rich Marshall Growl and the clean channel the tone is
incredible. These new tubes have really given a nice real full tone especially
in mid and bottom range and the highs are a nice crystal clear sound. My only
regret is I have owned this amp for about seven years now and wished I made this
change earlier. This is like owning a new amp.
Also Thanks for the very quick sevice and delivery I had them in 3 days all the
way across the US.
Thanks Again
Brian Cox
Monrovia, Md
From: Matt Mendonca [mailto:mattack@yahoo.com] Sent:
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:43 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks for the tone!
To the awesome people at Eurotubes,
First and foremost I would like to thank you all for the extremely great
customer service, seriously I ordered the tubes on Monday and they arrived here
on Wednesday – woah! Let me move on to the tubes. Anyway, I had read good things
about both JJ’s and Eurotubes. So, I ordered the standard retube for my blues
junior, which was needed. And I do not regret it at all. Not only was the price
cheaper than if I had gone with groves/sovteks, but the quality and tone was
immensely better, as well as the convenience of all the tubes being matched and
together in one package. After I had put the tubes in, I tried them out. First I
went straight in with my strat with the amp dialed to clean, but unlike before
the blues jr actually sounded like a fender. Before it had a good clean sound,
but it wasn’t the fender clean- the clean you buy a fender for. Now it was. The
highs were more present without being brittle, the lows were tighter, less fuzzy
and farty, and the tone was lusher without losing the brightness. Essentially it
was sounding close to deluxe or twin reverb (close not dead on). I was happy. So
next I went on to the SG, this time I dialed it to overdrive, again it was
better. I was able to nail, even better, the Clapton w/ blues breakers tone, it
was like a mix of an overdriven super reverb (Derek Trucks) and a marshall. To
sum up, I would like to greatly thank you guys for your awesome work ethic and
awesome product. Now I’m going to have to do something about epi valve head jr.
– tubes are good.
Matthew Mendonca
From: anchor950@aol.com [mailto:anchor9@aol.com] Sent:
Monday, January 07, 2008 7:52 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 15816
Bob,
Just a quick followup to say,"you rock!"
My Rivera Quiana sounds phenomanal after having it re-tubed with your
recommended JJ's and bias set at 38mA. There's a rich & warm crunch...and no
more unwanted snap, crackle, pop & hiss. The amp runs super-quiet now, and I get
much better response when adjusting EQ, Focus and Presence controls. My
humbuckers sound great as always, and I really noticed an improvement with the
single coils in my Tele.
Here's the way I see it: As musicians and tone geeks, we pay good money for our
equipment. So, why not spend a few dollars to make it sound the very best.
Similar to a nice guitar, which sounds pretty good with the same old strings.
But regular string changes make it sound even fuller, richer...snappier.
The amp was fun before, but NOW she really sings. I'll be ordering more shortly
to have a full backup set. Thanks for the easy ordering and super-fast shipping.
Keep up the great work.
Regards,
BILL OUELLETTE
From: eborup [mailto:boru@cox.net] Sent: Saturday,
January 05, 2008 8:40 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you!!!
Bob,
First off, Thank you for your suggestion to go with the matched 6L6’s and High
Gain rated 12AX7’s. It was spot on! My Peavey Valve King sounded very good
before, but now it sounds a hundred times better. I’ll put it this way; my
Peavey had a body and some curves and now with the JJ Tubes it has a soul.
Everything is louder, crisper, deeper and overall more pronounced. These tubes
accomplished
the equivalent of adding a equalizer and compression/sustainer pedals. Even when
the volume is set at “1” there is a distinct difference. Basically, with this
set up, it sounds like it should and a whole lot more!
Here are some other observations regarding the Peavey Valve King 212. To replace
the tubes you will need to remove the amp from the cabinet. If you do not you
WILL break something or strip a screw.
The top mounting screws located on both sides of the
carrying handle need to be removed, along with the four screws in the back. It
will also help if you remove the metal bracket (that has the Peavey logo) off of
the front. Once this is complete you have full access of the tubes and mounting
brackets. As you recommend, I strongly recommend cleaning each tube socket. My
amp was brand new and had debris within and around the sockets. Once the
amp/electronics section of the amp is exposed it is very easy to change the
tubes out. Also, here is something of interest. These are the tubes that my amp
came with; 4-Ruby 6L6’s, 2-preamp 12AX7 Electro Harmonix and 1-preamp 12AX7 JJ
tube. So Peavey is putting JJ tubes in their amps. How many is anyone’s guess.
This isn’t a bad set up, but compared to the JJ’s…There is NO comparison.
In conclusion, EUROTUBES will be my primary source for tubes. Nowhere else can
one gain so much knowledge regarding amp maintenance, biasing, reviews and
general knowledge on tubes and their characteristics. You get one on one
customer support with sound advice and the best price on quality tubes. As far
as I’m concerned JJ Tubes are now the industry standard. I literally have zero
complaints and nothing but praise for JJ Tubes and EUROTUBES. Thank you for
providing outstanding customer service and an outstanding product. This is the
way it should be. As long as I own a tube amp I will buy from EUROTUBES. Thanks
again and keep it up. (Please feel free to post this on your site)
R/
Jeff (Guitar player/Independent Duty Corpsman)
From: Renegade Arts [mailto:ren@lastband.com] Sent:
Friday, January 04, 2008 9:51 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Just a note of Thanks!
Hey Bob,
I got my retube set for my Triaxis in today (Hi gain-Lo output), cleaned the
contacts and installed them in the prescribed order and OMG!!!! My Mesa rig has
never sounded so good!!! I retubed the Triaxis a few years back, switching from
the stock Mesa tubes to Teslas on the advice from a local tube guru and noticed
a considerably better sound in all modes, but your Hi gain, Lo output setup
brought the Triaxis to the realms of sonic nirvana! Every mode from clean to hi
gain sounds 100% better. I can't believe the difference. Why Mesa doesn't use
these tubes is beyond me. I only quit playing long enough to fire off
this email to thank you for being the genius that you are! I found Eurotubes
after reading some posts on one of the Mesa forums and decided to give you a try
and I'm so glad I did! I'll definitely be back for more!!
Now I have to get back to my rig to explore new tones I didn't even know
existed!
Well thanks again for the great service, awesome tubes and infinite wisdom!
Eurotubes Rules!
Rich Horn
www.lastband.com
The Last Band On Earth
From: Skull5150@aol.com [mailto:Skull5150@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 6:56 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: 5150II
Hey EuroTubes you did it again!!!!!!
My sick 5150II is back with a Hell Bent Vengeance because of you. Creamy OD that
gets better with
ample warm up time (Ten Minutes). The amp takes on a life if it's own.
You guys are the best in the Good Old U.S.A. hands down..... I love dealing with
your team. Every amp
that I own has been tonally fixed by the Eurotubes team......... Thank God..
Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Mark Yaskulka
Westfield Center, Ohio
From: Thomas Soul [mailto:tom_soul_@verizon.net] Sent:
Monday, December 24, 2007 4:51 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you!
Bob, I just bought 2 6l6's to replace the original Peavey Classic ones in my
combo. I was sceptical about how much tubes could make a difference so I thought
I'd experiment with my cheapest and least
tubed amp. First I dialed in the best cleanest sound I could with the old tubes,
then I cleaned the sockets and installed the new ones and flipped the switch,
not expecting much change. I even recorded the old tubes thinking I would have
to listen to them over and over to hear a tonal difference. But Holy S*&#t ! I
can't believe the difference. This amp went from a tingy raspy piece of
furniture into a thumping roaring animal. Just from two tubes! I have made a
huge leap in the direction of acceptable tone and you sir have made my
Christmas!
Thanks. Tom Soul
From: Mycle82@aol.com [mailto:Mycle82@aol.com] Sent:
Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:46 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net So now, I thought I'd give you guys another chance at it so I
put a set of JJ's in my Fender Hotrod Deville amp. and EXACTLY THE SAME THING
HAPPENED. All I have left to retube is a Fender Blues Jr and another Carvin so
you WILL be hearing from me again.
Subject: Tooobz eez goooood
Ok ... So I put a set of JJ's in my Carvin Vintage 50 amp and all they did was
give it a smooth, warm, killer tone with a huge sweet spot to play in. They
pumped some LIFE into that amp like I had never
heard before.
From: Tony Lacava [mailto:lava_pat@con.net] Sent:
Friday, December 14, 2007 7:58 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Marshall DSL 201, high gain set, and Weber silver Bell
Bob,
I just wanted to thank you for all the advice and the excellent service.
I replaced the stock tubes in my Marshall DSL 201 looking to improve the amps
overall sound.
I was not quite ready for the transformation that took place in overall clarity,
dynamics, natural compression, and smooth even harmonic distortion. WOW ! The
amp really sings with that pure Marshall tone that I was missing. When I
finished re-tubing and changing the speaker it was about 1:00 a.m. and people
were asleep, but even at low volumes, I could tell something magical had taken
place. The next day, when I was able to crank it up, I experienced sheer singing
sustain and magnificent clarity from what was a muddy sounding amp less than
twelve hours before. I promptly called my bass player and informed him … I am
now ready to rule the world !
Thanks to your videos I was even able to bias the amp myself and dial it in
exactly where I wanted it to be.
The Weber Silver Bell that you suggested was just the ticket to compliment the
tubes. Great call !
This is without a doubt the best money that I ever spent to improve my sound.
I cannot thank you enough. Please keep doing what you are doing as I am telling
all my friends.
After the New Year I will get in touch to place an order to re-tube my reissue
Fender Deluxe Reverb. I can hardly wait !
Sincerely, Tony J. Lacava
From: Michael Hoffmann [mailto:michael@mdesign.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 6:39 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
Just wanted to write back and let you know how the tubes turned out. Let me just
say all of the reviews weren't lying! I wanted that vintage crunch sound, and
these new tubes help deliver that and so much more. I'm playing a Tokai Love
Rock with Gibson '57 pick-ups... direct into my Traynor.
Man what a difference! I actually had the chance to play my amp with the JJ
tubes right next to a stock YCV20-WR, and the difference in sound was
monumental. Not only does it just sound better, but what I noticed the most was
how much more control I had over my amp. I am still experimenting with different
settings, but I can't believe how much more I can get out of this amp with the
new tubes.
Thanks for your top notch service - you answered all of my questions, and your
delivery was super fast.
- Michael
From: Paul Lovgren [mailto:grunge_melon@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 7:16 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
About a year ago, I bought a Traynor YCV 50. It was a good little amp but was
lacking the umph I was really looking for. For some reason, humbuckers sounded
real muddy through it. At wits (and my music budget) end, I ordered your
standard retube kit - EL34L's. I wish I would have done it sooner. You've
created a monster. My lil' blue kicks some serious tail now. The clarity is
amazing. Every nuance
jumps out now in hi def. Kudos to you and your people, Bob. Your service was
excellent and fast - only waited 3 days in a holiday week. You've got a customer
for life!
Paul Lovgren
Paramount, CA
From: Phillip B. Holmes [mailto:phillip_B_H@phillipholmes.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:20 PM To: 'Bob'
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 15555
Bob,
Got em.
Please feel free to use this as a testimonial.
Gorgeous tone, man!
I should have listened to you a couple months ago. There is no comparison
between your tubes and the Sovtek Mesa Boogie brand tubes. Now that I've heard
your ECC83S in my V-Twin, the Mesa Boogie
Sovteks sound tinny and are almost unusable. Boy what a difference...your tubes
are warm and musical. I should have saved my money and went ahead with yours
when I retubed my 50:50 last month like you recommended.
Don't get me wrong, my rig sounded good with tubes in just my 50:50 power amp
and I was still getting lots of compliments on my tone, but purchasing those
Mesa brand sovteks for my preamp was a waste of money and time because it cost
me that extra edge that your ECC83S tubes would have given my preamp. That's why
I came back so soon (I could tell something wasn't quite right). It was like an
itch I couldn't scratch. Those Mesa tubes still have a year on them at least
(eBay time)
Anyway, for all you guitarists that could be reading this.. listen to Bob!
Warmest Regards,
Phillip B. Holmes
http://www.phillipholmes.com
http://www.myspace.com/phillipholmes
From: Matt Kashuda [mailto:matt_k22@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:25 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob, I received the tubes (Low gain option) in the mail yesterday and I
installed them today. I must say that I am beyond impressed with the delivery
time and the tone that my 5150 combo has now. I was thinking of selling it but I
love it like its a whole new amp now. thanks and you can expect more business
from me in the future.
From: Randy Bauman [mailto:private_drive@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 4:19 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
Thought I'd drop ya a line to extend my gratitude for your excellent service!
Installed your re-tube kit in my TSL 100 today and everything went/sounds
fantastic! Wasn't sure I was gonna tackle it myself until I found your website
(referred to me by my brother) and watched your video on biasing. I'll
definitely be back for any future needs!
Tubes by JJ, confidence by EUROTUBES!
Thanks again!
Randy B.
http://www.myspace.com/privatedriverocks
http://www.privatedriverocks.com
From: Gary Johnson [mailto:gjohnson@yahoo.com] Sent:
Monday, November 12, 2007 8:23 PM To: Bob
Subject: Peavey Classic 50 2x12
Hi Guys,
I just wanted to let you know I have install my set of JJ tubes in my Peavey
Classic 50 2x12, and all I can say is WOW!! The tone is so much fuller, warmer
and Cleaner I didn't want to stop rehearsing
tonight.
Those JJ ECC83S and EL84s are the "BOMB". "Man what a difference." I'm so happy
right now, as I am typing this email, I feel a tear in my eye.
You guys a tube amp Gods. Thank you for the recommendation, and thank you for
providing such excellent service.
I pray that God continues to Bless you, and Heaven smile upon you.
Once again Thanks,
Gary,
-----Original Message-----From: trevorth@alltel.net [mailto:trevorth@alltel.net]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 6:45 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tube set for my new Traynor
I just bought this Traynor YCV50 Blue on a whim. I came home to it sitting on my
porch. So, I opened and played it for a while and though it sounded okay, it
lacked any real feel to it. It sounded muddy when pushed and kind of cardboard-ish
and thin. I happened to look in my mailbox and there she was as I had hoped for,
the little jewels that would be my savior! (A standard retube with KT77's)
Although a little skeptical at first I installed them and fired it up. At first
it wasn't over the top but, the cardboard was gone! After playing for an hour or
so the tubes started to open up like a blossoming flower! And there it is! This
was a different amp then what I started with. Every amp wtih those sh''ty
sovetek's deserve an upgrade like this! Makes a great X-mas gift for your amp!
Or for any occasion. It'll have you playing deck the halls in no time! Now, I
can't wait for my Mesa Lonestar upgrade! Merry x-mas,happy
birthday etc.. to me!! Thanks Eurotubes!
Trevor
From: Ken Pullen [mailto:ken_doriep@sbcglobal.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:19 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: To Bob from Ken Pullen
Hi Bob,
About 2 hours ago I finished doing the complete retube and bias adjustment on my
Dr. Z. Route 66 head with the tubes you said to order.
Good Golly Miss Molly...oooohhhhhhhh!
It took me 2 hours to reply from the sheer joy of the tones and playing for that
long. I love my Peter Florence '59 Voodoo humbuckers, I love my guitar, I'm
thankful for my fingers, and all those that came before me to lead the way, I
love this Dr. Z amp and am glad Mike decided to begin building amps by hand in
small batches...and now the final piece to the puzzle! These great JJ tubes. I
love 'em Bob. I just love 'em.
Thanks as always for your patience and advice. No one else I've dealt with
online, or for that matter in face to face dealings in brick and mortar stores
has taken the care and time that you have. I learned how to bias properly
because of you. I learned what tubes are the best and provide the best tone for
me because of you. I also learned to spray my tube pins with electronic contact
cleaner, and a bunch of invaluable other stuff from you. Thanks so much. You've
always been there. You're company and tubes are top-notch. Guitar players and
tube amp fans everywhere should be thankful for you and your company, and for
the direct relationship you have with JJ Electronics over in the Slovak Republic
(half my ancestry is from Eastern Europe by the way.)
In a week or so I'll order a backup pair of KT-66's to have on hand, or I may
just go ahead and order a complete backup set of tubes for my Route 66
head...better to be prepared than have down time.
Thanks again.
I'll be back...
Ken.
From: Jim Racicos [mailto:jracicos@ipris.com.au] Sent:
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 5:23 AM To: eurotubes Where has all my tone been up until now? I cannot believe the extra
gain, feel and response to touch of my rig now. Pick or strum conservatively,
she cleans up nicely, dig in hard and it just growls!!! I'm gonna spread the word Bobby boy! I think I'll order a couple of
your tshirts and get some advertising happening. As I write this email it's
11-00pm down here in Melbourne Australia. My wife was gonna kill me (neighbors
are throwing things over the fence too, LOL) because I couldn't tear myself away
from my amp. It was cranked, let me tell you and I only just managed to turn
this thing off.
Subject: Re: Retube Marshall TSL602
Hi Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I received my JJ's today, a full re-tube of high gain, matched and balanced
tubes for my Marshall TSL602 combo. I just couldn't wait to clean the tube
sockets, get the new 'glass' in and re-bias. Tried to lower my expectations
whilst I got to work installing them. Boy howdy!!!! Does my amp rock now!!! Holy
sheeeeeeet!!
All notes are very clear and articulate and the harmonics just jump out when you
want them to. I can't get over the fact I'm actually 'using' the tone controls
for a change instead of just cranking everything
to '11' just to compensate for the less than satisfactory stock tubes they put
in this thing. The biggest thing I noticed though is that I'm also turning down
the gain in the crunch channel as well as the lead channel.
Everything is much more punchier and responsive and I dont need the gain flat
out any more, nor do I need to put a overdrive pedal in front of the amp like I
did before. Clean channel has, well, cleaned up beautifully and everything is
nice and compressed and full. I cannot thank you enough for your time and
advice. Your personalised service and A1 communication is exemplary (thanks to
Jay also) and I have absolutely no hesitation recommending Eurotubes to my
fellow musicians.
Thanks again to all at Eurotubes.
All the best to you and your family Bob.
Regards,
Jim.
From: Chris L [mailto:Ozweego@aol.net] Sent: Friday,
September 28, 2007 10:14 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Mesa Single Rect Re-tube
Thank YOU, Thank YOU, Thank YOU
I just got finished playing my "new" amp. After the recommendation from Eddie I
went with the KT77's and the standard front end kit for the Mesa Rect-O-Verb.
The guy I got my amp from had 2 Grove Tubes 12AT7 in V1,V2... 1 Grove Tubes
12AX7 in V3 and MESA 12AX7s in V4 and V5... Mesas 6L6GCs. I don't know how it
all works but the new kit sounds amazing. I've never had my my Small Stone sound
so rich coming from this amp. My amplifier sounds more like myself now. I know
I'm going to enjoy every hour I spend on it.
Thanks a LOT!
Chris
From: Ron Wesley [mailto:ronwesley@aol.com] Sent: Friday, September 28,
2007 10:41 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Marshall Super Bass
Bob,
Hello, this is Ron Wesley, I stopped by yesterday morning and bought a quad of
E34L's for my '76 Marshall Super Bass. I just wanted to let you know that I'm
very pleased with the tone and performance I getting from my amp with the JJ
tubes installed. The tubes biased up to 70% very easily and I instantly noticed
a bigger, more 3-D sound stage with more depth in the lows, fatter and more
complex mids, and a singing top end that's clear but not brittle. The balanced
ECC83S that I put in the phase inverter helped also, the amp really sings now.
Last night at rehearsal all the guys in my band noticed a difference, even the
drummer. I want to put a set of JJ's in my old '68 50 watt Marshall also, plus I
have a couple more amps that could use some great tubes. Thank you for your
help, my Marshall really ROCKS now!
-Ron Wesley
Titans of Oblivion
http://www.myspace.com/titansofoblivion
-----Original Message-----From: Paul Adams
[mailto:adams@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:22 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Hi,
I just got the new tubes installed into my 2:90 last night - replacing the
factory boogie tubes.
All I can say is, "Holy ****". These tubes are absolutely amazing. I was using
an eq before the power amp to try and remove some harsh frequencies. With the
JJ's in the power amp I turned off the eq; I don't even need it anymore! I
honestly cannot say enough good things about these tubes! The response is very
well balanced and there just doesn't seem to be any harsh frequencies in there
at all!
Thank you so much for providing such a high quality product. I know that the
tubes themselves are a part of it, but the big piece, at least in my opinion, is
that you have taken the time to carefully put together
well thought out sets for each amplifier; I really feel like I'm getting the
most out of my equipment. You have earned a customer for life.
Thanks again,
Paul
-----Original Message-----From: nathan sander [mailto:judo_preist@comcast.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes for a 1981 jmp 100 watt master volume
Bob, thanks for the suggestions on which tubes to buy for my Marshall. This
indeed is the best this Marshall has sounded in my hands and probably ever. The
KT66's do deliver a big, warm vintage sound. Man I'm so impressed with the sound
it has me foaming at the mouth just waiting to unleash at band practice. You
guys at Eurotubes know tube business and anyone that comes my way about tubes
will be redirected to you. I have finally found that sound that has been buzzing
around in my head since I've come to understand tones.
Thanks, Nathan
P.S. shipment was lighting fast... at my door three days after internet
purchase+++++++
From: Matt Davis [mailto:matt.davis_@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, September 14, 2007 5:40 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks!!
Folks,
I just got my high-gain full re-tube set from you guys for my new-to-me Ampeg
S212R. As usual, the service from you guys has been incredible, and the tubes
are even better than you say they are. I did not have a chance to re-bias yet
because I had to throw them in and go last night but they already sound GREAT!
This amp with the high-gain ECC83S's just sings. The clean channel is a bit
warmer now but really seems to have the versatility to go any way I want it to.
It's got some teeth when it's cranked a bit, but I dialed the bass up last night
and played through a neck position Gold Lace Sensor on a strat-ultra/plus and I
was amazed with the smoothness and articulation. The gain channel is AWESOME
now. I compared it to my buddy's new Mesa combo. The Ampeg is so much more
buttery than those types of amps, yet can just about keep up gain wise with the
new tubes. I'm really impressed. The tubes were perfectly matched and the price
is right.
Blessings on you guys,
-Matt Davis.
-----Original Message-----From: stuhankins [mailto:stuh@gpa.net]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 11:27 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: my new tubes are great!!!!
Not only is your service the BEST!! , your descriptions of the tubes sounds,
have been very accurate.
I have purchased long plate pre amp tubes for my old Carvin x100, they are
great. Your suggestion to buy a Weber attenuator was an excellent suggestion, I
purchased a mass lite, it did the job.
I purchased some preamp tubes for a Randall rg50, I later had the amp modified
to get rid of all the kid distortion. I still would like to unload the Randall,
it doesn't have a lot of definition, I might try those two pre amp tubes I
recently purchased for my HRD Fender.
This latest tube purchase the ECC81 and the ECC832 took all the annoying high
and mid doinkiness out of the HRD Fender I own.
To date I have purchased all my tubes from you folks.
I really want to thank you especially for the excellent customer service you
folks have given me. I switched from bass to guitar two years ago and I knew
nothing at all about guitar amps, your help to date has
helped me find the sounds I love and the sounds I want to emulate.
Thanks again for your patience and help
Stuart Hankins
From: Rich S [mailto:richsul@charter.net] Sent: Sunday,
September 09, 2007 8:36 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks, and a question
Hi. Replaced all tubes in my HRDLX with JJ's (and switched from 6L6s to 6V6s),
rebiased and I'm amazed.
The clean is much more musical, and I can even get a great breakup on the clean
channel at reasonable
volumes. The gain channel now sounds much more like an extension of the
"natural" sound, rather than a
processed, different animal. Very sweet - thanks so much for saving my amp.
Thanks for providing something few companies offer these days - great products,
great prices and
unmatched customer service. Well done.
Rick
From: Jerry Gentry [mailto:jerryG@earthlink.net] Sent:
Monday, August 20, 2007 12:11 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 14269
HI Bob. I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with the JJ tubes I've
got installed in my Marshall DSL50. I've done some upgrades to the amP:
- upgraded the OT to a Mercury Magnetics built to Voodoo
amp specs ( a vintage version)
- changed a few capacitor values to improve the high gain (red) channel
- added a choke, also Mercury Magnetics
With the
upgrades, the amp has really developed a nice blossom that has all that depth of
a Marshall. I just went through some tests changing the preamp (V1 and V2) tubes
and the power tubes to several different ones I've collected over time. With the
amp electronics set up where I want them the JJs, both power and
preamp, are the best sounding. In all the combinations I used, the full set of
JJs are what provides the best sound overall. Nice sparkly highs and deep, solid
lows. The overdrive is tight and deep. The clean is sparkly, but not brittle.
Both seem very three dimensional.
Just thought you'd like to know.
Jerry.
-----Original Message-----From: Chris Story
[mailto:grave_side@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:52 AM To:
eurotubes
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Hi Bob
The tubes arrived in good order. The gold pin EECC83 is frickin wonderful!!
After letting it run in for the afternoon I put it to work in the V1 slot on my
modded Hot-Rod Deluxe. Yummy... I recently got the new improved RP350 from
Digitech which is a vast improvement to any of their previous models. It is so
clean in fact it really shouts- put a warm tube tween me and the amp! The gold
pin works perfect there! Played two shows Fri and Sat.. Just thought ya might
want to hear another success story.
take care, have a great weekend!
Chris
From: brilliant_pool@comcast.com [mailto:brilliant_pool@comcast.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 9:33 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Triaxis High Gain Preamp Set
Bob,
I wanted to thank you for your excellent customer service. It was a pleasure
seeing your shop and thank you for the directions.
The preamp set you gave me rocks! It turned the tones coming out of my triaxis
from good to amazing. The sound is thicker, richer and more harmonically
complex. The low notes have more attack and it almost sounds like the triaxis is
playing itself when I solo.
I look forward to seeing what you can do with my Triple Rectifier in the future.
Thanks again,
Richard
-----Original Message-----From: jeff r [mailto:jeff_r@mstanley.com]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 8:36 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
thanks for the incredibly quick order processing - i was shocked to find the
tubes in my mailbox on friday!
I plugged in the tubes and my tri-axis has depth that i hadn't heard out of it
before. These tubes give the tri a much more versatile sound than the "stock"
mesa tubes had - it also cured the bass flab that i had been getting before
(when turning the bass up over 4 on any heavy preset).
i'm psyched and grateful i ordered through you guys. Thanks again!
From: Benoit Boucher [mailto:astrosause@yahoo.ca] Sent:
Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:02 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi,
Just to let you guys know, the tubes for my Concert II arrived safely. Wow--
what a difference in tone! The drive channel is actually usable now! And the
clean channel... just heavenly! What sort of magic pixie dust do you guys put in
these tubes to make them sound so good? I'm starting to wish all my electronic
products used tubes, just so I could put JJ's in them. Sure, the ipod would be
bulky and would probably get very hot, but couldn't you just imagine how great
it would sound?
Consider me a very satisfied customer!
Ben Boucher
From: Mark Holmes [mailto:king_chedder@yahoo.com] Sent:
Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:33 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My third time.....
Hey Bob!
Just got done playing a gig with a new high-gain re-tube kit for my Mesa Nomad
45......this is the second re-tube kit I have bought from you, and again I have
to say..."wow.....this amp rocks!!!!!" I even had some guitar friends in the
club, and they all asked me how I "make" a Nomad sound so good(apparently one of
the guys had a Nomad 55, and he said it sounded like crap).....I just smiled and
gave them your card, and said "Eurotubes, baby.....the ONLY way to rock!!!!!!!
This is the third time I've E-Mailed you about your fine products, and I am
sooooo glad I "discovered" you.....both my Nomad 45 and Subway Rocket amps sound
so good now that I have good tubes in them......I don't even THINK of ever
ordering from Mesa-Boogie anymore......hell, you FULL RE-TUBE KIT is priced
better than 4 of their "low noise SPAX7A pre-amp tubes!!!!!!
Don't ever stop, Bob..........if you do, there will be a hell of a lot of guitar
players crying like little girls.......and that's no way for guitar players to
act!!!!!
Mark Holmes
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Ring [mailto:ericring_1@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:54 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
JAY,
GOT MY TUBES TODAY! INSTALLED THEM IN MY 5150 COMBO AND I HATE TO SAY IT MAN
...........BUT I WAS ABSOLUTELY BLOWN THE FU@K AWAY! THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
WAS THAT I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO CUT MY PRE-GAIN UP TO 5 WITHOUT IT SOUNDING LIKE
A JET GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF THEN THE CLARITY OF THE AMP EVEN THOUGH
OVERDRIVEN I SWEAR I COULD HEAR EVERY INDIVIDUAL NOTE WHEN I PLAYED A CHORD. NOW
I CAN HONESTLY SAY FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THE GUYS AT EUROTUBES ARE (BY FAR) THE
ONE AND ONLY TUBE AMP EXPERTS! I WILL NEVER CALL OR TALK TO A TUBE AMP
MANUFACTURE REGARDING A TUBE AMP THEY MADE!
JAY YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
SINCERELY,
A NEW LIFE LONG
EUROTUBES MAN,
From: Darrell E [mailto:darrell_e@gmail.com] Sent:
Friday, July 20, 2007 12:41 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Eurotubes are a bunch of guitar freaks,
that's when i knew i was gonna buy my tubes from them. I took the plunge and
purchased your bias probe with my new tubes. With the info and videos on your
site and the instruction sent with the probe i felt like i was born to bias
amps. Jay set me up with tubes and i decided to get two types of power tubes so
i could swap for different tones. Before I re tubed my 1992 Randall Pro Tube
1000 (55watt). It barely sounded better than a Line Six Spider 2! It is amazing how well this amp reacts with different tubes. I can get all
kinds of different tones...its awesome ! The bias trim pot happens to be on the
bottom of the amp. I carefully measured and drilled a small hole in the bottom
of the amp cabinet, now i don't have to remove the amp to re-bias the amp when i
want to swap power tubes. ( gee i wonder if that makes me a genius or
something...lol !) I wish i could keep Eurotubes my little secret, hoping to
have other guitarist wonder why i sound sooo good... But instead i tell everyone
that they just have to check out Eurotubes and get re tubed!!! Keep up the
great work!
Subject: Eurotubes Rule !!!
Hello to the great people at Eurotubes!
I just wanted to thank you for all of your help and advice! The information on
your website is excellent! I just bought a older Randall half stack so i could
get into a tube amp for cheap.The seller told me to try other tubes if i wanted
to change the tone. I got curious and started to research online, reading for
days about tubes. My research concluded and i was going to buy some JJ's because
they got the best reviews. The only problem was i still was not sure which JJ's
to get. That's when i found Eurotubes.
I was starting to think i should have put the money towards a Mesa or Marshall.
Now...well you know what i am gonna say...it sounds BAD ASS !!!! I seriously
have no need for a new amp now!
Highest regards,
-----Original Message----- From: david-hopkins@comcast.net
[mailto:david-hopkins@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:14 AM To:
eurotubes
Subject: RE: Need a Retube for Budda SD 30
Hey Bob,
Just letting you the new tubes sound fantastic. I always wait to review new
purchases until I have rehearsed at home, rehearsed with band, and actually
gigged with them. Anyway, as usual the JJ's did not disappoint. That balanced
triode really makes a difference in my Budda Series One SuperDrive30. Budda
still insists that Groove Tubes are the "OEM" tubes, but this set sounds ten
times better at half the cost. I am playing a Carvin Holdsworth HF-2 "fatboy"
semi-hollowbody with fat humbuckers and the tone just oozes from this
combination. Conservatively rated at 30W this amp cut through the band without
sounding harsh and with a minimum of help from the PA system. What I especially
like is how versatile this rig is with these tubes - I play modern rock with my
band, but I study jazz and its nice to be able to use the same amp for all
styles. Buddas are known for their intense overdrive, but I just love the clean
sounds it gets with these tubes. I received numerous unsolicited compliments
after the last gig with my band. What I really liked was how much more
controllable my feedback-tones are now.
Unfortunately for you guys, these tubes are so reliable and long-lasting that I
probably won't need to see you for a few years, but you can bet when I need new
ones again, I'll come back to Eurotubes. I recommend you all the time.
Thanks again
David K. Hopkins
www.headlesshumanclones.com
PS Thanks to Jay
and Eddie for their great customer service!
From: jade_l@aol.com [mailto:jade_l@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:22 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: THANKS!
To Bob, and the whole Eurotubes staff,
I just wanted to send a quick "Thank You" for doing buisness the way it should
be done. I've been a customer for a few years now, and continue to recomend you
guys to everyone who will listen. You carry a great product, ship fast, have
great prices, and AMAZING customer service.
I just thought you all should know that your efforts are much appreciated.
Please don't change a thing.
Keep up the great work, and thanks again,
Jade Lowrey
From: Jason Brennan [mailto:J_Bren@brown.edu]
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:17 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: RE:
Bob,
Thanks for your help. I got my XXX 6L6 hi-gain kit today and swapped out the old
tubes.
These tubes rock. It really improved the sound of every channel. First, the
clean channel really cleaned up. It was fine before, but didn't have much spank
or sparkle. I'd say replacing the tubes Fenderized the cleans quite a bit, which
is funny, given that the tubes I yanked were Fender-labeled Sovteks.
The 2 distortion channels really opened up. Is there more distortion? Yes. But
the interesting thing is that now the entire range of gain is usable. At very
low gain settings, it's grittier than it was before the swap. But these low
settings work really well now and sound really great. Before switching the
tubes, the gain channels sounded kind of mediocre with the gain lower than 10
o'clock. But now it's like having 2 new tweed/blues/classic rock channels when I
keep the gain low. At the higher gain settings, there's more sustain than
before, but the nice thing is that the distortion is more articulate and spanky
all the way through the gain settings. You'd said that the hi-gain kit is great
for sweep-picking and the like, and you're right.
Cheers,
J.
From: Dennis B [mailto:d_on_site@sbcglobal.net] Sent:
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:33 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Any other words of advise for me?
Dennis Brown here, I put the tubes in for my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe you sent me
and I took your advise on getting and putting a Weber speaker in my amp, I
thought you should know that I now believe you guys are Amp God's. I never would
have believed a Fender 1/12 deluxe could sound like mine does right now, Holly
&#&$#, Talk about tone and smooth, It melted the ice in my tea that was 10 feet
away, Glassy yet smooth and warm, I could not have explained this sound and you
guys nailed it, Anything else I should do? Oh and thanks for having the bias
clip on there too, that was very helpful and it worked great, I also took your
advise on the meter and do it yourself thing too. Well it's getting late and my
neighbors might think I am done for tonight, and I am not, LOL!
Thanks so much, OH and by the way, You got this sounding so good I took my 4/10
Mesa in to be sold, I won't need it now.
Thanks, Dennis
From: Tony Lewis [mailto:t_lewis@neb-sandhill.net]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:55 PM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Epiphone Blues Custom 30....needs good tubes!!
Bob and Jay,
just a note to follow up on my order. i put the Rectifier tube GZ34 and the
6L6GC's in my Blues Custom 30 by Epiphone.
as usual, your advice was right on. your tubes make this amp incredibly great
sounding. the added low end is much more tight and punchy!! the highs are
crystal and defined.
why can't you guys talk these amp company's into using your tubes stock instead
of the Sovteks? the difference is night and day!! you guys are superior.
great job!! Talk to ya next time i need tubes.....
Tony Lewis
From: Chris Worthington [mailto:mindless_insanities_@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:55 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: THANK YOU BOB!!!!!!!!!!
Bob,
You are a true tone Guru! My 6505+ is an entirely NEW beast, thanks to you!
(KT88/6L6 high gain kit and bias mod) I never, in a million years would’ve
thought that a retube would make this huge of a difference. No more muddiness,
no more shrilly/tinny awfulness, and the cleans…………OMG the amp actually has a
useable clean channel now. And the difference in clarity is astonishing. I can’t
believe how much of my chops were lost in the muddy distortion before. I had to
go in and readjust all the settings on my effects! LOL And you really went
beyond the call of duty, walking me through the whole process, not to mention
you saved me two 120 mile round trips and probably $60! I will recommend you and
your company every chance I get. The tube setup you suggested made my amp go
from something that sounded like refried Yeti ass, to something that sings,
cries, growls and screams with the absolute best of amps! Seriously, I cannot
thank you enough!!!
Sincerely,
Chris Worthington
-----Original Message-----From: Brad C [mailto:dynamin@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 11:15 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Thanks, Brad
Subject: happy customer
Hey guys, just letting you know I received the tubes for my AC30, and the
difference is quite astounding. I thought the difference would only be subtle,
but I was wrong. The factory configuration of tubes sounded like a windy lake of
choppy water, but the JJ's are as smooth and clear as a moon-lit pond. So long
as you're selling, I'm buying.
-----Original Message-----From: Jon F [mailto:jf332@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:39 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: peavey classic 50
Just wanted to let you know that I recieved my tubes (C50 Normal clean - High
gain Lead) today, pretty impressive shipping only 6 days to australia. I have to
say that the amp is now sounding friggen awesome!!!! The drive channel has more
bottom end and "BALLS" now and I am getting one of the sweetest brownish
sounding tones I've ever heard, my angus riffs sound like their just off the
record and I never thought I would be able to pull off master of puppets so
convincingly either with this amp. I don't think I will be needing to buy a
distortion pedal any more as there is plenty enough gain for me now, my eq will
boost enough for solos. The clean channel seems more sparkeley now too more
fendery, better sounding overall.
Thanx again your products are second to none and I will be returning whenever I
need new tubes.
Cheers
Jon
From: paul southard [mailto:paul_z@belgacom.net] Sent:
Monday, May 07, 2007 7:46 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: My EL 84's....
Well.My quad set of EL84's for my PV Belta Blues allready arrived...That took
like 5 days...Pretty friggin good service if you ask me..ANNNDDDD..They sound
FANTASTIC!!!! I am a bit of a skeptic when it comes to stuff like "You Wont
BELIEVE how much better your amp sounds when you cram OUR tubes in
there".....But I gotta admit...They sound KILLER...I woulden't have believed
it...But there you go.....Thank you guys very much..I am a total convert
forever..And I will spread the word..You can count on it.....Cheerio
Paul Zahl (Southard)
Spectre Studio
Oostend Belgium
From: Joe F [mailto:joe_f@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, May
04, 2007 4:02 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks so much!
I recently bought my first tube amp: a 1976 Fender Twin Reverb. I was really
excited until I discovered that it had been refitted with Groove Tubes 6L6B's,
which I had recently learned were by no means the best tubes available (not to
mention really shrill-sounding). I bought a set of your JJ 6L6GC's and a bias
probe and I have to say the difference was amazing! Thanks so much for carrying
a great product and offering free instruction on how to bias amplifiers. I
emailed your store and one of your guys, Eddie, told me the sweet spot for the
Twin. You saved me a trip to the amp tech and my amp sounds better than ever.
Thanks again!
Joe Florez
From: Bruce [mailto:b_awald@samford.edu] Sent:
Thursday, May 03, 2007 11:15 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: update on Traynor YCV80 standard tube kit
Hey guys…
I’ve had the new tubes installed in my YCV80 for about 2 weeks now. After
discussing various options over the phone, it was decided the best kit to use
was the standard kit for the YCV80. I have to say that I am VERY happy about the
results. Also, my band-mates immediately noticed an improvement in tone from the
amp after the re-tube. I had two main problems with my amp before the
retube…muddy low end and a harsh top end that was horrible when the gain was
cranked and boost on. After the retube, the gain is MUCH smoother, and sustain
seems to be a lot better. Its almost like my gain goes to “11” or “12” now.
Additionally, unlike before where the gain channel with the boost switch off was
pretty much useless, this setting now provides the most incredible classic rock
crunch that is very responsive to pick attack and guitar volume. The most
noticeable improvement, however, was on the clean channel…WOW!! The bass
response is fantastic…very defined and articulate. When the clean channel volume
is around 6-7, the tubes start to break up, and with the clean channel dimed the
tone I get from this amp is UNREAL. Paired with my Strat with Lollar Blondes
pickups and Callaham bridge, I now have vintage tone all the way. I spend more
time running through the clean channel, no effects, than I ever did before.
Thanks for the great customer service and excellent product. The packaging and
speed of shipping were equally impressive. You’ll be getting my business for
years to come.
Bruce Waldrop
Birmingham, Alabama
-----Original Message-----From: James E [mailto:james__e@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:16 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: great tubes!
Hey, I had read about the JJ tubes online and thought it was a bunch of hype and
that a tube is a tube is a tube and I put in some of ya'll's tubes today on
reccomendation from a friend and I was literally blown away by the difference
between the JJs and the stock Sovtek tubes. I really couldn't stop playing this
afternoon. Thank you so much for a great product and such speedy shipping.
Thanks,
James P Eddy
-----Original Message-----From: t_t_1@uakron.edu
[mailto:t_t_1@uakron.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 6:57 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 12581
Hay I just wanted to say that after putting the 6L6GC's back in B-52 it sounds
great again. Man the sound is just so much more there, it sounds deeper,
clearer, much more crunchy, much more dynamic. Awsome, the difference between
the JJ 6L6GC's and the Sovtech 5881's is night and day. The Sovtech's just sound
shallow and fizzy in comparison. Thanks alot.
Thomas
From: Peters [mailto:djpet@peoplepc.com] Sent:
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:06 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Thanks again and I will definitely be back for the next re-tube.
Subject: Re: Tubes
Guys,
My tubes arrived early this morning. After a once over, socket cleaning etc, my
new tubes are in, biased (38ma) and running. All I can say is WOW!!!. My 5150
has not sounded this good...ever. And I've had it since the year they were
introduced. I was excited when I added the bias mod and quite pleased, but the
addition of the JJ set was the final piece of the puzzle.
Yours thrilled,
Jim
From: HMVROD@aol.com [mailto:HMVROD@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:47 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: New Tubes
Thanks a million!!!!! Just got in my KT 88 and 6L6 GC Integrated set for my
Peavey 6505. Man what a major difference. Extreme bass, and out of this world
punch with excellent pick attack!!! The delivery couldn't have been any faster
neither, and I'd also like to thank you for that. Can't wait till I can get the
pre amp tubes from you. Awesome.
Steve Kamps
From: zwilling@yahoo.com [mailto:zwilling@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 9:24 AM To: Bob
Subject: Order #12211: Thank You!!
Bob -
A few weeks ago I ordered a full retube kit for my Marshall JCM2000 DSL50
(Hi-gain KT77 option). I finally had a chance to fire up my Marshall after
re-tubing it a couple of weeks ago, and I have to tell you that the sound that
came out of that amp really exceeded my expectations. The tube kit delivered
exactly what you promised and then some: tons of gain, plenty of low-end
chunk...my amp has more balls than the Celtic's locker room :~)
I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you. You really know your stuff. You
can count on me to spread the word (and website) of Eurotubes to anyone willing
to listen.
A very satisfied customer -
Thomas Zwilling
From: ckerns [mailto:c_kerns@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday,
April 25, 2007 7:14 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes Rock!
Bob,
I have been playing my Crate VFX5112 (with extension cab) and my Crate VFX5212,
both with your JJ's tube recommendations for over a year now. At nearly every
gig, somebody comes up and asks me "what the heck kind of amp is that? I have
never heard an amp sound so good". Well, as you know, the JJ's you recommended
are the reason (not to mention the Celestion Century Neo speakers). The clean is
so perfect, better than a "Twin", I think. The overdrive is sweet and controlled
and the sustain is just forever.
I never miss a chance to tell everyone about Eurotubes and JJ's. By the way, if
you type in "best tubes for guitar amps" on the 'net, JJ's comes up 8 out of 10.
Hmmmm, I wonder why? Heck, I've got JJ's in all my tube overdrive pedals, too!
We are going down to Nashville to do some recording and I will be taking my
VFX5212 with me.
Take care and keep up the outstanding tube work.
Craig Kerns
-----Original Message-----From: BRENT HANNAH [mailto:b_hann@shaw.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:21 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank You
Guys,
I Recently retubed my Traynor YCV50 with the KT77 option and WOW is all I can
say. I have always liked this amp, and I have been playing with the factory
tubes for about 2 years. But I was getting a bit of tube rattle and I wasn't
getting the same volume that I was used to.
Anyway I replaced the tubes and played it at home and really noticed it had a
lot more bottom end. It wasn't until I took it to practice that I really saw the
difference. Typically I play with the clean volume at about 6 and the master at
about 4. So I started with the master at about 3 and I nearly blew the place
apart! But more than the volume, the amp is so much more responsive and crisp,
and tons of bottom. I can't wait to use it on stage.
If I ever had a complaint about the amp it's that the gain channel sounded thin
unless the gain was cranked. Now I can crank the volume and use the gain to
adjust the loudness. I can set it so that it sounds like the clean channel with
just a little more volume & crunch, but hit the gain boost and .... holy sh*t!!!
Anyway, thanks again
Brent Hannah
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
From: The Kinders [mailto:hglass@sbcglobal.net] Sent:
Friday, April 20, 2007 7:33 AM To: 'eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Tube Order and possible issue with ECC83S-HC in V3
Hi Bob:
Thanks for the quick response. It turned out to be a bad amp from Peavey.
Returned it to the Guitar Center and got another one. Put in the tubes and WOW
what a difference. JJ tubes are a GREAT product!!!!!! As I am new to tube amps,
I was completely blown away by what “good” tubes could do for an already good
amp. My Classic 50 just sings on the clean channel and the overdrive channel now
has a nicely defined clarity to it and much better distortion (bought the normal
clean/high gain option).
By the way, my son’s Valve Jr. head sounds fantastic after putting in the JJ
tubes you suggested. I don’t even have to bug him to practice anymore.
Thanks!!!!!!
Greg Kinder
Fresno, CA
From: Jeff Tome [mailto:scsych@pacbell.net] Sent:
Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:51 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Recent Fender Retube.
Just wanted to thank Eddie and all the folk at eurotubes. Just did the 6L6GC
retube of my Fender Blues Dlx RI. Used your bias probe/multi meter to rebias the
amp and it sounds totally cool, 100% better. The thing just sparkles on clean
playing my gibby LP std. It really makes the LP come alive. Gets the sound I've
heard in my head but couldn't quite get out of the amp, clean mids and sparkling
clear highs. Drive channel sounds better (though I wouldn't throw away my
pedals). And between the printed directions and your "how to bias" it was the
easiest thing in the world. I can't believe anyone would pay a tech to bias an
amp. Again, a million thanks. You guys did a great job. Next up I think I'm
going to try the 6V6 option.
Jeff Tome
From: DANIEL BUCKLEY [mailto:d_buck@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:47 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Crate V3112 Re-Tube
Dear Eurotubes - Just retubed my V3112 combo with JJ's. Excellent sounding
tubes! Really smooth and pleasant. I appreciate your over-the- phone service and
taking the time to discuss my tube needs. You deserve your good reputation!
Thanks again.
Dan Buckley
North Haven, CT. USA
Dan
From: Maclellan, Michael M [mailto:R.M@med.ge.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:53 PM To: Ted Weber; eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Si lver Bell ... Mass Lite - Speaker-Amp Impedance question
Thanks for the prompt Response to my questions.
Just wanted to let you know that I just put the Silver Bell into my DSL 401
today along with JJ tubes from Eurotubes, I have to say that I was a little
skeptical about how much difference this was going to make ... Well, all I can
say is AWESOME! The tone and dynamics in the sound I now have coming from my amp
is better that I had expected. Even my wife commented on the difference.
Haven't tried the MASS Lite yet but will be experimenting with it soon.
Mike M
From: Skull_5150_@msn.com [mailto:Skull_5150_@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:38 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Order 12078
Jay,
I could not wait any longer so I installed the tubes in my Classic 30 Head even
though my wife works from home. I kicked the tires and lit the fires, and that
baby burns man burns. That amp sounds perfecto, perfecto and perfecto. You
really made my day a lot brighter, it sounds like I paid $3,000 for a "boutique
amp", not a menial $400 for this Peavey head; smoking man, this amp's tone is
the perfect balance for me! Tight bass, creamy mid's, highs sing and the amp
breaks up smoooooth. My 5150II full stack sounds like a toy practice amp right
now, guess what amp is next on the Eurotube re-tube order list. You guys are
tube tone geniuses...... Like I stated in previous e-mails before I found you
guys, I bought a similar JJ tube configuration from the TubeStore.com for this
this amp, and the tone stunk so bad I put the Russian factory tubes back in!
I wish you all the success in the world with your business, it was truly my
pleasure dealing with your team. I am a 39 year old MBA Sales/Customer
service/Business consultant by trade; your current business model/philosophy
works, keep it up!!! I just wish more companies would keep true to their initial
sales convictions; simple sales/value added philosophical purity, keep the
faith, and prosperity will always follow. Eurotubes is a class act
entrepreneurship in my book. You cats got your tube tone craft down to a
science!!
God Bless,
Mark Yaskulka
Westfield Center, Ohio
From: matt [mailto:matt@ckt.net] Sent: Monday, March
26, 2007 9:20 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: carvin V3 with KT77 high gain option
Bob,just replaced the tung-sol preamp tubes as well as winged C EL34 power tubes
in my carvin V3 that i purchased from the tubestore.I opted for the KT 77 high
gain option and man this thing is a killer dude. Good bottom end and crunch, the
palm mutes are just off the hook man! I biased it @ 38 ma just like you guys
said to do!Thanks for the video,it was nice to be able to do it myself! You guys
truly are a blessing to all of us seeking great tone and quality! Keep up the
good work! I am a customer for life!sincerely,matt galindo.
From: Ryan C [mailto:rcam@stny.rr.com] Sent:
Monday, March 26, 2007 8:58 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
To everyone at Eurotubes:
I just wanted to give a little bit of feedback on my recent purchase.
I have an Epiphone Valve Junior Head that I installed a set of JJ’s into (ECC83S
& EL84). I have to say that I am very impressed with this amp now that the stock
Sovtek Tubes are no longer in it. It definitely sounds richer with more detail
across the whole frequency range of the amp. I was originally going to call in
and get recommendation as far as tubes for my little 5 Watt head, but there was
more than enough information on the web page for me to make my purchase and not
feel the slightest bit worried.
I live in NY (about an hour or so south of Syracuse) and these tubes were
delivered lightning fast. Placed the order very early Friday (1AM EST) Morning,
and when I checked the mail during lunch on Monday, there was a box from
Eurotubes sitting there. The set of tubes were packaged very well, with the box
busting at the seams with packing material.
I couldn’t be happier with my purchase from Eurotubes and with the JJ’s. When
it’s time to change the tubes in my other amps, I know where I’m going…
Thanks guys. Great company you have there…
-Ryan
-----Original Message-----From: Rob Hendrickson [mailto:hendrickson_r@globalhue.com]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:49 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Wow!
Jay and Bob:
I'm sorry I haven't written sooner--the tubes you sent me have absolutely
transformed my Carvin X-amp from my last-on-the-list-to-play, to my new
favorite, by far. I've had this amp for over 20 years and barely played it. Now,
thanks to your recommendation of the JJ KT77s, the bias kit and the new set of
JJ preamp tubes, it is an unbelievably great sounding amp.
I can hardly believe it's the same rig. Thank you so much for putting me on to
these great tubes. I'd write more, but I have to go play now.
All the best,
Rob Hendrickson
Troy, MI
-----Original Message----- From: Tom and Marilyn Bader
[mailto:tmb@verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 8:39 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Tom from Beaverton, Or.
Subject: tubes for harp amp
I bought the tube set for the Blues Jr. setup for harp a few days ago and I'm
blown away! Not only am I able to play at a much higher volume without feedback
but the tone is awsome. Not a Fender Bassman but much closer to that tone and
punch than I would have dreamed possible from such a small amp! The tone gets
better as the tubes get hot and get 5 or 6 hrs use on them. Love them and thanks
for your help. Never had anyone who knew about harp amps help me out. You guys
are great!
From: Mike [mailto:guitarpart@adelphia.net] Sent:
Saturday, March 10, 2007 9:47 AM To: eurotubes Then we let it cool for a
minute and change out all the preamp tubes with the 5 I got from you. What a
change. It was as if a blanket had been removed from the tone. My tech Mike was
gushing with praise about the tone with words like "musical", "warm",
"responsive", "organic". etc. I was in fact blown away. I liked the amp at
first, but the JJ's made a HUGE improvement in tone and now I LOVE it. I am not
one to give out ringing endorsements lightly or make blanket statements, but
after I play this amp for a while and get past my initial jaw dropping, if it
all holds true to what happened yesterday, only JJ 12ax7's will be used in my
amp collection from now on. I have been a playing pro for over 20 years and you
are welcome to use this e-mail and quote from it as you see fit. I am ecstatic
with the tubes, your service and the ability to buy
Subject: Re: 5150 EL34, Legacy Tube bias, etc.
Bob,
Thanks for the info on the bias job. I received my JJ high gain 12ax7 kit for my
Legacy, thanks. I had bought this Legacy head not working, as is and it ended up
needing a power tube board. I got the parts from Carvin (awesome to deal with
and cheap parts), had by amp tech do the repair and set the bias at 80% per your
recommendation. He is an awesome tech and guitar player. He does tons of mods on
all kind amps and is a true believer that the best grind comes form power tube
distortion. He has a collection of 20+ hand wired amps (Fender, Ampeg, some he
has built himself, etc) that he has turned into snarling beasts. The point of
that is to say, he is not a fan of master volume amps. When I picked up the
Legacy from his shop we demoed it with the stock preamp tubes that were in it
when I got it. Sounded great, it is an awesome amp.
tested, high gain, balanced tubes for a reasonable cost. Of the course the most
important thing is they sound AWESOME.
Cheers!
Mike Fryzel
-----Original Message-----From: Phillip A. Prevost [mailto:phillipp@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:23 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: I LOVE EUROTUBES!
Attention all VOX AC-30 Custom Classic Owners:
Buy a Full Retube Kit from EUROTUBES for your VOX now. Do not hesitate, your
preamp tubes WILL burn up within your first couple of months of purchase. And
while you’re at it there are like a million screws so change out power tubes and
rectifier too. Here is what you need:
ECC83S Standard x2
ECC83S Balanced x1
EL84 Matched Quad x1
GZ34 x1
These tubes are delicious! They turned my amp from a mediocre Chinese import
into a classic sounding AC-30 that any VOX purist would be proud of. After I
initially changed out the tubes and turned the amp on I was blown away by the
overdrive and crunch settings, but when I flipped all my knobs to clean I
screamed. This amp sounds so tasty! JJ’s were the nutrients my amp craved. I can
never buy another brand again.
Phillip Prevost
Bakersfield, California
From: Tony [mailto:TSgv@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Tuesday,
February 27, 2007 8:51 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello,
Just wanted to let you know that the tubes (KT77 High gain kit) arrived today -
very fast shipping btw, only 5 days from USA to Australia - and they are
excellent. I've installed them, rebiased the amp and it has just about blown me
out of my socks! My TSL100 never sounded anywhere near as good as this. I'm a
big fan of all KT series tubes, and to have a set in my Marshall just gives it
that much more low end grunt and a generally fatter tone than the standard
EL34s. The balanced ECC83S for the phase inverter makes a big contribution to
the overall tone as well. Having never experienced this in my amp, I can really
hear the difference. It just 'speaks' to me now when I play. Amazing.
So thanks again, your outstanding service and great products have definately got
my repeat business.
Regards,
Tony Shaw
Melbourne, Australia
From: jesse Newnham [mailto:jessnenh@yahoo.com] Sent:
Saturday, February 24, 2007 10:22 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Jay,
Tubes arrived and I am pleased beyond words. As an old tube head I have had two
Carvin X100b's, '86 and and '89 hot rod and a Marshall 4104. I bought the Fender
HRD White Lightning as it appeared to have all those things a tuber should have.
After a day the power tubes were already microphonic and my ear could not accept
the low note buzzing and the overdrive was lacking that essential element I was
seeking, buyer's remorse ensued.
My buddy turned me on to the Eurotube site and a bit of hope sprung. I installed the tubes and was immediately pleased after a few tonal adjustments. Last night I took advantage of Bob's bias video and re-biased from 61 to 89 and my little tube amp really started singing. The lead tone in the more drive channel now sounds like what I was hoping for when I bought the amp, long soulful sustain with complex controllable harmonics.
JJ's are fantastic tubes
and I suspect over the next week they will only get better. Thanks for turning
my remorse into delight. These little HRD's are not Marshall's or Carvins but
with the right tubes (JJ's,) biased right they produce an extremely satisfying
tone.
Jesse Newnham
Coos Bay, Oregon
30 years playing tube amps
-----Original Message-----From: Judson A [mailto:jud_a@mac.com]
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:48 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: wow
i am blown away... i have been putting off a recording project for some time now
because of being so frustrated with my tone... I tried different mics, every
guitar imaginable and only NOW am I excited to get going with this stuff again.
I figured there would be an improvement, but for $100 I just made my Vox AC30
sound good for the first
time since i bought it.. I think im a better player all the sudden haha...
thanks so much for your great customer service and product!
-----Original Message-----From: jeffrey s [mailto:jazzst@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:11 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks Bob!
Hey Bob,
Your pal from KC, MO here again. Just wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks
for the help in my tube search. I ordered a pair of ECC83s and two EL84's for my
Vox which came in within 2 days. It took me all of about 10 minutes to crack
open the chasis of my AC15 and install them. Keep in mind I don't buy into mojo,
hype, pixie dust, or any other thing that guitar players w/ more money than
chops do, but I can tell you the amp sounded wonderful. The brittle highs were
gone. The overall warmth was increased but the 'chime' was still fully intact.
It went from a good amp to a great amp in a matter of minutes and I have your
great business to thank.
Count me as a fan of JJ's and Eurotubes! I have already spread the word to just
about everyone I know and proudly display my Eurotube sticker on my road case!
jeff
From: Kevin L [mailto:kevin.l@ntlworld.com] Sent:
Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:58 AM To: eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Bob,
The problem I had was with the battery in my multi-meter. I put a new battery in
&, hey presto, everything
was working okay.
The bias with the trim-pots fully closed was around 28mV so I had plenty to go
at!!
I biased the tubes to 40 mV & plugged a guitar in - my main guitar is a Les Paul
Standard.
I can only describe the sound as awesome!!!! I could not believe that changing
tubes could open up the
tonal qualities of an amp so much!!! I know you've heard this a thousand times
but this DSL50 was on its
way to e-bay before the re-tube - now its like a totally different amp & its
going nowhere!!!!!
Bob, thanks a million for you're help - I will certainly be getting all my tubes
from now on from yourselves &
recommending Eurotubes to everyone I know that plays guitar!!!!!!
Very Best Regards,
Kevin.
From: Richard Servon [mailto:rich_s@verizon.net] Sent:
Thursday, February 15, 2007 4:06 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: I'm a Believer
Bob,
I just received my order of tubes from you, just two hours ago. I order the
Blues Option #1 for my Deville and and a set of 6V6's and a couple ECC83's for
my Deluxe. I have spent the past couple of weeks pulling my hair out trying to
decide between new production and NOS and which new production etc... So I
decided to do my own taste test. I ordered the JJ's from you SED 6L6's, and TAD
6L6's. Yours were the first to arrive and I'm done. The Deville had the stock
Sovteks which are horrible. I replaced V1 and V2 with some Mullard ECC83's I had
laying around and that improved it a bit-a little smoother but the More Drive
channel was still pretty unuseable. So your tubes came today and I put them
(pulled out the Mullards). I cannot believe the difference. The drive is so much
smoother and creamier but the best part- that Bassman-like honk that these amps
have used to disappear when I used the drive channels but now it is there and
that's a big F^&%ing deal to me.
I doubted you. I was hesitant. I thought you were just another guy trying to
make a buck off of Eastern block crap but they're for real. Thanks.
P.S. The Mullards are NOT going back in.
Thanks again,
Rich Servon
Milltown, NJ
From: Keith Allen [mailto:busterman@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:34 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Short review: JJ's rule!
Greetings Bob,
I'm no stranger to Eurotubes and JJ's. I've used the E34L's in my Carvin X100B
and MTS for years with great results. Recently it was time to replace the stock
tubes in my Carvin Legacy amplifier and for my tastes there was no choice other
than Eurotubes. As a gigging musician I rely on Carvin tube amps as a major part
in my process of delivering sonic mayhem to North Carolinians, i.e., kicking ass
and taking names Loud 'n' Proud! Just today I dropped in the high-gain Legacy
retube kit with E34L's and biased the amp up to a nice warm 38mA. My neighbors
might hate me now after a good 2-hour test drive, but who cares? JJ tubes made
an already fantastic amplifier even better!
Keep up the good work. As always, the service at Eurotubes is top-notch. JJ's
rule!
~Keith Allen
From: Guy R [mailto:grien@optonline.net] Sent: Tuesday,
February 06, 2007 1:41 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Tubes
HI Jay,Hi Bob,
Just wanted to say thank you, thank you,thank you,for all your help! I'm pulling
some tone out of that hotrod deluxe that i used to only dream about and I'm only
running about 78mv and it sounds great.
Just like
you guys had stated that my drive channel will become so useful. I'm an old
blues player playing about 40 years or so and what i like about this amp is that
it is small and light to carry around to practice or gigs.Its a pretty big bang
for the buck also.but these jjs made a huge difference, on my first drive
channel i just run the gain at about
two and i just get the nicest blues tone ever.On the more gain channel for my
southern rock and country rock i can run the gain up and down and get a ton of
variations of tone!unreal!
Not only do i have real good head room and clean as can be but that little bugger is loud and seems to have alot more punch. My ash tele sounds real good but my texas specials on my strat are a great match for these tubes in this amp.
This amp went from a pretty good sounding amp to a great
amp, thanks again and i will be trying some of your other tube combos in
the future such as the 6v6s and 832 in v2 slot.For right now the Fender HRD full
retube kit is awsome.Eurotubes rule!
Regards,Guy
From: Nate Glover [mailto:nate@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday,
February 05, 2007 5:29 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My contribution...
One thing I can say...wow. I never thought my thin, bright, Blue Voodoo could
sound...decent. I loaded it with 4 6L6's, 1 ecc83 gold pin (V1), 2 ecc83
standards (V2-V3), and 1 ecc83 balanced and matched (V4). My low end is so deep
I had to turn my LOWS down. Its not as bright anymore. It is balanced perfectly.
I can't express my thanks enough. Jay, thanks so much for being patient with all
my questions, it means alot. Im the only person in my family that plays
guitar...now I sound like my dad is a pro, and he bought me a professional
quality amp. My blue DOODOO, is now my Blue VOODOO. Thanks!!!!
Nate
From: william [mailto:w_fletch@charter.net] Sent:
Tuesday, Feb 01, 2007 4:40 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: help!
Before
Bob,
I recently purchased an older, used, Peavey Classic 30. It still had it's
original tubes, and they were shot. I knew (know) nothing about re-tubing an
amp, but a friend told me about tube depot. These guy's were little help to
me.Three phone call's over a two week period, and I never talked to a tech guy.
The fellow I DID talk to finally offered that EH tubes were good, so I had a
complete set sent to me.( 3~12AX7's, 4~EL84's biased 31,31,31,32.) These made a
big improvement over the tone it had when it was broken. However, as much as I
like the clean channel, the distortion channel sounds cruddy. I want this amp to
be capable of sweet, warm, clean, AND have good singing, sustaining, distortion
tone at moderate volume. The reviews on harmony central led me to you. I play an
Am. Std. Strat with stock PUP's. I play contemporary christian, and southern
rock. I play at low, to moderate volume at home, moderate at band practice (full
drums, two miked vocalists, p-bass/ampeg, and me) and about the same, but miked,
at gig's. Can you help? I will consider changing everything based on your
recomendation and reputation. If you say no, I'll respect you for that too.
Thanks, William.
After
Bob,
I wanted to drop you a line and let you know I received the tubes you picked out
for me. As you may recall, a few month's ago I purchased an older, used, Peavey
Classic 30 with faulty original tubes, which I replaced with a new set of
Electro Harmonix. Though the clean channel sounded O.K., the lead channel
disappointed me. After several frustrated months, I was looking to purchase a
pedal to try and get the tone I wanted. That's when I decided to contact you.
You gave me your recommendation of tubes based on my style of music, and
equipment, and I placed my order. That was Monday afternoon, and I'm writing to
you on Friday. The JJ tubes sweetened up the clean tone measurably, but the lead
channel sounds like a different amp. It went from irritating and unusable, to
sweet and musical. Thank's for your help, expertise, and awesome customer
service.
William.
From: slosh8@comcast.net [mailto:slosh8@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 1:39 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Jay and Bob,
Thank you very much for the wonderful service and helpful advice. The tubes got
here in one day!! I ordered the E34L high gain retube kit for my Mesa DR and it
has made a great amp even better. All I can say is wow. More definition, faster
response, just an overall cleaner sound. It also makes my 7 strings sound that
much more musical, the low B has so much more punch now, and it responds so much
better to my playing style. My bandmate's jaws dropped when they heard it and
they couldn't believe it was just a tube change. I'll be coming to you guys for
all my tubes from now on.
-Jonathan
www.splinteredthrone.com
From: abradford [mailto:a_brad@aphia.net] Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 6:14 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Fender Tubes
Good morning guys ---
I wanted to report the results of the new tubes for my little Fender Princeton
recording amp. In a nutshell ..... EXcellent. The sounds are REAL Fender now,
vintage Fender. Amazing, harmonic clean tones like i couldn't get out of it
before. The breakup comes on smoothly, and has greater dynamic range. Even the
onboard Overdrive circuit sounds good now! This amp mates with my Strat
beautifully. I actually don't care too much for the onboard Attenuator .... i
want to hear the true fendery tones shine through. The JJ's put the "clean" into
Clean again!
Eurotubes scores another touchdown! It's Eurotubes 14, stock tubes 0.
Have a great day guys.
Best Rgds,
Andrew Bradford
From: Brian Young [mailto:b_young@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, January 20, 2007 6:14 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hello,
Just wanted to write and thank you for the quick and helpful service. the tubes
for my Hot Rod Deluxe arrived yesterday and I installed them last night.
I'm not a techie, but I watched your video on the website on how to bias the
amp. After watching it a few times, I felt confident I could do it. I went to
Radio Shack, bought a multimeter and did it. Just as in your video, my amp was
biased cold, I quickly adjusted it to around 88mv and closed the amp back up and
plugged in. What a difference! It's like the amp has come to life. Major
improvement on both the clean and drive channels.
Thanks again...
Brian
From: DCTR [mailto:DCTR@rascal.com] Sent: Tuesday,
January 16, 2007 5:42 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Happy customer says thank you.
Hi Bob,
Just wanted to say thank you so much for all the help with my Marshall (6100),
my multi-meter, and teaching me how to bias and live to tell about it. I
tightened the pins like you advised (to butt-tight, as I recall) and now both
the 6l6s, and the E34Ls sing like little demons...(in all power settings now!)
can't decide which set I like better, they both sound great. Come to think of
it, none of those things that you took your time to help me with are what I
would expect from someone selling a product in a very competitive market, but
you did, and I thank you. If this makes the review page, and your looking for
someone who absolutely "Will make the Service after the Sale" Look no further! I
am just old enough to remember what it was like in the late 60s when customer
service was not the exception, but the norm. We all know that most places that
we give our hard earned money to these days don't give a shit about much at all,
ditto going an extra inch to help a customer. Bob does, he is clearly "Old
School" in this regard. Once again, thank you Bob.... You have earned my
continued business, and I have already referred several other musicians to you,
and will continue to do so.
Tony Randall
Grants Pass, Oregon
From: abradford [mailto:andrewb@adelphia.net] Sent:
Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:43 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My Tube replacement:
Good evening Bob --
I wanted to tell you that the 12AX7 replacement that i bought for my Vox Tonelab
is nothing short of REMARKABLE. What it's done for it is to completely open it
up sonically .... the low's are now solid but not muddy, the mid's are full and
rich, and the high's are clear, sharp and smooth without brittleness or
fizziness. The amp and cab models are now much more clearly defined, without
unwanted distortion or graininess. I'm glad i decided to do this.....and i'm
glad i ran across Eurotubes !!
Rgds,
Andrew B.
From: Aaron K [mailto:aaronk@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday,
January 11, 2007 10:45 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Mesa III Bass Amp Tube Question
Bob,
Just dropped the tubes in last night! Freaking amazing! The tone I've been
wanting was there...no more mesa tubes ever. The complete wall of rock is
complete! You are my tube guy now officially!
Thanks again for your very straightforward service with no BS, it's very much
appreciated in this day and age!
Best,
Aaron K
From: Michael D. Breinin [mailto:mb@nielsenfirm.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:47 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes Received
I just wanted to drop you a line and say that I got the replacement tube kits
for my Pro Juniors yesterday. I opted for the gold pin pre-amp tubes.
WOW! What a difference. They really brought the amps to life, warmed them up
nicely and cut the noise down by about 90%!!
I am very satisfied, thank you very much!
Mike
From: Chris Williams [mailto:no_machines@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 8:39 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Carvin V3 re-tube kit
Jay,
Hey man, Chris Williams here from Denver. I got my tubes today and installed
them as soon as I got home from work. All I can say is....
HOLY FRIGGIN' CHRIST!!!!!!
I can't believe the difference in my Carvin V3! I loved my amp already, but now
I can't believe I ever played with those stock tubes. These JJ's are absolute
tone monsters! Your suggestions (E34L high gain option) were perfect for me.
It's like I have a brand new amp!
Not only is the sound crisper, tighter, and crunchier, but these new tubes
have doubled my EQ frequency range. I'm turning everything down just to calm
these babies down. Infinite headspace!
The bias probe worked like a charm too. Everything is running at optimum power
now!
Please send out many many thanks to everyone at Eurotubes. You guys are the
absolute best!
A customer for life,
Chris Williams
-----Original Message-----From: Kevin R [mailto:kevin_r@buckeye-express.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 5:28 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: order arrived
Hello ;
I just received the JJ tubes from Eurotubes this week and am really pleased ,
I'll be sending another tube order in for one of my other amps. I have several
other JJ 12AX7's and EL 84's but purchased them from another dealer over a year
ago . The gold pin 12AX7 and the 81 and 82 JJ tubes you sent sound warm, even
and detailed, but with a smooth top end and are working great in my Peavey 30. I
play non pedal steel guitar and any Russian preamp tube I've tried including the
current Tung-Sol have somewhat of a
piercing treble that is not evident in the JJ's you sent. This order replaced 2
EH 12AT7's and a Tung-Sol 12AX7 . The EH tubes are pretty decent but a bit
generic sounding compared to these JJ's. The Tung-Sol was pronounced as " the
best 12AX7 in production " by a reputable dealer but to my ears the gold pin
12AX7 JJ sounds better right away with this rig .
thanks
Kevin
From: Mark Kata [mailto:mark_k@wowway.com] Sent:
Friday, December 29, 2006 5:21 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Lone Star Special Retube Kit
Hi Bob,
I installed your retube kit in my Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special this afternoon,
and it just sings. The highs and mids are creamy and the bass is nice and
tight.
I'll always use your JJ tubes in my tube amps.
Thanks for the great products and great service.
Sincerely,
Mark Kata
Shelby Twp., MI
From: Jim Konish [mailto:jim._.konish@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:17 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Blues Jr Retube Kit
Hi,
I just got your Fender Blues Jr Retube Kit for Harp Players and I absolutely
LOVE my amp now!!! Those tubes changed it from an okay harp amp to a classic
vintage-sounding amp. Now it's got much smoother tone, more volume before
feedback, and a different character to the distortion that fits harp far better
than the stock setup ever did. I'll definitely be recommending your site to my
friends. Keep up the good work!!!
Jim Konish
Harp, trumpet
Deep Blue Shag
www.deepblueshag.com
-----Original Message-----From: Baran, John F [mailto:John_B@med.navy.mil]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:18 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE-TUBED JCM 2000
Eurotubes,
Hey guys/gales: I reloaded my JCM 2000 with the recommended tube package and the
sound has done nothing but wonders for my 2000 it like a 360 degree turn-around
with a tighter bottom end, more clarity without a brittle high, better sustain
with nice, smooth mids/ harmonics. In the pass I've spent a lot of money on
other tubes trying to find the ideal tone that I really wanted. So in search of
more tubes I came across this web site (Eurotubes.com) and read the customers
comment and decided to give it a try. I must say that JJ tubes are the best and
would not settle for anything less!! I recommend the tube package for any JCM
2000 owners looking to upgrade their sound. Give it a try and you will not be
sorry! Hats off to EUROTUBES..............
Thanks,
John Baran
From: GERARD JUSTER [mailto:justers_4@msn.com] Sent:
Friday, December 15, 2006 11:24 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 10336
Hi Bob,
Got the tubes yesterday. Nice job on packaging. Your service is top notch.
I put them in my THD BiValve this evening and let them simmer for about an hour
then dialed in the tone I was looking for. I replaced a pair of blackplate RCA
6L6GC's in the amp prior to putting in the 77's and was bracing myself for some
what of a let down but boy was I surprised. These are awesome tubes!!!! The
preamp tubes are two NOS beauties, an early '80's Mullard 12AT7 and a smooth
plate Telefunken 12AX7.
Here is what I heard. The low end in full and tight. The mid range is detailed
and the highs sizzle but are not brittle. Overall the tube tone ranged from
creamy to a clear chimming high end sizzle. Overall I was blown away by this
tube. I will just put the RCA's in storage and bring them out when I'm trying to
remember what a great 6L6 sounds like. For now I'm enjoying the 77's a bunch.
I love the blues and these did not disappoint. I managed to dial in a tone
reminiscent of early Mayal and the Bluesbreakers. If you are familiar with the
song Walking on Sunset, that’s the tone I was targeting and managed to get it. I
set the attenuator at about 3 o'clock (25%) and turned the attitude knob (kind
of like a presence setting) up to about 75%. Set the volume at 12 o'clock about
50%. When played clean this setting gave me that high end sizzle. The bass
response was thick and creamy and the midrange had enough detail to be
recognizable and did not get lost. I later ran them through the paces and opened
up the amp to see what the headroom on these tubes was like. No problem they
gave me everything I wanted and more.
Bottom line these are fantastic tubes, period!! I'm not a tube snob but love so
many of the old stock tubes out there because they just seem to be better
overall tubes, primarily in tone and construction. I have been pleased with the
JJ's I've purchased and played JJ 6L6's, EL84's, an ECC832 and ECC83's. The
KT77's however are my favorite. Just a bit different from other power tubes, and
tone to die for. I would recommend these to anyone who needs to give their amp a
tone tune up. It's all there. Thanks for sacrificing your GEC KT77's so JJ could
produce this awesome tube. I will buy more. At this price these are a steal.
Thanks.
Gerry
From: Anthony Puglisi [mailto:anthony@trall.com]
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 6:01 PM To: 'Eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Hot Rod Deluxe Re-tube kit
yo man!
got the tubes today and i just installed and rebiased that shit (that thing was
at 53...weak) up to 66ish...the tone is SPOT ON. clean and fat without all that
HRD early break up. the amp sounds like a whole different ball game. the
baritone finally sounds the way i envisioned it and my guitars are juicy.
very very happy.
thank you so much for your guidance. much appreicated!
cheers and happy holidays!
another satisfied customer,
anthony
From: mark thompson [mailto:mark@thompson292.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 7:17 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes
Hi…
Tubes arrived today. Thanks for the all round top quality service and the
superb tubes . For any UK customers reading this use Eurotubes ! I use my Ibanez
(tone zone, air Norton) through my Peavey Bravo filled with JJ’s .SM57 in front
of amp to PA and lord that’s all you need ! I shit you not I can carry my gear
from car to gig in one trip ..The sound is what you’ve always been looking for
…. ….. You can’t get service and price like Eurotubes in the UK … People that
want to talk … Amazing ! ….. I owe you all a Pint !!
Cheers Mark
-----Original Message-----From: Juan Carlos Martinez [mailto:mex_nexus@mac.com]
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 6:40 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Kit arrived in Mexico
Bob Thanks for the super fast shipping! the Mesa high gain kit arrived today and
I put them on as per your instructions and cleaned all the contacts, the Amp
sounded really good before, now it SCREAMS, I am so happy and def the extra
bucks for a high gain set is Worth it, I now have the excat Petrucci sound
straight from the mesa with no efects, pedals, nothing !!! Really crisp bottom
end and super ringing highs, I have a fernades sustainer and the feedback is
incredible the satch screams are perfect...cant wait to play mymesa head live..
thanks a lot
Juan Carlos Martinez
From: kevin k [mailto:k_s_h@austin.rr.com] Sent:
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:19 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Jay, Bob, and everyone at Eurotubes.
I received my nicely packed tubes today and just wanted to let y'all know I
couldn't be happier with my first purchase from you. This is the first time
I've used JJ tubes, and even though I've heard nothing but good things about
them (and Eurotubes), they've (you've) exceeded my expectations in every way.
I'm blown away with how good these sound and how happy I am I ordered them from
you. Your service is top-notch: great communication, fast shipping, best
prices, best tone. I can't wait to place my next order.
Thanks,
Kevin
From: nolteguitar@comcast.net [mailto:nolt_guitar@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:29 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Blue DeVille Retube, Order #10061
Thanks guys, got the tubes. WOW, that really brought the Blues DeVille to life,
almost unbelieveable really. I've had wonderful results with my two previous JJ
retubes, but this is, without a doubt, the best of the bunch. And, I only have
a little over an hour on the tubes, will most likely get even sweeter. The ice
pick-in-the-ear highs are gone and the lows and mids are nice and fat and warm,
and I can keep it nice and clean at high volumes on the clean channel, which is
one thing I really wanted. Not being much of a technician, I'm always amazed at
the difference that can be achieved with the JJ retubing.
Anyway, thanks again. The tubes, service and lightning fast shipping are, as
always, the best in the business.
Tim
-----Original Message-----From: Christopher Kirk
[mailto:ytse_jammer8@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:37 PM To:
Eurotubes
Subject: Thanks so much..!!
Bob and company,
I got my Triple XXX high gain retube kit today. I installed them...and
wow...just wow. A breath of new life just entered the 120 watt lungs of my
amplifier. First off, the tubes installed by Peavey in the preamp section were
(1) Groove tube, (1) Electro Harmonix and (2) Sovtek. I was a little thrown off
by that. But out with the old and in with the new...the new tubes absolutely
sing! The high end just glistens, especially with the neck pickup in the upper
fret register. The mids are smooth as silk, the lows are tight and full.
I never thought that I would ever brag about the Triple XXX's clean channel, but
I'm amazed at what these have done to it. It's full, pronounced and organic.
Eurotubes, you sell a wonderful product, and I will continue to support your
business with my business. Oh, and yah, the free sticker is going on my car...!!
You hear that everybody!?!? You get a free sticker...!!
Thanks a million watts!!
Chris Kirk
Little Rock, Arkansas
http://www.myspace.com/nongratametal
-----Original Message-----From: willburnator@comcast.net
[mailto:willburnator@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 3:29 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
I would just like to to tell everybody there that I got the JJ tubes and Weber
speaker I ordered for my Peavey Classic 30 today and I'm extremely pleased. The
amp sounded good before, but vastly better now. I found out about Eurotubes on
the web by reading amp reviews and reading forum posts, and I wish I found out
sooner. I bought more expensive tubes elsewhere for my Fender Pro Junior and I
wasn't so pleased at all. I will be dealing with Eurotubes exclusively in the
future. I am very impressed with the level of customer service in particular.
Bob had a question for me about a choice I had made and he emailed me back
immediately after my order, then when he did not get a response he called the
cell number I provided. He informed me about something I did not consider and I
changed my order accordingly. I got the impression from this, and from reading
on the Eurotubes site that Bob and his family are VERY into what they do, and
that is nothing but good for the customer. I will tell everyone I know who might
ever need tubes to call Bob or visit Eurotubes.com on the web.
Thanks so much!
John B Stevens
-----Original Message-----From: Thrash-head Hablewitz
[mailto:thrash_4_ever@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 7:44 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Your tubes rule!!!
I first found out about you from a friend of mine who had bought a set of your
JJs for his 5150. I however, play a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier and was not
convinced that I'd get the same result from my gear. So I bought a High Gain
6L6GC and ECC83 set for my rec, if for no other reason than because any
improvement no matter how miniscule would still be an improvement, so why not?
Well, the improvement was anything but miniscule. Even at low volume and on the
cheap hunk of junk speaker cab at the guitar shop where my amp was serviced,
this thing ROARED with new life! And when I played it at band practice the next
night and at a gig two nights later, this thing bloomed like a flower. My low
end is tight, but still with plenty of rumble to really round off those
palm-mutes. This tone is just so damn aggressive and resonant, abrasive yet not
brittle, and really about as
perfect as can be. So perfect, that my plans of buying a $2500 high gain
boutique head next year have effectively been thrown out of the window. I don't
need it! I got this awesome Triple Rectifier with the perfect combination of
tubes and a higher bias setting, and I got tone to spare. You and your tubes
have already inspired me so much. You've just made a customer for life!
Arnold Hablewitz,
From: Kevin Waide [mailto:kevin_waide@gmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:22 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you for the tone.
I just wanted to write and say thank you for the tone. I have a Fender Hot Rod
Deluxe that is around 5 years old and have been fighting with getting a decent
tone out of the amp. Well, I finally broke down and ordered the Blues Option #1
re-tube kit from you, and WOW!!! The first thing that got my attention was how
quick they actually came in. I had them in 2 days. Re-tubed and hit the road
to Memphis (I had a show that night). Well, everyone from my band to the
patrons commented on how great the tone was. You have a lifelong customer here.
--
Kevin Waide
kevin.waide@gmail.com
www.kevinwaide.com
From: Mauro Lasao [mailto:mauro_@co.davis.ut.us] Sent:
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:21 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: need tubes badly !!!
Hi Bob…
I ordered the HRD high gain kit on Friday and got them on Monday. I installed
them in no time and wow, what a difference it makes! I got the missing highs
back and the amp responds much more dynamically to my playing. I watched your
biasing video over the weekend while eagerly awaiting for the tubes to come in
and that sure helped for a first timer like me.
Those tubes are really amazing. Even at low volume, they are very sweet
sounding and lots of definition. One thing I noticed right away too is the
tight bass response. It’s thumping even for an amp with only one 12. I crank
it up with a BOSS DS-1 on the front end and it yields a singing lead tone. I’ve
been using that BOSS pedal for a few years now but after the re-tube, it is now
so much more responsive and open, not squashed…
Thanks for all you do and yes, you can post this in the testimonial section.
Mauro C. Lasao
Clearfield, UT
From: Douglas White [mailto:shadowolf@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:27 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Hi Guys,
Subject: Thank You!
I received my tubes today for my Hot Rod Deluxe. Fast shipping! I really didn’t
expect them so soon. Well, anyway, I was pretty tired from a day at my normal
job, but I was pretty psyched that the tubes were here. I actually have a
rehearsal tomorrow night and was debating whether to start this tonight. Well, I
ran out to Radio Shack and grabbed a digital multimeter (and stopped at Carvel
because the 9 year old was with me). I came home and watched your video on the
“how to bias” and I couldn’t believe how easy it was. I am now really ready for
rehearsal tomorrow. I just purchased an extension cabinet to go with the Hot
Rod. With that and the new tubes, it sounds absolutely amazing.
Thanks again,
Douglas K. White
From: Eric H [mailto:ewhm@comcast.net] Sent: Monday,
November 13, 2006 7:15 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KT77 appreciation
Bob,
My girlfriend bought me a matched quad of your JJ KT77 tubes as a birthday
present and I must say it has been the best birthday gift ever. I put them in my
ENGL SE and biased them about 4 hours ago. I cannot believe how awesome this amp
sounds. It has more chuck, tighter bass, less midrange honk yet the mids are
still plentiful, and smoothed out the highs plus added more headroom. It even
sounds like the amp has more gain. I will never go back to EL-34s.
Thanks Again,
Eric
From: Jon Bradford [mailto:jtbradford@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:09 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ's Revived My Mesa Boogies
Hey guys: Thanks for all your help and suggestions. Following your advice, I
reloaded my two MB 50 Caliber+ amps with JJ's, and they sound vastly improved:
tighter bottom end, more clarity without brittle high end, and better sustain
with nice, smooth harmonics. You were even kind enough to guide me through some
questions I had while replacing my old tubes. I would recommend your JJ retube
package for any MB owners looking to upgrade their sound, and your service is
outstanding!
Jon Bradford
From: brian_themayan@comcast.net [mailto:brian_themayan@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 4:04 PM To: Eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank You!!!!
WOW!!!!
Thank you sooo much for the help with the tube choice and the amazing service
on purchasing new tubes for my Evil Twin. It has never sounded better.... I've
owned it for 6 years now, and no other tubes have made it sing like these...
Not only that, your responce to my emails and calls were fast, on time, and very
helpful. You've made a lifetime client and I will recommend you to everyone I
know!
Brian Scott
Hebron MD
-----Original Message-----From: Rick Low [mailto:rlow@delphia.net] Sent:
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:50 PM To: Bob
Subject: Satisfied Customer
Hi Bob,
I just received my tubes yesterday and had to write and let you know how much I
appreciate a company that values customer service as much as your company
obviously does.
Evan with the computer problems you had last Friday you were able to get my
order out the door in time to ship before the weekend. I am very pleased with
the warm rich tones now coming out of my little Blues Jr, not to mention the
added growl the high gain option has given me.
Just wanted to say thanks and tell you to keep up the good work. I will
definitely be a long time customer.
Best regards,
Rick Low
Oxnard, CA
-----Original Message----- From: Lucien Nocelli [mailto:lucien@luciennocelli.com]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:06 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi,
I wanted to drop a line and say thank you. You guys are great. Tubes are out of
this world. My JCM2000 never sounded like this. The combination of KT77 and Gold
83's and Gold 803's are the best, truly. Your staff is the best.
Bob, I biased them myself for the first time thanks to your information on the
site.
Lucien
http://luciennocelli.com/
From: K_Ander20@aol.com [mailto:K_Ander20@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:05 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I know I am the customer but I want to thank you for the tube set up you sent me
for my Peavey Classic 4/10. The shipping to me here in Houston Texas was
incredibly fast! My amp that I thought just had an Ok sound now sounds
incredible after I changed to one of your tube kits (Rock with moderate
breakup). Once again Thanks for a great product delivered with outstanding
customer service.
Your New Life Customer
Kevin D Anderson
From: Dorian Jamison [mailto:d_jamison_29@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 7:14 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks
Bob:
I just want to thank you for distributing a truly remakrable product. I just
bought a brand new Kustom '36 Coupe, in which I was disappointed by its harsh
and mushy sound, especially after reading rave reviews for this amplifier. I
immediately ordered a set of 6L6s and ecc83s to replace the Sovtek power tubes
and the Electro-Harmonix preamp tubes. After I installed the Eurotubes, my jaw
dropped and I literally could hear a HUGE difference!! I even compared the tubes
by looking at them, and it seemed like the Russian tubes were just poorly
constructed. It was like comparing a 24k diamond to cubic zarconium. After
installing the tubes, the sound of the amp got tighter, the clarity
became...well...clearer...the amp I had expected to sound the way it should have
sounded suddenly became the amp that it was supposed to sound like (my my
impression). I swear by this product and will tell everyone to replace those
crappy Russian tubes with JJ's Eurotubes for ANY amp that has been tubed with
Sovteks. And for the price - especially after comparing to Groove Tubes prices
for the NOS tubes, was a bargain. You truly turned a dissapointment into a
joyous day of afternoon playing. I am going to call Kustom and tell them that if
they want to sell what I consider a remarkable amp (because it is after it was
retubed), you need to tube it with the right stuff. You have literally saved -
by the testimonies that I have read - many guitar players - including myself,
from repetitive disapointment. Thank you for discovering a great product and
sharing your discovery to the rest of us.
Sincerely,
Dorian Jamison
From: Johan Gunawan [mailto:jg_mobile@gmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:48 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Review Gold Pin Preamp Tubes for TriAxis
Bob,
As usual, the shipment is amazingly prompt. I have used the gold pin set for
about one and a half week and do notice the difference between the gold pin set
and the regular high gain set for the TriAxis. Your own description about the
gold pin on the website is accurate. The gold pin tubes have the same balanced
response throughout the frequency bandwith, but they have richer mids and
smoother to top end--can't be simpler and more accurate to describe the sound.
This is definitely not marketing talk and you really describe what you sell
truthfully. These tubes are different.
Excellent!
Thank you very much
Johan
-----Original Message-----From: Anthony Lin [mailto:earwhacks@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:24 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: wow, incredible service
Bob,
I just wanted to compliment you on your excellent service. I ordered my tubes
Friday afternoon, and they were waiting for me at my house when I got home from
work on Monday afternoon. Truly incredible. Thanks again.
Regards,
Anthony Lin
From: Chris Schwalen [mailto:fender_rio@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 4:26 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: Hi Bob, could you answer a few questions?
Bob,
Thank you so much for all of your help. I recieved your tubes yesterday and
replaced those old stock Mesa's for the JJ's and that solved the problem right
off! The cleans sound amazing and the break up is just how I wanted. The tubes
came very well packaged and were at my house within 2 days. When I first got
the amp, (Mesa F30) I didn't think the tone could get much better, but man was I
wrong. You really are as people say, the tube guru! Thanks for everything,
I'll be sure to tell anyone else needing tubes about you :)
Regards,
Chris
From: Alan Bates [mailto:alan_bates@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 8:11 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks Bob!
Hi Bob:
I just installed your high gain full retube kit for my Marshall JCM2000 DSL50
and wow what a difference. I was not pleased with the sound I was getting
with the stock tubes and it was really starting to bug me and affect my playing
enjoyment.
Called you on Friday and I got them Monday, installed and biased them last
night, your turnaround and service was great.
I'm blown away by the difference in sound quality, my DSL50 now just sings.
Thanks,
Alan Bates
From: Kenneth Davies [mailto:ken_davies@rogers.com]
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 7:04 PM To: 'Eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Hi Bob,
I wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I received the tubes last
week, First off thanks for the fast shipping, I was surprised to see them arrive
so quickly, Secondly, Thanks for the Amazing Tubes!!!!! I expected them to make
a difference but I was on the floor after putting them in the Triaxis.
Completely blew me away. Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am and I will
be back for more when needed. I’ll be letting all my friends know about
Eurotubes and the great product and service you have!
Thanks again and best regards
Ken Davies
-----Original Message-----From: Michael Black [mailto:les_pau_lplaya@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 4:22 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 8024
Thank you so much, fantastic job!!!! I've gotten so compliments on my tone at
shows (even though it's a jcm 2000 dsl). I recieved your tubes the day before
our band had a rehearsal. I installed the tubes while everyone was setting up,
let the head warm up for a couple of minutes, started playing and saw everyone's
eyes just light up. Such a dramatic change in tone, great job!!!! Can't wait to
get your tubes for my future jcm 800.
Take care,
Michael
From: Andy Q [mailto:andy_q@eastlink.ca] Sent: Tuesday,
September 05, 2006 1:53 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Ampeg SVT Retube Order
Bob:
Thought I'd drop you a line to let you know I received the tubes today.
I put the new 6C4 in and everything is great. The microphonic pinging is no
more. The amp sounds fantastic, just like an Ampeg SVT should, loud, clear and
thumping lows. Just like new. Thanks again for your great products and excellent
service. Those tubes got here in just days. I never thought that a retube
(KT88's for power) would make that much difference and the JJ tubes are really
worth the money. I will highly recommend Eurotubes to all my many musician
friends around here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Please add me to your list
of happy customers.
Cheers,
Andy Q
From: Hans Robert L [mailto:hans_robert@lonningdal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:57 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Dear Eurotubes
Please read the following with font size 400
"Thank you for your great personal service, your JJ tubes and your tip looking
up the Rock Master pre."
I spent a couple of hours on your website after googling for information
regarding 'tube bias'. Today I'm so happy I invested time on Eurotubes
and decided to order JJ Electronics tubes.
... if my Classic Series 60/60 was 2x60 with Peavey tubes it is now more
like 2x500 watt with the JJ Electronics tubes.... - and the tone is so I want
to use them all :-)
I can now dial tones on my Rock Master that I never ever believed this
cheep pre could do. I tell you the Ultra "channel" is the sweetest thing ever.
The 'Voice' controlls now have lots and lots of more sweet hot spots
than with Peavey Super 7 tubes. And the Crunch 'channel' might
prove useful after all. I used standard ECC83S and might try to
shuffle the tubes around later on.
peace
HansR
From: John B [mailto:johnnybe_good@comcast.net] Sent:
Sunday, August 27, 2006 9:28 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: 2nd question for bob
Bob,
you're a frikkin' genius! Thanks for the new tubes for my DR. You sent two
KT77's and two 6V6's to run in EL34 mode with two GZ34's. It is awesome! Way
more focused tone. Lots of punch and no more flab. It sounds great. Thanks man
John
-----Original Message-----From: CJohnson
[mailto:songwriter@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 7:29 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: The New Tubes...
Unhappy with my tone, I was skeptical on how my Boogie F-30 could be improved; I
was thinking that I made a mistake buying it, and should have gone for the
expensive 'bigger' amp. The dealer told me not to use any tubes other than Mesa
in the F-30, as the bias is fixed to only accommodate their tubes. Being a tube
amp owner (Marshall and Boogie) for nearly 25 years, I understand just enough
about tubes to know that I could try other tubes without risk to the amp, as
long as the tubes were selected carefully. That's where your High Gain kit came
it. Your tubes have saved my F-30 from the chopping block! This little amp is
totally kick ass with your JJ tube kit installed!
You've made a customer for life. Pricing, shipping, and best of all,
demonstrated expertise! I have begun to tell everyone I know about your website.
Thanks again for this. You've allowed me to keep a smaller rig (getting a bad
back after all these years of lugging 4x12 cabs and heads) and still get wicked
tone, punch, and character. The only
question I still have is how frequently I should change out the EL84's.
(Hi Chris, about once a year to maintain the best
tone!)
I must go now to fondle my amp...thanks again.
cj
http://www.chrisjohnsonband.com
-----Original Message-----From: L simon [mailto:simon_v@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:05 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: ECC83 S - 12AX7
Hey Bob,
Man i'm so happy to have decided to retube my blues deluxe reissue. When i
contacted you first, it was more about tube rattles i get from the cheap sovtek
that Fender insists on installing in every amp they make. Cheap bastards.
I was able to find time today to retube, (standard retube kit with double mica
6L6GC's) bias and test the results. I biased at 69 DCV, since that's at the
level Hotrod's players usually bias their amp.
I was not sure if i would really be able to ear an improvement in terms of sound
quality with the new tubes. Well, not only the tube rattles are gone but i
immediatly noticed a huge improvement in clarity, definition and the god damn
ear piercing bad highs i use to get with the Sovtek are also gone (exactly like
you told me). I used to keep the treble and the presence knob fairly low bacause
of it (even with a Germanium Fuzz pedal). Today i could dial in more treble and
presence without destroying my ears. Overall it just sounds more focus.
Seriously Bob, thank you for a great product and a great job. You really took
the time to answer all my questions and helped me figure out what was wrong with
my amp. I'm going to write a review on HArmony central for my amp and i'm sure
going to talk about the retubing because there is at least two guys who say they
noticed the rattling and, get this, thought it was the amp's construction at
fault (not a tube problem) and exchanged their amp for a new one only to
discovered it also rattles like hell. So they returned the amp!
The tech were i purchased did not even tell me about the cheap tubes causing
rattles and told me my amp was fine when i had it checked.
Best regards,
Simon
From: DRAdman@comcast.net [mailto:DRAdman@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:07 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: AMAZING
Hey Bob,
I received my JJ 's for my Deluxe Reverb reissue yesterday. As always, the
order was shipped with great speed and the packing was superb.
I find it amazing that JJ's can make such a significant difference in the tonal
qualities of an amp. My first experience was a few months back. I ordered a
complete re-tube for my 1965 BandMaster. Of course, it would sound better, as
my old tubes were shot. So, I wasn't too surprised at the difference in sound.
I just bought the '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. As normal, it came equipped with
Fender Groove Tubes. I immediately noticed the lack of bottom end and a real
ice picky sound on the high end. So, it's JJ's to the rescue. I put them in
last evening and just couldn't believe the difference. The amp actually sounds
as it's supposed to sound.
I was already a believer in your product, but now I'm just totally blown away.
Great service, quality product and good price!! What more could I ask for?
THANKS,
Danny Reese
-----Original Message-----From: metalmaster@delphia.com
[mailto:metalmaster@delphia.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 9:56 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Mark IV retube.
Hello to everyone at Eurotubes! I just recently had the pleasure of retubing my
amp (Mark IV) with one of your high gain kits. While I'm sure you get emails
from elated customers on a regular basis, I cannot refrain from sending along my
heartfelt thanks. My amp sounds better now than it ever has. The JJ's really put
the stock Mesa's to shame. I've got a feeling I'll never need to look elsewhere
for tubes again. I'm so happy with the results I've gotten. The gain and
distortion I'm pumping out is just unreal. My amp has come alive. Thanks so much
again I'm sure I'll be back.
From: Adam H [mailto:present_darkness@gmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:17 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Satisfied customer
Hi Bob and Jay, just wanted to drop by and say that I am a happy repeat
customer. I just got my retube kit installed for my Vox AC30CC1 and it I love
it! It definitely smoothed out the tone and took away the brittleness of the
cheap stock tubes. I've still got that great AC30 chime but with a fat, round
mid-low end to match! I also love my Mesa Triple Rectifier retube kit. I just
installed it about a month ago. I never thought of running 6V6's in a Triple
Rec. And the high-gain front end and GZ34's are fantastic! I definitely have a
one of a kind Mesa in my locale. People keep complimenting me on a smooth,
balanced, and focused distortion but wonder why it doesn't sag and sound mushy
like all the other Triple Recs. I will probably try some KT88's in the power
section eventually. I bet that is a deadly combination. Thanks for being
extremely helpful in all of your emails and phone conversations. Top notch
customer service and fast fast fast shipping! I'm actually kind of sad I don't
have anymore amps to retube using the JJ tubes. Until we meet again, keep
rocking and yes TUBES ARE GOOD!
--
www.weakerstill.com
&
www.myspace.com/weakerstill
From: Tim Norton [mailto:nor_ton@cableone.net] Sent:
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 5:56 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 8579
Bob,
I don't like your tubes...... I LOVE THEM!
What I now have is the best of both worlds... I now have a (what sounds like a
Brand new amp, Traynor YCV20) Thanks so much...
Never in my wildest dreams did I realize what a difference your tubes would
make...
Thanks
Tim Norton
From: immp3 [mailto:immp_3@woh.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday,
August 08, 2006 3:41 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: All i can say is wow
Bob, I just wanted to drop you a line and say how happy I am with the JJ KT77’s
and ECC83S’s that you recommended for my Mesa single Rec. The tone is so much
tighter and the clean sound is REALLY warm and full. Lead work just sings like a
bird. I will have Ken add you to our website when I see him this week. Thanks
again MP3
From: Jonathan Gasper
[mailto:jonathan_gasper01@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 2:49 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ Saves the Day Again!
To Bob and Crew:
I just thought I'd share with you guys a little
thing that happened today. I was sitting around today with little to do, so I
decided to open up my bass amp and see what it looks like inside(voiding the
warranty too, i imagine, but who cares?). Now this amp, a Hartke HA3500, has
been extremely reliable for me in the past year that I have had it. It has never
sounded bad;however, it also has never sound great. I've getting by with just
ok. So, I opened up the cases, and what did I find? The one lonely tube that
drives the preamp was a Sovtek 7025. Arrgh!!! No wonder it was mediocre. It
never had a chance. I rummaged aound in a drawer full of misc. amp related odds
and ends, and I found it. One solitary JJECC83s that was left over from the
tube-swapping phase iI had with my Carvin head a few months back. I put that bad
boy in, screwed the case back together, fired it up, and viola! Tone! The
difference was night and day, even with the MOSFET power section. True, it will
never sound as good as a vintage all-tube Ampeg, but it does sound really good!
Not much of a story i suppose, but I remember you saying that you never get
tired of hearing people sing the praises of JJ Electronic. They have smoked the
competion yet again. More bass, more low-mid, smoother, more natural treble.
Amazing!
Jonathan Gasper
From: John DeLorme [mailto:small_time_takeover@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 12:25 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KT77s = the missing link!
Thanks so much! I picked up my Marshall DSL 100 from you last friday. You loaded
it with KT77s and even matched the grade of the E34Ls you installed for me last
time. Thanks for the quick turn around too. Anyway, I was expecting a change for
the better but what I heard was amazing! All the gain is still there, yet the
overall clarity of every note has improved immensely. The bottom end is bigger,
punchier, and no longer muddy. The mids sound killer and are much more present.
Didn't notice too much of a change in the highs though I wasn't really looking
for a change in that range. These are just my initial observations... I've only
actually had a couple hours on them and that was with drums and bass cranked
too.
Bottom line is, I've been strugling to get the sound I want and just didn't
think it was possible to extract from the JCM 2000. I still don't think I'm
there yet... but I'm in no hurry to off this amp now! Thanks again Bob.
John DeLorme
From: Wayne H [mailto:wdh@houston.rr.com] Sent:
Saturday, August 05, 2006 1:54 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Small watts, high expectations
Jay-
You wrote:
Greetings Wayne-
For how you use the amp I would go with a matched pair of the JJ EL84's that are
a #32 these will still give a nice clean tone but will breakup real nice when
pushed. For the front end I would go with two of the ECC83S preamp tubes. They
will fatten up the tone and add a real sparkle. I would use a graded and
balanced ECC83S in the phase inverter hole which is the preamp tube that's
closest to the power tubes ( the one on the left when looking at the back of the
amp ). This will eliminate any dead spots and really make the amp sing.
I know you’ve heard it 10,000 times by now, but you nailed this. Your
description is exactly what I experienced after the retube. The amp cleaned up
when it wasn’t being pushed (so much so that at first I though ‘Oh no, there
goes the hot solos) but when cranked up it just screamed…I went nuts! The other
guys in the band—very skeptical of Ampegs for guitar—were shocked at how good it
sounded. Usually blasé, they said it was a killer now and how did I do it, etc.
You definitely got the credit.
I’ve bought from you guys before and I’m knocked out both by your expertise and
by your customer service. You have my business from here on in, and anyone else
that asks me about the change will get an earful.
Best regards | w
-----Original Message-----From: Roger Alan Moore
[mailto:roger_m@moorearchitecture.com] Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 2:10 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Traynor amps
Hi Bob -- I read your Traynor amp page. You're right on the money about the
YCV's being "fence sitter" amps. Here's a couple of things I (a happy Custom
Valve 50 Blue owner) can add about them:
1) the YCV40 has a presence knob and no master volume. Most people send back the
40 because, in order to get good tone, you have to get up to 3 and 4. And,
believe it or not, the 40 is extremely loud at 4. Thus the conundrum...
2) the reverb is mediocre at best, and there's no switch for it on the footpedal.
If pleasant and ethereal reverb is important, a prospective YCV owner will be
very disappointed.
3) the YCV50 Blue has master volume and no presence (and is VERY loud with nice
gain boost), but it seems tinny and/or trebly out of the box. Retubing with JJ's
solved this for me, and filled out the low end with more growl and snap.
However.....
4) ...the best thing I did (after the retube) was to purchase the extension
cabinet. What a difference! There's something about that 2nd Celestion Vintage
30 in a closed cab that brings the whole thing to life.
In synopis, with a retube and the extension cab, the 50 Blue is a little
powerhouse that will fill a small club easily sans mic to PA. Also (and this
was/is very important to me) the 50 is very quiet -- no hiss or buzz. It also
responds well to pedals through the effects loop, has a great gutteral growl
with gain boost (not the nu-metal tin, real JCM 800
growl) and sounds good at practice/human volume.
Your customers should consider these things before they try it out. And of
course, they should always play before they pay.
Roger
From: J.C. Yoo [mailto:jcyoo@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday,
August 05, 2006 1:48 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
You breathed a new life into my amp!
The complaint I had with my Carvin MTS was that it didn't sound like a tube
amp. The highs were harsh, mids were overly pronounced, and the lows were deep,
but boomy. After spending literally hours on reading reviews and descriptions
of different tubes, I knew I had to try Eurotubes before buying another amp. To
model after Marshall/Laney, I ordered the el34l matched set with ecc83s. Two
days later, the tubes were inside my amp glowing. This is exactly what I
wanted. Tight bass, glassy highs, thiiiiiiick mids and I was never able to get
the in-between soft clipping sound out of my amp. These tubes NAIL that sound,
dead on. And, distortion? YIKES! I mean, this is what tube distortion sounds
like. I never thought tubes could make this much difference in tone. Thank you
for saving me $1400 on a new head. Great customer service, very fast shipping,
I cannot ask for more. Thank you for everything.
They were right about you.
Sincerely
J.C. Yoo
From: Rich Kretzer [mailto:kre_tzer@americorpress.com]
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:46 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes - - -ONE SATISFIED CUSTOMER
Hi Jay,
I've been meaning to write to you guys (has it been almost two months
already?!?--- time flies when you can't take your hands off your guitar!) to
let you know how pleased I am with the retube kit I got for my Peavey Delta
Blues amp.
The weird noises I got when hitting low E-string notes are GONE. I realize, in
a combo like this, (especially with that 15" speaker), it's only a matter of
time with ANY tubes until they come back, but at least I'll know how to deal
with it next time, instead of waiting. In the meantime, I'm enjoying tone that
can only be described as "fabulous!!!" EVERY guitar I own sounds great
through this amp! In the past I've used a fairly large set-up of effects,
through solid-state gear, and was basically happy, but currently I just use the
amp, no effects, and the only pedal I use is the footswitch to change channels
on the Peavey and turn on the tremolo occasionally. BOTH channels now sound
great.
Feel free to use this for your testimonials page if you'd like; meanwhile, every
other guitarist I know will hear about your tubes from me- they're that good.
Thanks again,
Rich Kretzer
-----Original Message----- From: Nik Olas [mailto:tach_@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 4:11 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Jay,
I ordered LATE on Monday and by Wednesday afternoon
the new tubes were plugged in and glowing. You guys
are the best! Thanks again for your great service and
quick delivery of a fantastic product. Eurotube Family
Rocks!
Nicholas
-----Original Message----- From: Peter A Becker [mailto:pete_b@gmu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:17 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: question about tubes
Hi Bob;
I just wanted to write back to let you know how wonderfully the new tubes have
worked out in my Marshall TSL amp. The sound is now classic Marshall all the
way, without the buzzy, harsh high end that it used to have! My dream has come
true because I can now use my beloved Strat with this amp, and it sounds
AMAZING! Thanks again for the new tubes, and also for all your kind help via
email. Please feel free to quote this message on your website if you like. I am
definitely a convert to Eurotubes!
Cheers,
Pete
-----Original Message----- From: Christopher Hall
[mailto:shred_77@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:30 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: thank you!!!
hi Bob - I had emailed you a couple weeks ago asking about a possible tube
problem - I was running an Engl 530 thru a 5150 combo and I had a microphonic
tube, feeding back like there was no tomorrow. Anyway, I ordered some of the
ECC83S 12ax7 pre's and 6L6GC 5881 power's. I slapped'em in last night and it was
just the solution, the difference is amazing!!! just wanted to say thanks for
helping me out and thanks for getting them out to me so quickly. Definitely
gonna buy tubes from you guys probably
forever!!!! You guys rock.
Chris
-----Original Message-----From: Kiser, Billy [mailto:b_kiser@hcher.com]
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 6:35 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue
Jay & Bob,
Well, I got the tubes last week and had our local shop install them for me this
past weekend. I can't believe how good my Blues Deluxe reissue sounds now. I did
the complete re-tube with JJ 6L6GC'S as well as the JJ ECC83's which you guys
recommended. I also had the bias re-set. I am extremely happy with the new
sound. Thank you guys for all of your help. I'll have to say, you guys have
fantastic customer service. You now have another customer for life.
Best Regards,
Billy Kiser
From: Reichard, Rick J CTR CNRSE N43 [mailto:rick_reichard@navy.mil]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 11:45 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Peavey Retube Kit Triumph
Bob: I just wanted to pass on to you my thanks for the retube suggestion for
my peavey triumphs, I have 2 of them and the tube set you suggested gave me
breakup at lower volume and allows me to have the harmonics without ears
bleeding, I also retubed an old peavey heritage and the 6L6 euro's were much
better than the stock peavey's, I tell everyone that is looking for "the sound"
to contact you and let you tell them what they need. Neither one of these
triumph's ever sounded this good with the stock tubes.
thanks Rick Rocker
From: Woodman, Clive E. [mailto:Clive_Woodman@woodside.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:34 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Retubing Laney LC30 MK1 Amp
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to let you know that I received my tubes over here in Perth,
Western Australia the other day. 6 days after they were shipped, a distance of
11,000 miles - terriffic. The amp's sound has certainly improved, before it had
a 'still in the box' sound, now it's a lot more open and clear. The drive
channel is now a lot more useable too, with tone controls actually doing
something to the tone. Thanks for your assistance and help in selecting the
right grade of tubes for this amp, it really has made a great difference for not
a lot of cost.
I will be recommending JJ tubes to others from now on!
Clive Woodman
From: willie penalosa [mailto:willie_penalosa@sbc.net]
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:12 PM To: 'Eurotubes'
Subject: RE: Mesa Boogie F50 (Re-Tubing to JJ Tubes) Testimonials
Hi Bob,
First of all, let me thank you for your suggestion to replace the mesa boogie
tubes and re-tube it with JJ tubes. The set of tubes (three standard ECC83S's
with a current balanced ECC83S in V4 for the phase inverter & a matched pair of
the JJ 6L6GC's) arrived 2 days after I ordered it. I was very impressed with a
quick delivery. Well, it took me 15 minutes to install the first tube because
that was the first time I did it myself. The rests were straight forward. Gig
time!!!! It blew me away! It is so sweet sounding amp now. I thought that I had
a good sounding amp even though the original tubes were only 5 months old. Well,
the members of the band noticed a big difference in sound. The sound is more
dynamic, bigger sound or maybe the right word is much thicker sound and very
clean. The tone is much more defined specifically on the lower strings. For the
price I paid, I’m extremely satisfied. Oh! And yes, the overdrive is simply
awesome.
I would highly recommend this company to anyone who wants to improve their tube
amp significantly. Once again thank you so much for your advice.
Willie Penalosa
(Lead Guitarist of the Bits & Pieces band)
PS, by all means you can add this testimonial to your existing file of hundreds
or maybe thousands of satisfied customers.
From: Ed Ulrich [mailto:e_ulrich@valueline.com] Sent:
Monday, July 17, 2006 1:22 PMTo: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Jay,
I just wanted to let you know that the amp sounds fantastic. My band played a
gig on Friday night and we got quite a few complements from our “groupies” that
it was the best they ever heard us sound. I’ve since nicknamed my Peavey
(Classis 50) “Krispy Kreme” because of the tight, focused, buttery-smooth
overdrive the JJs are giving me. I’ve been pulling my hair out for the longest
time trying to find a sound that I was satisfied with. Over the past few years
I’ve owned all-tube combos from Fender and Marshall, as well as two Mesa
Boogies, but they were all kind of harsh sounding and eventually found new
homes. I bought the Peavey used about 12 years ago, and always kept it around
because I picked it up so cheap. I was at the point I was either going to pop
the pin on a set of NOS tubes (a lot more money than the amp cost) or perhaps a
used Matchless or Bad Cat, and am I ever glad I tried the JJs first. I know I
sound like I’m gushing, but these tubes have totally transformed the amp into a
tone monster. The best $67.50 I ever spent. Thanks also for all your prompt
correspondence. You have a customer for life.
Ed.
From: Kirk Whitaker [mailto:kirk_whit@yahoo.com] Sent:
Sunday, July 09, 2006 12:34 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: yeah buddy.....that's what i am talking about
hey bob,
Kirk here from down in bainbridge ga. You sent me some tubes last month...some
ecc83s...2 regular and 1 balanced...and 1 ecc832...I was looking to improve my
Fender HRDLX...since the sovetecs that came in it were sounding soooo dark. I
replaced them first with the ecc83s...which did liven up the clean channel
wonderfully...but the drive was still rather dark and unusable...no highs...but
today I finally got around to putting the ecc832 into the V2...HOLY
SMOKES!!...this thing sounds like a vintage fender now...the drive is nice and
crunchy...the more drive is much smoother....wonderful tone with much more
definition...more highs and character...You did the trick...THANK YOU BOB!! (If
you have a HRDLX...get a ECC832 and try it in V2....less gain and tone to
spare!)
Kirk Whitaker
From: Larry Vigneault [mailto:jazz__guitar@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 4:28 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Comments ...
Hi,
I just retubed my Trace Elliot Bonneville C50 with a set of Eurotubes, and I
just wanted to say that it sounds the best it's ever sounded in the 10 years
I've owned the amp. It has a nice chimey Fenderish quality with a lot of punch
now. Highs are smooth and pleasant without being grating, and the lows are
punchy and nicely defined.
Everybody in my band agreed that it sounded outstanding at rehearsal last
night. Thanks for making such great sounding tubes available, I won't use any
other brand as I've found tube nirvana.
Cheers, Larry
-----Original Message----- From: Daniel Maage [mailto:carnevi@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 1:58 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you very much.
I got the Tubes yesterday, I mounted them today. Nice instructions on the
ballanced tube, good packaging they all got here in perfect state.
This is the first time I`ve changed tubes, but it went quite smoothly.
NOW the most important part; How did it sound???
Only one word escapes my mouth; Perfect, My Mesa Nomad sounded better than ever
before.
The distrotion is somehow way more creamier than before, and the top end sounds
way more Ritchie Blackmore,,,hehe.
Truly amazing tubes as well as your service.
Thank you again.
Ps I work in a musicans store myself, and I hope to send a lot of buisness your
way.
Keep up the exelent work
Take care, regards from Daniel Maage
From: David D [mailto:tiggs@comcast.net] Sent: Monday,
July 03, 2006 6:41 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: retube Crate V16 complete
Bob,
Got my tubes today for my Crate V16. Quick service...took a weekend! The JJ's
are really great tubes. The tone is greatly improved, a lot less hiss, clearer
tone, and more harmonic response. The reverb is completely different, much more
lush and 3 dimensional (did not expect that result). I cannot believe that amp
manufacturers use such junk for tubes......to save 20 bucks an amp.
My amp sounded good before, now it sounds truly great. Thanks for your consult
and the tubes. I'll contact you when it's time to retube my Mesa and Fenders!
DD (Tucson)
-----Original Message-----From: Powers Court
[mailto:metal_@powers-court.com] Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:41 AM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 7452
Greetings Bob,
I just wanted to drop a note to you when I had a chance, Danie is completely "JJ'd"
out now & it really sounds awesome! She purchased 2 Mesa standard rectifier
cabinets at the same time I put the preamp tubes in the 2101. We have done a few
shows since then & I can't believe the reactions she gets... (apart from being a
great guitarist) other guitar players & people from the crowd will,without
exaggeration, bow at her feet
when she comes off stage!(really)
Soundmen & the other guitarists in the building, who pay little attention when
were setting up, at the end of the night HAVE to ask "what in thee hell are you
using and what is in it". It blows my mind! So, I think you will be getting alot
of Marshall & Mesa tube orders!
It seems to be the the magic combo & I know that the tubes are a big part of it,
thank you so much!!!!
"MAY YOUR REIGN OF TUBE MADNESS LAST FOEVER!!!!"
Steve & Danie
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POWERS COURT
USA Dark Power Metal Band
Dragonheart Records
http://www.powers-court.com
http://www.myspace.com/powerscourt
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-----Original Message-----From: Mike Brunner [mailto:continue_the_lie@socal.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 10:36 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: kudos to Bob and Eurotubes.
Hi Bob.
I recently placed 2 different orders with you for the retubing of a Dual
Rectifier. The second order was so I could try some additional options in
comparison to the original set. I have to tell you, the original set you
recommended to me is the winner! Thanks so much. I asked for your advice in
getting the most musical response out of the Dual Rec. and you suggested a pair
of the KT77's and a pair of the 6V6's along with a set of GZ34's and an ECC803S
in v1, a standard ECC83S in v2, v3, and v4 and a balanced ECC83S
in v5.
Thanks again. I will be back for more!
All the best.
Mike Brunner
From: Mark & Carol [mailto:lench@adelphia.net] Sent:
Saturday, July 01, 2006 2:00 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: I want tubes
Hello Jay and all
Well I just put in the tubes you sent me for my Blues Deluxe. I was hoping by
replacing the factory groove tubes Id see a little improvement, but I was
apparently wrong. This is now a completely new AMPH!!!! If fact it is now a
Blooze DeeLuxx!!! Damn what a difference I don’t know if I maybe had a weak
original set or if your tubes are that much better. Either way the only way to
describe it is its just all around warmer with a real fullness in all the tones
and very responsive to my picking. I really am amazed because I wasn’t expecting
a night and day difference, an improvement yes but not as drastic as what I’m
hearing right now. Also your help and quick replies plus fast arsed shipping
make doing biz with you guys a pleasure. Well thanks again especially Jay for
the advice Ill only be getting tubes from you guys from now on and Ill be
spreading the word on what a class act you guys are! See ya next tube change!
Thank you very much
Mark
From: Austin [mailto:dnametal@gmail.com] Sent:
Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:32 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hey this is Austin with the B-52 AT100. Thank you so much for those tubes. My
amp has made a 200% improvement. I honestly can not thank you enough for your
help with everything. I will most definitely continue buying from Eurotubes in
the future. Thank you so much.
-Austin
-----Original Message-----From: Chris & Dianna L [mailto:stratman_moongirl@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 8:48 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: electric violin vs. 5150
Bob,
I have a 5150 integrated quad setup w/ bias adjustment and I met a violinist who
was looking for amp that didn't sound "thin" or too trebbly. She played through
my 5150 and I need to tell you - it was very impressive. The amp used to sound
muddy and unbalanced during low/high note trasitions but, with your
recommendations for mods, this amp truly performed. On other amps,the highs of
the violin sounded squeely and schreechy with no bottom end punch. Everything
sounded very smooth and solid on the 5150.
Thankyou again for you recommendations - I never knew my amp was capable of this
tone.
Chris L
From: Paul LaParle [mailto:paul_laparle@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:01 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KUDOS once again...
Importance: High
Hey Bob,
Just a quick note of THANKS!~ As w/ my Blues Jr, my Valve Jr is now "rippin
blues machine"!!!! I hooked up w/ Ted Weber and replaced the speaker w/ one of
his Ceramic Signature Series 8S's. That along w/ the JJ Tubes has turned my
Valve Jr into a little 5Watt Class A MONSTER!!!~~~
Having folks like Ted and yourself to call on are a god-send for "gear whores"
like myself!!! It never fails at a gig to have a musician come up to me at
break and ask ...to the effect of..."what the hell do you have in that thing?"
My next project is my Crate Vintage Club 50Watt Combo, I will be in touch for
that one in the near future!
KUDOS to you and your folks at EUROTUBES!!!~~
Gr8ly appreciated!
Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Paul "Pablo" LaParle
From: Jill G [mailto:shelby_and_jill@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 1:06 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: BUYING JJ TUBE WAS THE BEST MONEY I EVER SPENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TUBES!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don't know much about tubes but i know one thing. STOCK MESA BOOGIE TUBES ARE
S*** AND A BIG LOUD FART, GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU MADE BUYING TUBES SO EASY[
THE PACKAGE DEAL SET] FOR DUAL MESA BOOGIE. I CLICKED I BOUGHT NEVER LOOKED
BACK. MY AMP SOUNDS SO F***IN GOOD NOW. I HAD THEM INSTALLED BUY A PRO AND SET
PERFECT. I HEARD YOUR THE MAN TO GO TO FOR TUBES AND EVERYBODY IS RIGHT!!!.
SIMPLE: JJ TUBES+ MESA BOOGIE = NOW THIS IS A" MESA BOOGIE"
THANK
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Barry Day [mailto:b_day@swbell.net] Sent:
Saturday, June 10, 2006 6:27 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Personal gratitude to EuroTubes - especially Bob
Bob and the EuroTubes staff:
I bought the High Gain set of tubes for my Mesa Boogie IIb about two weeks ago
and will try to describe the dramatic transformation in my old Boogie standby!
The original power tubes and replacement pre-amp Groove Tubes and Mesa brands
that I have been periodically changing are now in the trash where they belong.
I knew that JJ's were good, but was not expecting the over the top metamorphisis
that they have produced in my amp.
The juicy tone is BACK! It sings powerfully on it's own or with it set clean to
warm up the tone using my modeler on the front. WOW! Yes, you were correct,
the High Gain set still gets nice and clean.
I had my doubts on the "fixed bias" using anything but Mesa tubes (Mesa hype),
but everything is sounding 500% better. Guess the Mesa guys just want to sell
their tubes. You "hit the note" with your custom tube selection for my Mark IIB
and my amp has NEVER sounded better. Even sounds better than when it was brand
new from the factory and that is a FACT.
The flexibility and overall tonal musical personality just flips me out. No
more brittle/thin treble. No more "mud drenched" bass. No more
"weak/flat/lifeless" tone. All sounds are full of great big FAT tone and clarity
throughout the treble/mid/bass ranges. The tone controls now really work. I am
amazed each time I fire it up.
You were again correct on the "breaking in" of the tubes. After a few days of
burn in they really sweeten up and sound better than on the initial install.
You can be assured that I will recommend EuroTubes to all of my friends in
Pflugerville and Austin that are in need of new tubes. "Forget buying tubes at
the music stores and just contact Bob at EuroTubes" will be my catch phrase to
all of them.
My appreciation and sincere gratitude to you and all the staff at EuroTubes!
-- You have my permission to post this email on the Customer Review section of
your website if you desire --
Barry Day
-----Original Message-----From: Chris Hale [mailto:arch_enemy@ssnet.com]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:24 PM To: Bob
Subject: Peavey JSX
Bob,
I can't thank you enough for the wonderful tubes. I recently bought a Peavey JSX
which came with stock EL34 EH power tubes. I sold my Peavey 5150 to buy it, and
after a few days of tweaking settings, I began to miss the heaviness of my old
5150. The EL34's had a great crunch sound to them (but perhaps a little brittle
and way too much on the bright
side) and the lead sound was very fluid, but lacked the low end thump that I
loved so much in my 5150. I decided to give the 6L6's a try and ordered a
matched quad. I recieved the tubes only 2 days after ordering them and popped
them in, switched the bias setting to 6L6 and flipped on the power. The only
word to describe the sound is HUGE. The annoying high end of the amp was gone
and replaced with a powerful low end chunk that kicked me in the chest as soon
as I hit a palm mute. The cleans were even better than before and felt so much
more warmer. The JJ's breathed new life into my JSX and my sorrows of selling my
beloved 5150 vanished. This is the tone that I've been hearing in my head since
I've picked up the guitar. Bear in mind that the preamp tubes are still the
stock EH's. I can't imagine how the tone can get any better, but once I order me
a set of JJ preamp tubes, I believe it will be total bliss.
Sincerely,
Christopher Hale
From: john [mailto:jc_848@optonline.net] Sent: Friday,
June 09, 2006 7:49 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Jay
Just installed the tubes on my DSL, full retube..
a brief history on this my DSL.. its only 9 months old and has probably
be bought and sold 2 or 3 times
simply because its distortion sounded bad.. The gain control on the red channel
didn't make much difference after 3 on the knob, it just got more grainy and
buzzy, very unmusical distortion. The clean channel was still ok and I use a
modeling processor so I got away with it.
after the retube,,,holy cow,,,A real marshall. The red channel can be used all
the way to 10. This is insane distortion but still very musical. Its very funny,
now whether Im using the modeling processor or running clean or using the red
channels insane distortion, I can hear the marshall signature all thru it.
before it was just washed out in mud.
The biggest difference is in how clear the notes ring out. I can clearly hear
notes under other notes, kind of like a BBE unit, If your a lousy player, these
tubes will project that. you can hear everything coming off the fret board.
I don't understand why marshall is not hip to this. the DSL and TSL line of amps
have a bad reputation for poor sound, simply, in my opinion, because of the
lousy tubes their installing. The JJ s make this amp. I've used them all, Plexi
s JMP s 800 s etc,,,this amp NOW can run with them. As for the oldschool vs
newschool guys out there, I will bet if you stuck my stock tube set into your
plexi, it would also sound bad....
one last thing, If the guy who sold me this amp were to here it now, he would be
very upset with himself, nuf said..
John
From: Richard W [mailto:riweb@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday,
June 06, 2006 6:32 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Jay,
Got the tubes, put them in, and … Holy Crap! I mean I thought this was a great
amp before. It is just beyond what I imagined now. I certainly expected an
improvement from the tubes, but I had no idea what dramatic difference it would
make.
I’ve made some relatively minor mods to the valve junior combo. Added a standby
switch and added an 8 ohm output to drive various cabinets I already had around.
I have also used some nice pedals in front of this, which all sound great, but
nothing I have done so far had such an improvement as the tube upgrade. And the
real kicker is, it was only $18 bucks. This is now my favorite amp to play.
You guys should advertise a kit for these on your site. Anyhow, well done and
thank you, thank you!!!!
I will sing your praises on my harmony central review.
Regards,
Rich
From: Tim Cronin [mailto:tcronin@gmail.com] Sent:
Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:57 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: New testimonial
Hello, Bob.
I wanted to give you my testimonial, as I am still floored by the sound I am
getting out of just one tube.
A while back, I asked you what 12AX7 would be a good fit for a Marshall AVT20,
considering my playing style (blues/rock/hard rock). I recently ordered and
recieved what you recommended me: a matched triode ECC83S w/ 105-110 gain. The
tube I was swapping out was one of those new Groove Tubes 12AX7Ms that are
supposedly modeled after the old Mullards.
I have tried a total of three tubes in this amp: an Electro-Harmonix, which I
found to be rather shallow and harsh sounding, the Groove Tubes one, which was
richer, but still sounded a bit splatty gain-wise, and this JJ tube. It's
amazing the difference I heard. On the clean channel, it's rounder and
smoother, and with the gain maxed out on the channel, the breakup is very juicy
and full of life. On the overdrive channel, the distortion is less harsh and
much sweeter. With the gain maxed out on that channel, it still exhibits some
harshness (I will probably invest in a Weber Beam-Blocker), but not as much as
with the EH or GT tubes.
I wish to thank you again for your superior customer service, and thanks for an
excellent product. I'm officially a JJ convert.
-Tim
-----Original Message----- From: tikh@yhti.net [mailto:tikh@yhti.net]
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 1:00 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Tubes Installed
Just wanted to let you know that tubes arrived in good time (the 3rd) and well
packaged. I installed them and was very pleased with the difference they made in
my Peavey Classic 50 410. The clean side (which was nice and rich before) is
richer. The gain side. . . much, much better. . a whole range of textures to
play with. With the neck pickup, it used to sound a little frappy, like a kazoo
in the upper register (the lower end stayed nice and edgy), now the tonal
texture is much more even across the octaves.
I appreciate your willingness to advise on the various grades of tubes and their sound qualities by your experience.
Thanks for the great service.
Louis
-----Original Message-----From: Simon P
[mailto:simon_P@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:01 PM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject:
Hi Bob,
I just recieved my JJ tubes and couldn't wait to have them installed in my VOX
AC30CC2. The result is WOW!!!! The difference in tone is unbelievable, even more
than in my 5150II or JCM800. The amp now sounds great and the TB channel (which
I used to dislike) is giving me that nice crunchy tone I thought I would never
get with this amp. And the normal is now cleaner and fuller with better
definition as well as better low-end (something impossible with
factory-installed tubes) Also, the tone on either channel is now tighter so that
palm-muted notes or snapped chords are "chunky" instead of "muddy." Overall, an
11/10 mark for Eurotubes and JJ tubes (once again)!!! I can't wait to buy
another amp so I have to change the tubes in it!!! :)
Thank you very much once more,
Simon
From: GospelBill_@aol.com [mailto:GospelBill_@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 4:28 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes for a Fender Blues Jr. amp
Hello Jay and Bob,
Thank you for the quick delivery, I received the Fender Blues Jr. eurotubes
today and I installed them into the amp (Now New Amp). I am very pleased with
the new sound. I thank you both for your recommendations for the tubes that you
thought that I would need based on my style of playing. Again, I am very
pleased, this was the first time that I ever took on a project like this on my
own. I thank both of you for making it a success. You can add me to you HAPPY
CUSTOMER LIST. May God bless both of you always.
a servant of the Most High!
Gospel Bill
-----Original Message-----From: bdove@ifriendly.com [mailto:bdove@ifriendly.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:25 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks!
Bob,
Here's another "I couldn't believe it story". I ordered the tubes on Monday and
received them on Wednesday. Installed them in the Music Man RD50 and WOW! The
tone is incredible. Took it out on the deck and played for 2 hrs (forgot to mow
the lawn). Thanks again for a great product and excellent service.
Blanton
From: Judson Bertoch [mailto:judson_b@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 1:25 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Now We're Talking!
Hey Bob,
First. Under 48 hours from order to delivery (OR to VA) - almost unbelievable.
Who do you know at the USPS and what do you have on them?...
Second, not sure whether to nickname you the "amp whisperer" or "the cleaner".
Either way your solutions fix tone.
I'm probably more of a sound/tone novice than 95% of your other customers so I
was not sure just what to expect in terms of change/improvement. Now, needless
to say, I'm very very pleased going from harsh/cold/distant sound to
warm/tight/rich.
The sound difference is so pronounced and the sustain is so amazing. I ordered
both the standard and low gain retube sets (Fender Pro Jr) not sure which I'd
prefer, but I put the low gain set in first - it may never leave this amp.
The amp companies should be paying you for retaining their customers.
Normally other products in life that performed so poorly out of the box would
normally go on my 'do not buy from again' list.
Thanks!!
Judson Bertoch
-----Original Message-----From: Matthew D'Ortona [mailto:m_ortona@stny.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:21 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Mega Pleased with the Traynor YCV-40 High Gain Kit!!
Dear Bob & Jay,
I just wanted to let you guys know how happy I am with the Traynor YCV40 high
gain kit! The cleans sparkle and have much more of punch, with some
nice, smooth, natural compression thrown in to boot. The overdrive channel just
smokes, with more definition, clarity, and gradations of
distortion. To put it mildly, this is the best $69 bucks I've spent in a long
time!! No more fence-sitting - this amp is a keeper now. Can't wait
to use it on this week-end's gigs. Feel free to include me in your customer
review section. You guys rock!
Sincerely,
Matt D'Ortona
From: Scheuer, Rick [mailto:Rick_S@sf.fk.com] Sent:
Friday, May 19, 2006 8:33 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you!
Boy, what a difference. A great transaction, the ECC83s (2) are breaking in
nicely in my little Jolida 1701 hybrid. CD (Cambridge Audio 640C) has lost its
'edginess' on female vocals and strings fill the room, while Coltrane's sax
sounds round and full and breathy. Monk hums along, his fingernails clicking on
the keys, toe tapping.
Lucious mids! My Epos M12.2 speakers crave good mid energy, and man, they have
it now. Full of inner detail.
The only person who probably doesn't like you right now is my landlord. He
lives upstairs.
Most of all, my vinyl collection thanks you. I've got records going back 35
years; I still use my AR Xa (1971) with the modified Grace 707mkII tonearm
(1978?) and a Goldring 1042 cartridge. A very modest, but incredibly musical
setup.
You guys really, really upped the quality of this rig - for about the price of a
pizza and a pitcher of beer.
Thank you, thank you thank you (and peace),
Rick Scheuer
From: Ross Drake [mailto:ross_d@sympatico.ca] Sent:
Thursday, May 18, 2006 12:09 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Change in the small YCV20 Traynor
A NEW AMPLIFIER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH EUROTUBES
Skeptical readers will now no doubt think that I am a ‘shill’ for Bob Pletka and
his JJ Euro Tubes.
I am the same fellow who owns a Peavey Classic 30 that with Bob’s help we turned
it into one of the sweetest sounding amps I have heard irrespective of cost.
I mentioned in first testimonial that I had just purchased the small 15 watt
Traynor YCV 20 in wine.
This amp has received mixed reviews for its sound with the stock tubes (Sovteks
which I have to say suck!). In addition, I would generally agree that the sound
was not great, nor was it as poor as one writer mentioned. He said he couldn’t
be bothered to change the tubes so he took it back. Too bad.
Changing the tubes in this amp is a major pain, no doubt about it. They did not
design it to make it easy to change the tubes but if you spend the 1 1/2 hours
required (so you don’t break something) and put in JJ tubes the result is well
worth it.
With the same quick dispatch I got the tube configuration sorted out with Bob,
who is meticulous about responding to emails, even on days I consider as ‘days
off’ and 5, yes 5, count em, days later, I had the tubes and today I made the
switch.
This little amp provided me with exactly the sound I was looking for out of it
and I think all that it could give me. It sang, chimed, and had a tight but
still somewhat weak bottom end (to be expected in a small amp in a small
enclosure).
But then the surprise! I hooked up my Fender Telecaster on the drive channel and
dialed in a ‘sound’ I have only heard a few times in my long life. It just wails
and beautifully so. I dialed in a sound on the drive channel that was not
possible with the original tubes.
If you are vacillating about buying this particular Traynor or about Bob and
Eurotubes and your skepticism is crumbling, do yourself and your amp (and maybe
your dog too) a favour and retube it with JJ Tubes from Bob.
Honest to God, this can’t be ‘snake oil’ we are talking about here. This is the
real thing and I recommend to anyone to jump on it.
Ross Drake in Ontario Canada (a.k.a. The Great White North)
From: Andrew K [mailto:a_k@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday,
May 17, 2006 2:30 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I love Eurotubes!
I got my tubes today and slapped them into the Boogie (the DC-5) and oh lordy! I
couldn't stop playing! The drive channel has taken on a whole new dimension and
even with the gain dimed the notes are still articulate. The clean channel is
fatter and more round, its just heavenly. And in general both channels have
cleaned up so much. I did not expect this much of an improvement from swapping
tubes alone.
Thank you Jay and Bob (snoochie boochies?).
Until next time,
Andrew
From: John W. [mailto:jw.ai@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:57 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Follow up & impressions on my new JJ Tubes
Hi Bob, thanks again for the personal attention to my order. While I hope your
business grows fast as it deserves to, (and I have also been recomending you
to every guitar player/tube user I know), I hope you can always have enough time
for all your customer's questions. It really sets you apart from the crowd. As
do your tubes. Very very nice. Everything you say they are is on the money.
They made an incredible difference in my Peavey Classic 30, and my Classic 50 as
well. The C30 is suddenly a very respectable amp in it's own right, not just
good for recording and practicing. It's almost like I added a second channel to
it, because it has a full range of exciting tones available to it now. I really
can't describe what an improvement it has made. To anyone considering these
tubes for the first time, just do it. They are not expensive and they sound
rich and transparent, have so much harmonic content, and are so linear and
smooth in breakup that you really can't go wrong. My C50 is a much more
complicated amp, and so much louder that I don't get to play with it as much.
As a result I am still in the process of discovering the full character of the
new tubes. I will say this though, they are unmistakeably higher quality than
the EH tubes that were in there. It's like getting into a luxury car
blindfolded. An economy car may have a lot of decent features, which seem
similar, but there is a completely different feel to it. Even my friend who has
only the most cursory experience in "tone hunting" said immediately that my amp
sounded better. And he now has a JJ tube in his Marshall Valvestate head, which
has made a WORLD of difference in his tone. Now if I can just talk him into
going all tube ... =)
Thanks again,
John W.
Van Nuys, CA
From: Ross Drake [mailto:ross_d@sympatco.ca] Sent:
Thursday, May 11, 2006 2:48 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Tubes
A NEW AMPLIFIER WORLD WITH EUROTUBES
I found out about Bob and Eurotubes from the guitar tech at my music store in
town, and then subsequently read about him on many amplifier sites on the web.
I own a Peavey Classic 30 an amp that I like, but it wasn’t quite doing exactly
what I wanted it to do. I was lost! How do I explain this somebody who will,
first understand, and second, know what to do about it?
So I was hesitant but I asked my guitar tech and he suggested I contact Bob at
Eurotubes. And so I did, not knowing exactly what to expect.
I am completely delighted and satisfied with the entire experience. Bob takes a
hands on personal approach and I sent him an email detailing what I thought was
missing in the amp.
Bob made suggestions in an incredibly timely manner, within an hour or so of my
emailing and I ordered the kit on-line a few minutes later.
7 short days later the tubes arrived. I installed them as my situation was plug
and play.
Every shortcoming this amp had was corrected and I think, frankly, it sounds for
my purposes at least as good as any amp I have heard for twice or three times
the money.
The amp provided me with exactly the sound I was looking for. It sang, chimed,
had a tight and pronounced bottom end, it was a work of art. All for about $60
versus the cost of a new amp.
I am so happy that I just bought another tube kit for my new Traynor.
If you want to improve the sound of your amp this is the place and the fellow to
connect with. You will not be sorry. Indeed you will be delighted, as was I.
This is not hype. I wasn’t paid to say this. I am doing so because this is the
real deal for tube amplifiers and the service is beyond comparison. It is
personal and it is right.
Do yourself a favour and try Bob at Eurotubes. I am not going to tell the story
of Bob and Eurotubes, it is everywhere on the Web for people to read. This is my
personal story.
Ross Drake in Ontario Canada (a.k.a. The Great White North)
From: rattler7@att.net [mailto:rattler7@att.net] Sent:
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:33 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Happy customer
hello Bob or Jay or who ever opens this
I will most certainly be returning to purchase any tubes i require in the future
due to the tone and quality of these tubes are absolutely spectacular in my
Rockmaster Preamp the bass is full an not overpowering with the sovteks it was
either to thin or to flabby now the low end is nice and tight with the mids
dialed in which took the longest it absolutely kills the sovteks and the highs
although i like a slicing somewhat piercing tone to my mids and treble it does
all that with aplomb yet it not piercing enough to make a dog whimper, the
sovteks i was using actually made my dog whimper. The shipping was quick and
speedy i was also surprised at the size of the box i figured it would be much
smaller.
Chris Rose
From: Wylder mail [mailto:wilder@nycap.rr.com] Sent:
Friday, May 05, 2006 8:21 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: kt77 tubes
Bob,
It's Mike Frank from Albany NY I bought a quad of Kt77 tubes from you a
while back for my Mesa lone Star, I hope all is well. Just wanted to tell you
these tubes are the best I have tried yet. They give the best of both worlds
excellent clean and dirty. I am giving you a link to my band's website and there
are several video clips with various types of music so your customers can hear
how great these sound. From sparkling clean to fat blues rythm to hard rock and
a nice fat lead tone these do it all with style!! Thanks again Bob you are the
man. Click here
http://wylderrocks.com/wylderrocks.html and go to mp3s and video page and
click on the video clips (studio demos do not have the kt77s) this was taped
straight through a panasonic camera. Enjoy and thanks again
Mike
From: Brian Powell [mailto:powell_76@comcast.net] Sent:
Thursday, May 04, 2006 10:00 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Marshall JCM 900 50 watt head (re-tube)
Hello Bob,
Thank you for the great service and in helping me to discover an excellent tonal
possibility available to my 50 watt JCM 900. I have broken in my JJ KT-77’s and
am very impressed with the improvement in tonal quality and additional head room
after switching from E34L Tesla’s, and from 12AX7A’s to JJ ECC 83 S’s. It’s like
I have a new amp. Amazing! The tone knobs are much more responsive. The presence
control knob had no effect before re-tubing. Now the presence knob produces
noticeable changes to the sound. The KT-77’s produce a WOW tone that gives me a
smile every time I play. What a treat.
Regards,
Brian.
From: doren [mailto:db@downtoground.com] Sent:
Thursday, May 04, 2006 6:56 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I'm slack-lawed and speechless....
My tripple xxx went from "not bad" to BAD ASS!...
not sure what to say, but thank you!
wow....wow...wow.....
db
From: Bob Kimball [mailto:B_kimbal@msn.com] Sent:
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:40 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi Jay,
I've had enough time to let the tubes settle in a bit. I'm using a pair of the
JJ KT77 in a Rivera M60 head (60W), replacing whatever the stock EL34s were.
The KT77s do everything better than the stock tubes. They have a little more
chime/sparkle when driven clean, a nice round and not-flabbly bottom end. They
get nicely gnarly when overdriven, real BALLZ! The Rivera can run the output
tubes either pentode or triode. The triode setting with the stock tubes was a
yawner. It's really nice with the KT77s... articulate and with a touch of
reverb, haunting. It's hard to characterize them, they are kind of a cross
between the signatures of an EL34 and a good 6L6. They are a welcome
addition! Thanks, Bob
From: Marius Amundsen [mailto:marius_amundsen@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 1:43 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Ah! the SWEET tubes!!!
Hi!
Just wanted to send a HUGE thanks to you Bob!! My Trem-O-Verb sounds so much
better now!!
The tone is so warm, yet clear and well defined and full of life! The tone
controls works alot better, and its alot easier to hear the differences when
turning the knobs.
The mush is also gone. Even with gain set high every single note ring when
playing chords and everything is more well-defined and tight. The crunch is much
cleaner in a sort of way than before.
The harshness is also gone. The amp has a warmer and richer sound with lots of
harmonics. I can now set the treble and prescense to positions that I never did
before because the amp would sound terrible. Now its easy to make the amp cut
through.
Have been playing mostly with the 6V6's. They sound amazing! You were right
about the clean tone. It has NEVER been this good! Warm and SWEET!
The 6V6's are great for soloing too!! Really sweet when digging in!!
The E34L's left me with a huge smile on my face for tight, crunchy comps. No
more "fluff--fluff"... just tight, burning "chugg-chugg"!! And all the warm rich
upper harmonics on powerchords! My amp is on FIRE!!
This has been a most pleasant experience and the best investment in tone!
Couldnt ask for more!
Why have a racecar if you are driving with flat tires?! If you have a great amp,
you need great tubes!
I will spread the word, and I now know who to contact when its time for
re-tubing! :D
Thanks a lot!!
Marius
-----Original Message-----From: john novack
[mailto:j_novac@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:37 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: mesa lonestar
hey bob, the lonestar sounds GREAT with the setup you recommended, whole
different amp. tons of depth and dynamics, the mud is gone, and no trace of
harshness.
exactly what i was hoping to achieve. the gain side is smooth as silk, the
harmonics are aligned, and sweet, before, the gained up sound was jumbled,
confused and
kind of "trashy". i'll be back!
-----Original Message-----From: Mike Argento
[mailto:mike_a@ydr.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:49 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: 6v6s in Ampeg Reverberocket
Bob,
Got the tubes Monday, had them put in and biased (about 20mA at 390 plate volts,
according to the tech) and whoa! This is how this amp's supposed to sound! Just
amazing sounding. Great lows and sweet, sweet highs. Crank up the amp and it
breaks up smoothly.
I'm more than pleased. Thanks for your help and excellent service and the tubes.
Pass on my thanks to the folks at JJ; they make kick-ass tubes.
Regards,
Mike Argento
-----Original Message-----From: Steven Custer [mailto:steven._custer@na.flintgrp.com]
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 7:15 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: jj gz34's
Hi! I bought a set of jj GZ34's from you last week, and I wanted to drop you a
line and let you know that I was really impressed with your service. The tubes
arrives lightening quick, and they were packaged excellent! Also I really wanted
to let you know that I got to play nice and loud with them in my amp yesterday,
and holy sxxx!!!!! I can't believe how good these things make the dual rec
sound! Thanks a bunch! --Steev Custer
From: KEITH JOHNSON [mailto:igniter-guitars@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 6:14 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: more tubes
Hi Bob.
I got a 5150 low gain retube kit from you about 2 weeks ago.
These things are awesome!!! They took care of all the noise and hissing that I
was getting from the factory tubes. The tone controls are much more useable now,
and I still have all the gain I need. The personality of each guitar really
comes through uncolored. Everything sounds sooo much sweeter!
Thanks so much! Go ahead and post this on your reviews.
Thanks!
Keith.
From: jandd@sbcglobal.net [mailto:jandd@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:08 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Dear Carla and Eurotubes,
Thank you so much for your great product and service. The tubes I ordered on
Monday evening arrived yesterday morning. I installed them and biased the amp
this morning. After an initial problem with low volume (phase inverter needed to
be reseated) I picked up my strat and started to play. The old tubes were
definitely going bad, but even given that the sound from the JJ’s you guys sent
is great. The clean channel is clear, ringing, and bright. String attack sounds
out well and pinch harmonics are easy to get (they never used to be). Bang the
strings hard and all sorts of cool things happen as the amp nears but doesn’t
quite reach break up (about 4 on the Hot Rod). The dirty channel sounds good
also with some of the Hot Rods built in fizziness dissipated. At low volume the
drive channel is actually quite playable and surprisingly musical. Cool.
I was going to sell this amp, but not now. It is too much fun to play!
Thanks for a great product and great service. You will be getting all of my
future tube business and that of my friends as well.
Best Regards,
Doug Wille
-----Original Message-----From: Samuel Anderson [mailto:sampa@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:21 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks for hooking up my Traynor YCV40WR - I'm keeping it :-)
Sounds great man!
I talked to you on the phone last week and wanted to let you know that you did
an outstanding job translating my confusing "I don't know what I really want but
I sorta like this and this" jabbering into a perfect set of tubes for this amp.
Hell I was so lost I don't even remember what I said.
You were exactly right in saying that most of they guys that call you with my
amp are "fence-sitters" and (80%?) keep the amp after switching the tubes. I
can't believe how much more musical this thing is; the brittle piercing sound is
gone, replaced by a sweet singing treble sound...it's amazing!
Anyhow just wanted to let you know I'm keeping my Traynor YCV40WR because of
your tubes.
Thanks again,
-Sam Anderson
-----Original Message----- From: John Purdy [mailto:purdy@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:18 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 7013
Bob:
I got the tubes on Saturday, and the order was placed on Thursday - quick
delivery! Anyway, I put the tubes in and adjusted the bias as soon as they came
in, and I couldn't be happier!!!! It is really as if I have a new amp. My HRD
has NEVER sounded this good. I sincerely appreciate all of your help in
answering my many questions. You were quick to respond, and I learned a lot from
your e-mails. Not only do you have a new customer for life, but I will direct my
guitar playing friends to your website.
Thanks again,
John
From: Brandon de la Cruz [mailto:brandon__@sharkdogrecords.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 8:23 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Re: Retubing Traynor YCV40
Hi Bob -
Just wanted to let you know I've installed the Eurotubes and I was blown away by
the difference. It's like night and day. You've definitely made a believer out
of me.
Thanks,
Brandon
From: John Hardiman [mailto:mysilentletter@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:11 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: RE: Tubes!
hey bob, im sure you are used to hearing this by now but i just wanted to say
thanks. those kt77's sound amazing in my framus dragon. added all sorts of
usable low end depth and a "fullness" i have yet to achieve with this head. ive
been through every overdrive, eq pedal etc. in front of the amp and now i dont
need anything. just threw the tubes in and it was perfect. thanks again. i will
order some more for my triamp soon!!!
-----Original Message----- From: Nik Olas [mailto:naichi@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:25 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Bob, Jay and the Eurotubes Family,
My tubes arrived Saturday and I've plugged them into my Peavey Classic 30 and
wow, I'm blown away! I'm not sure I'm worthy of such great tone. Thanks for your
personal attention, quick delivery and great communication. I'll be telling
anyone who listens about Eurotubes.
Thanks Again,
Nicholas Simovich
From: Casey P [mailto:casey_p@hotmail.com] Sent:
Saturday, April 08, 2006 9:27 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: thanx guys
Hey Jay
I just wanted to say thanx so much for all the help with the tubes for my amp. (Peavey
Classic 30)
The amp sounds a lot better than it did with those worn out old tubes, and I'm
glad that I had the chance to deal with Eurotubes. You guys have awesome
customer service from start to end. I will definately deal with you guys again
next time I need tubes. The tubes you gave me provide a warmer tone than I had
before on this amp. The clean channel is actually a lot more playable now than
it was before so I'm glad for that. The amp sounded great in church tonight and
I for once didn't mind tilting it up toward myself on an amp stand. Anyway,
just wanted to say thank you so much for all your help, it has been greatly
appreciated.
Casey
From: mrpuppy [mailto:mrpuppy@cox.net] Sent: Friday,
April 07, 2006 10:42 PM To: Bob
Subject: New Tubes!
Hi Bob,
Just had to let you know that the tubes for the Carvin X-100A are killer tone
monsters. It had generic tubes in it when I got it that sounded horrible. I put
a set of Sovtek preamp tubes (new) and used Grove Tube power tubes and it
sounded horrible. I installed the JJ's as soon as they arrived, cranked it up a
went straight to tone heaven. The clean channel is super clean and the gain
channel is awesome!
Thanks you for the super fast shipment and the great price!
Dennis Ingram
sneakerkings.com
From: dan driskill [mailto:lvebrndie@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:10 AMTo: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Dear Bob & Carla,
I honestly have to say that I am extremely impressed with Eurotubes.
Communication was very fast, and it was easy to arrange for 2-day express
shipping.
I already had the 5150 combo High-Gain set installed in one of the two combos we
had, so I wasn't expecting anything less than clarity, and a tight tone, and I
definitely got it!
This set was for my Rhythm Guitarist's rig, and I believe his exact words were
"I heart Bob." In my opinion, and his, these are the best quality tubes we can
get, with the best customer service you could ever ask for. That is why we only
get our tubes from Eurotubes.com, superior performance and service.
I just wish I could find some Eurotubes stickers to put on the door of our
practice space. To let everyone know we run the badass JJs from Bob ;)
I plan on ordering a shirt in the near future!!
Thanks again!
-Dan
Very satisfied customer
-----Original Message-----From: Joe Ellis [mailto:vcongrad@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 6:56 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KT77's
Bob,
Just wanted to let you know that I have been running the KT77's in my Traynor
YCV40WR for the past week or so and it is fantastic. A bit less
lows, which is good, because I thought the amp was a bit boomy with the 6L6's.
The chording on the clean channel is a lot better, and it gets a
nice bluesy breakup at around 6 on the volume. Overall, the harmonic content has
definitely increased, especially on the distortion channel.
They are a great fit to this amp.
Thanks so much,
Joe Ellis
-----Original Message-----From: John L [mailto:jlk@cogeco.ca]
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 12:17 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: review on purchase
I just took delivery and installed a kit for the Traynor YCV 40. I felt the
stock was too mushy, with not enough clean headroom.
All I can say is OH MY GOD! Just incredible difference. I just plugged in a
Curtis Novak equipped strat and really couldn't get a bad sound - clean, gain,
high gain crunch - still all there, just so much more 'tubelike' - reminded me
of old 60's Fenders that I grew up on - just with way more gain. If anyone is
debating the possible value of a re-tube, hurry up and get on it. It's by far
the BEST musical value I've ever gotten for $55
You guys rock, and I've already posted on ReRanch - the guitar refinishing
forum, for all other guitar refinishers like myself searching for the holy grail
of tone.
I'll be back for more!
From: Mark and Kim [mailto:chech@earthlink.net] Sent:
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:03 PM To: Bob
Subject: More new tubes!
Bob....
Just got my re-tube kit for my Mesa Nomad 45....and all I can say is WOW
again!!!! The amp is SO quiet and warm sounding, even in the high-gain lead
mode....I have always believed that with any tube amp, great tubes are a
must.....and I have found the "home" of GREAT TUBES!!!!! And with only a three
day wait after ordering, I'm never leaving "home"!!!!!
Thanks again Bob.....You ROCK!
Mark Holmes
From: pamela c [mailto:pclen@sbcglobal.net] Sent:
Monday, March 27, 2006 4:13 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
I don't know if this is the place to send feedback, but here it comes. My
experience with your company has been top notch since my first contact.
Inquiries were answered promptly and easy to understand, ordering was very
simple through the online store, shipping was very fast (shipped the next day
and arrived in three), and the tone... WOW! I have a totally different amp now.
Thanks for great service and a great product! (and the hand written thank you on
the invoice was a nice touch too!) I will be refering everyone I know to
Eurotubes with confidence. Great job fellas.
From: Mark and Kim [mailto:chech@earthlink.net] Sent:
Saturday, March 25, 2006 11:14 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Got my new tubes and...wow!
Bob...
Just wanted to drop you a E-Mail about the new "hand picked graded" high gain
ECC83's I got for my Mesa Subway rocket amp. What a wonderful sound...and that's
just in my living room (irritating the wife in the process!!! But even she said
it sounded good!!!) In either clean or overdrive mode, the pre-amp was dead
quiet and fat! As I've stated before, I always run the gain all the way up, and
these new JJ EC83's sounded fantastic! I think I've found my high gain pre-amp
tubes at last! Thank you so much!!!! Can't wait to gig with this amp!!!
Mark Holmes
From: Marcelo Moojen [mailto:moojen@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 4:42 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My tubes arrived!
Hi Bob, my tubes arrived the last weekend. Everything came right and within the
schedule. Put them in my TwinReverb clone, in my V-Twin and my custom 6L6 amp.
The V-Twin got even better, and the amps changed dramatically! It was like
buying new amps. The custom 6L6 amp is now louder and it's tone is much more
alive than before. But the TwinReverb retube really surprised me. The
bass didn't had much definition, and now is very tight (I use a 2x12 closed back
cabinet). The medium tones were kind of dead too, and now they sound very warm!
The treble is now brighter and ear-pleasant, not ear-piercing like before. I'd
like to thank you for these tubes and your excellent service. When I need tubes
you'll be the guy =)
Thanks,
Marcelo
-----Original Message-----From: Chris & Dianna [mailto:strat-man-moongirl@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:19 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: integrated quad on 5150
Bob,
I installed and tested the JJ KT-88/6L6 mix on the 5150 head: WOW!!! The
reference volumes before the KT88's were installed were 3.25 dist, 4.0 clean,
with my rack at nominal. When I installed the KT88's, my marshall cabs thundered
like they've never done before. I had to turn down the volume knobs to 1.5 dist,
and 2.0 clean to achieve the same volume as the stand alone 6L6!! My rack was
sent into saturation, the amps headroom increased dramatically, the low end was
tighter, punchier and more dynamic, and the highs were brighter.
Thank you so much for the recommendations!! Can't wait to properly bias this
thing!!
JJ tubes + Bob's advice = Guitar Euphoria
Thanks again Bob!!! EVERY guitarists needs to visit
www.Eurotubes.com
Chris L
-----Original Message-----From: Tom Kesel [mailto:kesel@measuredprogress.org]
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 1:37 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KT77s
I just wanted to drop you a line about how much I like the new JJ KT77s.
I put them in my modified reissue Ampeg Super Jet. I modded the cabinet by
making it 4 inches deeper to fit an Electrovoice EVM12 (which is my one and only
speaker). I like clean clean clean. But with character, of course.
The 77s replaces Sovtek EL34s. Here's what I hear:
No midrange honk. Much flatter response across all frequencies. Tight but full
bottom (hmmmm!). Beautiful sparkling highs and no harshness at all.
Greater richness in harmonics. Warm and inviting.
I've done one blues and a couple of jazz gigs with the 77s and absolutely dig
the tone -- as do others. I got some nice compliments from other
players. When I play loud(er), I use my guitar volume for lead tone -- no
pedals. I just roll back for rhythm and open it up for solos. I like to hear
the power tubes talk -- no cone cry for me, thanks. And these new 77s are
amazing! For reference, the guitar is a Guild X-180 Park Avenue (both gigs)
strung w/flatwound D'Addario "12s".
Thanks for making these available. This is one kick-butt tube! I'll be using
these from now on.
Tom
P.S. I should probably disclose that my bass amp is a Trace Elliot V6 loaded
with KT88s, so my ears have been attuned to the "KT" tone for years. I don't
know much about kinkless tetrodes, but I like what they do for geetars!
From: Savas Oguz [mailto:gitarsavas@gmail.com] Sent:
Monday, March 13, 2006 12:28 PM
To: Bob
Subject: Re: tubes
Bob,
This is Savas from Turkey, I had ordered tubes for my triaxis.
I'm sending this email to thank you for your nice sounding tubes and for your
help. I installed the tubes (my friend came to Turkey from US this week) It
sounds alive and rich. My highest pitch bends give so pleasing sound that i
can't stop smiling :)
Thanks again.
Savas.
From: Michael Boyer [mailto:boyer@cfl.rr.com] Sent:
Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:48 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Peavey JSX Tube SOS
Bob,
I just wanted to give you a quick update on how my Peavey JSX head sounds. I had
the amp biased and retubed by a local tech. The head came stock with a quad of
JJ EL34’s and EH 12AX7’s. The tubes were replaced by a quad of your JJ KT77’s,
three high gain JJ ECC83S’s, and one graded/balanced JJ ECC83S for the phase
splitter (V4). First of all, let me say that the difference is night and day! I
am soooo pleased with the tone I am now getting. I liked the JSX before, but
some days were great while others left me guessing. That is not the case now.
The bottom end is tighter, thicker, and deeper (as promised). The mids have the
great EL34 crunch, while the highs chime with lots of head room. I feel the amp
now has a better attack too. I am simply blown away at how this head growls. My
JSX is NOW a tone machine!
Lastly, I just wanted to thank you for putting out such an informative website.
Not to mention responding to emails in such a prompt fashion. With out the
information and visitors posts, I honestly believe I would still be searching
for that dream tone. Possibly dropping a few grand more on another head, when a
hundred bucks in replacement tubes did the job. If you have any other customers
wanting a great modern voicing out of their JSX, mention the above tube
combination…It definitely worked for me!
Thanks Again,
Michael Boyer
-----Original Message----- From: Powers Court [mailto:metal@powerscourt.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:10 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes, Mesa Boogie Strategy 500
Greetings Bob & Carla
We got "The Beast" (Mesa Strategy 500) up & running with the JJ tubes & I must
say it really
does sound better. It seems to have more of the the raging fury we expect
from our Boogies!
I really noticed the difference on the clean sounds it has more depth & sparkle
than before... Exceptionally nice!
Also, the fast & prompt service was top notch, please don't change a thing!
Thank You!
Steve & Danielle
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POWERS COURT
USA Dark Power Metal Band
Dragonheart Records
http://www.powers-court.com
From: dpushplay@aol.com [mailto:dpushplay@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 2:11 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thank you!
Hey!
I put those high gain JJ's in my Peavey Classic 50 head and holy s*** does it
kick ass. We're in a studio with soldano's and hughes and kettner's and bogner's
and plexi's and mesa's and everyone is just impressed by how awesome the peavey
sounds. I knew this amp rocked and these jj's totally brought it to life. I
cannot thank you enough.
thank you again - emilio
-----Original Message-----
From: euth oudegree [mailto:euth@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006
6:27 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ KT77 order
Bob
The JJ KT77s arrived safely, and it took only 5 days.
I didn’t expect any improvement over my Shaugung E34Ls since I only use the
Radford STA/25 amp for mid range reproduction. I have a tri- amped hi- end
system. The bass is separately powered by a powerful transistor (bridged) amp
into a horn subwoofer. The treble is separately amplified by a pair of mosfet
monobloks driving horn tweeters.
But… I was pleasantly surprised to hear the difference in the midrange. it
sounds more life- like and natural and this is especially noticeable on
piano. Voice is more natural as well- and there is a greater differentiation
between voices.
Obviously the JJ KT77s are superb valves and I have no doubt that used in a full
range application the improvements would be greater.
I will be ordering more KT77s from you soon.
Regards
Eric
From: Jan G [mailto:jan.g@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday,
March 07, 2006 7:04 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Reviews
Hey Bob. Thanks for your help! My amps are now starting to sounds the way they
should, thanks to you. :)
Review:
After spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars on different tubes, I stumbled
across Eurotubes. I spoke with Bob on the phone direct! Try doing that with a
large tube company! The cool thing with Eurotubes, is that not only are their
tubes the best on the market, but they will help you find the best possible
set-up for your own needs!!! (That is invaluable!) I completely re-tubed my
Vox AC15 and Mesa Dual Rectifier with Eurotubes and I am loving the results!
These tubes make your amp sound they way they are SUPPOSED to sound! If your
serious about tone, like I am. Then you owe it to yourself to tube up with
Eurotubes! I am starting to realize that Eurotubes is the "deep dark secret"
that the music industry does not want you to know about.
Cheers,
Jan G
From: GB57972@aol.com [mailto:GB57972@aol.com] Sent:
Sunday, March 05, 2006 1:56 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Received My Order... :)
Hello Bob,
Thanks again for your quick service! It's always a pleasure! I just got the
KT77's and plugged them in my Road King. Very Cool sound. They retain the
basic character of the EL34, and yet, are thicker on the bottom and just into
the mids. They stay tight and even from top to bottom, and break up very
nicely, when overdriven. Super sweet! I was unsure on getting them at first,
as I would've liked to have heard them before buying, but am very happy that I
took a chance on them. This is a slam dunk! They have a great punch, and
hitting a chord is like an exclamation point. Play a riff and the notes
are right there with authority to defend your musical turf. The KT77's are
louder and more pronounced, but at the same time, so controlled. They give my
channel 2 and 4 a whole new demeanor. I can only imagine what a quad of them
would do!
All The Best,
Gary-
From: Wes Inman [mailto:wes2@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday,
March 04, 2006 12:44 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Hi Bob!
Bob,
Just want to let you know I am very pleased with the full retube on my DSL401.
Man, this amp sounds awesome now. And POWER. I never used this amp at gigs
because the clean channel broke up so early. Not now. I have plenty of clean
headroom, and we are LOUD. I have used this amp for the last two gigs un-mic'd
and it sounds amazing. My bandmates remarked on what a great sounding amp this
is. THANKS!
Wes Inman, Torrington Ct.
-----Original Message-----From: msmith@comcast.net
[mailto:msmith@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:09 PM
To: Bob
Subject: KT77's
Bob,
Put a pair of KT 77's in my Blueverb 40-112 combo amp. This was a great sounding
amp with JJ EL-34's in it, but HOLY MOLY!
This amp sounds better than ever...more singing feedback, more chime at clean
settings. The amp sounds richer in 2nd order harmonics, sweeter all around.
Smitty(Blueverb Builder),said these are some of the best sounding tubes he's
ever heard. I have to agree with him. WOW! The tubes have about 24 hours on them
and have settled in well.
Thanks for getting these tubes made,
Mark Smith
-----Original Message-----From: Good Jason [mailto:soulcrusher@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:00 PM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: KT77 review
Let's see, matchup tonite:
JJ KT77 vs. JJ E34L vs. Mesa/Electro-Harmonix EL34. The two rings: Mesa/Boogie
Stiletto Deuce, Peavey JSX.
The JSX has had it's JJ E34Ls for almost a year now with no problems, chugging
away it's song. They are by
far tighter and meatier sounding than the EH EL34s they replaced, but the JJ
KT77s took it a step
further. They ALMOST have the girth of a 6L6 in this amp, but still retain that
awesome EL34 crunch. The
tone from these bottles is nice and thick: nice fat, highs....thick, crunchy,
mids, and a tight, deep
bottom end that never fell apart. I'm sure the two JJ ECC803's and two JJ
ECC83s's in the preamp helped too,
but who's counting?
On to the Mesa. The stock tubes seems WAY too mushy to be in a nice amp like
this. On the gain channel in
"Fluid Drive" mode, the stock EH tubes seemed to compress too much and totally
mush out. With the JJ
KT77s in place the amp totally woke up. The bottom end was much tighter, bigger
and fuller. The mids were
more present and cutting, and the highs didn't feel like icepicks in your ears.
I am very impressed with
these tubes. I'll be sure to retube with these guys!
~Jay
From: It's a mail. Yeah! [mailto:disturb@bredband.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:46 PM To: Bob
Subject: SV: ORDER: KT77's are in!
Bob,
The KT77’s are in the Marshall Club and Country.
They really shine in this amp. I can for obvious
reasons not compare to the original Goldlion’s as they
where long gone from the amp when I got it.
But the JJ’s sound supreme. Tight, clear and warm.
The harshness from the Svetlana EL34’s are gone and
the amp has gone from a 7 to a 10 (or higher)!
Thanks!
Best
Mattias
From: violins CONRAD [mailto:violins@msn.com] Sent:
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:17 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: B52 212 Combo Amp
Hi Bob,
Thanks so much for all your help with my first retube of my son's B52 Combo amp.
After many phone calls and crazy questions from me I was able to replace the
tubes and rebias the amp. What a difference, my son loves his amp now, he was
thinking of trading it in again, looking for the perfect sound. We installed the
6L6GC and the ECC83S that were all balanced by you and I have to say the range
of the amp is now amazing. I was not sure if I would notice the difference but
it was such a big difference that even I could tell. Thanks for all your help
and now we will be doing his new Peavey JSX to give it some more bottom end.
All the best,
Joe Conrad
Warren, NJ
From: Richard [mailto:RPl@pitneyhardin.com] Sent:
Monday, February 27, 2006 12:53 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: RE: Tubes
Bob:
What a stand-out you are. I got the tubes on Saturday. The improvement in tone
on my DC-3 is undeniable. The clean channel now does EXACTLY what I want it to
- nice bite without being brittle (it responds really well to compression as
well); and the drive channel is screaming, but maintains the sound and character
of my strats and teles beautifully. Overall the amp just sounds so much fuller;
the tone was there before, but now there's just more of it. I'm used to running
two 12s in an extension cab when I need a bigger sound, and I may not need to do
that any more. My aching back will be thanking you for that. I wish I had
found out about you and your company years ago. I will wholeheartedly recommend
you to every guitar player I know.
From: Rick Wagner [mailto:rick-wagner@chartertn.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:55 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: eurotubes
bob i just want to say the tube set i got for my hot rod deville 4-10 is
everything u said would be and more . i was always happy with the clean sound
of the amp, but the drive channels did not cut it at all. i got the 6V6's and
ecc83s set with high gain and i am tickled pink. i was worried about the head
room by cutting the power in half but not a problem the amp has plenty to
spare. the overdrive is fantastic now i dont even need to use the fulldrive 2.
i could have bought 4 sets of the jj tubes and never bought the fulldrive even
tho it is a great pedal. i am telling all my pickin friends about eurotubes and
j j electronic. they really put the groove tubes to shame. got the order quick.
the quality and service is top notch. thanks again.
Here is yet another review from a Hifi customer of mine Blain. He wrote me with his initial impressions and then again after a few hours when the tubes had sweetened up.
-----Original Message-----
From: scarey52@charter.net [mailto:scarey52@charter.net]
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:08 PM
To: eurotubes
Subject: KT77
I JUST RECIEVED MY JJ KT77S TODAY.. NOW I DO NOT USE THESE FOR GUTAIR AMPLIFIERS
BUT FOR HIFI USE. I INSTALLED THEM IN MY VELLEMAN 4040B 90 WATT PER CHANNEL
AMPLIFIER. AT FIRST THEY WERE A BIT STERILE BUT DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING I HAVE
HEARD.. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WOW.. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW BIG MY SOUNDSTAGE
WAS.. EVERY ASPECT OF MY SYSTEM WAS NOW DIFFERENT. SOUND WAS MUCH CLEARER MORE
DEFINED, BASS WAS TIGHTER AND HIT A BIT LOWER WITH AUTHORITY THAN MOST OF THE
6CA7 TYPE TUBES. NOW I HAVE OWNED TELEFUNKENS THE REAL ONES WEST GERMAN ONES. I
HAVE OWNED MULLARDS XF2, 3, AND 4 TYPE. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON ALL THESE
SO CALLED SPECTACULAR NOS TUBES. NOW I WISH I HAD NOT. THESE TUBES SOUND MUCH
BETTER THAN MOST OLDER TUBES 70'S AND OLDER. AND AT 1/20TH THE PRICE.. SO I
ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS AS BAD AS ME AT TUBE ROLLING TO SELL THERE STOCK AND BUY
THESE. MAYBE USE THE PROFITS TO TAKE THE FAMILY ON VACATION. ALL IN ALL I RATE
THEM A 11 OUT OF 10. NOW I AM JUST WAITING FOR JJ TO REVERSE ENGINEER SOME GOOD
OLD SYLVANIA 6550'S.
-----Original Message-----
From: scarey52@charter.net [mailto:scarey52@charter.net]
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 9:21 PM
To: eurotubes
Subject: kt77
Bob The 5 hours have now passed... one word to sum it all up SPOOKY. Listening
to Jack Johnson on his accoustic guitar sounds so real it is not even right...
in other words it does not sound like recorded music. that is why i say spooky.
I love em never will i buy another el34 type again.. i guess i am done
searching. I have found my TONE..
Another Hifi review on the KT77's.
From: Pieter
Franken [mailto:pieter@tkb.ne.jp] Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:07 AM To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Bob, the stuff arrived yesterday in good shape. I ended up listening till early
morning after installing the KT77 in my 'reference' 8B (heavily tweaked). Well,
I was quite surprised by the sound. Especially the bass is extremely powerful,
and overall the sound is from bottom to top clean and very fast. Compared to the
Philips Metal-base, they're doing extremely well, if not to say better in power,
and this is only after a few hours of break in. Also the bias is very stable,
just what you expect from a Mullard or Telefunken -- no drift after doing the
initial bias routine.
Thanks for your great service and hope more folks find out about these!
Cheers, Pieter
From: Paul K [mailto:paul.k@adelphia.net] Sent: Monday,
February 20, 2006 12:30 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: TUBES!!!!!!!!
Dear Bob,
I received my order in 3 days as promised after which I changed the tubes in my
Peavey DB210. I'm happy to say that it did make a difference! It didn't turn my
amp into the ultimate dream machine but that's the amp and not the tubes. I
also changed the tube in my Vox Tonelab and noticed a significant improvement as
well. Every tube amplifier owner should give your tubes a try - I certainly
will recommend Eurotubes! Many thanks........
I have been getting quite a few calls from you Hifi guys about the KT77's so here is a review from one of my Hifi customers Ken. The question was asked about a burn in and the answer is yes! 24 hours, but as you noticed they really settle in after an additional 4 to 6 hours.
From: ken r [mailto:ear_me@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday,
February 20, 2006 11:30 AM To: Bob
Subject: KT77 impresions
Hello Bob,
Not knowing if the KT77's had previous burn in, this is my take after ~ 20
hours.
Sounded like an EL34 up until the 5 hour mark at which time they came to life.
The KT77's are much more high definition, better harmonically with lots of
texture, and the sweetest, purest, most extended highs I've heard. The 77's let
all the low level detail shine through, almost transporting me to the studio on
well engineered material. Don't know if it's a distortion product but the EL34'
I've used (NOS Mullards, Sventlanas, dimple top slimmies) all sound grainy in
comparison.
This is one great tube and one I predict will kill the NOS EL34 market as well
as the new EL34 market - why buy a 34 when the 77 is so much better?
Thanks again for the tubes and if it's not too much to ask - can I buy another
quad?
Regards,
Ken
From: 47driver@comcast.net [mailto:47driver@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 3:58 PM To: Bob
Subject:
Hi Bob.
I received my set of KT77s for my Genz Benz El Diablo 100 and all I can say is
WOW!!! Before this amp was grainy, alittle harsh in the mids and was just
sluggish. The clean channels lows are big and round, not flabby and
overpowering. Mids are rich and creamy and not brittle what so ever. and the
highs are nice and sweet and chime like a bell. Pushed and it has a nice plexi
breakup.
Let her rip on the Hot channel and oh my god... A huge fat, tight low end, mids
crunch up with a sweet airy haze. And the highs just sing with such warmth, it
melted some of the 2 feet of snow New England has gotten last weekend. This amp
is a monster now.
Thank you for the great tubes and wonderful service.
Thank you
John
Sambitsky.
P.S. I enclosed a pic..
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John's pic was so nice I just had to put it up! Click on it to enlarge. Thanks John!
-----Original Message-----From:
Roy Villa-Agustin [mailto:metalhead@msn.com] Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006
9:03 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Thank you!
Bob,
I just want to let you know that I got my KT77s for my Carvin X100B and I could not be happier. Not only are they chunkier, creamer and rounder then my JJ E34Ls but they also smoother. It cuts like a hot knife through butter. I am so impress with them. My Carvin already sounds very good but now it sounds great! I am speechless. All I can say is wow and double wow!
Thanks again,
Roy
From: Dan Weller [mailto:em@danweller.com] Sent:
Friday, February 17, 2006 10:17 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks! Tube Order
Bob/Eddie-
Thanks again for the assistance with the tubes for the DC-3 and the super fast
shipping - order arrived the next day!! This amp has jumped leaps and bounds in
tone! Knew it would be a significant improvement, but wow! I just can't stop
playing!!
I picked up this amp for the Mesa gainy tone (just to have in the event a studio
job requested it); but, between the amp's versatility, portability, and the
crazy good tone the JJ's are delivering, the DC-3 is going to take the place of
my AC30 and Z Route 66 for...well, probably everything. ;- ) Can get all those
sounds + some spanky American (i.e. Fender) flavored cleans and it's SO much
easier to move around.
Thanks a TON!! You have another loyal customer!
Have a great weekend gents!
Dan Weller
Guitar/Vocal
Tour Manager
Music Director
www.danweller.com/
For more info on Dan go
to:
www.spiritmusicalproducts.com
From: Jon Rabbitt [mailto:jonxlh@yahoo.com] Sent:
Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:55 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Better Than Eddie's
Dear Mr.Eurotube,
I just received my new tubes today and after about an hour or so of tightening
the tube sockets, and yes you are right, it is VERY necessary, I was up and
running. I have a first year block letter 5150 that always sounded decent, but
never great. I've tried all the tubes, Fender, Groove Tubes, Mesa, GE, you know.
They all seemed to sound the same. The amp always lacked something, I just never
knew what it was. I installed the JJ ecc83s's in the preamp and the integrated
quad of 6l6's and KT88's in the power amp. Within 30 seconds of playing I was
blown away completely!!!!!!! The buzzyness was gone, the harmonics were jumping
out at me, the lows were tight and very punchy, and I could hear every single
note that I played no matter how much preamp gain used. Amazing!!!!!! I have a
Wolfgang, a Les Paul Standard, and a custom strat style hotrod, come on what
guitar player dosen't have one of those, and they all sound awesome through the
new setup!!! Your idea has turned what was a great amp into the best sounding
guitar amp period. There is no JCM 800 on the planet that can even touch this
amp. Sorry Mr.Wylde!!! Anyway thanks for solving my 16 year quest for tone. My
new quest is to see how many sets of these tubes I can buy so I have lifetime
supply of them. I got so fired up for the new sound that I had to do a little
cosmetic surgery as well!!!! Thanks again for selling the best tubes on earth,
Jon.
-----Original Message-----
From: DeVeaux G [mailto:dvx@tds.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:21 AM
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: re-tube
Bob:
I just wanted to thank you for the improvement your tubes brought to my DC-3
amp. That's 2 amps in a row! It's not so much that the sound was improved, which
is subjective, but that you really listened and responded to my description of
what sound I was trying to achieve. The new tubes nailed it dead-on, and
I'm really pleased.
As with my last amp, the overdrive was improved, which was to be expected. But
once again, the surprise improvement was on the clean
channel. Wow, where was that wonderful full rounded tone before? What a
difference!!!
You really should actively market your power tubes to jazz players, because on 2
different occasions for 2 completely different amps, it
made a night&day difference. This full tone is what jazz players (and many
others) are striving to achieve. Any time someone is looking to
fill out the sound of their guitar and how it fits in a band that doesn't have
other instruments in the upper lows and mids sound range,
Eurotubes power tubes will make a huge difference to the overall sound of the
band. It's a way to be heard without using volume.
Thanks, nice work!!!!
DeVeaux
From: Chris Haskell [mailto:rooftopclub@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 3:43 PM To: Bob
Subject: Re: Tubes
bob, thanks so much for the fast shipping and the awesome quality tubes.
Eurotubes (Blues option #2) breathed new life into my DeVille. i was ready to
sell the damn thing.
and now it's awesome. thanks again.
you've made a believer out of me. i'll be back for sure.
-Chris Haskell.
From: Russ M [mailto:russm@mindspring.com] Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 10:54 PM To: 'Bob'
Subject: RE: I want to buy tubes HOT Rod Deluxe
Bob,
The tubes sound awesome ! (Normal clean/High gain lead 6L6 option)
WOW, the clean is richer, has the sparkle and warmer.
The distortion is more three-dimensional, I can hear the notes jump out of the
speaker.
You are right on the speedier passages I can now hear each note begin and end.
The articulation also extends to finger pressure – you barely change it or the
angle of your finger pad and the tone moves with you.
Better sustain & the 17th-21st fret on the E string sound much better, the notes
have some oomph to them.
No screeching, dialed the amp totally flat to start and spent 2.5 hours spinning
the dials – haven’t heard a single tone that wasn’t useable and awesome.
A guy who works at a big music store heard the amp and said, “You have done a
smart thing here, this amp sounds better than anything in here.”
Then of course, he wanted the piece of paper with the type of tubes on it, which
I gave him.
Best Regards,
Russ
From: jimandmarie [mailto:jimandmarie@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:32 AM To: Eurotubes
Subject: Apology is needed....
I bought tubes last year from you and I stated the sound was okay and not what I
was hoping for. WRONG! I had a load issue with my wireless. When the
wireless was removed and I plugged in directly a whole new world opened up.
I am complemented everytime someone hears my sound. (no preamp, just the
Rocktron Vendetta with 4 JJe34L's and 4 ECC83S hi gain) The gain is crazy and
the note articulation is beyond description. Like I said I am new to the tube
game and you helped me out every step of the way. THANKS!
Jimbo
From: Scarifi@aol.com [mailto:Scarifi@aol.com] Sent:
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:06 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Hi, Bob -
You are the best! I can't believe how quickly I received my new tubes...what a
great surprise!
Just a quick note to let you know how blown away I am by my Dual Recto
Tremoverb's tone since installing my new Eurotubes! (6L6/GZ34/high gain option)
My cleans have a bell-like chime to them and the modern channel truly rips your
face off!
You have converted me and gained a new customer! You truly are a Tube Guru!
Regards,
Guy Santangelo
From: ranny petkovits [mailto:rpmacd@yahoo.com] Sent:
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:03 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: thank you for the tubes!
I ordered 4 el84's and 3 ecc83s tubes for my peavey classic 50 just this weekend
and they arrived today. and WOW i never thought that this amp could sound so
good. Before i had sovtek power amps and for the preamp tubes... well, all they
said was made in china. i don't know much about tubes, although i am presently
learning, but i know what sounds good, and these definitely sound good. for some
reason i never trusted sovtek, nor ruby for that matter, but those are the most
ready available tubes around, so i was glad that i found someone like you, (in
my hometown none the less), who actually knows what the hell he's doing. i'm
impressed on every level, the service was friendly and your recomendations were
quick, yet percise. your shipping was insanely quick, and your prices were
phenominal. i saw a quad of the same tubes on another site for $20 more! i never
have seen tubes this affordable before, ( especially ones that some sound so
good). i'm going to recommend you to everyone i can think of that has a tube
amp, )most of them have sovtek's ruby, or even worse...groove tubes.)
anyway thanks. i wish i had more amps for you to tube, but when i need more jj's
i'll call you
ranny petkovits
From: dwood@vtown.com.au [mailto:dwood@vtown.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:27 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Thanks from Dave in Taz.
Hi again Bob,
Well, I have now got the JJ's into my 5150. Wow!! It is a different amp. Haven't
stopped playing my guitar through it for 4 hrs now because it sounds so good.
You are right about the JJ's making it sing. There seems to be a whole heap more
harmonics and tone at all frequencies.The bottom end is rich and fat. Also the
clarity all the way through the mids up to the high end is so much more
enjoyable to listen to. Point is, after 20 years playing I finally like the way
I sound !!! Thanks a lot for the great valves.
I am a very happy Eurotubes customer.
Regards, Dave Woodfield. Tas. Australia
From: DRA87@comcast.net [mailto:DRA87@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, January 30,
2006 11:37 AM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: JJ Tubes
Hey Bob,
I wanted to inform you that my new JJ's arrived today. I had ordered the full
re-tube for my 1965 Fender Bandmaster.
First, let me say that my order was shipped same-day and arrived to me in just 2
days. I find that remarkable.
But, what really counts is my tone. The JJ's are wonderful. Rich, full sound
and plenty of highs without the spikyness. I also notice a much more robust
bottom end than ever before. I'm a believer!!
Thank You,
Dan Reese
Naples, FL
From: Gtrplayr2@aol.com [mailto:Gtrplayr2@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:50 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Re: Tubes
Bob,
I'm the guy with the B-52 AT-100 that called you a million times for
questions. Thank you for being so patient and helpful with me, for this was my
first time to bias an amp or change tubes. Anyway, I did everything you said,
finally got the tubes in and the amp biased and OH MY GOD! This amp sounds
amazing. I never thought it could sound so good. I was hoping, but wasn't
sure. The JJs you recommended sound incredible! The amp is so much fuller and
clearer. It totally sounds 3-D. You have a customer for life, or as long as
you're in business! Again, Thanks a million.
Sincerely,
Jason
Cohran
http://myspace.com/shatteredearth
-----Original Message----- From: Peter & Kim [mailto:lowood@optusnet.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:34 PM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: My New tubes
Hi Bob,
I purchased The "Blues option 1" from you for my HRDx, Well they arrived today.
Firstly let me say, they were packaged Very well and arrived
here in Melbourne Australia, in perfect condition. Well I replaced the original
tubes with the JJ's and biased the amp to 68 mlv, I can honestly say I was Blown
away by the new sound. Your recommendations were spot on. Thankyou very much.
Regards Peter
From: rob zyman [mailto:rzman@gmail.com] Sent:
Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:20 PM To: Eurotubes
Subject: New Tubes
Greetings Bob,
I've had my new tubes for 3 months now and I can honestly say I never thought my
Tranor YCV40 could sound so good. With the original sovtek's I just couldn't
get the amp dialed in and I was ready to give up on it. Bob, when I described
to you the sound I was looking for you immediately suggested the Blues Kit. To
be honest, I didn't kow what to expect when I put in my new JJ's. But after
just a few minutes I could not believe my ears. Your were right on. Bob, you
really know your stuff when it comes to tubes. Your prices, delivery and
knowledge just can't be beat - - - - period. Thanks Bob I couldn't be happier.
Rob Z.
From: SCOTT RIDDLE [mailto:riddle@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, January 19,
2006 7:04 PM To: Bob
Subject: Another heartfelt thank you
Bob,
I just wanted to send an e-mail to thank you again for your services. If
it weren't for you I would have either sold my Mesa F-50, or worse, traded in to
lose my ass and take the chance of getting another loser amp. But as you well
know, most of these amps aren't losers, they're just in need of good tubes.
After a first try of your tubes, I was flabbergasted!!
This, my friend, is an understatement!!!!!!!!!!!!
This lifeless amp, which I thought was lost forever, was only going down
the tubes. Or should I say, that the tubes were already down before I plugged
them in.
Your tubes gave a new vibrancy to this amp. The first time I plugged into
it I was blown away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For the life of me, I will never be able to understand why such a great
corporation such as Mesa Boogie would trust their great amps to such crappy
tubes. It's as if I were to try to sell BMW's with a shitty GM motor under the
hood.
Now, after three months, I am in the same state of euphoria. Every time I
flip the switch on this amp I can hardly wait for it to warm up. I wish I had
more time to play so that I could wear the tubes out and give you more business.
By the way, even with the cost of shipping, your tubes were cheaper, and at
least a thousand times better than what I was getting used to paying for.
Bob, you can rest assured that even though I don't get a chance to play
enough to give steady business to you, I will always be a loyal customer and I
will do my best to spread the word about your great products and know-how every
time I get the opportunity.
If you're not a millionaire yet, I can certainly say, with no reservations
whatsoever, that you deserve to be one of the richest men in the world.
In fact, I would have to rate you right up there with Bill Gates. I only
wish that Windows worked as well as JJ's.
Again, thank you for your products, great advice, and phenomenal
expediency.
Your customer
forever,
Scott Riddle
-----Original Message-----From: Rob@aol.com Sent:
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:26 AMTo: eurotubes@cnnw.net
Subject: Retubing Success!
Bob, Just to let you know,the retube kit for the Blues Deluxe was right
on the money; worked just like you said it would. But more important was the
"Bringing Back to Life" of both the 1962 Epiphone Devon Tremelo and the 1963
Gibson GA-60! (The Hercules) Both amps had seen better days, but with some elbow
grease and some new tubes (thanks!) both are being used in the smaller Blues
Jams around town...........So Eurotubes aren't just for the new stuff!!!
They can put new life in the old-timers again! Next up?
The '74 Super Reverb..... Robert R.
----- Original Message ----- From: Greg S To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob, Just a quick note to let you know pleased I am with my new tubes for my Mesa F-30. I really can't believe what a difference it has made, the notes and overtones just explode of the fret board. Going with the lower gain has made a huge difference and really woke this wonderful amp up.I am planning on ordering a back up set soon. Also I can hardly wait till my Mesa Stiletto goes out of warranty so you can load that baby up (I can only imagine) Hope to see you at NAMM
Greg AKA Mr. Shiney
----- Original Message ----- From: "richard Hicks" <dh@alltel.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:38 PM
Subject: excellent results
Bob, I just received the JJ tubes and installed them in my old trusty Peavey
Classic 30 and my even older{early 70's} Fender Champ. WOW! Not only do both
sound truly fabulous,it was like somebody had put new strings on my guitars.But
they already had new strings! Anyway, these tubes made a HUGE difference in the
sound of these already cool amps.I had to go back and re-record the guitar
tracks from yesterday's sessions because the Peavey just lifted me into
tube-tone heaven.Thanks for your great tubes and super fast service. The world
is a better place because of cool guys like you. I am also liking the reasonable
prices on your superior quality tubes. I will order more as needed, and spread
the word to some of my guitar buddies. Thanks again, Rich
----- Original Message ----- From: Johan Gunawan To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:52 PM
Subject: TriAxis Tubes
Hi Bob,
I substituted the new Electro Harmonix tubes (made in Russia) on my triaxis with
yours. ( Triaxis high gain option ) What a big difference! No kidding!
The JJ tubes reduces buzz noise in the distortion channels yet giving more gain,
clarity, and dimension/resonance. Also, JJ tubes glow brighter.
The difference is definitely..... BIG!
Thanks!
Johan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Robb" <ibrian@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:18 PM
Subject: Recieved My Tubes!
Bob,
I got my tubes today just days after my order. The ECC81 and 6L6GC tubes were
installed in my Epiphone Galaxie 10 combo. Before the amp was collecting dust
because it was harsh and had a weird driven sound when pushed. The pre-amp tube
really mellowed it out and the new power tube seems allot more tight and smooth.
I am in love with it now. with my Les Paul it has a warm sparkle it never had
before when set clean. when slightly driven with a TS9 Tubesrcreamer in front it
screams. I'm extremely satisfied with the tubes and will buy in the future for a
5150 head and maybe a new 12AX7 for my Vox AD30VT.
The Tubes are unbelievable and murder the stock Sovteks.
Eurotubes service is next to none and provided me with great information and a
great deal.
Thanks Again,
Brian Robb
Order #5477
----- Original Message ----- From: tony ramirez To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: KT77's!
Hiya Bob,
Man the kt77's sound friggin' awesome in the dually! ( Mesa Dual Rec ) This
thing sounded good with the mesa 6l6's but now it has some serious
cajones,louder,punchier and yes some real nice chunka-thunck and absolutely NO
flub. The mids are full of british bark but not at all harsh and the nice high
end sparkle really helps cut through a loud #%!* drummer and bass player. It now
seems to have a smoother yet more aggresive lead tone and the clean channel is
sweeter both normal and pushed to good ole plexi...here we go...crunch!! I can't
wait to hear how this thing tracks as I'll be finding out soon. I just want to
say thank you so much for taking the time to listen to my requests and helping
me by hand picking the right combo of pre,power and rec tubes for this rig.
You'll definately be hearing from me when it's time to retube my Dr.Z. Thanks
again for such an awesome service bro. -Tony
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom N/A" <code@email.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob,
I got the tubes today. That was fast shipping! I put them in my Mesa/Boogie Mark
III Blue Stripe and it feels as if a blanket has been lift off this amp. The
mids are slightly more pronounced which I really like and it has an overall feel
that is just great. I especially like the hi-gain tubes; This thing SCREAMS now.
It has tons of clear and articulate hi-gain structure going on now. Thanks so
much for everything!
-Tom
----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis P. Duval To: 'Bob' Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:21 PM
Subject: RE: A satisfied Texan!
Bob,
I just wanted to say THANKS for the excellent service and awesome tubes! I ordered them on Christmas Eve and got them in plenty of time for a New Year’s show. The high gain Fender Blues Jr. set-up was exactly what I’ve been looking for. My junior Fender sounds like a mini Marshall and still only weighs 30lbs! For the past 10 years, my band “Three Legged Dawg”, has done about 40 or so gigs a year and my only regret is that I didn’t have this rig sooner. Your tubes really warmed up my sound and gave me the clarity, sustain, and the punch and crunch I’ve been searching years for. I’ll definitely be back and will recommend Eurotubes to all my buds. You Bob, are a true tube guru!
Dennis “LeadDawg” Duval
----- Original Message ----- From: Lee G To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Hey Bob
I have just fitted one of your JJ retube High gain option – of course) sets for my DSL-100…….holy mother of all things that sound frickin amazing….lol….I cannot believe the difference between the stock tubes and the JJ’s……wow.
Thanks bro. I will be a returning customer for sure…..keep up the good work.
Lee Glide
----- Original Message ----- From: AJS To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: Peavey Classic 50 Re-Tube
Bob,
Tubes arrived today, thanks! Only 3 days from order to door, and that's over the Holidays...WOW!! Anyway, I installed 'em in my Classic 50 and let 'em cook for about 2 hours before I played a note...when I finally did it was pure heaven! The amp sounds fantastic! It's the great vintage clean sound I wanted with a nice down and dirty lead channel. I'm hearing little nuances from each of my guitars that I've never even noticed before. I'm sure there's a scientific name for what's taking place inside my amp now but I have a much simpler word for it...VIBE!
You really do know your amps and tubes my friend. You're true to your word. You lived up to (and exceeded) every expectation I had from visiting your website. You've earned my trust and my business for good. I've got two other Peavey Classics that will soon require tune ups and I won't be going anywhere else for my tubes. Rest assured, I'll tell my friends and colleagues about you.
Best wishes to you for a prosperous 2006.
Regards,
A.J. Sam
----- Original Message ----- From: Chris L To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 10:34 PM
Subject: Got the tubes... AWESOME
Hey Bob,
Just wanted to say that I got the tubes, and WOW. I thought my Peavey Classic
30 sounded great to start with (had Sovtek and Electro Harmonix tubes), but
now with all JJs, it sounds even better. I used to never use my bridge pickup
cause my amp was just too trebly, and lowering the treble setting didn't help
the sound... these JJs completely fixed that. My whole sound is just so much
more COMPLETE sounding, the highs sound really NICE rather than annoying. Both
the clean and the drive sound GREAT, I was surprised by how different (in a
very good way) the drive sounds now.
It was probably time for me to change the tubes, but my amp has never sounded
this good.
Thanks so much. For the price I've definitely found the best place to get
tubes - I'm telling all my friends about Eurotubes.
COOL COOL COOL.
Have a great New Years and all!
-Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "Baker, Sam" <rba@allstate.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 6:20 AM
Subject: RE: Triumph 60
Bob, got the tubes yesterday - thanks for the incredibly quick delivery!
You were correct on the preamp tube location on the Peavey Triumph. They're
located toward the front of the amp (toward the control panel) under a cover
that is held down by 4 screws. It's about 5" long or so. I used a stubby
phillips screwdriver and all of them came out easily except for the one toward
the front corner - that one was a little difficult, but not too tough.
All the tubes came out easily and all the JJ tubes went in easily...I turned it
on and it worked! I did use powder-free surgical gloves putting the tubes in.
I've heard that it's not good to touch tubes with your bare hands...don't know
if that's old school myth or what, but I didn't take any chances.
( Just a myth Sam! That's only Halogen and Projector
bulbs! )
The tubes that were in it were Sovtek (5881WXT for Power, 12AX7 in the preamp
and phase inverter positions) and a generic (no brand name listed) 12AT7 for the
reverb.
I'm playing a standard Mexican strat with a maple fretboard and standard
pickups. When I plugged it in and first turned it on (in the Crunch channel), I
didn't notice a difference. However, as I started changing the EQ settings, I
did notice that changes to the EQ (on the Peavey Triumph only the Presence and
Treble knobs work in the crunch and ultra channels - the mid and bass are
preset....goofy) were more pronounced than before...it just seemed like I was
able to dial in a little bit better. When I switched to the Clean channel (where
all the EQ knobs work) THAT'S when I noticed the big difference. What was before
a little too muddy without the bright switch and a little too bright WITH the
bright switch now was clean, shimmery, and complex with or without the bright
switch. It was a HUGE difference.
Now, came the best part. Because the distortion channels do not have EQ
capabilities outside of the presence and treble, I had bought a cheap (I mean
$14.99 cheap) EQ pedal for added flexibility. I run that through the effects
loop. I've had it a while so I had been using it with the previous tubes and it
helped a lot. However, when I added that to the mix....VAVOOM! This thing is a
thumping, crisp, rock and roll freak! Even with the cheap, standard pickups (I'm
wiring in a Carvin Humbucker this weekend which should improve the sound that
much more), it had a thickness that I had NEVER heard from the amp before.
Adding the EQ made it seem like I had a $2000 Mesa Boogie or H&K TriAmp.
The other thing is the output is MUCH more stable. Some practices, I would have
to turn up to 6 or 7 and others I could leave it at 3 or 4....very weird. Now
with the EQ pedal providing a tad bit of boost, 3 is MORE than enough. It just
smokes.
So, in closing, I can't thank you enough for taking time to talk to me and give
me some direction on where to find the preamp tubes and I'm glad I spent the
money on a full retube set. Everything worked perfectly and sounds incredible.
I'll definitely refer you to all my friends that have tube amps and make sure
they get their tubes from you.
Thanks again.
Sam Baker
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike T To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Bob,
I just got my new tubes (E34L's and ECC83S's) and put them in, and they really did the trick. My amp (TSL60) is kicking some serious ass now! I can use it for lead work without help from stomp boxes much more now. Thanks for the great service, I’ll definitely be a repeat customer.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Craig To: Bob Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 5189
Bob, thanks for the quick shipping - my JJ preamp tubes arrived yesterday. I
did a straight guitar into amp "before and after" comparison. Overall, I'm
very pleased with the way my amps are sounding with JJ ECC83S, ECC832, and
ECC83S-Balanced tubes. The ECC83S added a little top end "chime" to my Hiwatt
Bulldog - similar to what you would have expected to hear when the amp was
brand new. The change was noticeable but not drastic, and the amp is a bit
quieter. These results exceed what I expected from the ECC83S. I recommend
that anyone thinking about buying 12AX7M Mullard reissues should buy JJ
instead - these are much, much better tubes.
In my Hot Rod Deluxe, I went the lower gain route with ECC83S in V1,
ECC83S-Balanced in V3 and an ECC832 in V2. I was blown away. This completely
turned that amp into a real Fender. Now, all of the channels are useable and
the tone is crisp and punchy. Again, I hear a more "chime" in the amp - a
musical high-end that's not brittle at all. I can't wait to change the 6L6's,
but I'll have to wait until my amp tech gets back from vacation. By the way,
my amp tech also makes his own amps and he swears by JJ tubes. I can see why.
"GuitarTech" Craig
From: "Randy Perretta" <randy@gte.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: Thanks Bob!
Just the received the tall plate, standard and balanced preamp tubes which I put
into my Marshall JTM30. I bought the amp despite the reputation of the JTM30 for
quality issues because I knew it had the ability to get to the place where the
sound was "there" - rich, nuanced, plenty of sustain, ultra responsive to
picking and classic
Marshall tone. It had a way to go when it got here. The sound lacked detail,
sustain was just plain missing and while the tone was close, it wasn't spot on
Marshall.
So after the tubes arrived, I played it for a while, turned it off and installed
the new tubes right away to get an immediate, objective listen to the
differences. They were considerable to say the least. All of the things I
mentioned above were there much to my satisfaction. Playing this amp is an
entirely different experience. It's so responsive to picking now that it's
like having a third hand to work the knobs. Many kudos to JJ's for a great
product and thanks to yourself for provide an easy avenue for purchase.
Randy P
----- Original Message ----- From: <lrock@comcast.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:59 AM
Subject: THANKS!!!!
Bob, we were in the studio over the weekend & I can't tell you what a difference
the tubes made in my Butcher & C30. It's the first time I've listened to rough
mixes & couldn't find something wrong with my tone.
The C30 sounded like a dirty AC30 on the clean channel & the Butcher had chunk &
clarity for miles.
Thanks again for the service & spending to the time to actually know what it is
your selling. I will never buy tubes from the other online tube vendors again.
My Amps rule with the JJ TUbes in them.
Thanks....Eric
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Stewart" <stewart@cybexintl.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:16 AM
Subject: 12au7's
Hi Bob,
Just a little feed back for you. I recently bought a couple of 12AU7's from you
the JJ's. I used them for an ART Tube pack pre-amp/compressor. The original spec
was for a 12AX7 for the pre-amp and a 12AT7 for the compressor.
I changed both for the matched triode JJ ECC82's and what a difference, low
noise and zero distortion. The sound is very transparent and the compression is
smooth and real fast.
I thought it may be useful for you incase anyone else inquires on this piece. I
use it in my acoustic rack guitar set up and like it so much that I'm thinking
of one for my electric rack !
Just wanted to pass on the info !
Martin.
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Hales To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 4:55 PM
Subject: Tubes!
Hi Bob,
I'm really enjoying the JJ preamp tube set for my Fender ProTube Pro Reverb. I've had a chance to use them on a couple of gigs now, and they sound awesome. The lows are well-defined without being mushy, the mids are punchy but not muddy, and the highs are clear and VERY sweet sounding. Like many Fenders this amp could really get that "ice-pick" thing going on the highs, but no more…I actually have a more usable treble range to work with. The JJs have made an already good amp sound fantastic!
Regards,
Mike Hales
Weatherford, Texas
----- Original Message ----- From: Greg S To: Eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:36 PM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
The tubes arrived yesterday. I installed them and practiced for a few hours. They smoothed out the highs and mids big time. They also cleaned up the lows while sounding deeper if that makes sense. The amp's tone controls are way more usable now. I never realized what a difference tubes can make (I always thought tubes were tubes). Why Peavey doesn't use these tubes stock is beyond me. They turned my Classic 50 from a good amp to a great amp.
Thanks for the tubes!
Greg S.
----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan G To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:14 PM
Subject: a satisfied customer
Mr. Pletka:
I just received my first ever set of JJ ECC83S's and I just wanted to take a moment to tell what you already know. These tubes are fantastic! Slightly more available gain than the EH 12AX7EH's that they replaced, but the important thing is that it is BETTER GAIN. I rarely turn the drive past 7, but it is nice to know there's some reserve if I want it. The JJ's were worth every penny.
Sincerely, Jonathan Gasper
----- Original Message ----- From: MICHAEL NUZUM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:24 AM
Subject: set of tubes purchased a few months back
Hey there-
I bought some tubes off of you a few months ago for my peavey classic 50. I wanted to give you some feedback on my experience. I waited a while before I wrote so I could put some time in on the tubes and really get a feel for them. First off, it made my amp sound twice as bright and almost twice as loud. I was amazed at the level of clarity I had never experienced. High end harmonics that had never been present were jumping out at me, and this is in the clean channel. The distortion was unreal. The sustain was unlike anything I had ever had with my setup. I'm playing an 87 american standard strat, stock, through a peavey classic 4x10. Always sounded great, but never all the way there. Now it sings with a very rich, throaty, yet creamy tone. Well anyway, now I've put in a few hundred hours on them, live, in rehearsal, and recording, and they still sound sweet. They have exceeded my expectations by miles. I have to say I am so impressed with your choice of tubes for me, and the quality of the tubes is exceptional. Your knowledge in selecting the proper tubes was of such great help to me, who knows just about nothing about tubes. I never could have made such an appropriate choice without your assistance. As I said, my amp always sounded okay, and I was afraid to select new tubes, not knowing if it would be worth the price. Not only did it make my amp sound better than I could have hoped, it was cheaper than most anywhere else. I will certainly recommend you to everyone. Thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Michael Nuzum
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Durante" <tommyd@verizon.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:24 AM
Subject: Tubes for HRD
Hi Bob,
Got the replacement tubes (Blues option #2 with 6V6's) that you sent out for my
HRD Like 3 days after I called (from Oregon to NY!) and put them in as to your
instructions. I want you to know that I was pretty amazed at the difference in
the amp. Besides cleaning up all the static and crackles, these tubes have given
the amp a new voice, much warmer than a standard Fender type sound, more
bluesy/jazzy and less c&w. I'm even thinking of replacing that old foot
pedal I lost - for the first time I actually enjoy the sound of the drive
channels.
I just wanted to say thanks- I'd recommend your online service to anyone,
Tom Durante
----- Original Message ----- From: George B To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:22 PM
Subject: Thanks!!!
06 December 2005
Hi Bob!
My name is George Bregendahl. I ordered a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe tube kit from you a few days ago. I installed them the other day. First of all, thanks for your rapid response and delivery.
I'm really impressed by the dramatic improvement in the sound of my amp. It sounds much louder too. When I first bought it (the previous owner had installed Mesa Boogie output tubes), I thought it was pretty loud for a 40-watt, single speaker combo. But your tubes really woke up my amp! I'm all set to rock at Madison Square Garden, hehehe. Yup, other than the complaints from my room mates and neighbors, I think I finally have the amp I've been looking for all these years. I love Fender amps for their clean sound, but I've always had to rely on stomp boxes for distortion when playing through a Fender. I wasn't expecting such a radical improvement, but thanks to you, I can count on my amp's natural distortion.
I've recommended your tubes to just about everyone I know who's involved in music. My friends who've heard my amp before and after your tubes came in the picture are eager to buy stuff from you.
Bob, again, I thank you. I hope you know that what you're doing is really important for a lot of guys like me who are struggling to realize their musical ambitions. A lot of us depend on gigs to make ends meet. What little we have left after paying the bills goes to purchasing better instruments, which will hopefully give us the sound that'll land us our big break. I realize that you could easily go ahead and charge us what the other companies are charging for their tubes. Tubes ain't cheap. Thanks for hooking us up.
Also, I thought it'd be great if you could put together some tube manuals/ amp do-it-yourself guides. I'm sure a lot of folks would be interested. If you ever do, you can be sure I'd buy one off you.
Thanks and best regards!!!
George Bregendahl
----- Original Message ----- From: MK To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: Customer Order: 4975
Good morning Bob,
I got the ECC81's and KT88's this weekend. I already knew how great the KT88s
were, but the ECC81's?!
I am VERY impressed with them. Compared to my NOS JAN-Phillips 12AT7s they are
smoother, more natural sounding, and have a better frequency response in every
sense. They are much more linear sounding, and their crunch compared to the
JANs is like comparing the density of chocolate chip cookie dough to gatorade....
Compared to my NOS Mullard CV4024s, well, that's where discerning them becomes
more tricky. When clean, the JJ's seem to reach slightly deeper in the bottom
end, and have a slightly more natural high end...whereas the Mullards tend to
have slightly "spanky" upper-midrange and high end. The midrange frequencies
on these two tubes is nearly identical. Both are fantastic sounding, and very
linear. However, the crunch is fairly different on these tubes. I prefer the
JJ's dramatically. There is no "sweet spot" on the JJ's...the whole range is
musical and controllable with playing dynamics. The Mullards have a definite
sweet range.... I've always felt that the Mullards have kind of a
metallic-sounding "crunchspank" (especially on the lower registers of the
guitar), and seem to lose their bottom-end as increasingly driven. The
bottom-end (what was left) felt flabby and wimpy when moderately to highly
driven. The JJ's remained extremely linear and OH SO creamy. In fact, they
seemed to get thicker (but still retained their focus and tightness) as I
pushed them harder. Unbelievable....
Oh, and the JJ's are quieter than the Mullard CV4024's.
Now, I don't mean to be overly-glowing on the JJ ECC81. I still LOVE the
Mullards, and I'll still use them frequently for specific tones. However, I
think overall I prefer the sonics of the JJ, and will likely use it much more
than the Mullards. I never thought I'd find a 12AT7-type that could hang with
the Mullard, but the JJs easily do, and even push the Mullards aside in many
contexts!
Thanks for such an incredible pair of ECC81s!!!!
- mk
----- Original Message ----- From: DonR@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 1:01 PM
Subject: Eurotubes(JJ's) Replacement Kit.
Bob,
I received my order of JJ replacemnt kit for my Fender Super Reverb. At first, I was "stalling" to initiate an immediate change. A month later I te-tubed the entire amp and man was I IMPRESSED!!! The difference is remarkable. This in not just a subtle difference...I'm talking about Tonal Heaven" I am definetly a JJ tubes guy and will be ordering for my Deluxe, Twin, and Marshall amps.
Thanks Bob for all that you do in dealing and promoting JJ Eurotubes. I too will be spreading the word with my circle of "players"....or, maybe I should'nt, I should probably keep this as a "secret" to my tone. :) lol
Thanks,
don Royston
----- Original Message ----- From: JOSEPH PARRILLO To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes! order #4961
Bob,
I recently purchased a set of JJ tubes from your site for my Fender Pro Junior. As a gigging musician I have my hands full trying to learn songs and take care of other aspects of the band. After wasting far too much time trying to research the options of what tubes to try in my Pro Junior I stumbled upon your tube replacement kit for my amp. I was so appreciative that someone has taken the time to create tube kit options tailored not only to specific amplifiers but also having the option to tweak the characteristics of the amplifier by selecting a specific tube kit.
I'm enjoying my Pro Junior more than ever. You have not only saved me so much time that I would have spent on researching the right tubes, I think you may have saved me quite a bit of money as the tubes you choose have made me change my mind about replacing the stock speaker.
Thanks for the great service, Bob. I look forward to being a loyal customer of Eurotubes and have already spread the word to my friends.
A very appreciative musician,
Joe Parrillo
Morristown, NJ
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Prater" <sc84@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 1:56 PM
Subject: Got my tubes!
Bob,
I got my Mesa retube kit yesterday (high gain option with E34L's, Recto 50), and
all I can say is WOW! I could not believe the difference your tubes made. The
amp sounds so much better, the tone was good before, but now its awesome! I put
them in about an hour before our band rehearsal and as soon as we started
playing my bandmates wanted to know what I did to the amp. The amp is so much
smoother, clearer and cuts through so much better. The other guitarist in my
band is going to order some in the near future. You definatley made a customer
out of me!
Thank You So Much!
Jason Prater
----- Original Message ----- From: Chris To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: Review...
I have a Carvin XV212 that I recently got on trade and gave a little too much for it. It had the stock Groove Tubes in the power section and chinese tubes in the preamp. It sounded very tinny and rattley. I went to carvinmuseum.com
and downloaded the manual it pointed at the preamp tubes as the likely suspect. I called Eurotubes and ordered preamp tubes and it was like night and day. The tinny sound was completely eliminated and it sounded very good. But I've never been one to settle for good so I sold the groove tubes and order EL34L's and now it's Amazing.. less than amazing and I won't even keep an amp..I also own a 5150 combo that I got right after they came on the market. I thought it sounded good but figured if it helped the carvin that much I couldn't help but wonder what it would do to the combo. I got the hi gain set and put them in and it was Astonishing. In my rush to hear it I didn't pay attention to what channel it was on or anything so I looked and it was on the Rhythm channel...
Holy Cr*& so I decided to take the Crunch off and once again Holy Cr*& it was already off I was running through the Rhytm channel with no Crunch and it sounded better than it did on the lead channel before. I was completely wound at this point and put the crunch on.. and it just gets better and better... I will have to say I may have to do something about the lead channel as the gain is off the charts... At this point I actually called peavy to see what each tube did so maybe I could just get a weaker tube for the lead channel.
The first person I talked to said change tubes one and five. I responded that five was a balance tube to keep the amp in the proper push pull operation and he said what does that mean at which point I knew that talking to the folks there was a waste of time. He transfered me to someone else that seemed to know a little more but when I told him that I wanted to keep the Rhytm channel the way it was and just get the lead channel a little tamer he said not possible as the Rhythm and lead channel gain is in both the first and second tubes and you can't change one without changing the other....I'm going to get some more tubes and see for myself..........Chris Lewis
PS... Thanks for answering all my questions and making both my amps sound better than I thought was possible......
( Hi Chris: To answer your question, it's easy just use an ECC832 in V2 to tame the second channel! )
----- Original Message ----- From: Rk2@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:38 AM
Subject: BOB---THANKS FOR THE TUBES!!!
BOB,
JUST WANTED TO SEND YOU A NOTE TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I AM LOVING THESE JJ 6L6GC AND ECC83S TUBES. THE ECC83S DELIVERS, AND I PARTICULARLY LIKE IT'S SWEET HIGHEND WHICH IS NEVER PIERCING OR HARSH. I HAVE TRIED ALMOST EVERY NEW PRODUCTION 6L6GC IN MY FENDER HOT ROD DEVILLE. BUT WHEN I RETUBED RECENTLY WITH YOUR JJ's I WAS THOUROGHLY IMPRESSED. THEY ARE SWEET SOUNDING WITH A CAPITAL "S".
IT CAN BE HARD TO PUT THE IMPROVEMENT IN SOUND INTO WORDS BUT I WILL TRY. #1 MY GUITAR HAS NEVER FIT INTO THE MIX WITH MY BAND AS WELL AS IT DOES NOW WITH THE JJ's INSTALLED. THE JJ's JUST SOUND "RIGHT" THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM. AND MY TONE CONTROLS SEEM TO WORK THE WAY THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK ALL ALONG. THE MIDS ARE AMPLE AND COMPLEX AND THERE'S JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOOTH HIGHS TO CUT THROUGH THE MIX. AND THESE BABY'S HAVE MORE LOWS THAN ANY OTHER 6L6GC I'VE TRIED BUT THERE'S NO MUD AT ALL (NEAT TRICK). IN FACT OTHER TUBES WITH LESS LOWEND PUNCH THAN THE JJ's SOUNDED MUDDY TO ME BUT THE JJ's SOUND TIGHT. ALSO I USED TO USE A NICE COMPRESSOR BUT WITH THE JJ's INSTALLED I NOW FIND MYSELF LEAVING IT OFF BECAUSE THE JJ's HAVE SO MUCH NATURAL SUSTAIN AND SMOOTHNESS BY THEMSELVES.
AND BOB, THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE. YOUR SPEEDY DELIVERY AND YOUR GREAT ADVICE ON WHERE TO BIAS THE TUBES FOR MY AMP (WHICH I FOLLOWED TO THE "T") ARE MUCH APPRECIATED. LONG LIVE EUROTUBES!!!
All the best,
WR
----- Original Message ----- From: Eric's Guitars To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:11 PM
Subject: RE: tubes!
Pardon my French, but holy s***! It’s like I have a new rig! Thanks so much for your help in choosing what was best for my Tri/2:90. (Mesa 290 full retube & Triaxis high gain / low out option)
Anyone coming to me in the future needing tubes or any gear that is in need will be outfitted from you. Excellent service as well, thanks very much!
-----------------------------------------------
Eric Calcagnino
Eric's Guitars
----- Original Message ----- From: <mekr@adelphia.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob,
Just a letter to say WOW!!! You have got to be the most with it company I have
ever delt with. This is my second full retube from you and your service is
great. You have got a loyal customer for all my tube need's from now on. Thank's
again and I hope your having a great holiday.
Thank you, Ashley E. Meekins
----- Original Message ----- From: Michael K To: Eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob,
What a day...I was able to leave work a little early, and when I got home I was greeted with a lovely Eurotubes package :).
I have to say, you are absolutely right about the JJ ECC82. It is absolutely a world-class tube. I took the smattering of tubes out of my AQ1003 (RCA 5814A Blackplate, Philco 12AU7 Blackplate, RCA 12AU7A Greyplate, and random current production tube). I queued up the new Coldplay album "X and Y", not for it being my favorite, but for its excellent production and multi-layered sound.
I listened to a track with the old tubes first, and then retubed with the JJ's and relistened to the same track. The difference was impressive. The JJ's have a more open, realistic soundstage in which you're able to tell the placement of instruments in the mix. In addition, the seperation between instruments is beyond outstanding - even with multi-layered guitars, piano, organ, vocals, bass, drums, and synth - it was never muddy. Lows were punchy, yet thick. Mids were sweet. What impressed me most about the ECC82 was the highs though - they are so natural and clear, perhaps even shimmery. Yet, they never were harsh, brittle, or fatiguing. This is the way brass and cymbals are supposed to sound! Treble seems to be a deal-breaker for me, and the high end on these JJ's is just icing on the cake....
All-in-all, I won't even think about trying a different 12AU7. Simply stunning. Thanks for the amazing recommendation.
Have a great holiday.
- mk
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Cummings" <j@joecummings.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:44 PM
Subject: EL84 review
Bob
Thanks for the quick delivery service. As promised, here are my impressions of
the JJs.
I replaced a pair of NOS JAN Phillips EL84s (bought at considerable expense from
KCA NOS Tubes) in my Blues Jr with the JJ EL84s, and have gigged three
nights in a row with them so far.
My immediate impression is that they actually beat the NOS JAN Phillips, in my
amp and with my main guitar (a Nash with a Tele body, Strat neck, Lollar
PAF and Lollar tele bridge special).
All the musos at the gig agreed. The sound filled the room, very 3D, and there
was enhanced glassiness and sustain. When picking hard at full volume, I get
beautiful compression that I never got with the Phillips (in fact I often used a
pedal compressor with the Phillips - no need now). The clean was way better,
too. The sound isn't dramatically different from the Phillips, just more of the
same but *better*.
I can't believe what a great value these tubes are. I'll never go back to NOS,
at least not for EL84s.
Thanks, Bob. You are almost a saint, providing such kickass tubes at such a
great price, and with such quick turnaround.
best wishes
Joe Cummings
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mathew M" <m@toxicrock.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Wow! What fast delivery! I received them and put them in my Mark IV (6L6GC/high
gain option) and Stiletto (E34L/high gain option). The tubes made a HUGE
difference! I am so happy that I contacted you. Thank you so much for the help.
You are officially my "go to guy" for
tubes.
Mathew
----- Original Message ----- From: MMold@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:44 PM
Subject: recieved my tubes!
Bob,
Just a note to let know I received my tubes. Thanks for shipping them so
fast. 2 days from my order....wasn't expecting them for another a day or so I
had to drop them in and give her a test run in my classic 50. The power tubes
I replaced were SOVTEK's and I assume they were original with the amp. The
tubes on the pre amp side was unmarked.
You suggested a matched quad of the jj el 84's on the front end #35 and 3
ECC88S's a standard ECC83S in V1, a high gain in V2, and a high current in V3
which was your "normal clean high gain lead channel" retube kit. Nice call....
you obviously know your stuff.
I was suffering from a microphonic tube, and mids that were unbearable, and way to much headroom.
First let me say that the tube upgrade has made a great improvement. After letting here warm up for a while the first thing I did was crank the amp with the volume off on my guitar. When I did this before I noticed a high pitch noise which i think was due to a bad or microphonic tube. Its gone now nice and quiet! Problem #1 solved. I then lowered the volumes and tested my EQ settings. Started mid way with every thing and played with the knobs for a while. The highs were about the same which was GOOD because I was happy with them. The mid were absolutely fantastic!!! These tubes really shine in the midrange. Before I had to take most all of the mids out and now I can crank the mids and still get a good tone. Best midrange I've heard!!!! Last I played with the Bass. I saw a nice improvement here also. Not as dramatic as before, but a nice improvement. I'd still like a little more bass for my tastes but I'm not complaining or even attributing it to the tubes. Problem#2 solved. I then played for several hours with different settings and found a great improvement in the headroom. I could get the amp to break up nicely with a little tweeking even at moderate volumes. It responded nicely to different picking techniques and I saw a nice improvement in the harmonics. Problem #3 solved and I couldn't be much happier. These power tubes really are some of the best out there. I'm sure there is nothing at this price range that even comes close. The Pre amp tubes are no slouch either, they are pretty quiet, unless you crank the Pre. Even then, they are much quieter than the tubes that were in the amp and I would expect that with high gain tubes with everything cranked.
Thank you very much. This was the best tone improvement dollar I ever spent. Can't wait to get to practice and try them out with my band mates.
Mark Reynaert, President
Mark Mold and Engineering
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Bradley" <qs10005@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: new tubes
Bob,
I would like to thank you for your extremely helpful information, your top notch
customer service, the speedy delivery ( 2 days!), and finally the excellent
product you sent me. I got your tubes today, and as soon as I saw them I was
stunned. I didnt expect them to be at my door 2 days from when I ordered them!
You packaged them perfectly, and boy they sound so much better than the old
sovteks and I havent even biased yet! Bob I would like to tell you, that I am
referring you to everyone I know thanks to your excellent products, service, and
commitment. Thank you again for the excellent business you hold and good luck!
you rule!
Thanks alot,
Dan Bradley
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dowell, Drew" <Drew@SafetyInsurance.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 10:21 AM
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to thank you again for all your tips on biasing my Marshall and
Laney. I recently put all your JJ's in both these amps, and noticed a huge
difference, even with the bias set to the very conservative factory settings.
Then I followed your advice and formulas for biasing, and WOW the difference is
phenomenal! Both these amps were set fairly 'cold' from the factory, now they
are really cooking and have tons more flavor.
You saved the day, the week, maybe even the year.
Thanks
Drew
----- Original Message ----- From: Ghez@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:01 AM
Subject: Order #4736 Warmin up a Deville
Bob,
I was surprised to receive the tubes yesterday -- but I am AMAZED at the sound coming out of this Deville after I installed the new bottles (Blues option #2 with 6V6's). I had read somewhere that changing the tubes in an amp will only produce subtle changes and was hardly worth the effort -- WRONG!! The volume is much more manageable, BOTH distortion channels are useful now (I didn't use either one before). I don't know if the bass is extended or is just so much less muddy now. The highs are crystal clear without any fuzz or harshness, my crunch finally has some punch!! This thing wails now. There is a huge sweet spot, and pick attack and position actually make so much difference. This is exactly what I wanted -- But how did you know?
I'm glad the bean counters at Fender are doing it wrong so guys like you can make (what I hope is) a decent living.
Thanks so much,
Richard C
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dowell, Drew" <DrewDowell@SafetyInsurance.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:43 AM
Subject: RE: Laney
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to write a quick thanks to you and your staff. I followed your
recommendation for tube replacement in my Laney and Marshall. Both of them sound
more crispy and dynamic now! Especially the JCM2000, which was kind of flabby
before. I immediately noticed I didn't have to use as much gain on my pedals to
get the tone I wanted, and I was able to turn up the mids and treble without the
harshness that usually accompanied these settings. Your return emails were
always timely, very informative and helpful. It is obvious that you love your
work and take pride in it.
Thanks so much
Drew
----- Original Message ----- From: Allan J To: 'Bob' Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:52 AM
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 4334
Bob,
After a couple of sessions with these tubes, (Mesa Mark IV full retube) I had to give you some feedback. Holy smoke, I’ve found my sound! These 6V6s absolutely rock in the Mark IV! Not nearly as much power (running vol on 7 now as opposed to 2.5 with 6L6s), but oh my goodness what warmth and crunch. Played a outdoor festival yesterday and got lots of compliments on my tone, from my own band as well. Big thumbs up!!
Best regards,
Allan
----- Original Message ----- From: lucas minton To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: tube thoughts
Hey Bob!
This last weekend I put in my 2 high gain 12AX7s, my balanced 12AX7, and KT88's in my Mark 2.
The front end is significantly hotter, and when I hit it with a boosted signal it sounds very aggressive.
These KT88s REALLY make the amp sing. The chords ring out and the overdrive is thicker and more ballsy. The cleans have a lot more texture and the complexity is just amazing. My bass player couldn't believe the difference the tubes made. He messed with my amp before and after and was amazed at the difference.
When I crank the amp up and get the power tubes singing the crunch is great; loud, proud, and authoritive. The mids and highs are sweeter and juicier. The low end absolutely thuds. I'm sure that this head is punishing on closed back cabs but it sounds so good.
Retubing with the JJ's really helped the overall tone, as well as the touch sensitivity of the amp.
Again thanks for all your help,
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Wallace To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Bob, dude, you rock!!!!! I got the tubes for my HRD today. Two days shipping is awesome by itself, but, man, these tubes are great. Just exactly the sound I was hoping to get with the high gain preamp tube. I have the chunky rhythm, and the long sustaining creamy distortion for solo’s, without using the pedals. Wooohooooo!!!!! And still have the nice clean channel for bluesy stuff. My HRD has turned into a monster. So cool.
Thanks for the help, I’ll try to send you some more business.
Mike Wallace
----- Original Message ----- From: Brandon Brantley To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:46 AM
Subject: Wow!
Order # 4013
Hi Bob,
It's been a while since I recieved the tubes, just now getting a chance to sit down and send this to you. The subject line sums it up: Wow!
Now this is the amp ( Peavey Classic 30 ) I paid for, finally! The results are exactly as described. The clean channel is smooth as glass, and the lead channel SCREAMS. I have taken the business card you sent with the order and wedged it under the Peavey emblem so when people ask what changed, I can show them easily without having to go through the whole spill. I may have to get a "JJ Equipped" emblem for the amp before it's all over with. Yep, they're impressive. I hope if nothing else, it sends some business your way.
Thanks!
Brandon Brantley
----- Original Message ----- From: "Didrik B" <didrik@frisurf.no> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:14 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes in an Orange AD15/12
Hi Bob
I just wanted you to know that I now am extremely happy with the tubes you sent
me. At first I didn't recognize all the differense in sound, but now, after
playing both my guitars on the "new" amp a couple of days I can really say I can
hear the change in sound. The Guitar really sings now, and it is definitly not
me that has improved so much the last two days :-). There is lots of harmonix
both when playing chords and when playing solos, I have found new sounds in the
guitar which really pleases my ear and probably most important of all, it feels
like the amp now is alot more than just a reproducer of my playing, it really
adds tone and space to the music. And the distortion breaks up so nicely, it is
now problem finding the sweetspot where I can play clean sound when playing
carefully and still have bluesy crunchy sound if playing a bit harder without
touching anything else.
I have now actually tried with a couple of different NOS tubes as well, old
Groove tubes in the power amp, Ruby tubes in the power amp, Tungsram 1963 ECC83
in the pre-amp, Brimar (from an old AC-30) in the pre-amp plus some other
ECC83's as well... I can state that the tubes you sent me is at par or even
better than those tubes when it comes to the sound I wanted. Nice crunchy,
bluesy sound. Even pure clean sound is more chimey than before, even compared to
the Brimar tube.
I have also, for the first time, experienced that my wife sat down and listened
to my playing, because she thought it sounded so sweet and fine.
I am very pleaced!
Best regards
Didrik
----- Original Message ----- From: Brennan Elementary To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob,
Just wanted to send you a note to let you know I'm very pleased with the tubes for my hrd. Thanks for responding to my e-mail, and answering all my questions. I purchased an american standard strat at the same time as the hrd, and put a set of Lindy Fralin pickups (blues specials) in it, and with the new jj tubes (blues set) in the hrd, I have a setup that gives me the ( big, fat! as you say ) Fender tone I'm after. You've got a great product at a very competetive price, and above all, provide excellent service! Like most guitar players, I have more than one amp, so you'll definitely be getting more of my business in the future. Thanks again!
Dale K.
----- Original Message ----- From: David Postma To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 7:57 AM
Subject: Traynor YCV40WR (Blues Tube Kit) Purchase Follow-up
Bob,
Just a follow-up to a recently received Tube order.
A couple of weeks ago I ordered and received the Blues Tube Kit for my Traynor YCV40WR. Just wanted to let you know that:1.) Customer Service
Your response to my before purchase questions via email were very helpful and were
the determining factor as to why I went with Eurotubes and the JJ's. The tubes arrived two days after ordering, outstanding !!! Customer service it seems nowadays has taken a step backwards in our busy society, not in your case, again your service was superb, kudos !!!2.) Clean Channel Noise Level
The noise level on the Clean channel (inherent to the Traynor amp as discussed)
has dropped significantly (darn near as quiet as the Drive channel) after the retube. We did discuss that the Clean channel noise level may or may not change and that there were no guarantees that it would. In my case for my particular amp it is a most pleasing result. For lack of better understanding of tube technology I'll attribute the noise reduction to the quality and matched set of tubes. Again kudos to Eurotubes and the JJ's.3.) Tone
My small circle of playing "mates" thought the amp (OEM Sovtek tubes) sounded quite nice.
They all agree that with the retube it sounds even better. This coming from guys who own some "upscale" Fender and Marshall tube amps. The results have them seriously considering Eurotubes and JJ's for their next retube. I've given them your web and email address.Feel free to post this in your Customer Review Section should you desire.
Regards,
Dave Postma
Grandville, MI
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Young" <heyyou9@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 6:12 AM
Subject: Perfect tubes
Hi Bob! My name is Darren Young and I ordered a low gain retube kit for my
Peavey Ultra about a month ago. I can't possibly tell you how much of an
improvement these tubes made. I played my first gig about a week ago and the
tone was absolutely perfect! I play a SG with Seymour Duncan 59's and a Fender
American Standard Strat and the tones were out of this world the low gain kit is
exactly what I needed to get what I wanted out of this amp. Thanks so much for
your help in finding the right tubes and also telling me how to retention the
tube sockets I plan on doing business with you for all my tubes in the future.
Thanks again!
Darren Young
----- Original Message ----- From: walker To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 12:30 PM
Subject: Tubes
Hi Bob,
Got my jj tubes in 7 days ( amazing ) put them in my amp and have been in tone heaven ever since. My amp (Mesa F50) got dangerously close to being traded in and the Mesa name being rubbished .The amp sounded like crap ,it pinged and buzzed ,picked up peoples cell phones and any electrical equipment people were using.The amp wasn't user friendly with outboard gear and the tone of the amp unmusical and frustrating to say the least. My new tubes have changed all that , the amp sounds wonderful!!! Hard to believe tubes could make such a difference. Tried to put a trim pot in the amp but the techs say its to hard and wont do it !! that's ok the amp sounds great .
Again ,I would like to thank you for your generous advice and prompt replies to my pesky questions. ( You can put me on the list as a loyal customer ).
Warm thank you from New Zealand
John Walker
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom M" <tommym@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: tubes!
Hi Bob!
Got the tubes today. You rule!!! The JJ's knocked my socks off in both my
Marshall Super Bass 100 & my Traynor YBA-1. No comparison from the "Grooveless"
tubes that had been in service before. I can sum up the tone in one word -
AWESOME!!!!!
Thanks again for the ultra quick service & killer tubes!
Sincerely,
Tom M
----- Original Message ----- From: FAMILY11@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:09 PM
Subject: ECC83S TUBES
BOB, JUST WANTED TO DROP A LINE AND SAY THANKS !! JUST GOT MY PRE-AMP TUBE KIT FOR MY MESA BOOGIE MKIV AND CHANGED TUBES. I HAD BEEN USING GROOVE TUBES OR MESA TUBES. BOY WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!! THE MORE I PLAYED, THE BETTER THEY WARMED UP AND SOUNDED. I HAD NO IDEA MY MK IV COULD SOUND THIS GOOD ! VERY RICH AND DETAILED. AND LETS NOT EVEN DISCUSS THE PRICE DIFFERENCE !! I TOOK THEM OUT AND TRIED THEM IN MY BOOGIE MK III AND SAME RESULTS. I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE CLEAN CHANNEL ON MY MK III BUT THESE TUBES MADE IT SOUND BEAUTIFUL AND SOOOOO FULL !! I CAN'T WAIT TO ORDER ANOTHER SET SO I CAN HAVE THE SAME IN BOTH AMPS. THIS IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR TUBES AND I AM TOTALLY IMPRESSED AND INSPIRED. I READ ALL THE REVIEWS AND DID MY HOMEWORK BUT AND RESEARCH BEFORE I CHOSE ECC83S'S BUT I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR HOW GOOD THEY SOUNDED !! THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT SOUNDING TUBE AND GREAT SERVICE !!
STEVE IN NORTH CAROLINA
----- Original Message ----- From: CrunchO To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:37 PM
Subject: Missing Picture!
Bob,
DUUUUUUUUUDE, these tubes are fantastic!
Having come from using Mesa Dual Rectifiers and Marshall JCM800 stacks to play metal for the last 20 years I was concerned when I downsized to the Traynor YCV50 Blue I wouldn't have enough crunch, and I don't like distortion pedals. Now with the JJ tubes this little combo screams! Your high gain retube kit totally maximizes this amp's gain channel, and the clean channel is now zestfully clean!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Crunch Master Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon G" <jon_glassett@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:00 AM
Subject: Remember that review I promised way back when?
Well, sorry for the delay but here goes.
I've been spreading the gospel for Bob Pletka and Eurotubes since completely
retubing my Mesa 400+ bass head in July 2004 with amazing results. I was
referred to Bob by a friend and came to him knowing basically nothing about what
I needed. All I knew was that my recently acquired head was a little old, a
little glitchy, and in need of new tubes. Well, right off the bat Bob was very
helpful offering advice specific to the characteristic tone of my amp and made
recommendations accordingly. Between his customer service, the good advice, and
my friend's strong endorsement (not to mention the price!) I became convinced
very quickly. I ended up ordering (12) JJ 6L6GC's and (4) JJ ECC83S preamp
tubes.
First of all, I had these tubes within 2 days of placing the order, which was
fantastic. Secondly, the "above and beyond" customer service was just beginning.
See, I had a little problem when I installed my new tubes: due to an unrelated
bad component, I actually ended up having a somewhat catastrophic failure (an
old resistor gave out on me, I later found out) which ended up destroying 4 of
my brand new power tubes.
I was pretty heartbroken, and wrote to Bob explaining the situation and asking
if he had any idea what could have happened or if there was anything wrong with
how I installed them. He explained that this was very unlikely (which, again, I
later found out was true), but that wasn't the end of it. He went on to make an
extremely gracious and generous offer to meet me halfway on the cost of a
replacement quad even though he had absolutely no responsibility for what had
happened! That was last July, and at that time I promised him a glowing review
which I am now happy to write.
Since the retube and repairs, this amp has been absolutely SCREAMING. I can't
tell you how happy I am with how it turned out. The trademark mid-rangey sound
of this amp has been balanced out by fatter lows and a warmer tone all around. I
tend to play with distortion and go for a really big, aggressive sound. JJ tubes
make all the difference. As for versatility, I recently shared my rig with a
reggae band and the bassist was really impressed with the tone he got out of it,
especially after seeing our set first and being a little doubtful that he'd be
able to mellow it out enough. All we did was lose the distortion and roll off
the highs and he was in heaven, filling the room easily with thumping bass.
Anyway, this review has been a long time coming but I have nothing but good
things to report over the past year. I've told dozens of people to check out
Eurotubes and send their questions to Bob and will continue to do so.
Thanks,
Jon G
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Johnson" <Johnson@BRN.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:34 AM
Subject: Another Success Story
Here's another success story with a bit of advice. Do the complete re-tube! I
replaced the Sovtek EL84 output tubes in my Trace Eliott SpeedTwin with JJs, and
while there was an improvement, it was subtle and took a couple of A/B
comparisions for me to be sure of it. Then I decided to swap the pre-amp tubes
(also Sovtek) for JJs. Now THERE was a difference! My clean channel was sweeter
and more musical and the hi-gain channel suddenly became useable, instead of
flabby, harsh sounding noise.
Thanks Bob, for your advice on the phone, and keep up the good work.
Peter Johnson
----- Original Message ----- From: Jason H To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob!
I received the tubes you recommended for my Blues Jr today! WOW! They were exactly what you said they would be. I did an "a/b" test as soon as I got home. First thing I noticed was a much warmer and rounder tone with a bigger but tighter bottom end. The breakup was a lot smoother and even. Something else I noticed was that there was something missing. I couldnt put my finger on it right away. So I put the stock tubes back in and "a/b'ed" them again. Now this is not a noisy amp. And as with all unshielded strats there is noise in the 1,3,and 5 pickup positions. But this was only noticable when I was playing. For lack of a better term, there was "sonic garbage". So I put the JJ's back in and and it was gone. All that was left was pure sweet TONE! All I can say is I'm very pleased. Excellent service and an excellent product!
I have two projects on the horizon. A single ended class a build and a 1972 SuperReverb restoration/blackface. Both will be getting JJ's. Cant say thanks enough. I normally dont write letters like this, but then I rarely get service like this so I thought it was warranted.
Thanks again
Jason Haddock
----- Original Message ----- From: Lzi@aol.com To:
eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:46 AMSubject: Hi Bob! Many Thanks!!!
Having played thru tube amplification for my entire career, I can speak with confidence about tone. I have played Heavy Metal to Country. Being a songwriter led me into the recording field, where I work with artists of many styles. What I do in the studio is hard to define. I work very closely with the musician's. I'm the guy out in the main room trying to get the best possible tone from every source we record. I'm an analog guy. I love vintage audio gear and I love great sound.
When I re-tubed my main amp (Marshall JCM 200 TSL) the other guitar player in my band was playing thru a Peavy XXX stack. His Peavey sounded better than any Peavey XXX I had ever heard. He recommended JJ's Tubes to me. I got a set through a local distributor. The amplifier simply took on a new life. The JJ's E 34L tubes we installed blew the doors off of the Boogie Tubes which were installed in the Power section of the Marshall, simply put, the JJ's tubes SMOKED the Boogie's. My low end now had that "bloom," it was full, not a spec of "flab." The low end was extremely tight.
The midrange was extraordinary, and the high end amazed me. The detail was in fact astounding. Not one trace of shrill, and ear fatiguing screechiness. At the highest of gain settings every note, of every chord I played rang true. The amplifier now had that responsiveness that I had been missing. The clean channel, which I had previously hated, now began to remind me of a Fender amp which I once owned. This surprised me. I was one happy camper!
I had never spoken with Bob until I recently purchased a new tube amp strictly for use as a production tool. I bought the amp, took it to the studio one afternoon and had our lead guitarist Alex plug his guitar (Yngwie Malmsteen signature Strat) into his POD xt, and then ran that into the input of this new little tube amp (a Crate V 58 5 watt )
WOW! The brittle digital sound of the POD's modeled sounds sprang to life!
Alex sent me a link to Bob's site, and I immediately called him. In all of my years doing what I do, I have NEVER run across another person, who's knowledge of tubes has come any where near Bob's. His passion for what he does shines through. An in-depth discussion of which tubes would work out best for me truly surprised me. Talk about service! Now, THIS is service, a factor which no one who calls this man will ever doubt. As I thought the tubes were waiting in my mailbox for me. The packing was obviously done with care.
The difference in performance was quite noticeable. Set at a low gain setting the amp cleaned up quite nicely. The sound was full, and yet there was that distinct "chime" which I just adore.
At high gain settings the amp simply breathed fire! Gain and sustain for days! The JJ EL84 and the JJ ECC83S in combination simply left the Chinese Groove Tubes which came factory installed in the dust where they belong. Suddenly there was the low end tightness that I wanted to hear. Now this is a rock guitar tone! The mids have a complexity now that was not there with the stock Groove Tubes. The highs are now much clearer. There is not a trace of brittleness. In terms of fidelity there is absolutely no comparison here. The JJ's tubes win this shootout hands down.
While I am certain that some players won't know what the differences are, they are definitely there. Hey, some players will swear up and down that a model of a tube amp sounds exactly like the modeled amp, when in fact modeled sounds pale in comparison to the reality of a tube amp. If You are a tube amp player and fidelity makes a difference to you, then it's a no-brainer here. JJ's tubes are the best tubes I have found to date.
Great service. Bob's level of customer interaction is unparalleled in the field of professional audio.
Thanks a million Bob!
Larry "Lz" Sentelle
----- Original Message ----- From: "robert sherman" <rwsherman@yahoo.com> To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Triaxis/2:90 tubes
Hey Bob,
I came home from work today and the tubes I ordered were already here. Great job
at getting them out. I appreciate the effort you obviously put into packing and
handling the order. Having the tubes segregated and marked for me was a nice
touch.
I put them in this afternoon and the difference was amazing. I started out on
the clean green channel and the warm and depth was greatly improved. I had read
that the JJs were a bit dark for some people and while they do sound very fat
and round the top end was there and very glassy.
Next I went to the Lead I red, which is the voice I usually go to for hard
stuff. Nice tight bottom, solid mids and the top end was screaming. I put that
channel through its paces and after I stopped laughing I checked out the other
Lead I voices and they were all sounding phenomenal. I play a Les Paul with a
Seymour Duncan CC in the bridge and the Mark I voices were thick and creamy.
They used to be a bit buzzy but not anymore. Killer Santana tones.
I never used the Lead II channels which are supposedly the Mark II, III and IV
voices. They never sounded authentic to me and they were a bit too buzzy and
brittle for my tastes. Oh my God what a difference. Those channels are smokin
now and the balance of roundness with the searing quality the Mark combos have
really floored me.
I may have mentioned before but I'm an administrator (Robert S. obviously) on
the Seymour Duncan User Group Forum and I've been hanging out there almost six
years. I can guarantee that I'll be running off at the mouth about both your
service and the JJs over there for some time to come.
I also have a 1984 2203 that I recently had converted to EL34s. I'll be looking
for some tubes for that as well after I take care of a couple of other things on
my "needs" list.
Anyways, thanks for a great sounding rig. I've been playing for 30 years now and
I've never had better tone.
Robert Sherman
----- Original Message ----- From: Timothy Renn To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 8:22 AM
Subject: RE: Customer Order: 3889
Bob,
Put the new tubes in today, (They actually got here Saturday, 2 days after ordering) and they were exactly what I was looking for tone-wise. But that's not the real reason I'm e-mailing you, as the JJ's get plenty of glowing (heh-heh, tube joke) reviews. Any jerk can sell a quality product, the reason I'm writing is because of your STELLAR customer service. You are, by far, the most detail attentive businessman I have ever dealt with, via the web or otherwise. Your knowledge of tubes and what gives people what they're looking for is outstanding, and your speed in replying to inquiries is almost unheard of these days. Thanks again for hooking me up with the right glass to get the most out of my amp, and for taking the time to personally reply to any questions I had.
Tim Renn
(the newest member of the life-long Eurotubes customer base)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Guitar Lab" <guitarlab@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:57 PM
Subject: tubes!
Finally, Sunday, My day off!
I put the JJ pre's in my Fender 57 Twin and no surprise there, Fender Amp + JJ
Tubes = Best Tone
I put the high gain JJ pre's in my mesa dual rectifier and HOLY COW! I was not
expecting this! Man, i gotta be honest, i didn't really think i'd notice the
difference in normal ECC83S and the high gain matched ones, but your prices were
reasonable so i thought to myself, "Why not pay a little extra for the high gain
matched ones???"
Best 50 bucks i've even spent this year! Lots more gain! Really noticeable! My
mesa dual rectifier has about as much gain as the mesa MarkIV now, and thats
alot!
Had to drop you a quick note and say thanks again!
~v^-( Joel Reed )-^v\/v^-( http://www.guitarlab.org )-^-- - -- -
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos J." <darkclown@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:54 PM
Subject: Thanks
Hey Bob, I just installed the tubes and WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!. The Laney GH100TI woke
up from the coma. It sounds AMAZING the JJ 6L6GC give it and incredible bottom
end without making flabby it is tight and menacing. The ecc83s high gain tubes
just make it sound incredible tons of usable gain. Simple amazing.
Thanks again.
----- Original Message ----- From: Sammy Man!!! To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 1:39 PM
Subject: Comments for you
Hey Bob,
Howdy dude, Sam here from Ireland. Thank you so much for everything! The amazing info, the speedy service and now... An amplifier which breathes FIRE!!!
You totally gave my Peavey XXX the kick in the butt it needed to be a monster! (The JJ 6L6GC and high gain ECC83S's high gain kit)
I am a very very very happy dude!!!
No doubt i will be in contact again for some more of your kickass tubes and i'll be spreading the good word of Eurotubes to all!!!
All the best
Sammy
----- Original Message ----- From: GBrew@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:19 PM
Subject: Another Very Happy Customer!
Hello Bob,
I just wanted to let you know that you're a Glowing Orange Tube god! I got my order today and ran over to the studio to put the JJ's in. I purchased my amp used, and the guy before me plugged Groove Tubes in the power section and one Groove Tube in the pre-amp section. The dirty channel before was grainy, muddy, and harsh. I have to tell you that I couldn't be more pleased with the new tubes! As I was hoping, with the ECC803S in the V1 position, the cleans are wonderful and I actually get more usable gain than I had before! The amp sounds like a dream and there is plenty of sustain. Instead of a horrible distortion, I now get a nice smooth purr and it just gets better as I increase the gain. This will fit perfectly with the style of music that we're doing. I'm now a JJ convert! My other friends will get a glowing review about these tubes, and quite honestly, I think that I can give our lead guitarist a real run for his money with the tone of my F-50 with JJ's as compared to his stock Lone Star Special. Of course, these two amps are apples and oranges, but I think that he's going to be really pleasantly surprised to hear the sound difference, along with the rest of the band members. I'll have plenty of bottom end and will be proud to record with this upgrade.
Thanks again for your assistance and I wish you continued success in your enterprise.
All The Best,
Gary Brewster-
----- Original Message ----- From: Johan G To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes! -- NICE
Hi Bob:
Thanks for the notification. I just got the tube today (quick shipment, by the
way!), tried it, and liked it. I recorded 2 clips with clean and distortion
tracks for each tube, and I would say that the ECC83S (high gain) is brighter
and clearer with a subtle deeper, punchier, and tighter bass. It's a very nice
tone improvement. I am happier now than I was then with the stock Marshall
ECC83. The stock Marshall sounds a bit compressed and more prominent in the
mid-low range. It seems that changing the tube to your ECC83S is comparable to
having a small effect of a BBE!
Thanks for the quick and good shipping, service, and tube!
Johan
----- Original Message ----- To: Bob From: sm7@comcast.netHYPERLINK "mailto:eurotubes@cnnw.net"t Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 3:21 PM
Subject: Customer Order: 3806
Bob, I received my first order of these tubes today. Order #3778. My god, what a difference!! Here's one for you...I went to pick up my new Classic 50 212 today, so I figured I would bring the tubes with me as I was walking out the door. I am good friends with the shop owner so we hung out and swapped the tubes before I left with the new Classic. The store owner, who has been dealing Peavey a long time, was floored!! He listens to these amps all day long and he stopped in his tracks when I fired it up. Clean and lead channels are awesome. I just got home with it a played for a while and now have to order 2 more sets. Give me the same set up as that last order. Moderate headroom. I have never taken the time to write such a compliment in my almost 30 years of playing. These tubes warranted it though. Your quick service, awesome tubes, and personal touch could not go without mention. Thank you again, and I look forward to getting my additional tubes so I can convert my other Classic as well.
Scott
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark S" <msum@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
I got the tubes and installed them according to your perfect instructions. I'm
in awe over the fantastic enhancement in the every aspect of the the sound of my
amp. I knew it had potential but this is crazy. I can't get enough of playing
and dialing in new variations of sound. My YCV80 is so much more versitile, now.
I can even get musical saturation at low volumes and clean is so crisp and
clear. The reverb is even enhanced. I can even get a groovy blues warble out of
the clean channel. This was worth every penny. I'm going to ask Traynor why they
would distribute their amps with tubes that make is sound like s***, when a
calibrated tube set like yours makes this amp rival much more expensive setups.
All I can say is I'm glad I found you. You understand
tubes! Thanks.
----- Original Message ----- From: R AndrewAU To: Eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: ECC83S preamp tube.................
Bob,
I recently fitted a matched quad of EL34L’s and an ECC83S matched phase splitter into my CARVIN XV212 amp. Whilst this had a quite dramatic effect on the overall characteristics of my amp, I took the opportunity of ordering an ECC83S standard in with my last customer’s order for use in the first preamp tube position of the CARVIN.
I did not have time to try the amp before rehearsals last night. The other guitarist in our band has always said that the tone from my amp did not live up to expectations for an amp of this calibre. Upon setting up and hitting my first warm-up riffs and chords his comment was “…..decent tone at last, what have you done….”.
This was completely unscripted, he did not know I had done anything different from the previous week, and I was using the same guitar. I still have one preamp tube spot to fill (position 2, the cascaded overdrive channel tube) and I will be doing this at the earliest opportunity.
Thanks
Andy R
Dr Charlie Blues Band
Perth, Western Australia.
----- Original Message ----- From: "ecain247" <sr@peoplepc.com> To: <Eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 6:05 PM
Subject: got the the new tubes
Bob,
Thank you very much!
The new high gain ecc83s' preamp tubes, e34ls, and my mesaboogie rectoverb are a
match made in heaven. My amp has sooo much more harmonic richness to it, its
sick. You definitely got another devoted customer.
-Eric-
----- Original Message ----- From: Marcus B To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob!
Just wanted to thank you for the tubes... delivered right on time and everything. The old Fender Studiobass has never sounded better, I'm more than pleased!
It creates a real warm and thick sound with a deep sub I've never experienced before.
I will most definitly order from you next time too.
Once again Thanx a bunch!!!
Marcus of Sweden
----- Original Message ----- From: <ptplakin@comcast.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: preamp and power amp tubes for 5150
Hi Bob, I ordered a set of JJ 6L6 and 12AX7 tubes for my 5150 about a month ago,
and I wanted to give them a thorough workout before I sent a follow-up. I like
the tubes a lot, and while the differences seem subtle to my ears when compared
to the Ruby (Chinese) set I had been using, I do notice an improved response
from the 5150, mainly in terms of preamp noise (the amp runs considerably
quieter with the JJ's). The tubes also seem to tame some high-end fuzz without
sacrificing treble clarity, which is certainly one of the traits I look for in a
tube (the midrange is meaty and robust, too). All in all I'm happy with the
purchase.
Mainly I wanted to say thank you for your outstanding customer service, this was
one of the best experiences I've had purchasing something from the web. I have
recommended you to my guitar playing friends, so you've made a few more allies
here in the Northwest.
Thank you,
Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: David Sl To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob: The shipment was super fast, but what I really wanted you to know is that
the
difference in tone with the new tubes is unbelievable! My sound is now
superior straight
into the amp ( Traynor YCV40 ) than it was with the factory tubes and a bunch
of high-end
effects. I don't know why Traynor doesn't equip every one of their amps with
your
product. And I was about ready to put the amp up on e-Bay; now I wouldn't part
with it. Thanks for turning a skeptic into a believer. Best wishes.
David
----- Original Message ----- From: Davi C To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
Thank you for the tubes. I don't usually write letters of thanks to companies that I PURCHASED products from. However, your tubes made my lousy sounding Mesa Boogie Nomad 45 come to life. Three trips to the shop, including Mesa's hotshot Hollywood shop, couldn't fix the noise issues. The noise is gone, but more importantly, the amp sounds great. I know the warranty requires Mesa tube, but who wants a warranty on a terrible sounding amp. Once again, I really want to thank you.
Sincerely,
David C
----- Original Message ----- From: Hacksaw To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 11:03 PM
Subject: Update, Thanks!!!
HI Bob, Just
got in from the show, I cant believe all the drive I had with the JJ's, ( I
actually backed off the 2nd stage drive just a tad, and with my Keeley DS-1
Ultra I found I got to play my ass off and have a great time for once, I
wasn't fighting to get what I needed out of the amp. it came to me so damn
well. The band was astonished, speechless, everyone just looked at it and
smiled. I over heard.. "baddd ass mother, it wasnt like that friday night"
Thanks a million for the recommendation for high
gain JJ's preamp tubes, they made the bogner shiva scream like hell's dog. you
knew just what I needed. I am finally happy.
Rik
----- Original Message ----- From: Lee Jones To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:56 AM
Subject: re: Tubes!
Bob:
Thanks for the quick turnaround on my order. I received it Saturday afternoon,
just in time for me to use the new tubes for a Saturday night gig at the
Downtown Saloon in Leesburg VA - our first appearance there. I now have a
complete complement of JJ tubes in my HRD and I'm pleased to report that with an
ECC803S (12AX7) in V1, an ECC832 (12DW7) in V2, a balanced ECC81(12AT7) in V3,
and a pair of JJ 6V6s in the power section, I actually am able to get a smooth
and controllable overdrive out of the beast without losing the bloom of the
clean channel. I did turn up both the clean and overdrive channels a couple of
notches above where I had them set when I was using the stock 6L6GC's, but I was
easily heard in a standing-room-only biker bar, and still had plenty of room to
turn up louder had I needed it. I'm guessing that the new Weber
12F150A had a hand in taming
the overdrive; however, the new speaker only had maybe three hours break-in time
before the gig, and I've read that it usually takes about 8 hours for it to
break in properly, so I'm attributing the lion's share of the amp's mellowing to
its new set of JJ tubes. Thanks again for your spot-on advice and prompt
service.
Lee Jones
Falls Church, VA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin B" <martin_b@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Feedback for peavey tube kit
Dear Bob,
just want to let you know that I'm very satisfied of the 2 high gain tube kits
you sent me two weeks ago. The triple X is biaised set almost at the limit and
sounds like hell! I can see a big difference in my Classic 50 too. The sound is
so nice when I play AC/DC or Led Zep. The high gain tubes seems to heat a little
bit more than normal tubes, but it is probably due to the higher amount of gain
that they deliver. The clean seems "warmer" to my ear. There is no doubt in my
mind that these are very good quality tubes. So You can be sure that I will do
business with you again if I have to buy new tubes (not too soon I hope....).
Thank you very much again and have a nice day!
Martin
----- Original Message ----- From: <mrpuppy@cox.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:19 PM
Subject: Carvin Belair
Bob,
Just thought I would let you know that I played an outdoor gig with my newly JJ
tubed Belair and was totally impressed with the difference from the Sovtek
tubes. I had more power, improved tone, shimmering clean, more soak than I could
use in the dirty channel and everyone in the band agreed that the sound coming
from my amp was sweet.
You have a new customer for life. I will be making sure that everyone I talk to knows that your tubes are the best value for the money. They will also know about your personalized service and the friendly, knowledgeable way you deal with your customers.
I thank you again for healing my sick amplifier and turning it into a tone
monster of the most excellent kind.
Most sincerely,
Dennis Ingram
The Sneaker Kings
www.sneakerkings.com
----- Original Message ----- From: Bart Leggiero To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!-Bart "L.G." Leggiero
Bob,
Just a personal note from an impressed customer. I've used tube amps exclusively for almost my entire musical career. Marshall JC's, 6100's, TSL's along with Boogie's 50/50, Rocket, Simul 2/90 and my latest a new retubed MONSTER Dual Rec. And I must note fully retubed with your integrated quad for Mesa. In one word AMAZING! In three words- POWER, AGGRESSION and AUTHORITY!!! This amp is now so powerful, I have to turn down my low end and mids (I love a tight bottom) just so I don't blow the freakin walls down!!! My bandmates joke around about how good the amp now sounds and they say "It's the tubes, Dude!" In summary all I have to say is, "Until you've retubed with JJ's and worked with Bob Pletka....YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING YET!!!
"L.G.
www.fivefingertragedy.com----- Original Message ----- From: JeSuZfReAK@aol.com To: Bob@Eurotubes.com Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:58 PM
Subject: These Tubes are Awsome
Hey Bob i wanted to thank you so much for supplying me with these great tubes. ( Blues option #1 for Hotrod Deluxe ) I Have been playing in my room for hours now and they blow me away. They really bring out the sound of my guitar in away i never thought possible. Also you are a wonderful business person thank you for responding to my emails and giving me help this is the first of many purchases from eurotubes that i will make.
Thanks alot, Kevin
----- Original Message ----- From: Gregg F To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: HRD question...
Hey Bob:
I just got my complete new tube set for my Fender HRD. Swapped them in tonight and gave the amp a little demo. Now, you have to know I’m still a novice at this amp and guitar stuff, but the sound and tone difference was a very nice improvement. The amp just sounds clearer and more lively—not muffled. And now for the first time ever, the DRIVE channel is worthwhile; it may even sound better than the Tube Screamer pedal in front of the amp. Thanks for all your help both via e-mail and on the phone with my order, and your fast shipping time—got the set-up in 2 days. Awesome. You will definitely hear from me in the future and I’ll tell my friends with old amps to talk to you for new tubes. Thanks again, now I just need to learn how to play better.
(I’ve also lucked out living here in Wauwatosa, WI because I have a guitar teacher named Greg Koch. Have you heard of him? He is amazing—I’m in way over my head, but it should help me get better quicker)
Cheers—
Gregg F.
----- Original Message ----- From: Tommy To: Eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: Thanks for the GREAT tubes!
Hello Bob -
I just wanted to report back to you on the JJ preamp tubes you've sent me (Mesa Mark III, an ECC803S's in V1, two graded high gain ECC83S's in V2 and V3, a standard ECC83S in V4 and a current balanced ECC83S in V5). Your recommendations were right on the money! I played a show recently (out of town) and for the first time in my playing career (25+ years) I have been 100% satisfied with my TONE! In all honesty, my sound was so rich, sweet and creamy that I didn't want to stop playing. It certainly made me play my best and I achieved a level of musical nirvana that I've never previously experienced.
Thanks so much for your attention to my needs and for getting those tubes to me on time. I know exactly where to go in the future for all my tube needs!
All the best,
Tommy G
www.funmoney.us----- Original Message ----- From: "Dylan *****" <dylan4@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 8:19 PM
Subject: RE: help! my tone sucks! but not anymore!
wow... all i have to say is thank you. you've givin me the mesa that i
intended to buy. this thing absolutly screams now! channel 1 is so full and
warm, channel 2 is straight vintage vibe with classic rock goin all the way
through it, and channel 3...... this thing had UNUSABLE tone before, i mean it
was just a muddy mess.... but now it gets just about as nasty as the rectifier
series!
before i talked to you i was so upset with my amp that i was planning on getting
rid of my nomad and saving up for something else. so fed up i thought id have to
save up $1500+ just for an amp that had no comprimise for tone (at this point it
sounded reasonable) but you gave me everything i was looking for in this amp for
$86. not to mention it only took 3 days for the box to get here. i didn't report
back so soon cuz i was playing... i find it hard to turn my amp off now! the
night i installed them i got calls because i was rockin out at 11pm!i can't help
but crank it. once again thanx alot for all your help and i know where i'll be
getting my tubes from now on.
----- Original Message ----- From: CYN AR To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:45 PM
Subject: First time JJ tube experience..........................Wow!!!
Hi Bob,
I've been away for a few days so I didn't get a chance to try out those new JJ tubes in my Peavey Classic 50/410 combo until today. Wow, what a difference these tubes have made in this amp!!!
I don't mean to gush but this improvement in overall tone just blows me away.
I read all those glowing comments about your JJ tubes from other players and I'm now a believer too. I honestly cannot believe how much these tubes have totally transformed the Lead channel on my amp, what used to sound boxy and nasally(ie, crappy), now sounds like fat, grinding, vintage 70s Rock'n'Roll! I can now get tones similar to early ZZTop and all that other good stuff. I can also get tons of great tones just backing off the volume knob on my guitar.
The original Sovtek EL84 power tubes that came with my amp( besides sounding bad) were also quite noisy and microphonic since day one, if I turned the Pre anywhere near maximum it would start to sound like Niagra Falls with a loud tea kettle whistling on top of that! But with these JJs, I now can crank both the Pre and Post knobs full out and not have any problems. I also suspect that the original Sovteks might have been quite a bit more high gain than these JJs because now, with the Pre and Post knobs dimed, still I'm getting a very useable tone, nice and crunchy.
Bob, you were right when you told me in an email that I might actually like the Lead channel on this amp with a set of JJs but I wasn't holding my breath. You were right on the money.
I had toyed with the idea of selling or trading my Classic 50 for something else but I'm so happy that I tried a tube swap first, this baby isn't going anywhere now. 8^)
You've got yourself another loyal customer here. Thanks again, BTW, I'll be posting my feelings about your tubes on the many BBS that I frequent. It's the least that I can do.
8^)
Regards,
Charles A.
----- Original Message ----- From: RM To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 6:00 PM
Bob,
I just wanted to Drop a line and give you a very big THANK YOU. My tubes arrived today. Only two days after I ordered them!! I had no Idea how flat my amp sounded until I put your JJ Tubes is it. WOW!! What a difference. These tube are everything you said they were. You even put together a set for my Blues Deville even though you don't already have matched sets for it. Great personal service is why you have an advantage over the "big guys" Keep up the great work. You will be hearing from me again!
Robert Miller
P.S. A few of my friends will be placing orders soon.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Bach" <MBach@hut.com.au> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:14 PM
Subject: another happy camper
Hi Bob
About a week ago I installed your high gain option 5150 retube set (5xJJECC83S +
4xJJ6L6GC). I thought I would reserve comment on your tubes until I slept on
it....and played it again... and slept on it.. and played it again... etc
First a little history :
I've had my 5150 for only 7 months; the "signature" version. When I bought it
from a friend it was freshly retubed and "biased" with an EH set. I knew what it
sounded like and I liked it; sure, it had too much gain and hissed like a
monster; the clean channel was clunky and useless, and it really didn't sound
good until it was quite loud - too many bees!! Sounded more like a Boss
metalzone pedal! It was, however, a step up from my previous head and I was
happy as I could be. I rarely used a clean tone so really, this amp was for me.
Being as loud as it is, the 5150 usually gathered dust until rehearsals or gigs
- there was practically no sound until "3" on the post gain and then it was
pretty much gig level anyway.
Enter the internet : being bored at work, I read up on tube amps. I read about
the importance of biasing. I read up on the 5150 bias mod - what the hell - my
friend told me he had it biased with the new tubes. Okay - so I read the peavey
forum - it's fixed bias. They tell me to forget about the bias mod, it's not
necessary and will ruin your amp. Then I found your site. And then I installed
the bias mod (with help from the pics on the FJA site - too easy! - do it!).
I received your "high gain" tube set in record time; I'm in Brisbane Australia
and I think it took 7 days via insured airmail.
I have read your customer review page a few times and couldn't help thinking it
was full of hyperbole and biased (hehe) opinions. And now I find myself writing
one.
I plugged them all in; warmed them up and biased to just under 37ma, where my EH
set sounded good (I invested in a bias probe socket thing from Amphead)... I
haven't really experimented with colder/hotter settings just yet. First off I
tried out the Rhythm channel. Even without touching the EQ, I now have a totally
usable and very pleasing clean tone - even on my bridge SD "screamin demon"
trembucker! Warm and sparkly at the same time. Pretty impressed; but I didn't
buy a 5150 for clean sounds...
So I hit the footswitch to the Lead channel. And I can't help but play the intro
to "Unchained" straight away... Response! Tone! Harmonics! .... behold my new
amp! I gave the resonance and the presence knobs a twist - they actually work
(whereas with the EH tubes they were little more than extraneous treble and bass
controls)! The EQ range seems to be extended also! And finally, I can play it
inside my house; because for some reason the volume pots now work on the lower
levels - and the amp still sounds awesome. No more fizz.
What I really can't believe is the tightness of the low end. Even using a 1x12"
open back cab - it's just huge and dead tight. My 4x12" is just plain crazy : it
could melt your face and stop your heart (I think it did). Harmonics are leaping
from my strings. Leads are searing...the tone is just gold. Pure gold!
When I say it transformed my amp 100% - I mean it. From bees to honey. Customer
for life. I could write about it all day but honestly I'd rather play it.
Inspirational.
Thank you SO MUCH.
Cheers
Matt
----- Original Message ----- From: "Surrogate Pink Floyd" <pinkfloyd@hotmail.co.uk> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes for Peavey Classic 50 212
Hi Bob
I got the JJ tubes delivered on Friday and put them into my amp yesterday.
Well...... Im very happy. The hissing which i used to get with the stock
Sovtek's has gone, as well as the noise which i used to get for the first 30
minutes the amp was on. I have also noticed that there seems to be more
consistency to the tone. I love the tighter sound from the bass response and
there seems to be more of a tonal range in general. I thought the Sovteks were
pretty good but maybe lacked a little definition and seemed a little flat, but
these new JJ tubes have much more bite to them and really do improve the whole
sound of my amp.
Thanks Bob, Im going to order a few spare sets next month, because if these
burn out i dont want to go back to the Sovteks.
Cheers
Joe
----- Original Message ----- From: M C M To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:22 PM
Subject: RETUBED MY MARSHALL
Hey Bob,
I just wanted to write and tell you how satisfied I am with the tubes you recommended. My amp ( JCM 900 ) never sounded better, it's amazing what a set of tubes will do. I had never been to crazy about the sound of my amp and basically used effects to achieve my desired sound. After installing the hi gain ecc 83s and the 6L6s, and biasing them to your recommendation with the weber Bias Rite (with vi option for only 55.00) It was like playing through a completely different amp. Thank you for all of your help and guidance, it is greatly appreciated!
Thank you
Mitch Mattingley
----- Original Message ----- From: PVholic To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 6:00 AM
Subject: You just continue to out do yourself & Happy Father's Day
"I have been playing for almost 47 years. My second amp, bought in 1965, was a Fender Deluxe-Reverb (original, not the re-issue). I soon replaced the 12" Jensen Special design with a D-120 JBL. That was my amp—I it used to judge all others. I'd owned several amps including many Peavey's but held on to that little amp, and re-tubed it so many times. In the early 80's I started using Peavey guitars and amps—even visited the factory many times. In 1991, I was earnestly waiting for the first Classic 50/410 to hit South Florida. I bought it on the spot. I took it home and, believe it or not, sold the DR. I haven't regretted that decision at all. I have seven Peavey amps and almost twenty Peavey guitars—as 'I only play Peavey or I don't play' is absolutely true. My now 14-year old Classic 50 is still my first choice. It has not once been in a repair shop, nor has it ever failed me. It is the amp I now judge all others with."
This is the third set of tubes I have bought from Bob for this awesome amp, alone. I am amazed that these came completely across the USA in two days!! I have had a new set of three 12AX7EH tubes, in this amp for the past few months, just here at the house, just to see if my ears were still telling me, that these ears can still hear. Well, I have my High School Reunion of the 60's this coming Friday, that a bunch of us Alumni players will be doing, so I called Bob to get me a new set of tubes. This included my normal #35 matched quads of EL84's, a high gain matched ECC83S for V-3 and a new ECC803 for V-1. I replaced the old JJ's #35 EL84 set that have been in this amp since 2002, and it still sounded awesome, but I thought I should bite the bullet and replace them before this Reunion gig. I replaced them yesterday, and I started playing my Wolfgang stoptail thru it. I didn't stop playing for over an hour, and I was shaking my head with a huge smile on my face. This 14 year old amp, sounded the best it has ever sounded, clean, overdriven, anything. I will highly recommend that you try this new ECC803 for V-1 in your classic series amps. I do hear a slight increase in mids and a crisp sparkle in the top end, that honestly, sounded clearer and more focused. Rear, both or front pup, it all worked. And these three 12AX7EH tubes are now in the spare tube box. They're not a bad tubes at all, just not suited to this amp, for my style. That's what my ears told me
I am even more even more excited now about this reunion, because I know I will play better, as this amp sounds better than it ever has, and that has always been great. I still will use this amp, to judge all others, and thanks again Bob for your excellent service and recommendations, and Tone Heaven. Blessings to you and yours, sincerely, Charlie
----- Original Message ----- From: Central Valley Nutritional Associates To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: JJ's do it Again!!!!!
June 13, 2005
Hi Bob,
I’ve just installed the JJ re-tube kit in my Peavey Classic 50 410 and spent the last three hours thoroughly enjoying the result. Your recommendations and assessments are right on target.
Now the drive channel is not only usable, it’s alive as opposed to being, harsh and buzzy. The distortion is smooth and comes on gradually over a much wider range and is thick and full rather than thin and grainy and the equalization of the amp shines through it all – the Strat is very much present.
But the clean channel – oh the clean channel. The highs are full-bodied, solid and sweet. Just as you said the low end is tight and deep. The Classic 50 is running a Peavey XXL 412 cab as well as the onboard 4 10’s and the lows come through nicely.
I run a Keeley Phat Mod Blues Driver on my board and I’m running it through the Classic’s effects loop. The gain on the Blues Driver is below 12 o’clock and it’s mostly acting as a boost. Playing through the clean channel and the effects loop it hits the EL 84’s directly and drives the clean channel signal so sweetly with all the full range body the amp puts out. It’s a wonderful complement to the non-Blues Driver boosted over drive of drive channel. That gives my Classic 50 at least three separate voices with the click of a footswitch or two. But it’s really more that than because I also use the Blues Driver to drive a Maxon OD 820 for more gain as well as using the OD 820 separately. All of this sounds great through the clean channel.
The Classic 50 is new and fresh from Mississippi. I pulled four Sovtek EL 84’s, one Sovtek 12 AX7 LPS and two 12 AX7 EH’S when I installed the JJ tubes. The Sovtek preamp tubes took a long time to exhibit any glow and the 12 AX7 LPS never did show any hint that current was flowing through it – not even the faintest glow. With the JJ tubes, I found the volume on the clean channel reduced by two “notches” (from 6 to 4) with the same master volume setting (6) produced the same volume of sound as the Sovteks. But the biggest improvement is TONE! TONE! TONE!
The difference is nothing short of REMARKABLE!!!
I’m SOLD and expect to remain so. The Blues option is just what I was looking for!
In a world where everyone “knows” what they’re doing, thanks for REALLY knowing what you’re doing and for sharing your experience and expertise with the rest of us – WE APPRECIATE IT IMMENSELY!!!!! AND WE HEAR THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best Regards
Gary Foster
----- Original Message ----- From: Mark C To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: carvin belair blues option #2
Hi Bob, I just received the tubes you sent ( Blues option #2 ) and I must say that I am very impressed . It solved the muddy problem I had with the Belair and turned it into a good amp and brought a huge smile to my face . I'll be ordering another set next month so I can have a spare set .
Thank you very much.
Cheers.
Mark
----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Verticchio To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: RE: Tubes! (a response: WOW!!!!)
Bob,
I received the tubes I ordered on Monday the 6th on Wed. the 8th. Ultra quick shipping and great packing! Kudos.
I installed them in the amp (Traynor YCV40A) and........
I had to radically re-EQ the amp. This is a "VERY good thing" as the tone controls are now much more responsive. Like another user stated "the presence control finally functions". I've been presented with a whole sonic menu.
I REALLY had to attenuate the lows and highs compared to their settings with the stock Sovteks.
The amp's overdrive channel is MUCH quieter and the strident trebles are history.
The clean channel's headroom has increased and the overall output is greater. The clean channel can go from Vox-clone like chime to a stout & juicy tweed Twin clean on steroids. The low end is tight as can be, but not in a constrained sort of way. It's just "perfect".
The OD channel covers it all from 56 Tweed Deluxe "onset of breakup" to a "dimed 50 watt Plexi."
You matched the tubes to each & every one of my "customer comment" specifications. I thank you again.
The dynamics on both channels and the "bloom factor" have increased significantly. The stock amp was very touch responsive but the JJ'd amp is an experienced player's dream. I'm confident that the expertly matched phase inverter tube is a major factor in this category.
BTW: I replaced the stock Vintage 30 with an EVM12L. As you are probably aware, the EVM12L, with its extended HF response, will reveal the 'inherent noise" shortcomings of any amp in a very unforgiving way. Other than an increase in gain and usable bandwidth, the noise floor hasn't been raised!!!! I HAVE TO attribute this to the careful engineering & manufacturing on JJ's part.
And just to complete the picture:
My guitar is a 1978 Ibanez Artist 2618 (I'm the original & only owner) that I've outfitted with a Duncan Jazz in the neck, a Duncan JB in the bridge. The circuitry has been rarified to only a single 500k CTS 'master volume'. My cables are made from Canare Star Quad and are silver soldered to G&H plugs. NO FX were used. GTR>CABLE>AMP. That's it.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, my "passion" for playing electric guitar, with the wide-eyed abandon of a 16 year old, has been resurrected in spades. And that statement is being made by a finicky 53 year-old with 40+ years of playing under his belt.
Your service is superb and your prices (for pre-screened and matched valves) can't be matched ANYWHERE.
What's even more amazing is that these tubes perform EXACTLY as described on your website. There is zero 'hype factor' in your product descriptions and a 100+% delivery on product performance.
Accuracy, honesty and extensive product knowledge are rare commodities in today's world of e-commerce.
EUROTUBES establishes a new paradigm for product description, knowledge and service that all others should follow.
Thanks again Bob & have a SUPERB weekend. I know that I will(:
Respectfully,
Paul Verticchio
Guitar Improvements LTD.
South Jacksonville, IL
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rolfe" <rolfe@tower.au> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 7:30 AM
Subject: JJ EL34L tubes....
Bob,
rehearsed with the new tubes (4 x EL34L's and balanced 12AX7 phase splitter) in
my CARVIN amp last night. I would never have thought that a change out to these
tubes would have such a dramatic effect on the tone and sound of my amp (I have
always used EH EL34's in the past, changing out once a year as they seem to
shake themselves into oblivion and actually rattle audibly after only a few
short months).
I now use a lot less overdrive on my stomp boxes (always a must before,
particularly on the clean channel), and I am re-learning how to use my amp. I
can see (hear?) that I will be using the overdrive channel a lot more than I
ever have in the past. I have always been a little disappointed in the overall
tone of my CARVIN XV212, and it always sounded quite harsh, irrespective of
which channel I was using and however I had the (active) tone controls set. It's
saving grace was it's volume - it could always "cut me thru' the mix", no matter
what the situation. That has all changed!! It now plays smoother, the tone
controls now actually appear to do something, the gain channel sustains for
days, with little effort required to induce feedback. The way I attack the
strings can also effect the sound more than it ever has before. I no longer need
as much volume to hear myself play, if that is at all possible. Also, I did
crank up for a short while (almost getting dropped from my band in the
process!!) and the amp actually seems to have even more volume now.
No more Russian tubes for this little black duck!! Thanks for all your advise
and help, Bob.
Andy, Perth, West Oz (Dr. Charlie Blues Band).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary P" <gph@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:01 PM
Subject: RE: YCV-20 Tubes!
Hi Bob,
I received my order today and installed the tube set right away. I turned the
amp on and let it idle for about 10 min. before plugging in my Strat. From the
start, the sound was tighter, cleaner and less colored. Sustain, although not a
problem before, noticeably improved.
The muddy, darker tone this amp produced before the retube has vanished. Bass
was a problem, as no matter how clean the amp was set it sounded boomy.
Now, it's just tight and well defined.
There's still more than enough gain to make even my Strat scream, but not nearly
as shrill or harsh. More musical is maybe the best description.
Your customer service is exceptional. It's a pleasure dealing with someone who
puts as much effort into getting it right as you do.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Hayes" <hayes@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob,
Just got the tubes on Tuesday. Popped them suckers in my Simul-Class Mark III
and wow, I must say that these do for me exactly what I had hoped. Gone is the
harsh, fizzy top end. No more saggy lows and a nice harmonic texture in the mids
to boot. I cannot speak for anyone else but in my opinion, I cannot foresee a
better choice for pre or power amp needs.
The customer service was fantastic as well.
Thanks again, Bob.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clark" <myk@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: tubes!
Hi Bob,
I received the JJs today and just installed them in my YCV20WR. I have had the
amp for nearly 2 weeks and I honestly loved the sound before the retube. I must
say it sounds even more incredible now! I just got through demoing it with my
Strat and I can really see an improvement in the clarity and crunch, especially
on the low strings. I am going to get off here and try it with my Teles and Epi
ES-295 next.
Kudos for a great product and fantastic service!
Thanks a bunch!
Mike Clark
----- Original Message ----- From: Jim R To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:12 PM
Subject: You are correct!
Bob,
I recently called you in hopes of getting a great sound out of my mesa Boogie Rectifier Recording Preamp.
You sent me a matched set(6) ECC83S tubes. Ok, I put them in. Sounded great. Smooth and well-balanced.
Well, three weeks went by, and I thought "Why don't I give my Mesa SPAX7's a try, and I still have two Groove Tubes GT12AXM's -----Let's see how they sound NOW!
I also received the preamp tube "layout" from Mesa Boogie Engineering. So now I could pinpoint where the exact tubes would be for the HIGH GAIN, channel 2.
Well, I shuffled tubes around-----Mesa......GT......and combinations.
The sound using the other tubes was......not good. It sounded ..Ok. ...And when I added reverb, it was passable.
But I remembered " When I used ALL JJ ECC83S tubes ----My preamp sound great WITHOUT ANY EFFECTS!
I put all the JJ's back in, and sure enough, NO REVERB NEEDED. The sound is SO musical and tight!
With effects in sounds just like I am playing with a recorded CD band! My sound is SO good.
Now, just to be clear , I use my preamp to go direct, to recording......Which is like "listening through a stethescope" to your preamp.. You can hear everything.
What I am trying to say is THANK YOU, and that in 10+ years of direct recording, I have NEVER heard a preamp go direct and sound good without washing it with effects.
I have used Soldano, Marshall 9001, Voodu Valve, JMP1, LINE6(yuck). And now, finally, with JJ tubes, I have incredible direct sound from my mesa Boogie Rectifier Recording preamp.
Please tell Rectifier Recording users to test your tubes with NO effects, and use ALL JJ tubes---- and THEN try their own tubes.
They will see!!!!!
Thank You A loyal customer Jim Rogers Houston, Texas
----- Original Message ----- From: Darcy To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:00 AM
Subject: Thanks Bob
Thanks Bob.
Being pretty new to tube amps, I was surprised that I cooked one of the original output tubes on my Blues Junior in less than a month. I was going to replace them with stock replacements but my local dealer didn't have any and I was looking at quite a wait. A friend turned me on to your site, and to be honest, I've been intimidated by all the "moding" that seems to go on with tube amps, but you were patient with my lack of knowledge, and knew which questions to ask to get me the tube set I needed. I was also concerned regarding the wait for transborder shipping (into Canada) but I had the full tube set in about four days, just in time for my weekly jam session, and I love the sound I'm now getting out of this Blues Junior. I won't attempt to quantify the results, like red wine, I can't explain what I like but I do know what I like. It now sounds like what I originally expected of a tube amp. I had been disappointed with the stock set-up.
Thanks again
Darcy H
From: me To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 8:49 AM
Subject: Blues Option for the Peavey Classic 100.
Bob,
Just had a chance to drop you a note and share my EUROTUBE experience.
Ref. - Blues Option for the Peavey Classic 100.
You say: "These give a smoother tone that is great for Blues."
How right you are!
I put in the new JJ tube set (replaced Sovtek tubes), just as you had marked and cranked it up. In the first 2 bars I immediately knew the difference. My wife came home shortly and asked what I thought. So I just started playing. Usually she expresses no opinions. She immediately said I sounded smoother, warmer, better!
She then said my playing sounded than ever before!
WOW instant MOJO from EUROTUBES!
I am a 57 year old beginner, who only plays for enjoyment at home. Yes, the Classic 100 is overkill!
Thank You, for your excellent customer service, sharing you knowledge and the great products.
Ken
Clearwater Fl.
----- Original Message ----- From: Cor To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
My thanks to you. Your tube selection for my Peavey Delta Blues has taken this perfectly good amp and turned it into a perfect amp. The tone on the clean channel is so smooth it is almost unbelievable. Gone is any harness that the DB may have had. I really was not expecting this large step improvement. The DB is a good amp on its own and I was not thinking that it had much headroom for upgrading. I was wrong, WOW....
Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Vegard Bakken" <vbak@start.no> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:40 AM
Subject: Review
Hi Bob
Review for full retube kit DSL100.
After i retubed my amp with JJECC83S and JJE34L, i can safley crank the treble
pot on my amp without get a buzzy and fuzzy sound like i had before. The tone,
sound, sustain...everything is better. But the most important thing: the buzzzy
gain i had before is gone...!!
Now, my amp sounds smooth and clear.
Thank you Bob. I will from now, use JJ tubes.
Vegard Bakken
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ikeman" <ikeman@pp.inet.fi> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:26 PM
Subject: new tubes
hi Bob,
my peavey classic 50w 410 is now retubed. the old tubes were sovtek. well, what
can I say. the clean channel is now many times better. I noticed playing licks
what I have not played before with my 62 RI Strat with Van Zandt Vintage +
pickups. with sovtek's the clean channel was quite "blah", it didn't kick me
play better. with JJs the tone is so good that it gives lots of inspiration to
play things what you have not played before.
ECC832 ( in V2) creates a very nice and smooth distortion. the sovtek distortion
(ECC83) was very angular with unwanted harshness. it was difficult to adjust a
good tone out of amp because the tone was overall too sharp.
now with JJs distortion is smoother. it sounds like true tube tone. amazing
blues tones and very convincing rock tones. if extra gain needed, it can be
taken out of box.
I have made a good deal, my tone is better. thank you.
yours
ilkeman
----- Original Message ----- From: Yannis Rigas To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
Just received the tubes today! ( high gain ECC83S's and ECC81 for Mesa studio preamp ) Well, what can I say.. Straight out of the box the difference in sound is just phenomenal. The notes are fuller, more defined and the tubes produce the creamiest sustain. There's loads more gain even at lower volumes and the notes break earlier allowing me to get that bluesy sound much easier.. I think you have a happy customer in Greece..
Thanks again for your excellent service too
Yannis
----- Original Message ----- From: OldSkin To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Tubes!!!
Hey Bob, I received my tubes on Wednesday, but got home late from practice, so I had no time to pop them in. Thursday was the same deal, seeing we had a show on Friday. I got home Friday and had some time before i had to load up for the show. I popped the new JJ's preamp tubes you sent me in real quick and fired my XXX up. Let me just say this............Bob........you have turned my amp into a fire breathing demon........the difference was incredible. I didnt have much time to fiddle with my "new amp".....but quickly dialed in a sound i liked and played a show a few hours later. The difference between the stock Electro Harmonix and the JJ's is unreal. I cant thank you enough for your quick and accurate advice for completely changing the front end of my amp into something that is totally useable now. I cant wait for the next show or even practice session where I can crank this bad boy up now and watch my other guitarists eyes as I play full bodied chords and singing notes. I'm surely a lifelong customer.
Thanks,
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Liquidcode@wmconnect.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 1:29 PM
Subject: Jeff Bober of Budda amps recommends Eurotubes!!!!!!
Mr. Pletka,
I am sorry to have seen how certain so called "amp builders" have declared war
on Eurotubes. How ignorant of them to expose themselves to the sweetheart
deals they have with purveyors of inferior quality, minimally tested, or
untested audio tubes for whatever reason, be it price, or re-labeling. Jeff
Bober of Budda amps confirmed to me that Bob at E.T. would provide me with a
quad of EL84's that would make my Budda Twinmaster Plus run cooler and more
articulately... but I already knew this... after all, he had done so
previously with a highwatted Matchless combo. My faith always remains with Mr.
Pletka and his company for the simple fact that he cares enough to provide his
clientele with his knowledge of tube characteristics, and sells them tested
tubes. Need I say more?? I'm sending in my order this coming week. Bob IS the
answer PERIOD. Thanks, Bro'. Rick in San Dimas, Calif. P.S. Most Peavey amp
owners I know switched to eurotubes years ago. PPPeeeaace!!!!
----- Original Message ----- From: Harry To: Eurotubes Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 5:53 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Just wanted to say that your tubes are without a doubt the very best tubes on
the planet!!
The other tubes I used in the past all made my amp (classic 50 212 combo)
sound like trash. I even bought smooth plate 12ax7 telefunkens and el84
mullards off ebay and they didn't sound as good as your tubes. Your tubes make
my amp sing. the tone is alive, sweet and mean. You have brought my playing
experience to a new level.
Thank You.
Harry Florent
----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtiss STW" <silencethewakebooking@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 10:27 AM
Subject: Thank You!
Bob
My name is Curtiss Gulash, and I recently ordered some tubes from you for my
5150. (an Intergrated Quad w/KT88's and 6L6GC's and 3 ECC83S's with one of them
balanced for the phase inverter in V5 & 2 ECC832's for V2 & V3). I received the
tubes on Thursday and haven't been able to stop playing my amp since then. It's
a completely different amp, and I LOVE IT!
Since I bought my amp 3 years ago, I was happy with it, but it just lacked
'something'. I've tried numerous tube combinations, and it was either too thin
sounding, too 'gainy', or just bland sounding. I honestly don't know how I found
your website, but I'm glad I did. My 'lead channel' is now crunchy as heck, but
there's clarity to it. My 'rythmn' channel which I use for clean is crystal
clear, and thanks to you, I saved myself a good deal of money since I was
planning on buying a seperate amp just for clean.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart (and wallet).
Take care, and keep up the good work.
Curtiss Gulash
www.silencethewake.com
www.vendettarecords.com
www.myspace.com/silencethewake
www.purevolume.com/silencethewake
----- Original Message ----- From: Marshall & Holly To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 8:54 PM
Subject: WOW!!!!
Bob,
Thank you so much for your recommendation for my Fender Blues Junior Amplifier. It is exactly as you said it would be, the JJ tubes not only fatten up the drive tone and add sparkle to my sound, Junior is not a Junior anymore! I am amazed at how retubing my amp has made the amp come to life, the tone knobs all work now, instead of varying degrees of mud, I actually have Middle, Bass, and Treble. What a difference! I have a good warm clean tone, and the amp is more sensitive to my dynamics on the strings. I have not hooked up any of my pedals yet. The amp sounds so good I just played straight into the amp for about two and a half hours after installing the JJ's. I played my Strat in the middle pickup position for over an hour, just tweaking the knobs on the amp, before I remembered that I have four other pickup positions on this guitar. I don't believe I made it to all five. Thanks again for your recommendation and prompt service. I ordered the tubes Wednesday, and they arrived today (Friday), and the tubes were fine. I am a happy camper. I wish you continued success, and look forward to doing business with you again. Please let the Jurcho's know another occasional weekend warrior is pleased with their product.
All the best,
Marshall H. McClarnon Jr.
----- Original Message ----- From: jessebalfour To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: Thank You:)
Hi Bob!! Just a short note to let you know that the jj tube upgrade kit you sent me for my Traynor YCV-WR40 arrived today, HOLY GAZZOOKS!! Only took 5 days to get half way around the globe to my door here in OZ. Well i could not wait to get these puppys in A.S.A.P, I have 3 words for you my friend ,WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! WOW!!, I know thats 4 but WOW!!!. The sound coming from my amp is the sound i have been dreaming of, thankyou soooo much Bob. In a world full of con & scam artists is is such a pleasure to find someone who's code of ethics is nothing short of truly wonderful. Bob, you are a true gentleman, and business professional, i will be Highly recommending you to all my muso mates and i hope your biz continues to grow and serve you well.
Many Many Thanx
Jesse Balfour:)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Belzner" <great_cthulhu@yahoo.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 7:42 PM
Subject: Here's a customer review for you!
Hi Bob,
I just got my amp back from being repaired, so now I have a chance to really
listen to the sound of the new tubes. The new 6l6's and high-gain 12ax7's are
just as good as I hoped they would be. I put them in my Peavey XXX, and the
sound improved considerably. The fizziness in the distortion is gone,
making it possible to use more of the gain while maintaining a good tone. The
palm mutes are a lot tighter, too. The overall improvement in tone also
impressed me. In short, I love the new jj's!
Bob, thanks for being patient and answering all of my questions, and thank you
for the awesome new tone! I'll probably be ordering some El34's to experiment
with in the future!
-Stefan
----- Original Message ----- From: rocdaddy@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 4:16 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Your tube recommendation was right on. The Triple X is still a "Gain Beast" but now more usable. The gain controls actually are responsive thru their range (which is what I was looking for, not something that was either on or off past 1/4 way on). Tone is great, not too sharp or brittle any more. The clean and ultra channels are now more defined, a noticeable difference between the 2 (which was hard to tell before). I stayed with the 803 in V1, 832 in V2 & 3, and the balanced 83 in V4. Thanks again for all your help.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michiel R" <rege@gmx.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
I feel I owe you a thank-you note. I initially felt a bit stupid ordering European tubes to be shipped from the US back to Europe (Netherlands), not very efficient of course. Anyway, I ordered my Pro Junior replacement kit on a Friday and to my surprise I got my tubes delivered next Wednesday... That's technically within 3 working days!
Of course I immediately replaced the tubes in my Junior, and I (finally) tried
them out loud during band rehearsal this week. The sound was just lovely,
exactly as it should be (and hadn't been for too long...)
So: thanks a lot! Great service at great price!
Regards,
Michiel
----- Original Message ----- From: "joe" <joe@vt.edu> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:36 AM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Hey Bob,
Just want to say that the 6L6GC's and the high gain ECC83s's are working wonders
in my Traynor ( YCV ). The lead tone I get out of it with humbuckers is
incredible, very smooth and creamy, and the sustain!!! The clean channel is
extremely clean and sounds really good with my Strat. Thank you so much for
helping me find the right tubes to pretty much nail the sound I was after.
Thanks again for everything,
Joe
----- Original Message ----- From: " Jason" <soulcrusher@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
WOW!
I don't think I could say much more than "WOW". I loaded up my JSX with the
E34Ls, ECC803, ECC832 and ECC83s tubes, and it's a whole new monster. After
setting the bias and plugging her in, no more annoying buzzy distortion, just
pure, growling, gain. I am VERY impressed with these tubes, such a DRASTIC
improvement over the stock Electro-Harmonix and Sovteks that came with it. Thank
you very much for the service and advice!
~Jay~
----- Original Message ----- From: Pim To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 10:04 PM
Subject: Blues Deluxe Retube
Bob, I just had to e-mail you and thank you for the Fender Blues Deluxe retube. The 6v6 set really makes a difference in the overall tone and playability of the amp. Some how my amp was brittle and harsh with tone that could make your ears bleed and kill dogs. With the set of tubes you put together for me the amp now sounds great. The clean channel is bright, clean and musical with both my Strat and my Gibson flying V. Now I can actually use the overdrive channel. The gain channel is now dynamic with sound that can go from kinda clean when you pick light, to a sweet singing voice when you attack the strings. I tried a Boss overdrive for some classic rock sounds and it now can yield great harmonics. The bass is tighter and more usable and the treble is not harsh. I was thinking of selling this amp but now I'm keeping it. Thanks a bunch and keep up the good work.
Bob P
----- Original Message ----- From: murray@xtra.co.nz To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 6:08 PM
Subject: Tubes arrived.
Hi Bob,
I got my tubes yesterday and just wanted to send you a thank you.
My Bel Air has had "life" put in it. My amp is brand new, so I was using your tubes to replace brand new stock tubes.
Your tubes have opened up the amp, the clean sound is glassy, but not brittle, and the o/drive has gone from average to excellent.
The 88's for my cd player are equally impressive, I replaced tubes that cost 8x as much, and the jj's are an improvement.
Only 12 day's after ordering, here they are on the other side of the world!
That's excellent service and a superb product and price.
Once again, many thanks,
Murray Jacques,
Auckland,
New Zealand.
----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce W To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:43 PM
Subject: Blues Jr. retube - WOW!
Hi Bob,
Just had to drop you a line & let you know how delighted I am with the JJ tube set you sent me for my Blues Junior. They arrived in just two days, and I must say that I was quite unprepared for the amount of difference they really make...holy mackerel! Blues Juniors sound pretty good "stock", but those JJ tubes turn this amp into a genuinely scary little "tone monster"! Can't wait to take it out "live"! I'll be looking forward to retubing my other amps with JJ's as well in the near future. For a while now I had been contemplating the purchase of a fairly well known "boutique" amp, but it looks as though you've cost them a sale! Thanks again for a great product!
-Bruce
----- Original Message ----- From: Darrell To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:34 AM
Subject: Prosonic Combo re-tube w/JJ's by your prescription
Bob,
By most accounts my Fender Prosonic(tm) combo has been idle as a backup amp for my Bogner Shiva(tm) combo. It paled in tone once I started playing the Shiva, well except the classic clean Fender channel was always good but flabby at volume. I have seen your site and heard of the JJ reputation but never tried them. By your recommendation I purchased the one of the "Kits" you assembled for this amp also opting for the tamer one. I did myself a favor and bought a dual bias tester from Amp-Head.com as well. The tubes came to NH in 2 days (very quick) and I wasted no time in installing them. I set the bias as recommended by the tool's written instructions for 6L6GC at 70% (430v plate current) (0.7*25/430 = .0407) translates into 40mA. The probe converts to read 40mV on my meter. (AB rectifier setting) (The amp was close as it was by the way).
So now I play the thing.....what?..where did this amp tone come from?! I can use my LesPaul in the neck position, distorted channel, and still have tone? Say it's so...dripping, greasy, ballsy, tone. Very cool. Now, I won't ever be Slash but I won't ever envy his tone anymore. The clean is less flabby and I can dig into it with my EC strat, neck position and have it bark back the best spank this thing has ever produced. The volume can now go past 3 and still maintain. The idle hum and noise is less than before too, another Very cool. The reverb is much more musical to me, less metallic sounding. Good job Bob, nice to see your passions at work isn't it?
This amp has always been a little monster and I always liked it but now I love it. My fingers hurt typing this because I can't stop playing my new toy. Thanks for the recommendation for my Shiva as well, I will likely follow suit in the near future.
Best Regards,
Darrell
----- Original Message ----- From: Cef C To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 12:53 PM
Subject: Smokin' Tones from my Carvin MTS3212
Hi Bob!
Just a note to say this upgrade makes my amp roar!!! As soon as I plugged in, the difference was noticeable. To say "high gain" is an understatement...more like EXTREME gain is more like it!!!!! I'm so stoked, my next order is going to include the same pre-amp tubes plus the power tubes.
Thanks for your informative website and sharing your passion in the "quest-for-tone".
Cef
----- Original Message ----- From: Bluesdriver1@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:58 PM
Subject: Marshall JCM2000 DSL401 Full Retube Kit
Bob,
Hi there! I'm sorry I haven't got a chance to write you back about the Marshall DSL401 retube kit that I purchased from you a few weeks back. I was out of town and just got back yesterday.
The retube kit got here really fast (2 days!). I installed them last night and couldn't believe the significant improvement on the tone of my amp! Wow! What a difference! The JJ's sound absolutely amazing in the DSL401. I'm very happy with the results. The JJ's are great and they gave my amp the tone that I've been looking for. I give it a double thumbs up! Thank you so much!
Regards,
Ronnie
Kent,WA
----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Williams To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: JJ's and my Blues Jr.
Hi Bob,
I received the new tubes for my Blues Jr. on Wednesday, along with the new Jenson speaker I ordered. I insatlled the new speaker first so I could hear the change. Right away I was impressed. The speaker, a Jensen P12N, handles the high end of the amp much better. It sounded smoother and the lows sounded tighter. Next I installed the JJ's and fired up the amp. I must tell you that I am very impressed. I actually love the clean sound of the amp now. It is so much smoother and the "ice pick" in my ears is gone on the high end. When I turn up the pre amp gain on the amp it GROWLS. The natural overdrive of the amp is waaay better now. I am also amazed at how much more versatile this amp is. I can turn the volume down from 10 to 8 and the sound totally changes... down to 7 or 6 and it really cleans up. I can't believe I am getting this kind of sound out of a $400 amp that weighs 30 pounds. Along with my fulldrive pedal I can crank it up and get that Neil Young "exploding amp" sort of sound that I love.. It can sound so nice or so MEAN. Thanks again,
Jon
----- Original Message ----- From: James Strom To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: tubes!
Bob,
Needed to get back with you and let you know the DeVille is a whole new
machine now...Absolutely Awesome!!! With the High Gain Option #2 6V6s, it's
picked up that little bit of edge I was looking for, and now I can drive it
like I want to get great saturation without peeling the paint off the walls!!!
It's a baby beast with a ton of creamy tone that I can still get to bite 'cha
if I want it too!!!
Thanks again and again...I'm ordering another tube set as back-ups!!!
Jim Strom
Newly Born Fender HR DeVille Lover/Owner/Operator
----- Original Message ----- From: "Aroneous" <aroneous@mac.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: new tubes for my soldano hot rod 50
Hi Bob,
I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank you for giving my soldano new
life. Although the tubes I replaced were all in working condition, the sound was
a terrible, brittle, and harsh sounding ear drum splitting howl. Now the amp
simply sings - thanks for matching the tubes and getting the order out so
quickly!
----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Henthorn To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:55 AM
Subject: RE: tubes!
-Bob
I got the tubes is record time. ( Fender Hotrod ) The shipping was top notch. The installation was a piece of cake as well (This is my first time ever changing out tubes). The bias was also very easy to adjust. These new tubes sound superb. Thank you very much for all your help. \m/ you Rock!!!
-Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: Anders STUDIO 3 To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:53 AM
Subject: Thank you!
I have now tested the tubes I got from you, for my Mesa Quad preamp and Mesa Fifty/Fifty power amp. I wanted to test them live over a couple of gigs before I wrote you any feedback. All I can say is WOW! I liked my rig before but what a difference! Now it's much easier to get that bluesy sound from the clean channel and just use lighter picking or roll of the volume to get crystal clean. And for the rest of the channels (4 all in all) it just rock's going from crunch to high gain. More definition and no more muffled bass, I hit those overtones and controlled feedback at almost any volume. With the gear cranked up (large stage) I get goosebumps all over, I am overwhelmed. Better late than sorry and here you have a happy Swede that will look no further for his tubes, you and your service leaves nothing to wish for.
Thank you!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Elliott" <onlyponderingloz@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Hi Bob
Just sending you an email to tell you how immensely satisfied I am with your
tubes. Im on my first tube amp and this is my first re-tubing from the stock
mesa valves so I was a but skeptical. Damn they sound good though, given me the
exact kind of sound i was looking for - i can now turn up the presence to full
and not have any harshness and turn up the bass to full without any muddyiness,
They even give me more gain and i can even hear every note in an open chord with
the gain on 10. Made me love my mesa again (was getting a bit annoyed with all
the harshness). Very sweet, warm, articulate, dynamic tube. Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot
Laurence
----- Original Message ----- From: David White To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:27 AM
Subject: Feedback
Hi there,
Well I finally did the retube the other day, with the tubes I ordered and you recommended for my Fender Hot Rod Deville, and I have just returned home from my gig tonight the first real live test....I changed the ecc83s etc and the 6L6's to 6V6's... Basically I just wanted to say thanks, this puppy really sound fantastic..... I don't know that it is quieter like you said but I also understand the non-linear relationship between power:db........
I run a couple of different configs mainly either of a couple of Tele's,but also a Strat AM std with vintage noiseless made active with active boost.......I can tell you this thing is hot and when you wind in the boost.... the amp gets driven hard and truly truly sings.......
I also have a custom built Maton acoustic guitar (Australian Made guitar - as used by Tommy Emmanuel and Keith urban and many many others) which I run the piezo into the P.A. and I have a fishman rare earth hum bucker mounted in the sound hole running through effects and into the Deville..........
Prior to tonight I was not really happy with the sound I was getting running this through the Deville......was ok, but tonight it sounded truly amazing...............clean, clear, sweet full overdrive and the only thing I have done different is change the tubes.......... to JJ's that is......
anyway just a bit of a ramble, thanks for your suggested tubes their arrival and the new fantastic incredible sound my amp now produces....
Cheers
Dave White
www.davewhite.com.au----- Original Message ----- From: Troy V To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:44 PM
Subject: my satisfaction
Hi Bob:
Just had an opportunity to re-tube my PEAVEY Delta Blues with your tubes( yea I know, its' been a couple of months but hey thats' what a wife and two small kids will do!).
Let me say this.....The amp sounds great, better clarity, dynamics etc,etc,etc, much better resolution and sound.
This PEAVEY is now ready to roll ( and rock for that matter).
Feel free to forward this to your buddy Roger at PEAVEY.
Troy
----- Original Message ----- From: Perry Anderson To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: tubes!
Hi Bob,
The tubes arrived on Wednesday, just fine. Put one in last night...(
Vox Valvetronix AD30VT ) sure makes a difference compared to the tube that was in the amp, an Electro Harmonix 12AX7EH. The JJ has a much cleaner breakup, and better overall sound.Thanks.
Perry
----- Original Message ----- From: "marty ussery" <musery@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: tubes!
thanks, bob. I love the jj 7027a's in my v4. Definitely better than the
magnavox, dumont or sovteks I've tried. I'm done with eh and sovtek.
later,
Marty
----- Original Message ----- From: Scott & Norma Alley To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob,
I didn't have time to write back immmediately, but WOW! The retube kit for my Delta Blues sounds great!
Thanks for the quick shipping - from the left to the right coast in two days from placing my order. I immediately
popped the JJ tubes in and powered it up. The tubes sound great clean and overdriven.
sincerely,
Scott Alley
----- Original Message ----- From: <danod@cox.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 2:18 PM
Subject: I Love it! My impressions!
Hello Bob,
I wanted to give you a very large THANK YOU! The new glass came last night (wow,
2 day turnaround order-to-door - Sweet!) and I couldn't wait.
I'm running a Peavey Classic 50-410, 1985 Strat Contemporay Std 22 (Bridge &
Middle PUPs are Duncan HotRail dual coil with series/parallel switches, tone
caps/wiring mods), and a 1968 Yamaha AE-12 Arch Top Jazz Box (Gibson ES-175
copy). I play mostly rock & blues and some jazz. Pulled down the amp, yanked the
tube covers. Here is what I pulled out: V1 & V2 Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH (Date
Code 01 05) V3 Sovtek 12AX7 (Date Code 02 11) V4-7 Sovtek EL84/6BQ5 (Date
Code 02 11 also!)
Now, I swapped in your Rock Option Set V1/2 HiGain, V3 balanced, V4-V7 (#35).
I started with my 1985 Strat (Seymour Duncan HotRails with series/parallel
switches) using the Clean channel and was blown away by the range of tone I was
able to get! I went dry, no effects, one cord straight from guitar to amp. In
parallel, the tones are thick and full, in series it sings without that "wash
out" problem I had. My Strat (by nature all of them) is a little nasal in tone,
not a lot of bottom end, but the amp pulls them out WITHOUT mush or boom, just
full deep tight lows and great Strat highs without hiss or crap. Great rhythm
sound. Almost like I was using a chorus effect, very nice!
Then I swapped to my 1968 Yamaha AE-12 Arch Top Jazz box! I figured that the
Rock Option tubes would be great for my Strat, but I might lose a little when
playing the F-Hole for Jazz/Blues. Wrong! The Clean channel was GREATLY
enhanced. Mids down, Lows up and tight, highs very bright and sweet without
shrill/gritty sound. It is VERY full sounding. I was VERY impressed by the
change in voice and the clarity. It sparkles and is very sensitive to any touch
on the strings as all with a mind-blowing dynamic range that was not there
before. It completely surprised me!
After a bit, I went back to the Strat and Lead channel (dry again, guitar to amp
direct). Then I played with the amp settings. WOW! I actually had to turn the
bass down, could turn up treble without shrill noise and moderate hiss. The
Presence really works now! Before, it merely adjusted the hiss level. The Preamp
has a very predictable breakup that breaks cleanly, rich in harmonics, more
bottom end than I thought the 4-10s would give! As you dial up the Preamp, it
goes from bluesy breakups to harder crunch (not distortion, just that sweet
tube, even-harmonic overtone) cleanly, consistently. It has a much fuller,
almost darker tone than ever (kinda Marshally-Mullard) but can cut through with
a clarity I did not think was in this amp!
I played for about 2 hours more and had to be pried off the damn thing! I never
hooked up anything else, just the cord from the guitar to the amp. I'm sure I
will be cleaning out my collection of stomps and effects now. Many are no longer
needed, the amp does it all! I will be taking this amp to our next band
practice, and I am sure it will be the talk of the evening! The other folks are
going to be blown away! This "little" Peavey was already pretty well graded in
the band room with a Marshall JCM800 50W Lead/1960AB, and older Fender Princeton
Deluxe, and an older Ampeg 30W Combo. In my opinion, the Classic 50-410 is a
good balance of "portability" and sound quality. Now, it will still be as
portable with a much larger-than-life sound that will rival the Marshall for
tone capability.
I am more than satisfied or happy, I'm sold! Your business is bound for
greatness. You have superb delivery, the personal "small shop" touch is the
GREATEST (like your e-mails), prices are nothing compared to what you could pay
and still be wondering what you are getting, and the tubes are the bomb! What
else could ANYONE want?
Thank you very much. I'm sure to be sending some folks to your website as well
as never going anywhere else for my Peavey needs. You lived up to every one of
your claims and then some on top!
You have my permission to post this as you see fit. My endorsement may not mean
much, but as a very happy camper, you can use me as an example. You rock, the
tubes are King, your biz is great, the sound from my amp is killer!
My thanks, always,
Dan Dougher
Ramona, California
----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis Chester" <d35c4rt@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: Peavey 5150 combo - ALL stock.. until it was turned into a snarling beast
Hey Bob,
Got the tubes a few weeks ago... Didn't' take long to realize that this was not
the same tired sound I was used to. Even with the distortion just cranked, you
can get a significantly cleaner sound just by turning down your guitar volume,
taming the beast. Turning it up however is another story altogether. I thought
for sure that having taken the "high gain" option I'd be getting a ton of
feedback the more pre-gain I applied, but that is definitely not the case.
Combine that with some extra juice to the power tubes, and the vibrations
created are just ridiculous - a sonic punch in the face - it's fantastic.
All I can say is that I can't believe the difference and it's been hard to keep
from playing it ever since.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Holtz" <zedzed@gmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:55 PM
Subject: ECC803 Performance
Hello Bob, I got the tubes 2 days after ordering them. Thanks for getting my
some of these great tubes to me on such short notice. I have 2 amps I use for
testing: a Fender Bronco/Vibro-Champ and a high-gain monster that I built called
Jezebel. First into the Champ: GREAT clean tone, total classic rock and classic
country. Compared to a diamond base Telefunken in the same amp I heard a
sweeter, more fluid tone from the JJ ECC803 as compared to the hard metallic
snap of the Telefunken. The JJ ECC803 has a broader sweet spot. I notice this
with ALL of the JJ tubes, a very large and predictable sweet spot of compression
leading into saturation. Clean tones have a liquid sparkle and driving tones
have a singing sweetness.
Next into Jezebel. Jezebel is a 2 channel monster with a classic Fender/Marshall
clean channel and a modern Soldano/DualRect/5150 high-gain channel. Again: the
clean tones are sweet and liquid, driven tones on the first channel are classic
rock & honky-tonk. On to the High-gain channel: WOW...even at HIGH GAIN I can
still heard the attack of the note on the string. I can hear right through the
saturation down to the core of the string. The sound was soooooo goood I was
into a total shred. Again that liquid-fluid transparent sweetness even at
HIGH-GAIN settings.
I just have ONE question: WHEN CAN I GET MORE JJ-ECC803's???
Peace, Chris Holtz: Toob Freek, Custom Rock Hardware
----- Original Message ----- From: "Good Jason" <soulcrusher_x@yahoo.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:47 AM
Subject: Awesome tubes!! ( Triple X )
Hi Bob,
Just wanna leave a loud and proud "Thank you" for the great tubes. With the JJs
( 6L6GC's and pre's ) in place of the Sovteks, I can uctually use the EQ and
gain knobs in a sensible manner. The tone is much better, and I swear it picked
up a few decibels in the process. The mids are less harsh, the highs are less
buzzy and more pronounced without being overbearing, and the lows are nice and
tight. Even with the ECC832 in the V2, I still get crazy gain when I crank the
knob for some Sabbath or Metallica, but can back it off on another channel to do
some Clash covers. All in all, it woke this Triple X right up. I'll be sure to
contact you for more tubes in the future. Thanks much!
~Jay
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Diamond" <garyd@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
The tubes arrived today in the morning post. The amplifier in question
(Orange AD30R) has been revalved/given a service as the customer requested and
now sounds fantastic - I think JJ electronic EL84s are up to the standard of the
old Mullards! And your service/turnaround time has been professional as ever -
including a business card and sales invoice with the tubes is a lovely touch and
is handy for keeping our business records up to date.
Compare this to Marshall and a few other companies we regularly deal with at
Andy's - in Marshall's case we have been waiting for a transformer order for
over 2 weeks, 5 phone calls later it's still not here! You put them to shame
because you're not even in the same country as us yet you are MUCH faster!
I wish you well and look forward to doing business with you again in the future.
Gary
Sales & Repair Manager, Amplifier Division
ANDY'S GUITAR STORE
27 Denmark St
London
WC2H 8NJ
+44207 916 5080
----- Original Message ----- From: D. Bowles To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:53 PM
Subject: My new JJ's
Hi Bob,
A quick note about my recent JJ tube purchase, these tubes are
fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! My 5150 combo was sitting around collecting dust because
it was so over the top for gain in my current musical situation, and it
sounded like cardboard! I was using my JCM 900 or my Peavey XXL but the tone
was not quite there, enter JJ's with the low gain option. This amp is a whole
different animal now!! I sounds awesome. This is the closest I've ever come to
getting the tone I hear in my head out to an amp. Thanks for taking the time
to listen!! I can honestly say that I will NEVER EVER buy another brand of
tube!! These tubes are dynamic, full of tone, and even smell good!!!!! Thanks
again and I will be buying JJ's for my JCM 900 soon!
Donnie B.
----- Original Message ----- From: "richard harpstrieth" <harp@yahoo.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: YCV20
Bob,
I received my new tubes for my Traynor YCV20 and WOW what a difference! I sure
didn't expect such a big improvement and such quick service. Thanks and keep up
the good work.
----- Original Message ----- From: David Woodhouse To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:04 PM
Subject: ECC803 review
JJ Tube Review
First of all I have been playing guitar for about 21 years and have been a tube amp user for most of that time. I have tried and used every current production tube made today. Many of them have their high points and some are great for many different applications. But I am really impressed with the JJ preamp tubes, especially with the new ECC803.
First of all I was not initially a big JJ fan. I really liked their power tubes after being introduced to them from Groove Tubes many years ago. But I really did not like their preamp tubes at all. All the JJ preamp tubes I purchased were from another vendor that charges a premium for “tested and graded tubes”. And I had failures, microphonic tubes right out of the box. To be fair tubes are fragile and can be damaged easily. But the high premium cost verses for what I experienced was enough for me. So I basically formed an opinion that the JJ tubes were poor.
For about a year I kept hearing raves about the JJ preamp tubes and that Bob from Eurotubes was the man to get them from. I resisted because of my past experiences with the re-branded JJ tubes. Well after not being totally satisfied with the current tubes I was using, I decided to order some JJ ECC83’s from Bob at Eurotubes. First of all Bob is great with customer service and is a real pleasure to do business with.
The Tubes: Well I couldn’t believe these were the same JJ’s that I had used from the past. They sounded great. Great bottom end nice mids and good highs as well. They were high in gain but not fizzy or less defined as other high gain tubes. I was sold, if you want JJ’s, get them from Eurotubes. I really like the fact that they don’t “color” the amp but enhance the already tonal characteristics of the amp and make it sound even better.
Well I just received some of the first production run JJ ECC803 preamp tubes from Eurotubes. They are a long plate tube type and resemble a Telefunken in design but are slightly larger. As for the sound, well I will say I am very happy. They are very tight and clean on the bottom end with no flub or flabbiness. The mid range is warm and more pronounced than the JJ ECC83’s. The highs are better and clearer and sweet sounding. These are not as dark sounding to me as the ECC83’s but they are not bright either. I would put them in the middle as far as darkness and brightness is concerned. I really am impressed with the harmonics and musical tone of these tubes as well as the clarity even at high gain settings, no fizz or loss of definition at all.
I am using a high gain ECC83 in V1 and the ECC803’s in V2 and V3 of my Peavey JSX Joe Satriani Head, and am very impressed and satisfied with these tubes. My amp has more tightness, harmonics and all the fizz and high end noise is gone with these tubes. I believe the JJ ECC803 is a great new alternative for those looking for a great preamp tube. And the prices and service are second to none from Eurotubes.
Thanks Bob for being the best JJ tube vendor period.
----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Ring To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 11:06 AM
Subject: Galaxie 10
Dear Bob,
OK, now I see what the folks on the Peavey forum are taking about. I got the tubes on Saturday. First I put in the Ecc83s. It smoothed things out, just like I asked for. It gave me a louder clean tone, more useable overdrive, and took some of the harshness out of the treble end and became rounder. Impressed with that tube, I went for the big guy. Another improvement. The amp bass response became less farty and was able to play louder, with useable tone. You hit the target right on. I am a believer, and will be re-tubeing my C-30 soon. I'll be calling you on that, you can be sure. Thanks for rendering a harsh little beast with lots of potential into a sweet sounding little tube amp. It's nice to meet someone who knows what the hell they're talking about.
Thanks again,
Bob Ring
----- Original Message ----- From: The Most Rev. Kenneth J. Canterbury, Ep.Gn. To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:35 PM
Subject: 6V6S
Bob,
I want to thank you for your quick shipment and some great tubes! I put them in my AB165 Bassman, and didn't even need to adjust bias...they sound WONDERFUL!!! With my Les Paul..thick, classic '70's rock..WOW... With my Strat...Incredible..forget the tube screamer..Stevie and Jimi were looking down from heaven with big smiles :-) ...with the Nocaster...it just may be my favorite guitar tone of all time. These 6V6S tubes should be on every bassman's owner list as a "MUST CHANGE".
Thank you once again :-)
Ken
----- Original Message ----- From: John Graziano To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:24 PM
Subject: Fender Hot Rod DeVille with option #2
Bob,
I just wanted you to know I couldn’t be more pleased with the sound of my Fender Hot Rod DeVille after installing the blues option #2 for HRD amps ( JJ 6V6's and ECC83S's ). The amp seems to be wired into my brain, it’s just so dynamic, and alive. The overdrive sound has gone from fuzzy, and brittle to warm ZZ Top-ish smooth, with just the right type of snarl I could not get from any pedal. When the clean channel is cranked its “Woman Tone” while remaining sweet ,and glassy when the guitars volume controls are backed off. Thanks for providing us with options like this.
John
----- Original Message ----- From: james hartman To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
Thanks for the speedy service.
I thought I'd offer some comments on the JJ 6V6s I've been using in my '65 DR for about 9 months now. I really was skeptical when I read the hype on these tubes, and some ridiculously enthusiastic independent reviews, but these things are amazing. My DR runs real hot, even for a DR, but is incredibly touch-responsive and sounds exactly like the DR everyone wishes they owned. It was eating pricey NOS tubes like candy - but the JJs seem to be nearly indestructible. And, they sound great. Very cool!
Regards,
Jim
----- Original Message ----- From: Jamey Graham To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 5:36 PM
Subject: Preamp Tubes
Hello Bob,
Just wanted to let you know I received the PreAmp Tubes yesterday ( High gain ECC83S's ). I Installed them into my Marshall JCM 800 last night and WOW.. what a difference. A BIG Thanks!!! for such GREAT SERVICE and FAST Shipping also GREAT TUBES at GREAT PRICES!!!
Jamey Graham
----- Original Message ----- From: <bret@signaltonoise.us> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:14 AM
Subject: thanks
Bob,
Just wanted to follow up with you about my JJ purchase. (ECC83 S - 12AX7)
I retubed my Laney LH50R 50-watt head. Sounds great! These tubes added a much
more dynamic/cleaner tone, but kept the all the characteristics that i love
about my amp. Also, the tube breakup is much better. The gain knob feels more
precise than before. One little twist makes a difference now. Just wanting to
let you know you got a good thing going on. I prefer to buy gear from the
"little guys" instead of the corporate bullies who don't really care about the
important things about music/tone. Thanks again!
Brett Francis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Jones" <lesthanbug@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 7:35 AM
Subject: Holy smoke!!!!!
Wow. That's all I can say. I just received your hi-gain re-tube kit for my
Traynor YCV40 and I can't believe the difference in tone and sustain compared to
the stock Sovteks that came with the amp. This amp truly sings now. Every
guitarist has that all -elusive perfect tone circulating around in his/her head.
The problem is most never find an amp that can put it out there. After slapping
these new JJ's in the Traynor, I am in tone heaven. I have that sound that I
have always yearned for. Thanks for making me a believer in you and your tubes.
Great customer service combined with superior products and reasonable prices
guarantees that I will return to you for all my tube needs. Kudos to you for
running a business the right way. Love, peace and chicken grease!
~Brian Jones
Gainesville, Fl.
----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Castillo To: Eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Eurotubes Order Confirmation
Hi Bob,
My tubes arrived on friday, sorry i couldn't write before. WOW!, i think that's the word that resumes everything!, the sound of my deville changed so much, lots of harmonics, no piercing highs, and i love the natural drive that i can get now. my blues junior lost that boxy sound, the bottom end is so much better, and the harmonic content improved a lot too, and it gets into overdrive way smoother. Thank you very much, and i look forward to do business with you again,
Sincerely
Alan
----- Original Message ----- From: Caveman1@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 10:40 PM
Subject: Recto High Gain kit/GZ34's
The new glass arrived today. All I can say is unbelievable. The high-gain ECC83S's work well beyond my expectations, delivering that great Mesa "wall of slam" with more defined bass and mids, plenty of sizzle (not buzz), and more rich distortion than my brand of metal will ever require. Clean channel is also improved (like I bought a triple-rec for the clean channel yeah right), warmer and more musical sounding at the verge of breakup where I normally keep it. Overall just a touch darker than the "Russian 2" pre's that were in there.
What I really want to know is why doesn't Mesa use the GZ34/5AR4 rectifiers stock? Now I have that sweet singing tube-rec tone for soloing, and a rhythm tone that doesnt turn to mush during fast palm muted parts. There also seems to be much less of a drop in volume between the diode and tube recto's. So here's a big "atta-boy" to Bob and JJ. I'll definately be back for my next retube.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Prasanna" <t513@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob. Just wanted to let you know, I got the tubes and swapped out the
whole set of stock Groove Tubes. ( Fender Hot Rod Deluxe ) I must say, the
descriptions on your site are absolutely correct! No matter how I EQ this thing
I get great tone out of it! Before it was extremely difficult to EQ this to get
good tones out of it without it getting muddy or flabby in the bass or icepicky
in the high end. It took a lot of patience and a parametic EQ in the effects
loop to smooth things out. Now I don't even need the parametic! Deep, full bass,
sweet mids and sparkly treble is what comes out of the JJ's! And the drive
channel sounds so much better now; very strong and clear now. Thanks for the
set. I know where to come next time I want tubes.
~Prasanna
----- Original Message ----- From: "Corey Berse" <coreberse@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob-
Just wanted to thank you for the tubes. Put them in the traynor ( YCV 20 ) last
night and played for hours because it sounded so amazing. This is my
> first all-tube amp and I decided to retube it based on many reviews i've read.
I didn't realize how pronounced the change would be..I feel like I traded the
amp in for a brand new one. I was really unimpressed with the drive channel
before.. but now..its exactly what I was looking for..actually, its better than
I was looking for! Thanks again for such great personalized service. I know
exactly who to come to next time I'm looking for tubes.
Regards,
-Corey
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Coibion" <i8_did@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: tubes!
Bob,
Got the tubes (Marshall DSL full retube set) for my Laney AOR Pro-Tube 100. All
I can say is WOW!!! I expected a difference, but not this drastic (in a good
way).
The previous tubes in it were Groove Tubes E34L's, a Mullard cv4004 in v1,
Chinese 9th gen in v2 & 3, and a Mullard ecc81 in the phase inverter. The JJ's I
got from you just smoke the old tubes. My amp is now substancially quieter,
warmer & more 3-D sounding.
I know where I'll be doing my tube shopping in the future!!! I hope to see
Eurotubes around for a long time... Thanks
Richard Coibion
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan José Richardson" <nat7@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:18 AM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Bob,
I just wanted to e-mail you back to let you know that the tubes are amazing!
I expected some difference, but the harmonics and distortion that I can get with
them now amazes me. The Bravo amp now sounds terrific no matter how much gain is
pushed through it, and my H&K tubeman finally sounds like I had always
imagined it could. It no longer compresses to mush with high gain, and the other
two channels sound much sweeter than they ever did before. the harsh highs
disappeared.
Thanks so much, you've earned a loyal customer,
Nate Richardson
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph M. Corey" <jmcorey@earthlink.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: Peavey Classic 20
Got a replacement set for Classic 20 from Bob at Eurotubes.
And it is...
GREAT!!!!!!!!!
The cleans are less middy. Turn up the mids now and the mud doesn't happen.
Cranking up the gain gets rid of the fizz on the top end and gets us very nicely
into Marshall territory.
The key difference with the replaced tubes is the extent of articulation. Very
very different. Clean, cranked, and clean + pedals going through it are really
very very nice now. The Analogman SD-1/808/silver is very good through this amp
clean. So a complete JJ set (2 ECC83S's and 2 EL84's) really made this a great
amp. Now, with a different speaker, it may become totally killer.
As I read reviews on the Eurotubes board last night, anyone who had any Peavey
Classic was just raving about the differences. That's when I knew I had done a
good thing. Tonight I heard it.
----- Original Message ----- From: Golgotha Games To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:38 AM
Subject: What did you do to my amp?
I purchased a Carvin MTS three years ago after being a dedicated solid-state player. I used Crate Solid-State amps, please don't laugh, for someone on a honest starving musicians budget it worked fine. At one time I was able to purchase a Blue-Voodoo head, not the new ones but an original, man it sung like nothing else. And it had wonderful glowing tubes. Things happened and it had to be sold, much to my dismay. Short-story-Long, I got the Carvin MTS after being a dedicated Carvin guitar player I decided it was time to make myself a Carvin amp player. I went to the local Carvin shop tried the MTS and Legacy and the MTS was fatter and crunchier and had much more sustain, and was a lot cheaper without the Steve Vai name on it. I am sure with the right tubes the Legacy would scream but the stock tubes, well-frankly, suck.
For about two months the Carvin MTS did the job but I could not find the "sweet" spot. After playing it for a while I noticed that there wasn't enough sustain for my taste, especially having been a solid state player for all of my guitar playing career. I did all I could and settled on the fact that it was "the tube sound" and I had to get used to playing a sustainless amp. I made a mini boost last year and I was able to get a lot of the punch that I needed and it gave me the sustain I wanted. It took a while but I finally started to become satisfied with the tone.
I decided to get new tubes since I had the old tubes for close to three years. I had been eyeing Eurotubes for quite some time and decided to go with them. I Read the articles and rebuttals about the integrated tubes and decided to go for it to see what would happen. I got the Carvin Integrated Quad - High Gain package shipped VERY QUICKLY from Bob, and anxiously put them in my amp. I let the tubes warm up while I took out my guitar flipped the standby switch on and the amp began to smoke! I mean scorching leads, crisp and clear, not muddy and flat. No one was home so I was able to play with the volume a bit. The old tubes would stay at the same volume with any setting from 6-10. The new tubes have volume control all the way up to 10! This has been foreign to me since day one, I just thought it was the nature of a tube amp, man was I wrong. THIS AMP IS NOW VERY LOUD!!! I usually turned the gain to about 5 and used my boost pedal to get the crunch and sustain I needed as the old tubes were very noisy at any gain above 7. With the new tubes I turned up the gain to 8-9 and it was surprisingly quite and it had more sustain than I thought possible in this amp. I cannot tell you how great it is to have a crappy amp turn into a crunch monster.
Thank you Dr. Bob for the amazing surgery that you did on my amp. I can tell anyone that if they have a sick sounding amp and need a doctor to go to Dr. Bob and he will prescribe the remedy to make their amp alive and well! Thanks Again!
In His Grip,
Brent D. Wisdom
www.golgothagames.com----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Play" <max_play46@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob.........
You are the man...!! I got my tubes Saturday(29th), that was fast bro!
I loaded the JJ's into the DSL and they worked great and sounded much, much
better.
(..did I mention they sounded better! :) Excellent packing job also, and
that is especially appreciated.
Bob, thank you much for everything. You can be sure I will also be a great "word
of mouth" customer. Will be ordering a complete set for my main 100w very soon.
My very best to you, and thanx again...AnT
http://www.orfanannie.com/
----- Original Message ----- From: Bever, Jerry To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: Anchorage - Gott'em
Bob, it's been a great weekend! I put the new tubes in and have been playing and letting them cook all weekend ( Peavey Delta Blues ). I can't believe the sound I'm getting from that amp. The overdriven sound and response is extremely smooth. It literally sounds like I have new guitars also! After hearing and feeling this sound I'm not going to get an attenuator, I've just got to find my wife a hobby so I can get her out of the house on a regular basis so I can crank it up!
Thank you so much for what you do and for your info and presence on the net. Without that I would have never had this sound. You've got a fan.
Take care,
Jerry
----- Original Message ----- From: Thom Rogers To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:29 PM
Subject: Order 000000 1485 - Plugged and played
Hi Bob,
Got my new tubes yesterday and slapped them right into my Blues Junior. What a difference !!
The overall sound is much richer now and the sustain is vastly improved. I only got to play through them for a half hour so I'm sure I'll notice other, more subtle, improvements as I play more. I'm glad it's the weekend because now I'll really have time to enjoy the new sound. Mark me down as one more satisfied customer.
Great service, great tubes, great prices.
Thanks,
Thom Rogers
Larkspur, CO
----- Original Message ----- From: John & Mary Wright To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Order Number 000000 1396
Bob,
Got the tubes yesterday ( JJ ECC83S's and EL84's ) and put 'em in immediately. What a difference! The Blues Jr. is running much quieter, and the sound -- the amp sounds better than when I bought it.
Thanks. You definitely have a customer for life.
John
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Clavelli" <micl@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to say thanks for the tubes and for a hassle-free exchange of
business. My Legacy always sounded good, but now it sounds better than ever. And
so warm, too! I barely need any bass now (not that that's a bad thing). My hat's
off to ya!
Oh yeah, and if you're keeping score, the power tubes that used to be there were
Electro-Harmonix EL34s and they were pulling 118 watts. My new JJ E34L tubes are
pulling 123 watts or so. I dunno, something the service guy said.
Thanks again,
Mike
Chicago, IL
----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Wagner To: Eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
I must say, the high gain set of tubes that you sent me for my Peavey 5150 combo sound better than I had expected.
The difference is amazing.
It truly has the fullnes of a half stack now. Before I installed the JJ tubes, I normally miked my amp to be able to get a fuller sound along with a bit more tone shaping capability.No more! It sounds great by itself.
With the old tubes, you really had to work them hard to get a half decent tone. The JJ's produce a good tone immediately, and it only gets better the hotter they get. JJ tubes produce a thicker, fuller, harmonically richer sound. In the 25 years I have been playing guitar, this IS the best sound I have ever achieved from any rig I ever had.My wife will never get me away from my guitar again!
I can't thank you enough Bob, for the excellent product and the outstanding service. You have made me a long time customer.Russell (I have tone!) Wagner
----- Original Message ----- From: matto To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: integrated quads
Bob, i've had my triple XXX head set up with your integrated quad set since april 2004.I took them out and put the original sovtek 6L6's just to remind myself how it sounded with them in. I can't tell in words how much better it sounds with your integrated quads!!! I haven't had any trouble of any kind.
Thanks,matt.
----- Original Message ----- From: SShane To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 2:29 PM
Subject: Thanks again Bob
Bob, My wife purchased a quad of JJ e34l’s for my Peavey XXX for Christmas. I waited a few weeks to email you because I wanted to make sure I was as happy with them as I initially thought I was and that they wouldn’t blow up my amp like Roger at Peavey says. Well I am happy to report that I like my amp even better with the e34l’s than I did with the 6l6gc’s I had purchased from you last year and my amp is still working properly. It amazed me how much these warmed the amp up and surprisingly made my clean channel a lot better as well. Just wanted to write a quick note to thank you for your exceptional customer service and support.
Thank you
Shane Siegle
----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas R To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:40 AM
Subject: WOW !
Greetings Bob,
I would like to thank you for making my already great sounding amp ( Traynor YCV40WR ) so much better.
What a difference in tone clarity and sustain, overall a much more balanced sound.
I look forward to more business with you, keep up the great work.
Tom
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Frank" <simssiotic@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob,
First off, you are the man. Im soon starting up a band that will more than
likely become famous and id like to strongly support JJ's. Anyway, once i got
those tubes, i played from 10pm til about 3am straight. The sustain, the
enhanced pick dynamics, the flexibility of all three channels, the actual now
usability of chan 1, the killer gain....
I cant thank you enough for making this all possible. My amp is like a
screaming hell beast now. You can use this
tesimonial if you want. I am no way affiliated with Bob OR JJ/Tesla. The
simplicity of the install was entirely more than worthy of the new amazing tones
i can get out of my Triple Rec ( loaded with an Integrated sextet and the high
gain front end ). It turned from a cold crap sovtek doorstop to creamy 'satriani
meets satan' beast. I love the enhanced sustain, the amazing new responsiveness
when i switch channels, the high high high gain, the chime of the JJ's, and the
warmth added to every aspect of the amp. I dropped these tubes in an WHAMO! i
didnt even have to touch a setting, and my amp sounded like something that i
dream of in my mind. I havent been playing long but i more than appreciate the
tones that Bob and JJ have made possible to me. The sonic possibilities are now
endless rather than restrained for this amp.
I am a sold out lifetime customer.
Thanks Bob!
----- Original Message ----- From: McLaughlin, Ed To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:34 AM
Subject: Integrated Quads Rock
Hi Bob
Happy New Year and Holidays to you and Yours!
After biasing ( Carvin MTS3212 ) the whole combo rocks with sweet creamy ripping tone!
I LOVE the Integrated Quad you sent me ! They rock like nothing else !
ESPECIALLY when I use the external 4x12 cabinet ! WOW !
Everyone that's heard me LOVES my tone, thanks to you.!
Ed
----- Original Message ----- From: JnyK To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Hey Bob:
I got the tubes last Friday night, did the install, and waited 'til Saturday AM to crank it up. The amps sounds MUCH different than with the originals ... I'm quite pleased. The overdrive channel(s) is where I hear the biggest difference. Prior to the tube change, there seemed to be a limit as to how much useable pre-amp gain I could dial in before things just sounded out of hand. Not so with these tubes. As I mentioned in my initial note, I've only had the amp (Traynor YCV20WR) for a few days and was contemplating a return as I had already achieved a fairly decent sound using my Boss GT-3, Tech 21 Power Engine, and FullDrive2 pedal. After changing the tubes, I've decided to keep this new amp and keep the other stuff as "back-up."
Thanks again!!!
Jon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tommy" <TBenzinger@comcast.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 1:28 PM
Subject: Another Review
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !!!!!!!!! YOU ARE THE MAN. I just popped the
High Gain package in my Traynor YCV 40 and BAMM!!!!! IT F'N ROCKS !!!!!
I heard clips of this amp on a website and liked them. The amp sounded great. I looked around and got a deal on e-bay for $450 including shipping. After reading some reviews, I thought it was a steal. So, I bought it without actually playing through it. When I received it, I plugged in. The clean channel was sweet but the distortion channel was ugly. It sounded muddy, brittle, and lifeless. I was really bummed. Some reviews also said that changing out the tubes would turn it into a new amp. I was praying that it would. So, I contacted you, bought the suggested package and now I'm in love with this thing. It's well constructed, LOUD as hell and it has a Fendery clean with a Marshall like crunch. The clean channel is now even warmer than it was when I originally plugged into it.
Here's the kicker............tonally, this thing can do it all. I've owned
Marshalls, Trace Elliotts, Fenders, Crates (I don't like to admit that. LOL) as
well as a few other amps. Nothing can touch this thing under $1000 bucks. Can
you tell that I'm excited? Man-O-Man, those JJ tubes just kick A**. It's coming
with me for a test ride tonight. No better time than New Year's Eve to break it
out and break it in. Thanks again, Bob. You rock, my friend. Happy New Year to
me.
Tommy Benzinger
(Lead Vocals & Rhythm Guitar for the band "YOUR MOM")
www.yourmomrocks.com
----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Gordon To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: praise brotha...PRAISE!
Dude,
I dropped a hint for my pop to order my ass some JJ E34L's for my Carvin MTS. So on X-Mas there they were. Beautiful...I love tubes. I dropped those puppies in...BAM! The sound is sooo much warmer and thick. Simply lovely. I was diggin the sound. Then, the other night when I played with band....un-freakin' believable! The guitar mixes so well with the rest of the band now. For some reason the drums were much more intelligible too. I think perhaps the frequency the amp was occupying before was takin' away from the cymbals. Bob....you rock...JJ tubes rocks...and now my Carvin rocks even more. Man...why the hell don't amp come stock with these meanies in them?
So Stoked,
Jon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Veronneau" <pn1@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:14 PM
Subject: RE: Dual Rectifier Mesa Boogie
I just read the article from Roger at Peavey.
As you know, I used your integrated quad in my Peavey XXX combo 2X12 and used
two ECC832 to tame the gain.
The original EL34s from Peavey were fine but the gain on the amp was useless
after 5. The reverb sounded very good but the clean channel would break up too
fast. Replacing the EL34s by 6L6s increased the headroom but the clean channel
sounded dry and lifeless.
After installing the integrated quad and replacing the preamp tubes including 2
ECC832, the amp had a better clean sound, a bit more headroom, but still had
enough of that rich EL34 sound left to make me happy. The ECC832 allowed us to
control a smoother gain curve and made the gain knob actually usable from 1 to
10. This decreased the preamp noise a bit too, noticeable in the living room,
but not really on stage.
This XXX combo was a very good amp, out of the factory, but for the little extra
money involved, your tubes made it into an excellent performer with a bit more
tonal variety.
The retubed amp performed flawlessly for nearly a year before we sold it.
I always appreciate your instructions and recommendations. You always provided
us with appropriate information an never pressured us into buying anything from
you.
Keep up the good work,
A satisfied repeat customer,
Pierre Veronneau
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Veronneau" <pveronneau@datamentors.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: RE: Dual Rectifier Mesa Boogie
Hi Bob,
We put the tubes in the Dual Rectifier and were pleasantly surprised. The clean
channel has a lot of headroom and is a lot "richer/fatter" than before and is
actually usable. The gain channel is massive and has tons of low ends while the
highs are not piercing but very "audible". The biggest difference is that the
volume has not gone up much, like you said, more headroom instead, but that the
sound cuts through the rest of the band like a knife without being ear piercing.
It's more like a blanket of sound.
The other improvement is the response by the tubes to the guitar volume
and the pick attack. Very fast response and very wide range of sound by playing
with the guitar volume and the pick attack. Very very cool!!!
The only issue is the amp with the original Mesa tubes was handled quite well by
the Marshall 1960A cabinet. With your KT88s, GZ34s and ECC83S, the cab is not
handling the low ends very well. We tested a Mesa Boogie 4X12 with 4 EV12L black
shadows and a VHT fatbottom 4X12. Both cabinets make the amp sound even more
loud/massive/deep.
My son is very happy with the new sound. He can get the Blink 182 and Sum 41
sound variations just by playing with the guitar volume and can still get the
Metallica sound.
All in all, this is an awesome upgrade.
Pierre and Patrick Veronneau
----- Original Message ----- From: JON NELSON To: Eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:11 PM
Subject: Tube-a-licious!
Bob -
Just a quick note to thank you for hooking me up with the J & J Standard Re-tube Kit for my Peavey Classic 30.
Your recommendations were spot-on, and I could not be happier with the incredible tone that I am now getting from what used to be my least-played amp. The new set of J & J's, coupled with a new Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, have made MY SOUND the envy of our jam-night crowd. Creamy sustain, delicious break-up, and smooth, growly lows have replaced the brittle, squawky, AM radio-ish bark that was, unfortunately, the previous calling card for this amp. The most beautiful thing about this whole "transformation" is that all of this wonderful tone is achieved "al a' mode" - that is, plugged straight in - no pedals, no preservatives. My Epiphone Les Paul now blissfully grinds early Zeppelin with wanton joy, and my Tellie rips through classic Stones like a hot knife through butter. Really, it's a beautiful thing.
Fast, personal service. Great tubes. You can be assured that any tube amp that I own from now on will have
J & J's. Period.
Thanks,
Jon Nelson
Fargo, ND
----- Original Message ----- From: MBoogie@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 12:28 PM
Subject: Mark III series 300
Hey Bob, just wanted to say thank you for the tubes, and for answering my questions, seems like customer service is a thing of the past for most companies, but not yours. The 6L6's and ECC83S's sound incredible in my Mesa Mark III series 300, simply night and day compared to the Mesa Sovtek, the bottom end smacks you in the face and the high end is not too harsh, the clean channel shimmers and the distortion is thick and creamy. I will never buy tubes from Mesa again, I have owned my amp fourteen years as of March 05, and have always trusted their tubes (Mesa) you could say I was close minded, until I found out JJ Tubes cost around $40 less than what Mesa offered. Better tubes at a cheaper price, what a wake up call! I also found out that JJ made some tubes for Groove Tubes, they claim to be the best, but they (GT) are just buying tubes from JJ and putting their name on them, same thing with Mesa, Sovtek makes their tubes and Mesa puts their name on them, shame, shame. I would also like to say kudos on the two day shipping from Oregon to Ohio, I ordered my tubes on Monday and received them on Wednesday, very fast! I have a friend who is going to order some tubes from you for his Carvin. I will try to convert as many people as I can over to JJ Tesla's, I am in no way affiliated with Bob or JJ Tesla, just very happy that there are alternatives to tube solutions that will not sacrifice performance or my bank account. P.S. I will be ordering an extra set in the future
Thanx Tim Warren
----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Schulz To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 7:55 AM
Subject: New 12AX7s
Bob,
I never got around to a testimonial after my last order, so let me offer one up here... Use it on the website or just accept it as a personal back pat. As a career customer service rep with three different companies, I want to thank you for quick and responsive customer service, stupifyingly fast shipping, and prices that beat the Canadian tube store I've used in the past by a wide margin.
I know customer service, I appreciate it enormously, and it is very often the deciding factor, even overriding pricing in many cases, in who gets my business. Scot at Budda, Joe Naylor at Reverend, Paul Jr at Rivera, Dave Barber, and Matt Farrow from Pharaoh Amps are all great at customer service, so consider yourself in fine company if I tell you that you're as good or better than any of them. You've got a lifetime customer here and I'm happy to recommend you to anyone I know who doesn't know about you already. If you ever come to any of the Chicago area guitar shows I'd love to find you and shake your hand. So thanks again for the speedy service and great product. I'll be ordering up some spare EL84s soon for the Budda (the backup set is a quartet of Sovteks...)Sincerely,
Tim Schulz
DeKalb Illinois
From: "David Thrower" <thrower@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 6:19 PM
Subject: thanks for the tubes and expertise
hi Bob,
i want to thank you for dramatically improving two amps for me. first off,
the EL84's for my Classic 30 were just the ticket, they are very powerful and
full sounding, and you read me just right for breakup. secondly, the 6V6 you
sent me for my son's Nau Engineering combo was an INCREDIBLE improvement over
the EH6V6 that was in there before - much more powerful, much more clean
headroom, better overdrive, and gone is that friggin' SPLAT that the EH did when
it was slammed. thirdly, and finally, those high gain ECC83 S's were right on
the money. i put one in the Nau so it can get nice saturation using single
coils, and i put one in the V2 of the Classic 30 for more powerful overdrive. i
had C9's in there in both cases, which were nice, but the JJ's beat'em out
because they are more detailed and at 119/120 are like rocket fuel. you got the
goods, bro.
best regards,
David
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabriel B" <gberthe@gmail.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: tubes!
Bob!
Simply amazing. I had the "new gear" grin for quite a long time after putting in
the new tubes in my Legacy. Everything was fuller and richer, but my high-gain
lead sound has so much more sustain and thickness to it. I love the sound.
The shipping was surprisingly fast (2 days from Oregan to Virginia!) I would
confidently and highly recommend eurotubes.com and the JJ 6L6's to any Legacy
owners. You have left me an extremely satisfied customer. Thanks again for
everything,
--Gabe
----- Original Message ----- From: Scott00058@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:58 AM
Subject: Hey Bob.
Getting a standard re-tube for my Traynor YCV40
was the single best thing I've ever done to improve the way my amp sounds. It
went from sounding splashy and cold on the drive channels to being warm and
vintagey. It wasn't "almost" the sound I was looking for, It was EXACTLY what
I hoped for. Blew my mind! And, to me, tripled the value of the amp. The clean
channel impressed me too, real warm and breaks up beautifully. This amp sounds
like the real goods now. After spending so much on an amp, its a sin not to
drop a few more bucks to make the whole thing sound many times better. The
service was fantastic, professional and it was delivered from the west coast
to New York in 2 days. I'm totally impressed! Give Bob at Eurotubes a call and
you'll end up wishing you did it sooner.
Scott
----- Original Message ----- From: Hollie Tracy & Kelly To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:14 AM
Subject: Great sounding tubes
12-4-04 BOB, We have two new VOX AC-30 TBX Amps. They came with generic tubes. We replaced with your JJ Tubes. The Amps sounded good with original tubes, but they are GREAT with your tubes. Great Mids, crystal clear Highs, and good Low-end
punch. Bob, thank you for the GREAT service, GREAT product, good price and fast delivery!!! I will use your tubes in the future, and I have recommended your GREAT service to others.Jim (Glendale, Ca.)
----- Original Message ----- From: Tracy & Benita To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 7:38 AM
Subject: satisfied customer
Bob,
After having some time to test drive these new preamp tubes ( JJ ECC81 & ECC83S's in a Mesa DC3 ), I felt the need to update you on my progress. I asked for my overdrive channel to be smoothed out and man did you deliver! Instead of playing the with the OD Channel Gain at 2.5 I now play it at 4.5 with more string definition and smooth saturation than I ever dreamed possible from my amp. Gone is the irritating high end harshness and low end mud. You can count me as one truly satisfied customer.
Thanks again,
Tracy Criman
----- Original Message ----- From: Joel and Sara To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Got the tubes!
Hi Bob,
Just wanted to let you know the blues calibrated tubes arrived safe and sound and I didn't kill myself putting them in. Wow, what a difference! I thought my Peavey classic 50 210 sounded good before, but now it's simply awesome. The clean channel tones are like bells, feels like I'm in church! The gain channel is more transparent so the natural tone of my guitars comes through, the sparkling highs are not masked with distortion. Before with max gain, I could barely tell my strat apart from my Les Paul...not anymore, it's Texas Flood with the Strat and Black Dog with the Paul...thanks a million for the recommendation and super service!
best regards,
Joel Gagui
----- Original Message ----- From: STRAT@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: Thinkin' about it
Bob,
Received the tubes Sat. afternoon and installed them. Very nice packing, tubes were intact and nicely protected. Moved the Mesa ( 22 Cal ) to the workbench and completed re-tube. The amp floored me.....restored 'Chimy' sound to the fenders, Danelectro 12 string and 'growl', substantial mids and diabolical bass to the Gibsons and Hamer Newport. Thank you once again for a very nice product and taking the guesswork out of a black art for the average amp owner.
Jack deLaurentis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anibal Ojeda" <anibal.ojeda@aol.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 7:49 PM
Subject: My review.. thanks !!
I almost sold my amp two months ago, i was not happy at all with my 5150
combo, the tubes were so noisy i had to use Noise suppressor with the threshold
up to 10 !! & the distortion was good but not the best at this point & to heavy
!!! i had to do something so i started a research on 5150 on the Internet
&
got almost only positive things about it.. reading a user review at harmony
central took me to Bob's site Eurotubes.com the review was about a 5150 but this
person told so many great thing about eurotubes I had to try it out... visiting
the page got me to know a lot about tubes (i didn't know) & i saw the sets
of (Eurotubes 5150 combo high gain) i order one to see what happens. In the mean
time i was really inspire by the 5150 EX project on Eurotubes so i decided to
make an own project of my 5150 & the 5150 1/2 was born:
http://www.anibalnet.nl/5150.html
the combo was too heavy. The same day my new 5150 top was ready the Eurotubes
came in, MAN !! i never expected this. i had like a totally new amp it was not a
combo any more & it was sounding better !!! i can tell you as long as i play
guitar & play tubes amps i will always use eurotubes. & the service was the best
!! you always get answer on your messages (alsmos the same day) this is the kind
of service i always wanted to get, some one (who knows his stuff + nice + fast +
quality ) Forget the hype ! get a pair !!
Saludos,
Anibal Ojeda
----- Original Message ----- From: Ross To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Holy hell man! Got my tubes in last night, setup the amp, let it warm up for about 15 mins. Turned it up and honestly I never thought my amp could sound so rich, pure and controlled. I never new how much tubes could really effect the tone of an amp. I had to re adjust all my amp settings. I used to try the amps eq (bass, mid, treb, reso and pres) to "fix" what I did not like about the tone. Last night I found my self using the EQ to bring out what I loved about the tone!!!!! I was contemplating selling my amp and buying a new one but every amp I played that was in my price range just did not sound any better than my 5150 combo. So tubes was my last ditch effort and I have now learned it should have been the first thing I had thought of. You will definitely have my business after Christmas when we retube my 65 fender twin!
Thanks a million.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Baur" <dan.baur@bluewin.ch> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:37 PM
Subject: tubes (what else..?!)
Hi Bob!
I changed the tubes in my Triple Recto today! I put in the KT88 first, because I
could hardly wait to hear what they sound like! And I'm really astonished by how
big a difference it is! I love the sound! It's huge! And the louder you play
them, the better they sound, it seems to me. Of course, it's also due to the
other tubes ( high gain ECC83S's ), not only the KT88. For example, I never
liked the vacuum tube mode so much on the Recto, but now (with the GZ34's) I
love it!
Well, just wanted to let you know that I'm more than happy with my new tubes!
Thanks again for your help and advice!!!
Daniel
----- Original Message ----- From: IronStable@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 6:05 AM
Subject: JJ's for a Blues Junior for harp
Hi Bob!
I got the tubes I ordered from you on Friday on Monday. That's what I call
service. I tried a preamp arrangement a friend recommended and was totally
underwhelmed. The feedback was improved, but not much. More importantly, the
amp sounded tight, thin and constrained (power tubes still stock). I then
decided to follow your kind advice and sat them up exactly as you had
prescribed. WOW! The amp opened up tremendously. Very open and breathy with
much more transparency. It even seemed to have more headroom. Then I swapped
the power tubes. Incredible. Open, clear and much more powerful. Feed back is
virtually gone at any reasonable volume level. I can now crank the gain up to
9 or better and run the master up to 9 or 10 with virtually any of my mics.
The Boss blues driver, a Boss revere and other effects now sound wonderful and
natural. I can't wait to get the Weber in it.
I'll grant you it's still not my 59 Bassman RI, but your tubes have
transformed a kinda neat little living room amp to a very respectable, totally
phatt piece of equipment that you don't have to make a lot of excuses for. You
just open up the pipes and wail!
I would recommend that anyone with one of these amps give you a call, tell you
what they want to do, and then follow your suggestions exactly. You know what
you are doing and your tubes are righteous.
Rave on my friend and I'll give you an update with the Weber.
Sincerely,
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: JERRY To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 6:24 PM
Subject: thanks again
Bob, thanks again for the sugestion to use JJ 6V6's in my JTM 45 in place of the 5881's The change was fantastic. All the mud is gone there are more highs and a tight bottom end (what more could you want). I posted this on The Plexi Palace so other people can take advantage of your tip. I hope you get a lot of orders. In my three years of ordering from you, you have always helped on the phone and your tubes have never let me down. Thanks for the tip, your time and the tubes. All the best,
Jerry from NJ
----- Original Message ----- From: Telefuel@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: New tubes...hot rod...ECC83S and 6V6
Hi Bob....the new tubes came for the Hot Rod (a day before i expected them, by the way) and i just put them in, let her warm up for quite a while, plugged in a strat and........Holy smoke!...what is this new creature that has come to life! I can only explain the sound in one word: Articulate! Everything i played on my strat from chick'n pick'n to Hendrix just rang. I wasn't sure that I wasn't making this up in my mind, so I plugged in my Les Paul and...same thing. I don't know what it is exactly, but this amp just sings now. i absolutely can't wait to REALLY turn it up at a gig and see what Happens...Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much
Mark
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregg" <darkflame@hermetech.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 7:34 PM
Subject: first impressions - eurotubes in traynor ycv20wr
hey bob,
a little first impressions review for your website! "after changing the stock
sovtek tubes (which was a complete nightmare because i didn't have a 90 degree
screwdriver - i had to take the speaker out to change them) for the new JJ ones,
and switching on and leaving for 10 minutes to warm up, i had a play for about
20 minutes. first off i bought the amp for it's versatility (clean and
overdriven). although i am a beginner and mainly only play basic ryhthm stuff
with
open chords at the moment (rock anf folk), i wanted an amp that could grow with
me whatever style i ended up playing. because of this, at the moment, it is the
clean channel which gets used 95% of the time, so please take the follwing notes
with that in mind! the clean channel has gained CLARITY, that's the most
impressive thing, it just sounds nicer overall, with a smoother and more
extended top end. harmonics ring very nicely, and it seems like notes sustain
for longer too (although this could just be me!) the dirty channel has also
improved. gone is the slightly grainy sound, gone also is the unusable
sound when cranked high. what it has been replaced with is pure tube goodness!
it's all subjective i know, but i really thought this was a vast
improvement. whether you have the boost
turned on or off, it sounds great, from slightly overdriven (very warm) to full
on distortion with a wonderful natural sucking compression on your picking
attack (something i never noticed with the stock tubes, although it may have
been there). all in all a vast improvement for only 40 bux! do not hesitate to
do business with this man! and pretty prompt service too (considering i live in
japan)." thanks for these tubes bob! i will place another order with you when
these ones are on their last legs!
take care and best wishes,
gregg.
----- Original Message ----- From: W DELGADO To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 8:09 AM
Subject: tubes and tone
Bob, You now have another new customer for life! I can only describe the tone of my 5150 head as unbelievable! I received the phase inverter tube and the other HG ecc83 and the pair of #39 6l6 output tubes yesterday. I ended up installing all of the new tubes in the 5150. Before I did I played for about an hour with the old chinese tubes. I then installed the JJ's. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never heard such musically beautiful and rich distortion as I have now. Much tighter bottom end and insane note articulation. I was really unhappy with this amp before, but now I love the tone. Plexi? No problem, Brown sound in spades. And over the top is an understatement. It sounds like a different and much better amp. The amount of gain that I can achieve now is breathtaking, and with sweet singing tone . And that is at bedroom volume. With the master volume at three to five its tone and gain heaven. These tubes made all of the difference. And this is all without a bias mod! That will happen soon enough. You should also be commended for your quick and professional service and fast shipping. Everything arrived in perfect condition and the packing job was first rate. You have, I believe the finest product out there right now and I have and will continue to recommend you to all of my fellow musicians. Nice going! I hope you stay in business forever.
Sincerely,
Rollie Delgado
----- Original Message ----- From: "TATO" <USTAR@comcast.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 6:03 PM
BOB GOT THE TUBES TODAY THANKS AGAIN FOR ANSWERING MY NUMEROUS QUESTIONS AND FOR
THE SPEEDY SERVICE. THE JJ ECC83S'S ADDED THE TIGHTNESS I WAS LOOKING FOR. NOTES
HAVE MORE DEFINITION. THE HI SHRILL SOUND IF THAT'S A WORD THAT THE STOCK SOVTEK
12AX7WA'S MY CARVIN TS100 ALL TUBE POWER AMP WAS GIVING ME IS GONE. SOUNDED
GREAT BEFORE SOUNDS UNREAL NOW!!!!!!!
THANKS BOB!!!!
JIM RESENDES
----- Original Message ----- From: Dominic Scoppetto To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Integrated Sextet Option #1
Bob,
I received my Integrated Sextet Option #1 today (2 days from your door to mine). I installed them and the Mesa High Gain Front End Kit into my 3-channel Triple Rectifier and I was compelled to play non-stop for over three hours. Wow, talk about nailing the tone I was after! You nailed it on the money. And talk about "Plug and Play", I think I played for the better part of one hour before I even started tweaking the EQ of the amp. This integrated sextet seems to fill in everything the Mesa STR-430's (YEL) were lacking. You really can hear the E34L's crunch up in the mids without stepping on the 6L6GC's, providing the lead tone I was after, while still maintaining that signature Recto tone in the Modern mode, only better! The cleans are so much more dynamic and responsive to my playing. The Vintage mode in the Orange channel is so much more fluid and dynamic. The overall tone of the amp now has so much more detail and harmonic content. What a great combination of tones!
Also, your customer service is top notch. I realize that you must get an overwhelming amount of e-mails, but you found the time to answer all my questions (in multiple e-mails) and helped me to make a purchase that I am extremely pleased with. I am a very satisfied customer indeed. I have been playing guitar for over 20 years and always found power tube selection a crap shoot. You took the time to really listen to what I was after and got it right on the first roll of the dice.
I encourage any Recto owner to at least give these Integrated Sextets a try. I doubt that you'll be disappointed, even if you are not a big fan of EL-34 type crunch.
Keep up the fine work, you have gained a repeat customer, one that will recommend you to others.
Respectfully,
Dominic Scoppetto
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/domct203/eurotube.html
----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurice Cashman" <Maurice.Cashman@genmills.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 7:15 AM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Bob,
Just wanted to let you know that I received the complete retube kit for my
Peavey 5150 combo on Friday. Thanks again for all your help with the matter. I
installed them and noticed a significant difference in many characteristics of
the amp. First of all, the amp is much quieter now, even on the lead channel.
This was a very nice surprise as I was not expecting it to get any quieter,
especially since I ordered the high gain kit. Second, the amp really does sing
now with the balanced EC883S for the phase inverter. I did notice the gain
increase in the sound of the amp. The best thing about it is that the tone also
got better with the increase gain, instead of muddy. I truly love the sound of
the amp now. The rhythm channel is also much improved, I just need more time in
the day to play the amp now. Thanks again for the help; I will definitely
continue to purchase all of my tubes through Eurotubes from now on. Feel free to
post this with the rest of your customer reviews as I will also be doing a write
up on Harmony Central spreading the word about your business.
Thanks,
Maurice Cashman
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Addis" <john@a42.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes (of course!)
Hey, Bob. I've been playing the new tubes ( JJ ECC83S & 6V6's ) for about a week
now and I wanted to thank you -- the difference in this amp is truly amazing.
With the old tubes the "dirty" channel on my amp would go from mostly clean to
harsh, buzzy, clipping in just a hair's width movement of the gain knob.
Now, I've got a huge sweet spot where I can get a nice, round, warm overdrive or
dig in for a little extra scream.
Thanks again for a quality product at an excellent price.
--john
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Miller To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: WOW.
I received your tubes yesterday, ( JJ ECC83S's ) and just put them in. I have to admit, my TriAxis as NEVER sounded better. There are very few things that are actually as good as all the hype, and your tubes are one of them! I am totally blown away. Thanks for knowing your stuff man! Not only am I a customer for life, my tube amp wielding friends soon will be!
- Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Gassie" <d_gassie@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Eurotubes Order Confirmation / Shippment arrived
Bob;
No doubt the JJ tubes you sent for my Fender Blues Junior are SWEET, but your
outstanding service is even better! My package arrived only a week after
you shipped and considering I'm in Mexico, that was quite an acomplishment in
itself! It got here perfectly packed and protected. The sound of the tubes in
the amp is incredible, even more than I imagined.
Once again, thank you for your outstanding service and products.
Dan Gassie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barrellet olivier" <obarrellet@yahoo.ca>To:
"Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent:
Friday, September 24, 2004 1:51 PM Subject:
feedback !
Just got the complete retube kit for my traynor YCV20 WR amp, this is my
review and you can use it on your website. Let me say that i'm really impressed
! i've been playing guitar for more than 15 years and i've heard tons of amps,
so i know if an amp sounds good or not. Stock, the amp sounded fairly good,
especially the clean channel, really warm and punchy. But i wasn't satisfied
with the gain channel, i found it harsh and brittle. So for 40$, based on good
reviews i decided to retube the amp with JJs (2 EL84 and 3 ECC83).
It's simply the best money i've ever spent on gear ! I'm no audiophile freak, but i immediately noticed a volume increase on both channels, like a boost. Now the clean tones are just amazing, i kid you not, shimmering Voxy tones, warm and fat. It is hard to describe. The gain channel is now smooth, the harshness is gone, the amp sings.
I must admit that i had some doubts about the whole tube swapping thing, beleive me, it's the first time i experiment with tubes, it REALLY makes a difference, even my wife could hear it :)
Bob has been very professional, fast and very nice. Even when i was harassing
him with my questions. Kudos to him !
I recommend JJ tubes to everyone, they're great.
Thanks
Olivier
----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Hill To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Feedback -
Bob,
Here's my impressions of the Tube sets that you sent. You are more than
welcome to use these opinions
on your website should you like.
www.eurotubes.com
(I am not related in any way to eurotubes or Bob)
While I find that guitar amp sounds/flavors are kinda like opinions (you know
the saying) - I did find that the Eurotubes - to my ear did make a difference.
I found the Blues Tubes to be quieter than the Stock Sovteks for the YCV20.
They definitely
allowed me more, wider room to adjust and play with the gain and volume on the
clean channel and
get a wider variety of tones. The tones of the tubes *are* better than the
stock Sovteks. Fuller, and less harsh.
When you get your tubes - take a moment to see how Bob put them together, that
tube in the center is the Power Inverter tube and it goes in the slot between
the two tall tubes. (It's the only visible short tube).
If you are not a big fan of heavy distortion, and want lots of smooth tones -
the blues tubes are the ones for you. They'll widen that range of
non-distortion for you and let you really get some nice tones out of your amp.
I made the mistake of placing the tubes into the system- and originally put
the ECC832 into the Power inverter slot - not it's intended position. However
the amp did function just fine. So - pay attention to where those tubes go!
The standard tubes for the YCV20 are a marked improvement on the SovTek tubes.
Distortion and a buttery smooth crunch is to be had at the higher end of the
clean channels gain range. A huge improvement in tone at that range. Just
awesome.
I have not had time to play around with the distortion channel (channel 1)
however,
I have faith that these tubes are going to lend their sound their as well.
For the price, it's a bargain and an easy way to let your ear decide for you
what you like.
Bob answered all of my questions - and I must say that for a simple tube swap
- this neophyte had lots of questions. Bob's patience is the mark of a good
businessman who cares about the long term health of his company. So much so -
that the experience was very pleasant, and I think I may just give Bob first
whack at all my tube needs. Not that I have many yet. But I am sure a bad case
of G.A.S. will cure that in no time. GRIN.
My suggestion - if you are experimenting - get both sets - It's like $90 or so
shipped. A small price to pay for experimenting with a new sound.
If you like one or the other (blues/crunch) for sure, then the corresponding
set will run you around $50 or so shipped. again - a bargain.
----- Original Message ----- From: Nick To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:07 PM
Subject: RE:
Bob, I put in the set of Replacement tubes ( JJ EL84's and ECC83S's ) you sent me today for my Marshal JCM 2000 DSL 201 and Holy S***!, what a difference All of the chunky bottom that was missing was suddenly there and the distortion is not muddy anymore but nice and crisp. The best way I can describe the sound is now the distortion has a nice full saturated sound to it With no breaking up. Nice singing sustain, and much more glassy sounding than the Groove tubes that were in there before.
The Groove tube distortion was much muddier and more brittle sounding. Looks like you have a convert here. I have lots of guitarist friends here in Boston and will definitely spread the word.
Thanks again, I was ready to put this thing right back on EBay and can it, but now it sounds like a different amp.
Nick
----- Original Message ----- From: pentadil To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
thanks for the fast shipment....
here is my review of the JJ 6V6...you can quote me.
"With these tubes available today there is no good reason to pay for over
priced NOS tubes.
They are as good or better sounding than anything made, possibly ever."
Thanks !!
Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:41 AM
Subject: Thank you for May 26th order
Dear Bob,
Thanks for your time and advice today. The JJ tubes you shipped me in late
May are very musical and sound great in combination with a ceramic Weber Blue
Dog speaker and the 1988 Carvin XV-112E combo clean channel. The overdrive
channel is suboptimal and is not used.
I am enjoying playing single note lines like never before. The tone is
warm and sings. Compression seems just right. The Epiphone Limited Edition Dot
Deluxe 335 Flame Wine Red with Gibson-designed pickups, mahogany neck and maple
body helps get the music going. The guitar is a cut above the rest of the line.
Someday I will call you again to help me retube my vintage Marshalls 1967-73.
Congrats on your success and excellent customer service.
Keep Rockin'
The Real RokDoc
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chandler Bryan" <@yahoo.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes!
Bob, I put the new set of JJ's into my new Peavey Delta Blues today and...
well, not that you'll be surprised, but WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I thought I knew that
new tubes could improve an amp, but I really didn't have any idea. The DB is now
smoother sounding, with a high end that's much less brittle and metallic and a
low end that is much more even and balanced. A really amazing improvement in
tone over the OE Sovteks.
Thanks again,
Chandler
----- Original Message ----- From: Dossick, Kyle To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: Tubes for Mesa Road King
BOB, FANTASTIC!!! NIGHT AND
DAY!!!! UNBELIEVABLE TONE FROM MY ROAD KING!!!!
The JJ tube setup you came up with for my Mesa Road king amp is a work of geniusness!! ( JJ 6L6GC/E34L's & high gain ECC83S's ) Warm, Sparkling cleans from an amp that generally falls short there, Restored chug in the low end while staying tight, It knocked a picture off my wall!! Harmonics and "Zakk Wylde" squeals are back! Sweet mids and Smooth highs too. The brittle, thin crunch tone on the lead channels is HISTORY!!!! I knew there was a real amp hiding inside there!!! I absolutely cannot believe the difference. A whole new world of great tone to explore. Your service and direction is outstanding!! My local store just wanted me to buy some other tubes "uh these should work" the guy said, and the guy had to keep asking me "What kind of amp do you have again ?" Won't be going there too much anymore! I am a Eurotubes customer for life!
Thanks! Kyle Dossick
----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Klein To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 7:33 AM
Subject: Thank you for the great results (as always)
Hi Bob,
I'm finally getting around to thanking you for your recommendations on my Mesa/Boogie EL84 20/20 power amp. As you suggested, I bought a matched-quad of EL84s and three ( matched & balanced ) ECC83s's to completely revamp the Mesa.
That's just what it did. I had a hard time believing how much better this already amazing-sounding amp was performing. The bass was much richer and dense, without that annoying loose "farty-ness". Now, the 20/20 has a great, tight, low-end (something it was lacking previously). The midrange became super-smooth. What I was most impressed with was its effects on the upper-range. The high frequencies just sparkle! They are so clean and clear, but not the slightest bit harsh.
I was blown away by the performance of JJs in my old 5150, but THIS is ridiculous. LONG LIVE EUROTUBES!!!!!
Warm regards,
Michael
----- Original Message ----- From: "michael dombrowski" <dombrowskim@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 1:37 PM
Subject: RE: Tubes!
Hey Bob,
Just wanted to let you know that I did my first gig with my Carvin Nomad
after putting in the JJ's that you recommended. Wow, what a difference! The
clean channel now has some "spank" to it, and the dirty channel really tightened
up as well. I couldn't be more pleased. Thanks for the fast shipping too. I'm a
believer in Eurotubes!
Thanks again.
Michael
----- Original Message ----- From: Wes Inman To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Bob
Bob- Thank You! Got the JJ ECC83S's you recommended for my Hot Rod Deluxe yesterday. Wow, very nice. They did exactly what you said they would. Tightened up the bass on the Drive channels so nice. Also rounded off the top a little. No more harshness. It's like a new amp. What I really like is now I can add more bass to the clean channel for a nice full tone, when I go to Drive or More Drive no more "flubbiness".
I also appreciate the time you spent to send a personal e-mail several times. You are a rarity in today's business world. I am going to recommend you and your JJ Tubes to all my friends.
I'll be ordering power tubes from you soon.
Much success,
Wes Inman, Torrington Ct.
----- Original Message ----- From: Michels Harold (PTNA) To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:43 AM
Subject: 6v6's kick ass
Hello Bob,
I just received the new 6V6's (much sooner than I anticipated, another plus). I would have to say your review was right on. I use a Victoria Deluxe and till now it always seemed a little too midrangy and harsh in the highs. I was using Electro Harmonix 6V6's or the General Electrics which came in the amp, but these JJ's are clearly superior. Everything I have heard is the same as you described in your 6V6 shootout. The highs are sweeter with a little less midrange, (it still sounds like a tweed amp, I wouldn't want to change that) and clearer, deeper bass. Based on what I have heard to this point I am going to sell all my Sovtek/Electro Harmonix stuff and most of my new old stock. I just hate to sell all my Telefunkens but who knows. Next stop, are the 6L6's for my Victoria Bassman. Thanks a lot it was totally worth it!
Harry
----- Original Message ----- From: "ERIC OVERALL" <kcmebo@msn.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: Power and preamp tubes for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Bob,
Recceived the tubes (Blues option #2 with 6v6's, ECC83S's and an ECC832 for V2)
on Thursday !, Great fast shipping! As for the sound of my Hot Rod Deluxe, I am
no longer looking to buy a new amp! I have a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker and
with the tube configuration I now get a great new sound. No longer too much of a
touchy volume and the gain channel is much more useable. As for the tone! WOW
nice and clean not too bright and crackly with a great mid / low punch when
dialed in correctly. I have been playing for about 15 years. I am just music
enthusiast and not in a band. I like the SRV,Hendrix,BB King bluesy stuff
etc.... but also like to crank up some Metallica, Iron Maiden Van Halen sounds
now and then. I do have to say this amp is now more versatile for getting the
tones I like. I run an ibanez tube king through the clean channel and with the
new tubes I get a great metal punch. I also sometimes use a Tube Screamer. I am
still messing around with the dial for tone but this amp has a whole new
character sound. I lThanks Again for the advice and the tubes,
----- Original Message ----- From: koen tytgat To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:22 AM
Subject: thank you !
Hi,
I’m Koen Tytgat and I have ordered a ful retube for my 5150 combo from you some time ago. It has arrived yesterday and the minute I fired my amp up I was in tonal heaven ! I was somewhat displeased with my amp and I was thinking about selling it but not any more ! I can’t believe the right grade of tubes can make such a difference (because I already had bought jj-tubes from the tube store but the tone wasn’t there. Anyway, thanks a million, Bob. Keep up the good work.
A satisfied customer from Belgium,
Koen Tytgat
----- Original Message ----- From: Robrschafr@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 9:50 PM
Subject: Great Tubes for Deluxe Reverb!!
Bob,
You've got another convert here!!! I purchased and installed your Complete
Retube kit and wow, am I satisfied! I got a 1980 Fender DR because it was the
last of the PTP DR's. I only wanted it to run my Solid body Gibson's thru it.
But once I retubed, I tried my Fenders and guess what? Oh, I forgot, you know
damn well what! The amp sounds super with anything I plug in......Next month,
we retube the Silver Face Super! Thanks man..........Robert R
----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Hawkins To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:44 PM
Subject: MesaBoogie 22
Bob,
I got my tubes in and installed. ( JJ EL84's & ECC83S's )
This amp always had a great sound. I dreaded the day I had to change tubes because I feared that I would loose my tone. I can’t believe it got even better.
Thanks for a great product.
Brad Hawkins
----- Original Message ----- From: Yiannis Politis To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Fender Prosonic
Bob,
Just thought I would write you and let you know about my tubes. In one word: awesome.
Everything you said was true. The amp tightened up quite a bit and is just a monster. Class A really is unbelievable. My friend came over last night, who also owns a prosonic combo, and was blown away. Looks like he will be signing up with Eurotubes as well.
Thanks for the verbal help during installation and the straightforward answers when choosing the tubes.
The word on the street is that you are "the man". Im a believer.
Yiannis Politis
----- Original Message ----- From: SBKSMITH@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 7:49 AM
Subject: JJ Tubes ROCK......
Hi Bob,
The tubes ( jj 6L6GC's and ECC83S's for my JTM30 ) came in Friday and I put
them in last night. MAN!!!! Those things sound awesome!! Thanks for your
professional attitude with the sale and your friendly advice about the choice
of tubes that would be right for me. I'm very pleased with the experience and
as well as the improved sound of my amp.
Keith Smith
----- Original Message ----- From: <sstolle@mmm.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: Hi Bob, 6V6 question
Hi Bob,
Wow! Great service! I got my tubes yesterday, I wasn't expecting them until
today. Thanks so much for the great service. I popped them in my amp ( Deluxe
Reverb ) and they sound spectacular. Really deep solid bass and sparkly highs
now. Everything I've read about them indicates they're a pretty tough tube so I
have them biased a little hot at a little over 10w idle dissipation. I like a
tough, raw sound and these are really delivering the goods!
Thanks again,
-Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Roche To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:24 AM Subject: Question concerning H&K Replex....
Hi Bob,
I recently received the Integrated Quad I ordered for my Dual Rec as well as the new ECC83s's and wow! What a difference that made. Much, clearer and crisper. Still sounds like a Recto but wow, it sounds a lot healthier. Real punchy. Love it! Thanks a ton for that and the 3 or 4 day shipping, too. I think I ordered them one Sunday night and got them Thursday morning--my day off, too (Good timing)! Killer, job. I've had tons of fun with the amp since. Thanks again. I'll definitely recommend you to others!!!
Thanks,
Greg R.
----- Original Message ----- From: CIS Steeplejacks To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 12:03 PM
Subject: Eurotube purchase
Bob,
Dude I have to first mention that we had to download your main page photo from your website in which I will official hang up next to my amp – It is great!!! I have to thank your expertise and great ear. The full set of tubes you have sent me for my Marshall are incredible!!! We had rehearsal today and it was like night and day! I am taken my amp to get a bias setup this week to ensure everything is tweaked the right way and working properly. I will be in touch very soon to order some spares!!! Thank you for helping me find the sound I have been looking for!!! It was a great pleasure doing business with you.
Mike Hardin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Rudd" <jasrudd@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: Tubes for 5150 and 5150 II
I wanted to let you know that I took my amp(5150 biased to 42mA) to the local
Guitar center and we cranked up my 5150 loaded with JJ's and they were blown
away, they never had heard a tone that close to EVH!!! These guys were sold on
GrooveTubes, but I think I might have changed some minds!!!! LOL!!
Thanks again!!!
Jason
----- Original Message ----- From: Lommock, John To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: Tube recommendation
Bob,
I put the tubes in last night. Wow what a difference! I didn’t get a chance to play around very much but I cranked the volume to max and the distortion was very nice. I know for a fact that this amp never sounded as good as it does now! I’m going to recommend a set to my brother who has also has a blues jr.
Awesome service and an awesome product!
Thanks,
John
----- Original Message ----- From: "Siegle, Shane" <Shane.Siegle@qwest.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:47 AM
Subject: Triple XXX preamp tubes
Bob, I got my graded ( high gain ) ecc83-s for my Triple XXX yesterday and all I
can say is WOW. Just as you said my lows are tighter and cleaner, my mids are
smoother, and my highs are a lot less piercing. You've made my amp go from great
to unbelievable. I appreciate the time you took to make sure I was getting the
tubes that fit my style. You have a customer for life now.
Thank you Shane Siegle
----- Original Message ----- From: KEVIN MURPHY To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: Hotrod Deluxe
Hi Bob,
Those tubes really did bring down the wattage, ( Hotrod Deluxe with JJ 6V6's and ECC83S's ) now I can play without having to put pillows in front of the amp. My ears thank you. That sharp high pitched squeal is gone. It really does sound a lot like the Fender 65 DRRI now. I can hardly wait til I get my new Weber blue dog speaker.
It sounds great, just like you described, bluesy and crunchy
let me go play, a few more songs til the sun goes down
thanks again for the tubes, and info
Kevin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan" To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: Mesa Dual Rec Questions
Bob,
Got your JJ's in the mail today...all I can say is thank you! This thing really
hauls ass now...( Dual Rec with E34L's, high gain ECC83S's and GZ34's ) It has
never had this much sustain and detail at the same time. And my distortion
channel actually cleans up by just strumming lighter. Dynamics with
balls....exactly what I was looking for! And the Hughes and Kettner Rotosphere
now rocks as well. You were right about that hi-gain 12Ax7....really sweetens it
up and makes less noise.
Thanks again....I will be returning! -Ryan
----- Original Message ----- From: Douglas Eaton To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 7:46 PM
Subject: Tubes..
Hi Bob,
This is Douglas from Bali. Well I finally got the tubes about 2 weeks ago but was just practicing with the amp ( Fender Hotrod Deluxe ) with no pushing it, I went out and played a gig last night. Wow, huge difference, so much sweeter and thick with all the complex harmonics everyone has written about. Anyone that had heard me before with the old tubes in the room mentioned how killer I sounded, very cool. Last but not lease, the overdrive section that sounded like cardboard; it is exactly like some of things I read on the net, it sounds better now than my old tube screamer, impressive to say the least, and I can even get that section to chime as well!
So with the combination of the Celestian v 30 and the retube I am set, I am making a box for the Fender Jensen so I can have a little stack, should be ok, you don’t think it will stretch the power section too much do you? The whole rig is louder now too, but sweet loud not abrasive.
Keep up the killer work, I am really happy to have found you on the net, pleasure doin biz with you.
Best to you my friend,
Douglas
BTW- Happy Fourth!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Klotz" > To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: You are the MAN!
Bob,
I just did the bias and retube ( TSL60 with E34L's and ECC83S's ). It's
late so I was only able to play at relatively low volumes and I can't believe
the difference! I had to back off my levels on the eq. The highs are singing,
the mids are beautiful and the low end is tight. I got the dynamics back to my
sound! I'm still in shock. My amp has sustain, punch, and most of all "TONE"
again!
Your expertise and customer service are through the roof! I look forward to
doing business with you in the future and I will definitely be spreading the
word about eurotubes. I will be in contact with you in the future about retubing
my Peavey.
Thank you!
Kevin Klotz
----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Scrivens To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 9:09 AM
Subject: thanks!
Bob, thank you so much for the power tube advice. everything that you told me would happen (using 6l6's in the el34 bias mode of my mesa) did happen. before i was very uninspired by this amp thinking that it was the preamp that was lacking depth and harmonics. nope, it was the poweramp. i am, once again, inspired. thanks. -eric scrivens
----- Original Message ----- From: <sawilson@sawilson.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes for Traynor YCV40
Wow.
Just, WOW. I can't believe how great these tubes sound, ( JJ 6L6GC & ECC83S )
and you can quote me on that. I've NEVER had 6L6's sound this great or act this
responsive when saturated. I'm pulling things at max volume on the clean channel
with a THD Hotplate that simply shouldn't be possible. You should be getting an
order shortly from a friend of mine with a Fender Hotrod Deville that *was* a
mullard fanatic. He was pissed at how cleanly these tubes "break" compared to
his mullards. I had to threaten him with violence to get my amp back. You've
sold him. You've sold me. Hell, you've sold everyone that's heard them. Night
and day difference between the OEM sovtek's. THANKS!!!
Thanks AGAIN for the incredible tubes! I'm a customer for life now.
----- Original Message ----- From: James McCracken To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: smokes!!!
Bob,
Got the tubes installed, and the amp dialed in. Can not thank you enough for your recommendations! You were spot on with what the amp would sound like after retubing... I commend your use of English to convey how an amp's tone changes with new tubes. I would strongly recommend anyone retubing a dual or triple rectifier to use your integrated quads and new preamp tubes. My amp is alive! The cleans are shimmering, and the high-gain makes my legs shake at high volume now without losing clarity or tone... totally cool. As soon as I find a few more bucks I think I will get those rectifier tubes you recommended. I'll get back to you on that.
Before installing the tubes into my amp, I put them into my friend's triple recto that has been rather problematic, and my god... what a difference! I think he ordered some tubes from you today.
Bob, so far, you've got the Birmingham, AL stamp of approval!
-James
----- Original Message ----- From: "> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 7:34 PM
Subject: RE: tubes for my blues jr.
Hi Bob,
Just wanted to say thanks for the great tubes. I just played a gig with them
installed a couple nights ago. The blues jr. broke up nice and early, just like
I wanted. Also, the overdrive - even with a pedal - sounded more natural to my
ears. I got quite a few compliments on my tone after the show. Just wanted to
let you know that I am a very satisfied customer.
Many thanks!
Ted
----- Original Message ----- From: Laurence Abney To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: Peavey Classic 30
Bob
I received my new tubes for my Classic 30 and installed them today, wow! What a recommendation! I also replaced the speaker with a Vintage 30 and the transformation of the amp is truly unbelievable. Thank you so much, my only regret is that I did not do this a year ago. You have a customer for life I will spread the word.
Regards
Laurence
----- Original Message ----- From: David Myka To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:59 AM
Subject: RE: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Bob,
After installing and playing the amp with the new tubes for a while I finally have some feedback. Fist thing I want to say is that I had to get used to a new amp! This amp now sings as you predicted but it is also very sensitive to my guitar volume and tone as well the tone shaping ability in the amp itself is more articulate. The 12AX7s are pretty high gain tubes aren’t they? I may have to order the next set down because my p90s won’t stop growling! Just kidding, I love it. What I find I am doing now is running into an overdrive unit and just using the clean channel. I have been mostly into fusion jazz lately and this works pretty well for me. The clean channel is something to behold. I love it.
I am custom guitar builder and having this (new) amp to demo my instruments has made all the difference. I don’t have to excuse the tone anymore and my guitars are sounding so much more articulate and musical. Thank you so much for giving my amp a new life and me a new tonal playground!
~David
----- Original Message ----- From: reneb To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: 6V6 inquiry
Dear Bob @Eurotubes,
I just want to say thank you for helping me select a good tube combination for my needs. i installed the JJ 6V6's and high gain JJ ECC83S's into my 60watt Fender Blues Deville 4x10, and not only did they breathe new life into my amp, but also really tightened up the bottom so that i can actually hear the mids again. "crunch" ain't the word. "CRUSH" is more like it! i never knew my lil' BDV could have such balls! now, instead of farting out when the clean channel is opened up, the amp just plain flat out comes alive, the louder the better. no more ice-picks in the eardrums from the highs anymore, either. they're still there when i want them, but so much clearer and less shrill. even using the stock Fender ceramic speakers the punch and definition is such an improvement, i had to hear it to believe it. in less than two minutes i had a high performance tune-up. unreal. a good set of replacement speakers is next for me, and with that, i think i can sit back and not jones for another, different amp for quite some time.
my amp thanks you. my guitars thank you. my wallet thanks you, but most of all, I thank you.
Yours,
Rene
----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Wolfram To: Eurotubes Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 11:12 PM
Subject: Replacement tube report.
Gday Bob,
Its now been a few weeks since i put the new JJ tubes into my mesa 50cal so ive been able to play it a fair bit, and ive gotta say it sounds absolutely brilliant!!!! Its so dynamic, i mean ive been playing jazz cleans along to wes montgomery type stuff through the dirty channel just by setting it up a little dirty and turning the guitar volume down, just sounds fantastic!
I havent yet had a chance to put the tubes in the ENGL as it needs a bias and ive been studying up until now, but ill get around to that soon.
Once again, great sound from the mesa, just so warm and rich, i love it!
Cheers,
Ben.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Freese" <logic@mchsi.com> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 8:35 PM
Subject: Letter to Bob From Jerry Freese
I had to write again after buying your matched set of preamp tubes for my Dual
rectifier 3 channel. My Marshalls are mad at you. I have 2 cool marshalls (an
SLX & DSL 50) which I loved to play leads on I belived these two amps to be the
only two of the three main amps I have I could play warm saturated smooth
distortion leads on. That was once true. Now my rectifier totally hangs for
leads (or is better) than my Marshalls!! They never get played anymore!!!!
Jerry
----- Original Message ----- From: To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:34 AM
Subject: JJ Tubes review
Some quick feedback about my EUROTUBE experience. Let’s make this a math problem: if JJ Tubes are superb and Bob’s business acumen and customer service are tops, then that makes EUROTUBEs a smart investment. It is for me, anyway. Long story short: I went searching for new tubes and I got a businessman/musician who has a passion for what he does and took the time to familiarize me with why he was recommending certain spec’d tubes. Bob even went the extra mile to ensure I received my tubes (by driving out to the airport and personally ‘overnighting’ a set of tubes) when there was some error with the order. The tubes arrived super fast and are solid performers, just as he described they would be. Bob not only told me about the tubes and the differences I’d likely hear but he told me HOW to re-tube. I have a Traynor and he knew that amp like it was sitting right in front of him. Soon, I’ll be coming back for him to help re-tube my Aiken. Bob is a man of good character and knows his stuff! Bob has taken the "complexity" out of the real world math problem of shopping for tubes and reminded me that music really is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting (without being aware that we're counting). Bottom line is that he made my tube hunt easy for me. I'm extremely impressed with every aspect of his business---and thankful for his tube quest. Thanks for everything, Bob; the tubes sound great. Respectfully, Ike
----- Original Message ----- From: Siegle, Shane To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:25 AM
Subject: Thank you
Bob, I just got my set of 6l6gc's for my Triple XXX and I can not believe how good it sounds. I had read about how much better the JJ's were, but didn't believe it until I popped these puppies into my amp. It literally sounds like I bought a new amp, thanks again.
Very Happy Customer,
Shane Siegle
----- Original Message ----- From: <stevedaily@adelphia.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Traynor YCV80
Bob,
Thank you for your recommendation! I just received the tubes today (Saturday)
and wow, your description was dead on when you said you could smooth out and
sweeten the tone of my YCV80. I recently bought a MIM Strat and it sounded harsh
through this amp. With the new JJ's it is much more pleasing to the ear. I was
going to replace the speakers, but now I'm in no hurry to do so. Thanks again
for the personalized, quick service.
Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Glahn" <b.glahn@verizon.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Marshall Tubes
Now that I have had a few days to mess with the DSL 100, I wanted to say thanks
one more time. The JJ's have a very different feel and tone than the Svetlana. I
biased the amp myself, (big step for me, I'm a moron when it comes to
electronics) and now the head itself sounds great, very punchy, with a very soft
clean. Distortion is round, crunchy, and the mids sound more musical to my ears.
I still hate the GT75's, and I think am going to buy some vintage 30's or
G12H30's to put in my cabinet (or two of each, I have heard people do this and
it sounds great) but otherwise I am thrilled.
Thanks to you my Hot Rod Deluxe sounds like a new amp, my Marshall sounds more
refined and soon I will be retubing my Marshall combo amp as well.
I can't thank you enough for the excellent service, as well as the patience you
extended with my countless questions. You made the process much easier, and
allowed me to focus more on music , and that's hard to put a price on. I really
appreciate the help. You've earned a customer, and I know when my singer needs
tubes I'll send him your way.
Thanks again.
Bryan
----- Original Message ----- From: Axis5150@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 7:15 PM
Subject: Installed my Tubes!
Bob,
Just installed the tubes you sent me. Holy Smokes! I love them. Everything you promised and more. I tried not to be too optimistic when put them in and turned her back on. I figured if I expected too much, I'd be let down.
Well, this 5150 combo sounds new and improved. Granted, my old tubes were 2.5 years old, and needed to be replaced, but this amp NEVER sounded this good. Just as you promised: tighter low end, soaring highs, and nice harmonic mids. Nice overtones too. Very thick, overall sound. Also, it is very easy to get nice pinch harmonic tones, that really soar, AND sustain. They sound thick and very well overdriven. Honest to God, it is not in my imagination that these tubes really make a difference. The real test was the harmonics, and they are incredible.
I want to thank you again. You changed my outlook on the 5150 combo. Always liked it, but now I love it. And the clean channel sounds great. Plenty of head room. No early break up. Can't say enough great things.
Also, thanks for spending so much time with me on the phone. It was great to deal with such a hands on guy. Please feel free to post this as a reference on your site. Couldn't be happier.
Chris in PA.
----- Original Message ----- From: Goran Jorganovich To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:27 AM
Subject: Thanks Bob and regards from Norway
Dear Bob,
Yesterday I received JJ tubes from you. Thanks .
I did a complete JJ tube re-fit on my Fender Blues Junior using three JJ ECC83S (12AX7's) and two JJ EL84's(one graded and balanced ECC83S in the phase splitter hole). Blues Junior is singing now. JJ tubes er sovereign over the stock GTSovtek tubes, there is now SOUND without harshness.
I get a great natural tube creamy blues overdrive with just the amp itself. Clean sound is much nicer too, with very defined bass. The amp had a bit of a hum when turned on. Not now, after retubing with JJ tubes.I can't stop playing! Wife is angry at me.:-) "do something in the garden. Stop playing guitar all day long!".
Your customer service has been just great. I got tubes here i norway after 6 days. My guitar is Gibson DC. My son who has Marshall DSL 100 tried Junior and said to me: Dad, this is really top sound. What you did with Junior?"
Answer:
"JJ Eurotubes"
Best regards from Norway,
Goran Jorganovich
----- Original Message ----- From: heath batt To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: BLUES JUNIOR RECOMMENDATIONS
BOB,
AFTER RECENT CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU VIA E-MAIL, I PURCHASED A FULL SET OF THE JJ TUBES BASED ON YOUR RECOMMENDATION. ALL I CAN SAY IS " BIG THANKS." THE AMP SOUNDS GREAT. I WILL BE CONTACTING YOU SOON FOR ANOTHER FULL SET OF TUBES FOR ANOTHER AMP. PLEASE DON'T LOOSE THE SMALL BUSINESS ATTITUDE AND QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE. THANKS BIG TIME.
(MATCHED PAIR EL84'S #31, 3 ECC83S W/ ONE BALANCED PHASE INVERTER FOR FENDER BLUES JUNIOR)
H.BATT
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
----- Original Message ----- From: Twognarlygeezers@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 8:14 PM
Subject: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
I received the tubes including the E34L Power Tubes and installed them in the Dual Rectifier. I am absolutely ELATED at the tone! I've been playing for 35 years from classic rock to jazz fusion with many bands and countless amplifiers and have never been able to find the tone that I was searching for until I used your tubes. It has that deep throaty growl--extremely musical and very satisfying tone. I'm ordering some KT88's to experiment with. I wish you continued success in your business endeavors so that I can continuing purchasing your fabulous tubes!
Rocky
Colorado Springs, CO
----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Chatham To: Eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: JJ6V6's
Hi Bob,
Just wanted to let you know that the JJ 6V6's are sounding great in my Fender Deville! They are sounding better the more I play. I rebiased them a little and I love the tone I'm getting. I like it better than my EL 84's(yellow jackets) tone.
Thanks for your help,
Tim
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith B. Lyons" <itaintez4me@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes (what else?)
Bob,
Just an update on the JJ tubes you recently sent me. I placed the order on a
Wednesday at about 5:30 EDT and to my amazement, the order was sitting by my
front door in Florida Friday evening just two days later! Incredible delivery
time.
The JJ tubes have transformed my Electar Tube 30 practice amp into not just a
decent little amp, but something that now performs beyond any reasonable
expectation. It's now the blues monster that I never thought it could be. I
fully expected that the JJ tubes would enhance the amps performance, but I've
never experienced as complete a transformation as I've witnessed with this amp.
And soley due to the JJ tubes I purchased from you. When I need JJ tubes in the
future, there's no doubt that I'll be purchasing them from Eurotubes.
Thanks,
Keith B. Lyons
----- Original Message -----From: "Jeff Roberson" <jeff@lenslounge.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 11:51 AM
Subject: Uh, Yeah, JJ's Rock
Hey,
Finally retubed my Allen Old Flame with a full set of
jj's. Beautiful! really mellowed out this amp. Lots of high end sparkle
with a teeny tiny bite and lots of low end articulation and mids that are so
there, you hardly notice them. Man I love this amp with these tubes.
Allen Old Flame w/2 -Weber 10's (10f12VST)
1966 Fender Telecaster w/ Tru Vintage Van Zandts (wound by the old man)
Custom made Telecaster Thinline w/ R.J. Rolf custom wound single coils.
Jeff Roberson
Cincinnati, Ohio
----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Chandler To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:30 AM
subject: Fw: 5150 combo
Subject: Re: 5150 combo
Hey Bob
What can i say!!! received today, had a BIG smile since installin 'em!! ( JJ 6L6GC's and ECC83S's )
What a difference!!! It sings, i mean, Jeez! you never said it would sound THAT good : )
Thanks very much for the most excellent service
You Sir, are a Gentleman and a Scholar !!!!
Cheers
A very pleased Yorkshireman
Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: wenonah01 To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:46 AM
Subject: 6V6 Tubes!!!
Hi,
I just want to tell you how much I like the tubes I purchased from you. They were shipped extremely fast after I purchased over the phone and I live on the east coast. I put them in a 1971 Alamo Montclair combo and it retained that old great big tube sound. Great product and great service deserves attention. Thanks!!!
Regards,
Jim Joyce
----- Original Message ----- From: <Buckybadgr@aol.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: Great tubes- thanks and a question
Dear Bob,
Your instructions to bias my Marshall DSL 50 worked great- it was very
straightforward. With JJ's in all slots(EL34L's in powertubes slots)- the bottom
end is tight, bass response is improved with my closed-back cab and the sound is
very "PHAT". It has that great Marshall midrange roar and top-end
scream, especially at any master volume setting above 3.5 I even like the lead 2
sound now- not "fizzy, buzzy." Overall I would say about a 50%
improvement in sound- it sounded good before- but now it is what I had really
hoped it to be.
Thanks a lot!
Paul K.
Wisconsin
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Novak" <rob.naturalfocus@mindspring.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:22 AM
Subject: Thanks
Bob,
Received my JJ's this weekend, and secured them in my Traynor YCV-40.What an amazing difference, and warm sound. Just wanted to thank you for your advice, and will certaintly refer to you in the future...
Regards, Rob
----- Original Message ----- From: "airmail" <airmail@ptd.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: WOW!!!!!! Nice tubes!!
Hey Bob,
Got the tubes last week for my blues jr. and just got around to putting them in. All I can say is WOW!!! The amp runs so quiet that I had to make sure it was on! The GT's that came stock in the amp always hummed even with the volume all the way down. With your tubes I can hardly hear any hum with both the master and the volume all the way up. And talk about tone!!! I never thought a set of tubes could make this much difference. You have a customer for life here, and I will be passing the word around about these fantastic tubes.
Thanks and take care,
Jeff
Kulpmont, PA
Tubes are good!
----- Original Message ----- From: Kyle Leddy To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Ampeg Vl-502
Wow,
Thats all I can say. These tubes sound incredible. Popped in the e34l's, and was amazed at the detail in the tone, and the harmonic content... blew me away. When you say 20% more headroom, you mean it, the second I turned these on, the settings I had for a hi-gain marshall sound, sounded like a lightly driven clean channel. The gain is more useable now, and less compressive. It sounds great. I love the 12at7, and 12ax7. I tryed them both, in v1, and stuck with the 12at7. I feel that the 12ax7 gets a bad rap from some people saying its too dark, but, I didn't get any of that. I really love a razor edge tone, so it cuts through the mix, and this just added a tad of warmth, with out being boomy... SOUNDED AMAZING! I love these tubes. You have won me over with these tubes Bob, and my friends as well. It was a pleasure doing business with you, and I look forward to my next order! ;)
Thanks again,
Kyle
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Adams" <mikeadams@ellijay.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 4:26 AM
Subject: New Tubes
Bob,
I called you last Friday for a set of tubes for my Mesa
Rectoverb amp. I got the tubes ( JJ E34L's and ECC83S's ) on Monday, which
shocked me that USPS was so quick, 50 states in two days?. I put the tubes in
yesterday and WOW!!! what a difference!. I am so blown away by the new sound of
my amp. It has the most articulate sounding notes, and the sustain is really to
die for. I really like the new sound and just wanted to say thanks. I hope JJ
stays in business awhile, because I will be buying tubes from you, from now on.
Thanks again,
Mike Adams
----- Original Message ----- From: Jared Leibold To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 6:16 PM Subject:
Re: 5150 combo tubes
Bob,
The tubes are magnificent!!!!
I can't believe how the notes punctuate now. Additionally, whereas they overall give me more tone in my wolfgang with EVH designed pickups they really bring to life my Les Paul with EMGs and all my effects sounds much better and have so much more clarity now. Amazing. A repeat customer for sure.
Thanks a mil,
Jared Leibold
----- Original Message ----- From: Chris To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Re:
I received the tubes a couple of days ago and set them in and biased my TSL at 0.87...and now I'm in Marshall tone heaven......I was at the musikmesse in frankfurt Germany and I met Jim Marshall and I told him I loved my amp, but I didn't how much until I put those little wonders in... I sound much better ( to myself anyway ) than any other amp I checked out there...and I checked'em all...I'll order more in a couple of months to have a two years supply ahead of me at all times. All in all THANK YOU and kudos to you man. U RULE !
Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "hjorte" <hjorte@tele.dk> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: The shrill is gone! (was: Help with selecting JJ's)
Hi Bob! The shrill is gone!
The JJ tubes arrived today in Denmark, only six days since we spoke in the phone
where i ordered them. They arrived in good shape and has been tested OK. Thanks
for the quick shipment and for marking each tube box with gain factor. Here's a
short review on my first sound impressions. I play all kinds of metal, so the
review is mainly based on the overdriven character of the amps. Feel free to
quote my review.
Peavey classic 50/50 stereo guitar power amp (all Sovtek tubes). First i changed the input stage to JJ's. (2xECC83 S, 2xECC81). The shrill is gone! The quite shrill character this amp had with the Sovteks are almost gone. Sound is a tad more dark, but a good dark. The tone is more round but still with good air and definition in the mid range. So, no frequencies are lost - the voicing character just changed to the better. Slightly more gain now. I didn't need that, but it's OK. Then i changed the 8 EL84's in the power stage. No output increase, that's OK. At first the low frequencies seemed weaker, but after a couple of minutes of playing i had a pleasant smile on my face. With the JJ's the lows has tightened up and the amp seems quicker and with a more firm grip. Very good. When i drive the power amp real hard is goes a bit 'middly' now, but not too much. I've heard this mid range change from > other tube amps as well, and it's no big deal.
Now the preamp. ENGL E530 (1x Sovtek 12AX7WB, 1xENGL labeled ECC83). Changed
both at the same time to JJ's (ECC83 S gain factor 110). Again, here the JJ's
remove a bit of shrill from the highs but apart from that, no big change in the
overall sound. A tad more gain noticed. I didn't expect big changes anyway from
a preamp, but here comes a pleasant surprise. The E530 has a 'contour' switch in
the lead channel which i haven't used much, because it adds to much fuzz in the
mid range for my taste. It destroys distorted, fast palm muted runs with a noisy
character and too much mud in the mid range. But with the two JJ's it's awesome!
The messy fuzz is gone and the 'contour' switch now adds a perfect brutal
in your face character to the tone, which i find very useful. Heavy overdriven
solos now has more body and are projected with much more clarity in a full band
mix. The notes are separated much better than with the stock tubes. That
surprised me a lot! I haven't even yet explored the very versatile tone controls
of the E530 with the new JJ's, but maybe there's more treasures to be found in
this very good preamp!
All in all a great improvement in tone!
Henrik
----- Original Message ----- From: brice@lwccyork.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 6:21 PM
Subject: RE: Ordering tubes for the Carvin
BOB:
Hey, can't begin to tell you how pleased I am with eurotubes.
WOW!
My BelAir is like an entirely new amp. The clean channel shimmers with bell like clarity.....
The soak channel... before it would start to sound harsh at about 3! Now I turn it up to 6-7 with just nothing but nice crunchy sounds.
Thanks...I'll be back for more tubes in the future.
Have a great day.
Brian
----- Original Message ----- From: John To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:10 PM
Subject: WOW !!
Hi Bob,
A few weeks ago I inquired about your 6l6 tubes for my Ampeg reissue v4bh and you told me that I'd be taking a step up from the Svetlanas. I bought a set, and today I finally made the time to put them in.
You weren't kidding. WOW !! What a difference. It made the amp sound a LOT like my old V4B(it has the 6550 tubes in it). The over compressed sound is gone and the notes punch you in the chest-the bottom is tighter, the mids crunchier and the highs come through nicely.
Thank you so much for a product that delivers what you promised.
Thanks,
John
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave DeMichelis" <ddemusic@comcast.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: clean up a goldtone
Hi Bob,
Sorry it's been awhile since I got back to you but I thought you'd dig the
positive feedback...
WOW, did those tubes ever make a difference in my Goldtone! The amp still
retains it's character, it just takes a little longer to break up which was
EXACTLY what I was seeking. So, without further ado, let's order the same set
for my other Goldtone.
You've made a difference in my playing life. For that I am eternally
grateful. I will recommend you to ALL!
Sincerely,
d2
ps - your packing job was great and shipping was fast. Just about all you
could ask for in this sort of transaction!
----- Original Message ----- From: Abangsanna@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: To Bob From Anthony Garcia
Thanks, Bob
looking forward to bringing my old trust worthy amp back to life.
Note: After I changed the tubes in my Bogner Shiva 1-12 I took it back to Wild West Guitars in Riverside and did a side by side comp and all people present agreed that it made a great difference, the glassy sound was eliminated and replaced by a thick warm sound through the clean and channel two's sustain was awesome! I played my 1983 Yamaha SA-2000 with a pair of WCR-coil pick ups that I had just put in last week, what a combination!!!! you can hear the sound sample of these pick-ups at WWW.crcoils.com .
Thanks again Bob, I'll will recommend you to all that I know in the business.
Anthony.
----- Original Message ----- From: Vics2@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 4:13 AM
Subject: Thank You Bob!
Hey Bob,
I installed the JJ's that you recommended for my Peavey Classic 30 and oh my
gawd what a difference these tubes have made! With your help I finally got rid
of that harsh, spiky sound that came from my amps OD channel, and the clean
channel has a nice robust quality to it. I am very, very impressed with the
quality
of these fine tubes as well as your prompt service. Thank you so much for your
invaluable assistance.
To those who may be
interested: My biggest complaint with the C30 was the OD channel. Even after
trying lesser gained preamp tubes (Brand X) as well as
changing the stock Blue Marvel speaker with an Eminance Legend V12, the
distortion still had this harsh, spiky character to it. I explained this to Bob,
he
asked me what kind of sound I was after, and I told him I've always liked EVH's
tone on VH2. I wasn't trying to copy that sound (on a C30??), but rather the
idea
of it. Meaning something with more warmth and crunch to it. Bob then recommended
JJ EL84's with a #35 heat rating and the difference in tone between these
and the stock Sovtek tubes is night and day. In the preamp section I've got 3
JJ's: ECC81 in V1, ECC832 in V2 and a balanced ECC83S in the phase inverter
for V3. I prefer the lesser gained tubes for V1 and V2 because you get more
clean channel headroom and less edge from the OD channel. Lesser gained tubes
will
also give you a lot more treble.
To combat this I use a Boss GE-7 EQ in the effects loop and it works quite nicely. So with the combination of the Eminance speaker and the JJ tubes, this amp's tone has done a complete turn around. In time I may try power tubes with a different heat rating just to see what the differences are, but for now I'm very happy with the # 35's that Bob recommended for me to try.
Again, my most sincere
thanks to you Bob.
Mike.
----- Original Message ----- From: BillyBlixt@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:15 PM
Subject: Eurotubes Rocks & Rolls
Hi Bob,
Thanks again for sharing so much tube knowledge with me, really helps my music. The four ECC83s' and matched pair EL34L's arrived well packed in the center of those infamous peanut shells and rubber-banded together perfectly .. thanks for clearly marking the balanced phase inverter. These are quite the improvement in my Marshall DSL 50 .. the preamp section no longer has ice pick highs and the EL34L's have more balls, singing, and tone than the Svetlanas.
Furthermore, the preamp tubes fit so perfectly snug in the rubber fittings in Marshall's tube sockets. To carefully inspect visually all these tubes, is to know they are a work of art to the eye .. beautiful craftsmanship. Tell your people over in Europe .. there's an Indiana boy in the US who is quite pleased with their entire design, make-up and efforts.
I play in a rock trio with just a bassist & drummer and can't afford to go down .. I now have a tube company JJ electronics who cares, and an intelligent world class engineer at Eurotubes who cares .. both possessing cutting edge equipment to even further improve my performance & tone.
Special thanks to Bob Pletka,
Billy Blixt ~ performing songwriter / Diamond Records (BMI)
----- Original Message ----- From: Julian To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: Hi Bob...
Hi Bob,
I recently purchased a quad of the E34L tubes from you over the phone. I installed these in my Carvin MTS 3212 combo with JJ 12ax7's I already had in there. I am now totally in love with my amp...I was really going after one of my favorite guitar sounds of all time with this amp, which is the sound Eddie got on the Van Halen II album.
These tubes in this amp nails that tone perfectly. It's chunky and above all, very rich sounding, with excellent harmonics. And it cleans up beautifully when I roll back the volume knob. I can't stop playing this amp now!
I biased them at 38mA and I actually might go a bit higher next time I open it all up again.
I just want to say thank you for your excellent product and service. You will be hearing from me again for all my tube needs.
Sincerely,
Tom Julian
----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Collier To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:30 AM
Subject: Great Tubes!
Hey Bob-
Just wanted to thank you for the excellent tubes you recommended for my Peavey Classic 410- 50! I took your advice and got the number 35 EL84s for my output tubes (I usually keep it pretty loud!), as well as replacing the preamp tubes with ECC 83s tubes.
After putting in the JJs, I was amazed at the difference in tone. Amazingly my amp has both more bass and treble, even the reverb seemed more well-defined! The tone controls never seemed very responsive before, but now there’s a much wider variation between the settings. The clean channel has a sparkle it never had before, and the drive channel sounds much smoother and less harsh.
I’ve had this amp for ten years and this is by far the best it’s ever sounded.
Thanks again-
Steve Collier
The Rite Flyers
----- Original Message -----From: Dave Whiteley To: 'Eurotubes' Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 2:40 PM
Subject: RE: hi Bob, Tubes
Hi Bob,
The tubes arrived today, what can I say, fantastic, everything you said they would do on the phone. The clean has a sparkle that it didn’t have, whilst keeping the warmth and rounded laid back tone. The bridge pickup on my Les Paul r 9 now sounds great again. I was really happy with the sound for the clean now came the test the dirty channel …. Wow what a nice surprise, the whole amp jumped into life, I then tried the boost switch which I had given up on as it changed my tone so much, well yes it still does add mids but nowhere near as much as it did. The whole amp is now useable and has turned the delta blues that I was already happy with into a machine of real beauty.
Sorry if all this seems a bit over the top, but it was such a difference.
Thanks for all your advice and help
All the best
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: Glenn Bird To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 2:24 AM
Subject: Can't believe it.......
Bob, my name is Glenn Bird and I just today received my set of tubes from you for my 5150.
Mate, I don't know where to start.
I play in a rock covers band and I used to plug straight into my 5150 but it just got too much. It was so nasally and one dimensional. I had a standard line, so many guys would try it out and (like me at first) love the insane amounts of gain it has and I would say..."yeah, its a one trick pony but it does that trick very well". But in the end I had to be honest with myself, the tone didn't cut it any more. Too harsh, not dynamic enough, too noisy. In the end, for the purposes of our covers band I plug a Boss GT3 into the front of the amp, use the effects units distortion and effects and have the amp in the lowest gain, cleanest setting I can get. Gives me some versatility, reasonable distortion and OK sound.
I was really despondent about it though and took it to my local amp tech who I believe is a genius. His name is Peter Reynolds. Besides being a great amp tech, he makes his own custom amps, hand wired point to point works of art called Reynolds Amps. I took it to Pete to ask him what he could do. He basically said to me nothing because it is PC board technology and fixed bias. He hates 5150's . He had me pull out the old Chinese tubes and replaced them with Russian Electro Harmonix and it sounded better, but not enough.
I have read all the reviews on your site and basically decided to have a go because your site almost sounds like a rescue site for 5150's. To be honest I didn't really believe them, thought they were getting a little over excited. I had changed to Russian tubes and the difference wasn't that outstanding.
I put your tubes in. I can not believe they make that much difference! I have a really nice creamy distortion now, heaps quieter and more controllable. Weird thing is, it almost seems like it isn't as loud any more and it can be cranked more without the out of control whine it had before. The other thing I have noticed is that I now understand about the dynamics that all my mates with custom amps have been wanking on about all this time. All of a sudden my amp has real dynamics and does respond to the way I play, just like I read on all the old Marshall reviews.
Cant wait until next rehearsal....I am going to uses my amp for a change for distortion.....
Can't thank you enough Bob. If I had any money I would have gotten rid of this and bought a new amp. No need now.
Glenn Bird
----- Original Message -----From: Len Dailey To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: The tubes are great!
Dear Bob,
I want to thank you for the promptness of your shipment and the quality of your products. The JJ ECC83S is a total winner in my UniValve. The term I would use to describe the sound is "even", or maybe "balanced". The harshness I detect in most all current production pre-amp tubes (and many NOS) is simply not there in JJs, a fact I very much appreciate since I'm playing a Tele through the UniValve, both of which can get overly bright if not controlled. This is not to say the JJs are devoid of high end. The highs are there as well as all the other components of harmonic structure. JJs don't dictate the tone I'm going to get through my amp. They let me choose my tone, through e.q., pickup selection, picking technique, et. al. Interestingly, I've got an old RCA 12AX7 that some "tube-heads" rhapsodize about, but I find the JJ ECC83S preferable. I am pleased that the ECC82 and ECC832 sounded very similar to the ECC83S, differing primarily in gain. This allows me to regulate the loudness of my playing and amount of break-up without having to adjust the amp tone controls for each tube.
The KT88 is impressive! Big, full and loud! I'm pleased not only with what the tube has, but what it doesn't have. EL34s can be honky in the mid-range. 6L6s can be "rattle-y" and harsh when they go into distortion. The JJ KT88 has neither of these characteristics. Without doubt, this tube will be my performing tube any time I need to be heard over a drummer.
I am, however, most pleased with the JJ 6V6. 6V6s are my tube of choice for practice and recording. The low power lets me get good tube distortion at reduced volume levels and the sound is more "American" than "English" which is my personal preference. I've been using an Electro-Harmonix 6V6 and, while it sounds okay, I've not been totally satisfied either. The JJ 6V6 is a VAST improvement. It's smooth! Like chocolate amaretto pudding. Or zabaglione. It has zip and complexity and balance without a hint of harshness or favoritism for particular overtones. An entirely pleasing tube.
Again, Bob, let me thank you for service and for bringing JJ tubes to the great Northwest. Your prices are excellent and your service is timely. I doubt I'll be needing to replace these tubes in the near future, but rest assured the next time I'm needing tubes, I'll be turning to you. Might be fun to check out an EL84, or JJs 6L6 or.........
God Bless
Len
----- Original Message ----- From:
Norm Owings To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 1:00 PMHi Bob:
I installed them ( E34L's and ECC83S's ) and set the bias to 85mV both sides ( Marshall TSL 100 ). When I hooked up the Fender, HOLYSH*T!!!, what an improvement! I played for about a half hour and thought that I would change the effects, only to find out that they weren’t even on! I usually add just a little chorus, delay, and reverb, but never even missed it when I was playing straight through the amp.
You weren’t lying about the tight, low end. The bass is deeeep and clearrr. The mids are right where they should be, and the highs are soo sweet! No more pierced eardrums! I can’t turn the power-amp above 3 without blasting the rest of the band out. I tried the VPR switch, and can go to 4 before the bass player starts staring at me (I know that if its bothering him, its gotta be too loud!)
You have one VERY happy customer here. Sorry for the novel, but man, you don’t know how stoked those new tubes have got me goin’, Thanks again,
Best regards,
Norm Owings
----- Original Message ----- From: Faehn, Jeff D To: 'eurotubes@cnnw.net' Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:34 AM
Subject: FW: Mesa Mk IV Tube question.
Bob
I received my tubes yesterday and with JJ 2 EL34L's and 2 6L6GC's + a set of ECC83S's my Mesa MKIV has never sounded better. I have tried this set up before with Mesa tubes and NOS tubes but they never came close to the authority and smoothness that JJ tubes deliver, it is truly a amazing. I cant say enough about your customer service, it's rare nowadays to experience such responsiveness and accessibility which you exemplify. You have a customer for life here and I will do all I can head business your way.
Thanks Again !
Jeff
----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Lombardo To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes for my Classic 30
Hi Bob.
I put my new JJ tubes in today. The amp really sings! I'm getting incredible tone from my C30. I finally found a tone I can be happy with for many playing styles. The clean tone is perfect and when you crank the overdrive channel it's that perfect zeppeliny/ACDCish tone I was looking for. Thank you very much. You can expect more orders from me as time goes on!
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Guger To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 2:54 AM
Subject: Marshall high gain kit.
Hello Bob,
I installed your high gain kit in my 81' JCM 800 Marshall (50 watt, single channel, master volume) about a week ago. It replaces a similar kit I purchased from Groove Tubes. I really have nothing against Groove Tubes as I think for the most part their stuff is pretty good, however in this instance the Groove Tube kit made my amp sound harsh, and as a result I didn't play it much anymore. It had plenty of gain and distortion, but just didn't sound good to me. After installing the JJ's the harshness is gone, it now sounds like a Marshall again, that classic Marshall "crunch" and "grind" that we all love and cherish is all there in spades. I now love this amp again (note: this amp already had JJ E34L's in the power section albeit through Groove Tubes) and have played it everyday since installing your tubes. Thanks Bob for giving me my amp back, the JJ's were the medicine this amp needed.
Although this is a bit off subject, today the UPS man delivered the Kendrick amp (Black Gold 35 with 4/10's) I've had on order for a couple of months. Man, the tone on this thing is incredible. Just a little slice of heaven here on earth, yah it's that good. It's just the most touch sensitive, sweet sounding tone machine I have ever played, or for that matter ever heard. So I guess it's no surprise that when I looked in the back to see what kind of tubes it had, I found a full compliment of JJ's!!! Kendrick could use any tubes they wanted, price is really not a consideration as they are just trying to build the best sounding amp that can possibly be made. I think it speaks volumes for the JJ's that Kendrick chose to use them in their amps.
Best Regards,
Bill
From: "Carl Olson" <sjoestrom@comcast.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 9:30 AM
Subject: the 6v6's
Hi Bob!
I don't usually do this so it takes a lot to make it happen. The jj 6v6's
are extraordinary! I have a reissue deluxe reverb with a jensen c12n installed.
The amp sounds big, round, full. There are sounds I have wanted to get out of
the amp, especially when you go from playing lightly to really digging in where
it just opens up big and round.
A problem with these amps is that they tend to have too much treble. The
JJ's help here too. It is still probably too much treble for my taste (I leave
the treble on 1-2 most of the time) but it doesn't irritate me the way it use
to. IN other words it is musical.
Thanks to JJ for making a great tube. It makes a good amp a whole lot
better. And thanks to you for your advice about tubing my amps. It's made a huge
difference.
Regards,
Carl Olson
----- Original Message -----From: "KELLOGG KENNETH" <kens5150@hotmail.com> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 12:48 AM
Subject: Tubes for 5150
Bob,
Just wanted to drop a line and tell you how satisfied I am with the tubes
you sent me. I cannot beleive how great they sound. I have had every other tube
out there that I could use in this amp and was beginning to think I was going to
have to find a new amp to get the sounds I was looking for. Seriously, I have
had just about every major new production tube you can think of and why JJ's had
to be the last ones I tried I'll never know. I would not appreciate them as much
I guess if I didn't know how much all the other tubes out there suck though.
Finally I am able to hold a note and let it roll out till it comes back an
octave higher. Finally I am able to do those 1 octave hammer-ons like Eddie
does. Finally I have tons of gain with unbelievable clarity, punch, fullness,
and a very sweet sweet top end without any harshness. My clean channel is about
as fat as I have ever heard it sound. Everything swells so nice and evenly into
luscious break-up!!!
I am totally blown away and I didn't even try all the other gain rated
preamp tubes you sent me. I simply stuck in all the high gain ones in all 5
preamp slots and the power tubes in first to see what they sounded like. I could
not believe my ears. I am so happy with it I was afraid to touch any of the
tubes to try out the other selected gain ranges you also sent me because I am so
in fear of losing this incredible sound.
I imagine when I stop crapping my pants my curiosity will eventually get
me to mess around with those lower gain ones too, but man am I just blown away!
You definitely have a faithful new customer!! Hell, send me a shirt so I can
help advertise JJ's. I want JJ's to be around and prosper well!! Nothing else
even comes close to these tubes. Not even GT's new production 6L6 GE could hold
a candle to the JJ 6L6 power tubes. JJ's are superior-end of story. The preamp
tubes are the best "new production" I have ever heard as well.
Thanks a fricken million man!! Ken Kellogg
----- Original Message -----From: Webmaster To: eurotubes Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: Info, please.
Bob,
The 6L6GC's and ECC83S's sounded incredible from loading. I had a friend (professional) rebias my MTS 3200 with the tubes installed and he noticed that it was even colder than you had suggested. After a quick rebias job the head sounds better than it ever has. Thanks for a supremely easy shopping experience, and for the great marketing you do to get people to buy those JJ tubes. They are fantastic. I'll be coming back for my Quad-X Amp!!!
-Matt D.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brantt Hamilton" <bhamilton@dohio.org> To: <Bob@eurotubes.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:15 AM
Subject: 6V6S WOOOO-HOOOOO
BOB!
The 6V6s tubes really, really rock!! I expected them to be good, as I've been a HUGE fan of the EL84's. Man, I A/B/C'ed them with my pair of RCA's and EH's with my tech buddy John Boehnlein from Wild Dutch Guitars nearby for an extra set of ears. My amp again is a 1957 Carvin C-12 (tweed Deluxe class w/tremolo).
The JJ's sounded very, very close to the RCA's and in
some respects surpassed them. The JJ's were immediately darker, and as a harp
player I especially like that. The low end was deep and punchier than the RCA's,
though not quite as smooth and the high end nice and chimey (in this department
better than the RCA's). Overall, they had a little harder edge than the RCA's
but not in a bad way, not at all harsh. They were also louder, though this could
be because the RCA's are 50 years old and I don't know how much mileage they've
got.
The EH's were brighter and thinner, a decent tube IMO
(I don't dislike them as much as you do LOL) but they didn't rate in this
comparison. They came immediately back out.
Bob, my man, you deserve an award for bringing us the New 6V6 for the ages.
Finally, a tube that can compare favorably to the
harder-to-find-all-the-time-and-expensive-as-hell-when-you-do RCA tubes. My hat
is off to you, my friend, and althoug I probably won't be buying any tubes for
awhile, I appreciate that I can always drop you a line and say hey and ask
questions!! Thanks again.
Now, if we could just get JJ to make a 5y3 and a 6sn7...... : )
Loyal customer always,
Brantt
----- Original Message ----- From: A69ghzholeshot@aol.com
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday,
February 02, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: What Tubes Should I Use?
I got the tubes, man that was fast! I put them in and played with my Fat Strat
(still waiting for pickups for my Washburn), but that is good because I can truly
compare the old tubes to the new. "It came to life" LOL! I haven't
opened the throttle all the way yet. I thought I would break them in a little,
but so far they are a tremendous improvement. The new tubes made my old tubes
sound like there was a pillow stuffed in the back of my amp. Not that I have
ever done that, lol!
Ken
----- Original Message -----From: Eric Deibler To: Eurotubes Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Order Arrived
I recently purchased a new Mesa/Boogie Mark I reissue. I was originally intending to buy a Nomad 55, but when I got to the shop I tried the Mark I once again. The clean tones were comparable, but the distortion tones were the deciding factor. The distortion tones of the Nomad 55 were OK, but they were merely OK. They weren’t something that really knocked me out.
The first time I had played the Mark I, I had done so at the end of my auditioning session (about an hour). To be quite honest, I only gave it a cursory listen and wasn’t particularly knocked out. But then again, I didn’t really take all that much time playing around with it. For the second round I really took my time with the Mark I and discovered what a tone monster it really is. The clean tones range from full and rich to bright and piercing. But, as mentioned previously, it was the distortion tones that really sold me. Plugged into the cascading input with both gains turned all the way up the tone was liquid, molten and searing. But in a good way. The dirty tones were just as impressive: breathing, expressive, and organic.
In doing my research on this and other Boogie amps, I discovered that the stock tubes have a less than stellar reputation. If you go to Harmony Central, you’ll discover that many reviewers comment on having problems with tubes blowing, humming, and what have you. But you’ll also discover that often times replacing the tubes solves the majority of the problems. There are lots of tube suppliers out there nowadays. But one name that kept coming up again and again was JJ. And the name that was continually mentioned in connection with the JJ tubes was Bob Pletka of Eurotubes.com.
You can’t order over the internet from Eurotubes, but this is a good thing. When I talked to Bob we spent quite a bit of time discussing what kind of tone I was looking for. We talked about various possible combinations for preamp and power tubes. We finally settled on a combination of ECC83S preamp tubes, an ECC81 reverb driver, and a combination of 6L6 and E34L power tubes. The Mark I reissue is a simulclass design which permits the use of different types of power tubes together.
Bob processed the order immediately and the tubes arrived three days later by priority mail. I popped in the new tubes. What an amazing difference. While the tone of the Mark I was impressive with the stock tubes, it was stellar with the JJ tubes. As deep sounding as the clean tones were before, they are now that much richer and deeper. We are talking feeling it in your bones deep, and not just because this is a 100 watt amp. Reverb has often been the weak link in Boogie amps, and while it still is not as strong as I would like (thinking about putting an ECC83S in there, too!), it has much more depth and roundness. It’s by no means a Fender type reverb, but it is very pleasing nonetheless.
And the distortion tones? Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… When I talked with Bob I told him that I’m not a real fast or aggressive player, and that the tone I really had in mind was a classic Santana tone. Warm, fat, expressive, soulful. Turn up both gains, jumper the effects loop and crank it up to 10 and you’ve got not just Carlos tone, but Super Carlos tone. It was only after replacing the stock tubes and realizing how good the high gain sounds could be, that I was able to recognize how comparatively cold and grainy sounding they had been with the stock tubes.
Let’s face it. If I’m spending $1,000.00 on an amp it’s got to be the best damn sounding and flexible amp I can find. The Boogie was all that at the time of purchase. But with Bob’s help and with a full complement of JJ tubes, it has become the only amp I play. Period. Everything else is going up on eBay!
Thanks, Bob!!
Hey Eric, Thanks for the review! I am working on the online system and I hope to have it going by the middle of February 04. I just didn't want to use a third party like yahoo or someone else. I don't want anyone like that to have access to my customer data!!
Bob
----- Original Message -----From: "Pipes, Michael V." <michael.pipes@tdstelecom.com> To: "'Eurotubes'" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 6:51 AM
Subject: RE: Hot Rod Deluxe
Bob,
I received my tubes on Monday. I was delighted
with the fast service! I installed them Monday night and played the amp at low
volume. I then played with my band last night at gig volume and I must
congratulate you on an accurate assessment of how my Hot Rod Deluxe would
perform with the retube! The bass is tighter now, where before it was boomy and
mushy, and the high end has changed to a warmer, more lush feel without a loss
of any of the chime. I also had noticed a rattle, from what I deduced was one of
the stock tubes, when I would play certain notes. It happened on two different
guitars so I knew it was not a fret noise. After the retube, the rattle has
vanished. I took a chance on this and would like to tell you that I am very
pleased with the sound, service, and the price. I will spread the word
about Eurotubes!
Mike
----- Original Message -----From: Bill Guger To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: Just installed the new tubes.
Hey Bob,
As stated above I just installed the new JJ's in my Crate(groan) V1512. DAMN, so thats what this thing is suppose to sound like!!! Even at low volume settings this thing sounds good, much better then with the Sovteks. Your description of the Sovteks is perfect "cardboard". The JJ's just have it all ,loads of character. Once I turned the volume up, the JJ EL84's started to show what they are all about. Beautiful sweet singing clean tones and classic British like grind with the gain wicked up. This little amp is sooo cool now, I had thought about selling it but now, no way, this little monster is a keeper. Thanks Bob for the outstanding service, your recommendation was right on, and the great tubes. I can't wait to try your high gain kit in my Marshall.
Best Regards,
Bill Guger
----- Original Message -----From: "Greg Ferguson - Coles Co Regional Planning" <GFerguson@co.coles.il.us>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:05 PM
Subject: Re-tube
Hey Bob,
Thought I would take a minute to let you know how the re-tube on my prowler went.You sent me a complete tube set-up and I immediatly changed everything out.I had told you what I wanted out of my amp--blue. After firing it up I plugged my strat in and was checking things out--settings definitely changed. Without getting used to new settings I plugged my paul "firebrand" in. Those humbuckers took off my man. This thing is so blue now that I am beside myself. The only problem I am having is with my gate. I now find myself strutting everywhere I go. I have this incredible urge to tell everyone, even strangers that I re-tubed my amp. When I plug in I become unstable with anticipation from the great effect I am getting out of this amp--
Thanks Greg
----- Original Message -----From: "Rick Carruth" <r.carruth@comcast.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:02 AM
Subject: 6L6GC in my Nomad 100
I can't thank you enough for recommending that I try those 6L6GCs in my
Nomad 100 running in EL34 mode. I love the Franken-Boogie you've helped me
create.
I've sacrificed a little bit of bounce in clean mode, but not enough to complain
about.
The vintage channel has more focus and sings. The notes really jump out at
me. I may have discovered some great new lead sounds in vintage mode. The modern
gain channel explodes. Once again, more focused midrange without being harsh at
all. It reminds me a lot of the hyper-driven tones from the early Van Halen
days. Some might say I've lost some low-end chunk, but I'd say I've tightened up
my lows with better definition.
Thanks again for your professionalism and enthusiasm. It's obvious to me
you're in business to help musicians get the most out of their playing, not just
to make money selling a lot of tubes.
Rick
----- Original Message -----From: "Tim" <tim@yourdeliveryspecialist.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: JJ's
Hey there Bob,
Hope it's warmed up a bit since we last talked. We spoke a few weeks ago
about my Traynor YCV 40. I picked up a full set of JJ 83s's and 6L6's. I'll tell
you what, when I play my 65 Mustang into the clean channel with a little delay
and just a touch of chorus, this baby howls like an AC 30 TB. No joke. Very,
very vintage sounding, very deep. It literally shakes the windows in my house.
The Vintage 30 speaker just keeps asking for more, I love that thing. Anyway
thanks for the love with the tubes. You've got another satisfied customer.
PS I checked out your tunes, right on.
Tim Piazza
----- Original Message -----From: cliffgaines@sbcglobal.net To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: tube recommendations
Well, Bob, prepare yourself for another glowing review, and a permanent customer.
I had considered a variety of fixes for my stock HR Deville 212, the chief problems being a muddy low end and harsh highs. Before trying anything more drastic, I got a recommendation to try some of your JJs.
Two days after ordering the tubes, I popped them in (JJ 6L6GC's replacing stock Sovteks; JJ ECC83S's replacing stock Sovtek 12ax7s), and in an instant this amp was what I'd hoped it could be since buying it more than two years ago: full, punchy bottom, warm mids, sweet highs without harshness. Now THIS is what a tube amp is supposed to sound like!
Many thanks!
Cliff Gaines
----- Original Message -----From: Doug Sheppard To: Eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Re:
Bob,
I just got my JJ's, put 'em in my DSL, set at .045 (BOTH on the money), and away we go....
I could swear someone switched amps with me while I was at work! My bass only needs to be set HALF what it was, the ice-pick highs are GONE, and I can increase my presence too! Also, I can run my ultra OD 2 channel near wide-open, were as before, a little over halfway, it sounded like sh*t!!!
Now, I don't need to switch my G12T-75's in my 1936 2x12 to V30's!! It sounds excellent. NOW it sounds like a MARSHALL!! VERY, VERY WARM!!
I'm one happy camper!!! :)
You're THE MAN!!! (I'll be ordering spares!)
Customer for life!
Doug
----- Original Message -----From: "Bill MacDonald" <ibwamac@cox.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:07 PM
Subject: I wish the rest of the business world would learn from you
Bob,
Just thought I'd drop you a line to say Thanks! My tubes arrived today. Not only did they restore exceedingly awesome tone to my Carvin x-100, but doing business with you has been an extreme pleasure. Your advice is dead-on the money. The X-amp is sweet now, with a thicker, more balanced tone that I thought was gone forever. Most folks don't seem familiar with the Carvin amps at all! (I can't wait until the wife goes shopping so I can introduce this one to the neighbors) I appreciate the fact that you know your products so well.
When I placed my order, your neck of the woods was in
the middle of a nasty ice storm. I expected several days delay because nobody
was flying or driving in that mess! Your confirmation email actually left me
with the impression that you were disappointed about a delay in shipping my
order because of the weather! I still got the shipment exactly when you promised
it. Whatever inspires you to deliver the goods at reasonable prices needs to be
taught as a requirement at every business school in America. The quality of
service I just received from you can only be described as outstanding. Keep up
the good work!
Bill-So Cal
----- Original Message -----From: "Josh Heeren" <joshheeren78@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:38 PM
Subject: thanks
Hi Bob. I just wanted to say thank you for the tubes.( JJ EL84's and
ECC83S's ) I put them in the blues junior and it improved the tone. The power
tubes you gave me definitely have an early breakup, and thats very cool. The
distortion that comes from the power section clipping is much more musical than
it was with the sovteks in it. It's tighter, smoother and not harsh. I look
forward to doing business with you again. I don't know how, but I also got them
on Tuesday. That's what I call fast shipping.
Josh
----- Original Message -----From: BNSEUBANKS@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 8:45 AM
Subject: Thanks For The Tubes!...And another Question
Hi Bob, Just wanted to drop a line to tell you how impressed I am over these tubes! The tone coming out of my 5150 combo is HUGE this thing is a monster! my friends couldn't believe it! The dynamics and overall character was greatly improved. The rhythm channel's clean sound was really a surprise, especially coming from a high gain amp! With the rhythm channel pushed it gave me a really heavy classic rock tone-amazing sound (the gain with the JJ's and the pre gain knob almost at full is way fatter than the stock tubes with the gain dialed in heavy and the crunch switch engaged!) The lead channel....I can't imagine anyone needing more gain-metal players rejoice! I also have to give mention to my JM-150 combo and my V-Twin pedal. The Johnson is a totally different amp now! With the JJ's it just came alive where it was just kind of o.k. before, it's a really versatile amp now. The V-Twin just sounds great whatever you plug it into. With the high gain matched JJ's it has the extra edge it just didn't have previously. These JJ's were and still are a pleasant surprise! I'm still tweaking these amps eq's and every time I think I've dialed in a great sound I tweak some more and I'm rewarded with yet another! Its like the eq knobs are more responsive in their range where before you could turn them alot and hear minimal difference and now you hear quite a difference. I'm going to need to keep a log of my favorite settings now cause I keep finding new ones! These little glass bottles truly are aural alchemy- they deliver !!Anyway thanks for what I believe are the best tubes out there and service second to none! My best wishes to you and your continued success - Sincerely, Brandon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bud Bremner" <bud@coastalmastering.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Customer Feedback for Bob,
Hi Bob!
This is Bud Bremner from Vancouver. Thanks so much for the super fast delivery
of my tubes. I did a complete JJ tube re-fit on my Peavey Classic 30 using three
ECC83S (12AX7's) and four EL84's. I'd heard many great things about the JJ tubes
and so I've waited about two weeks to post this review to be sure I was not
speaking out of emotion alone. Man, am I a convert! Homer Simpson would proclaim
"WooHoo!"
I am so very pleased at my sound from this little amp with JJ tubes over the
stock Sovtek tubes, there is now bite without harshness, grit without dirt! I
can now pull back on my EQ settings to a more natural flat response with the
JJ's, there is more openness to the sound with little need to EQ it. My need for
a distortion pedal now seems moot as I get a great natural tube overdrive with
just the amp itself. Wow! Even my clean sound is sooo much nicer to listen to,
and I loved my guitars before! My axe's are a 21 year old Japanese made Squire
Strat 62' re-issue and a new Ibanez AS-120 Semi Acoustic. I use the matching
Peavey Classic 112E extension cab with my C30 and my band mates have to keep
telling me to be quiet, I can't seem to stop playing! Anytime I get in trouble I
just tell
them it's your fault.
Bob, these tubes rule. I will use JJ's from now on in any amp I may own but
parting with this Classic 30 seems unlikely. Your customer service has been just
great and we all have appreciated the time you spend giving us your pearls of
wisdom. Thanks again!
Bud Bremner
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Bessman" <ninjadroid@ml1.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Cc: "Peter Bessman" <ninjadroid@ml1.net> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: I need more tubes!
Hi Bob,
Sorry, but I couldn't resist telling you how fabulous the valves are.
My buddy's JCM800 sounds slick as is (it was modded by Paul Reed Smith),
but after swapping out the no-name tubes for some JJs... my god. It sounds
like a Budda Superdrive II 30 watter, but with more gain and low end. Smooth
and smoldering all at once.
Simply awesome. Keep up the excellent work.
-Pete Bessman
----- Original Message ----- From: <dolarden@comcast.net> To: "Eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: Tube order
Hi Bob,
Just a note to let you know how GREAT these tubes sound! I put them in last
night, and they have done everything you said they would. Makes the Carvin
Vintage 33 sound even better than I thought it could. I was going to do an amp
mod that is on the Carvin discussion board to improve the response, but now I
don't have to!
The best money I've spent, best results for the dollars, in a long time. Really
great tubes!
Thanks!
Den
----- Original Message -----From: DENNIS MISHLER To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 7:53 PM
Subject: 6V6 Arrival
Hey Bob! I went to the post today and was pleasantly surprised to find a package with the new 6V6's and the GZ34. Hell, I didn't even know you received them yet! Great price and service as usual!
I installed them into my DRRI immediately. The bias changed from about 22mA to about 14mA, so I rebiased back to 22mA. I've only had the amp for a month and it came with Electro Harmonix 6V6's and a Chinese rectifier...thus the order for JJ's. I have only the EH's to compare the JJ's with, unlike your mega test of the NOS stuff. All I know is that there was an immediate and VERY noticeable change in tone. The amp became less harsh, the bottom is tight, thumpy and clear and the highs sparkle, dance and swirl. The mids are felt and not heard. Very nice 6V6 indeed! Very nice match for the DRRI especially with a JBL K120!
Thanks for convincing the company to mfg these! You got yourself a winner here. Thanks for the service also. Talk @ you later, have a great holiday season!
Dennis in Nevada
----- Original Message -----From: Edwin To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:06 AM
Subject: J.J. Tubes
Well, I received my J.J. Tube Order Thursday. All I can say is that J.J.'s can pretty well sell themselves and you can go ahead and say "I told you so" because nothing even comes close to J.J.'s in sound quality. Now that I have another set of the J.J.'s in my Blues DeVille I can compare them to the Ruby 6L6GCMSTR (Chinese Origin) and the Ruby's don't even come close. I thought I had been having guitar pickup problems because sometimes I couldn't hear certain notes but it turns out it was my tubes!! I did talk to Magic Parts though (Company that markets Ruby) and they are going to replace the whole set of Ruby's that I had a defective tube, but they are going to replace them with J.J.'s, which may not be quite as good as what you sell but J.J.'s nonetheless. At least that gives me a decent backup set of tubes. I can't brag enough on the J.J.'s though. They just sound so smooth and every note can be heard clearly. I had a set of Texas Special Strat pickups in my Parker NiteFly that I thought had problems but I think I will re-install them now that I have decent tubes. Thanks a bunch and I know where I will get tubes from now on.
----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Nonelle To: Eurotubes Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Hi Bob!
Bob,
Received the tubes intact and installed them last night. ( Vox AC15RI )They sound great! I play a Rosewood Tele with Joe Barden pickups, and the JJ's really clean up the heavy bottom end nicely. They are much tighter and punchier, with lots more Vox chime. I'm in heaven! I also have an AC30 that will be needing new tubes in a couple of months, and I will definitely be giving you a call. Thanks again, and keep up the great service!
Regards,
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Kiser To: eurotubes Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 2:10 PM
Subject: THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Bob,
I just put the E34L's you sent along with the ECC83S tubes in my mesa dual recto and let me just say I could not be happier, I got all the crunch, high-end, clarity, and articulation I was looking for!!!! You were right on the money with the recommendations and my tone is unbelievable now!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You have a customer for LIFE here. Thank you once again!!
Joe Kiser (extremely happy customer and new customer for life!!)
----- Original Message ----- From: <manion@comcast.net> To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: New Request (fwd)
Hi Bob, just a quick note to say thanks. Your tube recommendations for my Fender
Hot Rod Deluxe were perfect. I have never cared for the "dirty side"
of my HRD ( Fender Hotrod Deluxe ). I always relied on external
overdrive/distortion devices. Now that I have installed your recommended JJ
6L6GC's and JJ ECC83S's, the amp finally sings! What a transformation! No
external devices needed. In fact, I haven't even wanted to use my effects unit.
I'm so inspired by the tone coming from my guitar and amp now. You have
rekindled my musical spirit. THANK YOU BOB!!!
Mike
Arlington, MA
----- Original Message -----From: Jordan LarsonTo: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: Carvin Vintage 33
Bob-
The tubes came in the mail today, I popped them in my vintage 33 and I have to say: wow. These tubes turned a muddy muddy muddy amp into a clean machine! I love it. Les Paul -> ts-808 -> Carvin v33 = beauty. Thanks a ton for your recommendation, price, service and patience! You’ve got a customer for life, and I’m still just a youngin' (20)!
JJs rock!
Jordan Larson
----- Original Message -----From: Rbschaffert@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:21 PM
Subject: 5150c tubes
Bob, I just wanted to thank you and tell you the tubes made a world of difference in the 5150combo.The amp has more warmth, detail, richness and is less noisey. It also helped the weak reverb a bit also. This amp was headed for a sale but I can`t stop playing it now. The tubes made it much more musical and better balanced. I don`t think it ever had a good set in it since it was new. I am very happy and just wanted to pass the good news back to ya.Thanks Robert in Tacoma.
Bundy Carvin.com Platinum Member Member # 2049 Member Rated: posted November 17, 2003 10:56 AM ** Posted from the Carvin boards
First off, let me say that I love the MTS. I bought it new in April 2000, because of the reputation of Carvin gear, and knowing it might do unique and original tones without that generic sound that other amps provide. (You know--that distorted tone from a certain amp and a clean tone from another. I had to find a tube amp that would do both.) The MTS does both extremely well, and boasts a "BundyTone" like no other. I've gotten more than my money's worth in 3 1/2 years. Lately, the lead channel started to cut in/out. Wonder why--this goofball has been using the same stock tubes since it was new! So to those who write here asking about this problem--check for bad tubes. My problem has been solved. Bob at Eurotubes is an extremely helpful guy. He answered dozens of questions over the phone because I was confused over what tubes to get for the styles of music/uses of the MTS. I bought 5 high gain ECC83S's (one balanced for the phase inverter) and a matched quad of E34L's. Thanks, Bob, for the help and great service--I ordered on Tues. and got the tubes Friday. From Oregon to North Carolina! I drove to Oldamps' house eager to meet another member of this board and excited about getting this amp renewed. His moniker must pertain to his hobby, "old amps", because (dare I say?!) I may be slightly younger but I think I look far more "aged" than he does!I played the MTS so we both had a fresh ear for the old tones. Oldamps checked the bias and it was right at 100ma like Carvin set it at the factory. Then we put in the new tubes. The difference was amazing. The distortion was smoother, rounder, and maybe even "creamier". This is without rebiasing, only throwing the rear-located tube selector switch. The clean channel sounded almost 3-dimensional, more spatial and defined. I mean, it was great before, but these new tubes just kicked the whole combo in the ass. I think Oldamps brought me back from la-la-land when he said it was time to set the bias! He went for a relatively lower setting than the 39ma Bob suggested, yet warmer than Carvin's setting. Oldamps assured me this would yield a longer tube life, yet still bring out a new liveliness from the amp. So then I plugged in again, biased at 33ma per tube. Freaking astounding! We took an already fantastic amp and made it come alive even more. The lead channel still retains all the warmth and clarity, but with a slightly more defined midrange and harmonic complexity. The clean channel is rich with a "deepness" that may cause me to throw away a chorus pedal. The amp as a whole is just that damn good. I used to run the reverb at 7-8, but now I get a thicker, more pronounced effect at 5(?!). And like before, every twist of the EQ knobs, if only slight, will tweak a difference in tonal characteristic. Oldamps made a statement to the effect of, "a good tube amp will interact with the guitar as if it were one." He's right! With my Carvin DC127, every knob/switch on the guitar radically produces definite changes in tone. Fingerpick the lead channel--it's clean.Strum lightly with a pick for moderately crunchy rock rhythm. Hit those strings hard and you can mosh out---this is all with my amp's drive knob on 8 the whole time! We experimented with me playing and Oldamps turning amp knobs. He was able to dial in settings that were dead-on impersonations of well-known rock tones. I've said it here dozens of times--if you can get a good sound out of the MTS, you ain't twistin' knobs! Last but not least, Oldamps shot all the pots with contact cleaner, getting all the scratchiness out of there, especially my drive knob. They are all smooth as silk now. I drove home a happy camper. The first thing I did when I got home was put the combo back atop my Carvin 4x12 and threw the Digitech RP200 back in the FX loop, running altogether a 3/4 stack. Holey Moley, who let the dogs out?! The doctor-recommended Ace bandages and braces from elbow to wrist (carpal tunnel ) came off Sunday for a good three hour tour (a three hour tour! ). After stretching and a few exercises, I eased into some rhythm work/improv to the radio as usual, and then ripped into a very gratifying session. Unbelievable, the difference. The change from 5881's to E34L's seem to make for an all around smoother distortion, with that spongy "breathing" tone only good tubes can provide. My amp's EQ knobs are more receptive to minor tweaks. The guitars are more responsive to subtle nuances in pick/fretting attack. Everything I liked about the MTS before has been given its' overdue maintenance and is running in top form. (I should have changed the tubes long ago.) It's like a brand-new amp and continues to inspire my creativity and playing anew. Oldamps, thank you for your help. I might've paid 5 times what I paid you to someone else who wouldn't have been concerned at all with what I wanted from my amp. You worked with me and we gave new life, spark, and spank to an already incredible amp. Hopefully soon I can unleash this monster on the locals. It was great to meet you, and I hope we can stay in touch and work with other projects in the future.
Peace and Love to All Carvinites, Bundy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Alexander" <michael-alexander@ou.edu>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Pro jr. treble trouble
Bob,
Your tubes came and then I had a baby, so I didn't exactly have time to fiddle in the past couple of weeks. But I just installed the tubes you recommended for my Pro Junior and you were right about everything. With the stock tubes, the clean was dull and muddy (almost unusable), now clean has that 'sparkle', some real harmonics coming off of each note. The gain is warm and rounded, nicely pushed or held back on, just like the Hubert Sumlin records I'm trying to copy. And the treble trouble is gone. I have the tone all the way up, and it sings, it doesn't icepick. I don't think I even need to change the speaker. I had no idea how important good tubes can be. A total success. I'll post to
www.tdpri.com and tell them of the great work you're doing. With your permission, I'd like to copy some of your letter (below) and then just tell the page that you were exactly right.Best wishes,
Mickey
----- Original Message ----- From:
Paul Galli To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 1:19 PM Subject: Usage of JJ Tubes in Stereo ApplicationBob,
I notice that there are not a lot of customer comments regarding the usage of JJ Tubes in a Hi-Fi application. Well here's my take on using the JJ 12AT7 and E34L's in my VTL 225 monoblocks powering Hales Signature 2 speakers.
Originally the amps were tubed on the output with GE Fat Boy 6CA7/EL34's (8 per amp). When I consulted with you I learned that the GE version was not a true EL34 tube, but rather a kluged up version of a 6L6 adapted for EL34/6CA7 usage. The original 12AT7 was by EI (actually not a bad tube in this application). At any rate I took the plunge and replaced them all with JJ's.
The amps have truly been transformed. Throughout the entire frequency spectrum the sound has been tightened up. The increase in detail was very evident. The midrange is a bit more forward but not in a "Brightness" sense. It is just more clear and detailed. With the new E34L's in place, it became evident that the punchy bass exhibited by the GE's was a bit bloated with too much bloom. The bass with the JJ's is much tighter and natural sounding. The treble was more extended and much less hashy. The harmonics and overtones are wonderfully articulated, again very natural with little artificial bloom.. There is a great sense of width and depth within the stereo image. It took me about a month to get used to this "new" sound. I noticed it took a little longer warmup time until the amps became dialed in but the extra wait was well worth it. The VTL has actually gotten closer to a transistor sound due to it's increased detail retrieval capabilities. Both tube types are extremely balanced throughout the entire frequency range. I must say I am impressed with the quality (and the price!).
I would like to tube roll the JJ 12AT7 with the long life Telefunken version but they are very expensive and tough to find. I am sorely tempted to cryo treat the JJ 12AT7 and if I do I will report back.
Thanks for your advice. You were extremely helpful.
Paul Galli
P.S. Please feel free to use this letter in your customers comment section.
P.P.S. Tubes rule!!!
----- Original Message ----- From:
Craig kerns - NST To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:14 AM Subject: tubesBob,
Just wanted to thank you for your recommendations for my Peavey C20 and Bravo. Your suggestions were right on and I don't think I could be more pleased. The tube you included for my RP-7 is gnarly, to say the least.
Again thanks, and I now see why my brother thinks so highly of you and JJ's tubes.
Craig Kerns
----- Original Message ----- From:
Jason S. Centers To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:47 PMSubject: JJ Tubes Rock!!
I really don't think I have anything new to add to the multitude of customers who have already emailed you. However, I must comment on these tubes. Dude, they rock! I have a Johnson Millennium JM150 combo amp with the 12AX7 preamp tubes. After replacing the stock tubes with the JJ's, I was unable to hold back the smile on my face. I was extremely delighted at the quality of the JJ tube. It added a warm yet distinct sound I have been missing. I wasn't initially impressed with my JM150, but have now heard the true intended sound of the amp. The JJ's are simply the tube to go with.....PERIOD! Anyone without JJ's in thier amp are missing out. Thanks!!!
Jay
----- Original Message -----From: <
GHKerr41@aol.com>To: <Eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:42 AMSubject: New tubes!
Bob
Not sure how to start this but WOW might be a good word.
I put your tubes in my Mesa Boogie DC-2 Friday. Right at first I did not hear much of a difference, so I put the Mesa tubes back in and then the difference was noticeable to say the least. They did not stay in the amp for long! The tubes you sent were much more harmonically rich, the Mesa tubes were cold and sterile. And the lower gain tubes for the second channel made it useable! I now can dial in really useable gain from 3 to 8 on the second channel - before this channel was an all or nothing.
Thanks for the speedy delivery of the new tubes for my Mesa Boogie DC-2. It is now not for sale!
As they said on the farm in Nebraska where I grew up - "Ya, done good!"
Thanks again!
Greg
----- Original Message ----- From:
Oswood, Eric R (INPO) To: Eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 12:27 PM Subject: Love the New JJ TubesDear Bob,
I wanted to let you know that I am delighted with the new set of JJ tubes you supplied for my Peavy Delta Blues amplifier. As you may recall, I had three issues with the amp. First the tubes were saturating at very low volumes. I noticed that the amp would start to saturate at a setting of 3 on a scale of 1-12. Also, the amp had a lot of static when not being played and the volume would change on its own while I played. The new JJ tubes corrected all of these problems indicating I had a bad tube(s) from the factory. The amp began acting up shortly after I brought it home. If the new tubes would have simply corrected these problems, I would have been satisfied. However, I was amazed at some of the other improvements I heard in my amp. The first thing I noticed was how smooth the response of the amp became. This is important to me when I play jazz and this also seemed to improve sustain which works well for all of my musical styles. Another change I noticed was an improvement in frequency response. Before, the amp sounded a little flat. I had a lot of midrange, but not much response on the upper and lower frequencies. Adjusting the EQ controls did not help much. With the new JJs installed, I now have a very solid bass and sparkling highs. I was amazed at the difference. The EQ controls now actually change the tone of the amp. The other difference I noticed is that the amp seems to have more volume. I can now turn up the clean channel to 6-7 before I hear any distortion and the volume is adequate to play with other band members with much larger amps.
On top of these improvements, I thought your customer service to be outstanding. You took the time to talk with me about the playing styles I use to determine which tubes would be right for me. I placed my order on Monday and had my new tubes in Woodstock, GA on Wednesday. I know you probably get a lot of similar feedback from other customers (I contacted you because of comments made on Harmony Central), but it is rare I receive such service and get a product that works as well as the JJ tubes have worked for me. I will recommend Eurotubes to all of my friends and continue to be a customer when I need tubes again. Thanks again for the great service and a great product.
Sincerely,
Eric Oswood
----- Original Message ----- From:
Royce Koshy To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 4:55 PM Subject: JJ tubesHi Bob,
My name is Royce Koshy and I don't know if you remember me but I ordered some tubes from you a few months ago for my Mesa Boogie Mark IIc+
Well I just want to tell you that these tubes plus my amp are a magical sounding combination. Once I get my amp slightly cranked, there are no words to describe the tone. It simply makes you want to play forever. The guys in my band are constantly stunned at how incredible the amp sounds.
Thanks a lot for the great service and product
Thank You,
Royce Koshy
----- Original Message -----From: "Steve Sidwell" <
sidwell@mx5.tiki.ne.jp>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 7:14 PMSubject: It`s your fault...
Hi Bob,
Well, even though I ordered your tubes a year and a half ago, I didn`t re-tube my Vox AC 15 re-issue until yesterday, it was always at a friend`s house where we rehearse. After a performance last weekend, it ended up in the trunk of my car and back at my place. I opened it up and noticed that one of the NOS Phillips was glowing brightly. The preamp tubes were stock. First I replaced the preamp tubes - big improvement..... then I replaced the EL84`s ..sheesh !! Its a whole new amp!! Its never sounded like that before!! I remember a year and a half ago how impressed I was at the transformation in my Matchless from the supplied Sovtek tubes, but the transformation was even more dramatic in this amp. I couldn`t stop playing yesterday. My kids spent yesterday just asking "where's Daddy?...........where's Daddy?!!" I hope you're satisfied.
Steve Sidwell
----- Original Message ----- From:
Jamie McElroy To: eurotubes Cc: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 3:19 PM Subject: Re: Question: What kind of JJ elec. tubes should I use: Mesa ownerHi Bob,
WOW!!!! I just got the tubes today (the ECC83S preamps) & SH*T what a difference! After putting the JJs in, I turned my amp ( Mesa Rectoverb ) on & let it warm up for about 60 sec. turned the standby off & instant gratification my friend! Bob you are a new asset to me! Now I can't wait to try the JJ 6L6GCs! The saturation I get now with the JJ ECC83S preamps is awesome & pinch harmonics are easier than ever before. Thank you so much Bob! I will be back SOON!!!!
Thanks for the great service!
Sincerely,
Jamie McElroy
----- Original Message ----- From:
rodrigo padilla To: eurotubes Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 1:45 PM Subject: Re: JJ 6l6'sHi Bob:
I got the tubes today, ( JJ 6L6GC's for a Mesa 400+ ) and everything you said about them is true, WOW!!. The low end so tight and full the low B on my Warwick 5 string almost shook my house out of it's foundation. Well maybe not, but it sure felt like it. The mids are so harmonically rich I'm sure my bass is gonna cut thru the mix like a new ginzu knife. And the highs are buttery smooth and sweet. Thanks again and you will have my business in the future.
Thanks
Rodrigo Padilla
----- Original Message -----From: "Norman, Brian" <
bnorman@analogic.com>To: "'eurotubes '" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 2:17 PMSubject: Thanks Bob
Bob,
I received my tubes in the mail today ( Marshall 4211 ), I have already pushed them in. Wow! what a difference, The clean channel is now usable and I got the bottom I was searching for, I can finally put away my distortion box's. I can't wait until my bandmates hear the difference. It's like a new amp. Thank you again for all your help and your great service. I will speak with high praise at the forums I visit. People at the Les Paul forum are the ones who told me to talk to Bob at eurotubes, I'm glad I did.
www.lespaulforum.comThanks for keeping me rockin,
Brian
----- Original Message ----- From:
victor soto To: bob@eurotubes.com Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Thanks a lotHi bob, this is Victor Soto the chap from Costa Rica who bought a set of tubes from you early this year. Just wanted to drop you a line telling you that I`ve been so pleased with JJs that everytime I`m asked about my tone or anything regarding my amp, I encourage people to try my JJ loaded amp and experience the glory of those tubes compared to my other amps. 5 of those mates have already ordered tubes from you and this is what I wanted to thank you for, you`ve been really helpfull with all my friends and the result has been 6 happy costumers spreading the word around. Thanks for doing business this way. We may live far from the US and may not be too many in number. 6 customers for you is nothing compared to the huge amount of buyers you may have worldwide, but the six of them are deeply greatfull and that`s something. Thanks again, I`ll be buying again soon.
Best regards:
Victor Soto.
----- Original Message ----- From:
William Stetter To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:31 PMBob -
I wanted to let you know I recieved my order on Monday (I placed the order last Friday), so I was thrilled with the fast response. And I got a chance to put the EL34Ls in the amp tonight ( Mesa Heartbreaker ) and you were right! Wow! I am very impressed. I thought the Svetlanas sounded great, but the EL34Ls just blow them away!! Everything you said they were - tighter bass, smoother highs and punchier.
Regards,
Bill Stetter
----- Original Message -----From: "Scott Adams" <
scott_adams@mac.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 8:00 PMSubject: Hot Denver Tubes
Tube god,
Thank you once again for fixin' me up with the right tubes ( JJ E34L's & ECC83S ). I guess we already knew how good they would sound, but I've gotta' say it "THEY'RE AWESOME"!!! The amp ( TSL 100 ) is back to it's tip top shape and screaming once again. The highs are high and the lows are low, the clean is clean, the harmonics are harmonicing in four octaves. The tone is brown but tight, bright but not biting, crunchy without fighting itself, even on say,..a min7 chord. It's got sparkle that glitter envies, In short, a very full sound. Pat yourself on the back,....................I am.
Thanks once again,..JJ's and Eurotubes.com RULE!
Scotty Boy
----- Original Message -----From: "Greg Canady" <
fiestared@yahoo.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:46 AMSubject: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Question
Bob,
I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how much I appreciated the fast shipment of my tubes and how great my Hot Rod Deluxe sounds now. I've used the amp for two weekends now and the Clean channel sounds better than it ever has. It is like a completely new amp. And the Drive channel is now very usable. I really appreciate all your help.
Thanks again.
Greg
----- Original Message ----- From:
Walsh Frank To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:00 AM Subject: Love the TubesBob;
Can't tell you how pleased I am with the JJ preamp tubes you sent me for my Allen Old Flame. They make a great sounding amp sound even better. With my archtop (Heritage carved-top with floating pickup) I've found a whole new range of tones that were previously unusable. I can dial in more mids and trebles to get a nice crisp tone without losing the "woodiness" or getting ugly overtones. When I switch to my 335 I can crank the gain and get anything from a little blues bite to a warm, singing sustain ala Santana. Can't wait to try the 6L6s!
Many thanks.
Frank Walsh
Duluth, GA
----- Original Message ----- From:
Michael Leeninga To: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:39 AM Subject: Thank you very much!Hey Bob,
I wanted to thank you for everything. I just got my Uber back from my tech (He changed the bias for me) and it sounds EXACTLY the way I want it! A lot more definition and more punch on the gain channel, and a VERY sparkling clean sound! The cleans have had MAJOR improvement! I never liked the cleans on the Uber, but changing the tubes ( JJ E34L's and ECC83S's ) made it sound good even.
Thank you very much, and you have another happy customer to add to your list. ;)
Greetings, Michael Leeninga. (Holland)
----- Original Message ----- From:
Joe-Payne To: eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 1:00 PM Subject: Re: New customer...Hello Bob,
I was very pleased with my first order of 12AX7's and EL84's a while back. 'Sorry, I haven't had time to comment any sooner. I tested all of them in my Matchless DC-30 and in a homebrew 15 Watter with West Lab (Matchless) tranny's. The preamp tubes all sound great and I'm idling the EL84's at about 13.5 Watts dissipation with no ill effects. I felt the screen grids were a little bright so I dropped the screen voltage down in both amps to about 300Vdc via resistors. The plates remain at about 340Vdc.
The label paint hasn't even burned after several gigs and both amps sound really warm and lush. I had some NOS stuff in the DC-30 and I now prefer the JJ's. NOS for spares... go figure? Awesome performance for new tubes and I must say, your matching of the power tubes was extremely accurate! I couldn't even detect a mA difference in circuit with my measurement procedure.
Coupled with your great email communication and personal service I feel like I met a good friend who cares about my needs. One day, I hope we meet in person.
Rave On!
joe
619-885-1482 if anybody has any questions about amps/tubes/music stuff
----- Original Message ----- From:
Dan Staskevicius To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: I got 'em!Hey Bob,
I got the tubes yesterday evening... needless to say, I've been playing non-stop since I got them, otherwise I would've written even earlier! All I can say is that the JJ's are amazing. It's as if I bought a new amp! My 5150 combo screams better than it did the day I bought it, and the tone is like nothing I've ever heard come out of ANY amp in front of me before. I was shaking! For fun, I plugged my old Sovtek's back in after to hear the difference, and I was honestly shocked. The sound is so much tighter, rounder, and incredibly more responsive than it was before. The clean channel has a thick, creamy sound; the crunch can go from smooth blues overdrive to a snarling ballsy distortion; and the lead channel is just too sweet to describe with words alone. It has literally come alive. One more bonus: since the 6L6GC's bias matches up so nicely, I'm actually getting MORE gain than I had anticipated. Having each preamp tube balanced and graded would almost have been too much! Only after 2 years of owning it I now understand why the 5150 is known for its crazy amounts of gain! So to summarize, I don't think I could be any happier. Please keep me on file, you can comfortably tell yourself you've got a new permanent client.
Thanks for the help,
-Dan
This is a review that I was directed to on HC by a customer on mine.
Price Paid:
US $575 usedFeatures: 9
Older block letter head. Two channels yada yada. You know the features. I wish it had built in reverb for the clean channel but other than that I'm happy. I play hard rock covers and this is perfect for my tastes. I get alot of compliments on my tone.
This is a good amp with no mods. With JJ tubes and the bias mod this amp is stellar.
Sound Quality: 10
I play mostly with my PRS ce24 with the stock pickups. I play through a Genz Benz George Lynch signature cabinet (the best cab I've ever played through). My only effects are a crybaby, an Ibanez sc10 chorus and a DOD 585 performer analog delay pedal. Now in stock form this amp is a really good amp. The clean isn't good, but the distortion is what you buy this for anyway. But for $100 worth of JJ's tubes and a $75 bias trim pot mod, this amp is the SHIT. The clean improves alot (still no fender, but useable) and the distortion is awesome. Plugged into the normal gain input with the pre gain on five I get an cranked, hot rodded marshall ala Jake E. Lee or George Lynch with a added kick and crunch. Plugged into the high gain I can nail Zakk Wylde to older Metallica with shit loads of crunch and gain from hell. I get the cranked amp tone at any volume. I got the idea for the tubes and the mod from this forum, and beleive me it is well worth the little bit of money. And go to eutotubes.com for the JJ's tubes. Bob will take care of you. Not only did he get me a full set of tubes cheap, he e-mailed me the instructions for the bias mod for nothing. I live in Montana so finding someone who knows all the newer mods is tough.
The amp is a little noisy, but not enough to complain about.
Like someone else on this forum said, without the mod 7. But with the tubes and mod an easy 10
Reliability: 9
I have'nt had any problems yet. It is a Peavey so it has to be well built.
Customer Support: 9
I needed a wiring schematic for my amp guy. I called Peavey's parts department and they were very helpful and sent me a schematic free of charge.
Overall Rating: 9
I've been playing for years. I've been searching for the perfect tone for me and I think I've found it. I play through a jcm2000 at my bass players house at practice twice a week and my 5150 kills it, and he even agrees. If it were lost or stolen I would replace it right away. I mean, tell me another amp you can be in for under $800 that sounds like this? You might find something alot more expensive that might have an advantage but who wants to spend $2500 for a guitar amp when you can have killer tone for $800? I can only give it a nine though because of no reverb. I don't like reverb on lead, but it can be nice on the clean channel.
Submitted by Anonymous at 06/12/2003 10:10
----- Original Message ----- From:
Devin Baldwin To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:49 AM Subject: Thanks !Bob,
Thanks for outfitting my 2:90 & Triaxis with JJ's. I haven't heard my rig sound this good in 10 years. It's like a new amp! Even my band members were impressed. The tone is definitely much cleaner and warmer. I had read posts that said the JJ's were somewhat dark - totally NOT TRUE.
Also, thanks for the expedited shipping - they arrived in 2 days!
You RAUCK............................devin
----- Original Message ----- From:
Flyinburrito1@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:31 AM Subject: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bob
I must say this 5150 is now one of the best sounding heads i have ever heard, i cant believe how much the head just came alive all the dead spots are gone, harmonics are rich and evil, i hit a couple of good old Zakk Wylde squaks and squeals and it sounds like im stepping on a cat (music to my ears), and i havent even plugged in my effects i just ran straight into the head and it is monkey spankin bad, i will be recommending jj's to everyone who plays the ghetto tubes (grooves) they swear they are the best but wait till they hear me they will change their mind. i will never put anything other than jj's in my amp ever again.
Thank You Very Much and i look forward to doing business with you sometime soon
Derek Neufeld
PS)jj's are godlike
----- Original Message -----From: "Bill Scarborough" <
GoldTopLP57@webtv.net>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 2:00 PMSubject: Re: Order Info.
Hi Bob,
I received the tubes yesterday and all I can say is WOW!!!! Man, they made such a difference in the sound quality over the stock Groove Tubes. You "hit the nail on the head" in supplying me with the proper tubes for my musical style. After plugging them in, I uncased an old original 57' Gold Top Les Paul and immediately cranked the volume and master to 10 and let loose with "Sunshine Of Your Love" by Cream. Then, I got out my Gibson ES-135 with Classic 57 PAF's and played Uncle Ted's "Stranglehold" and "Just What The Doctor Ordered". Hit every note and they sang beautifully. Lastly, I got out my favorite Strat, an American made Lone Star Strat and went to town on an old Buddy Guy tune called "You Better Leave My Girl Alone". No effects, just ran straight into the amp and tweaked the tone stack a little. Overall, I was impressed that the most easily attainable tones were those reminiscent of early Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. Hey, no problem there as I have always tried to capture that old "Tres Hombres" sound!
I can't tell you how pleased I am with the tubes Bob! I will be ordering a full array of the necessary tubes to retube both my original 65' Super Reverb, as well as my JTM 600 head. Oh, by the way, after talking with Mr. Weber at Weber SVT, I found out none of his Blue Alnico's will fit into the Blues Jr., so I opted for his 12', 8 ohm Ceramic Blue Dog. Can't wait to get that speaker loaded into this little combo.
Again, many thanks. I will be recommending Eurotubes to all my guitar playing friends. I can't wait to get into the studio later tonight with my little Blues Jr.!!!!
Sincerely,
Bill Scarborough
----- Original Message -----From: "Pete Bessman" <
ninjadroid@ml1.net>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:54 AMSubject: Re: I want some TUBES!
Bob,
Holy crap. I don't know what to say, my amp sounds like a million bucks now! The Triple XXX sounds good in its stock state, but I never _imagined_ what a difference a tube swap could make! Compared to my new set of JJs, the stock Sovtek tubes sound like a burlap sack full of angry mosquitoes.
The highs are so rich and thick, the mids so creamy and detailed, and the _bass_ is so deep and tight... it's like getting a whole new amp for less than $100 bucks! But the BEST thing about the new tubes is the way they sound CRANKED UP! My old set would flatten out and lose their character, but the JJs just get better and better as the volume goes up. My band was blown away! The sound cuts clean through the mix, and the highs aren't painful and hemorrhage inducing like the Sovteks are at high volume.
On top of all that, your customer service is unbeatable, period. The bang for the buck packed into these tubes goes beyond simple savings. I had my tubes in 3 days, safely packed, with a clearly labeled graded and balanced phase inverter preamp tube. Wow. 3 days. I can't get over that. Furthermore, you are the downright friendliest guy to buy from. Emailing you is an absolute pleasure. Consider me converted. From now on, my amps run only JJs, exclusively from eurotubes.com.
Thanks Bob!
Pete
----- Original Message ----- From:
Roy_Strattman@doh.state.fl.us To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: Purchase (review)I'm extremely happy with my purchase from Eurotubes. Bob came very highly recommended and was extremely helpful to me. I will only buy my tubes through Eurotubes from now on. My Mesa now sounds much warmer, with more sustain, exactly what I was looking for. It's very rare these days to be able to do business with an honest company that actually puts time and care into dealing with each individual customer. Thanks, Bob!! I'd recommend Eurotubes to everybody with total confidence!!!
Roy Strattman
Little Atlas
To: <
eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 1:54 PMSubject: Awesome tubes!Hey, Bob,
I just wanted to let you now the tubes arrived on my porch today (Sunday!), and I wasted no time putting them in my Peavey Classic 50 4-10. I'm thrilled with the improvement. The JJs really opened the amp up and added a lot of punch and even more complex harmonics, especially in the mid and upper-mid ranges. Best of all, they evened out the EQ response between the normal and lead channels, which in this amp as you know share a three-band EQ. I was able to find a setting that gives me a nice, bright clean tone with great chime and a scalding lead tone that cuts through but isn't too bright, which was the problem before. Part of the magic formula was backing off the presence setting; with these tubes I don't need as much presence. I've really got a cookin' tube amp sound now. The articulation of the 4-10 speakers and the great transparency of these tubes will really push me to develop my touch more than ever; I was getting some good response by lightening my touch during my session today. (Your main "EQ" is in your fingers, I guess! This will be a good lesson for me.)
Thanks very much for the great service and great JJ products. I'll be doing business with you again and will recommend you to my friends.
Take care, Doug
----- Original Message -----From: "Geoff MacAdie" <
gmacadie@mhp.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 6:37 AMSubject: New tubes!!
Hi Bob!
I was initially skeptical that a retubing would do all the amazing things short of walking on water that your various customers claimed in their endorsements. But after about 4 hours playing with my newly JJ retubed Peavey Delta Blues, consider me among the converted. For the benefit of anyone reading this: My amp lives in a reasonably sound-proofed home music studio and is used at low to moderate volume levels. The amp was retubed with a matching quad of EL84's and 3 new 12AX7's (with a matched tube for the V1 slot). The JJ's replaced Sovteks. My instrument of choice is a '71 Stratocaster (stock, except for 5-position switch and graphtech saddles). Among the immediately noticeable improvements in sound quality: more presence, greatly improved "musicality" (more mid-high clarity and sweetness in tone), and much improved sustain. I wasn't going for ultra high gain but find the breakup at moderate volumes is much smoother and more pleasant. The amp has an additional gain stage that can be switched in, and a little pump of the pre gain stage yields instant Texas blues tone. The amp, in my opinion, never sounded this good brand new. It is almost like rediscovering my Strat, with the middle pickup position just singing!
Thanks Bob. I'll be back for more tubes this year. I know that the amp will be used much more on the second CD my band is about to commence recording.
http://thenewsuburbans.comGeoff MacAdie
----- Original Message ----- From:
Charles Hilliard To: Bob Pietka Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: JJ Tubes ArrivedBob I received my new JJ tubes a bit ago - everything great. Of course I was hoping they would come today, was opening the amp and cleaning the contacts as the postman arrived with the box, my bride says..."did you order something, and of course I mumbled yes, took the box and raced to my basement music area. I put the tubes in as you had instructed via your web page and everything works wonderfully. As I have a relatively simple Blues Jr. Amp I noticed an improvement immediately and think that I made a great choice in buying the JJ tubes, and I sincerely appreciate the personal touch you bring, and the efficient service. I will recommend you and your products to my friends who play music. Actually have sent a couple of emails already to NH, and NYC musicians. Some professional, and some amateur, but I believe the JJ tubes are a great value!
Thanks again and we will do business in the future
Chuck Hilliard
----- Original Message ----- From:
Ben Ash To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 1:17 PM Subject: Your Tubes!!!!Hey, man!
I got my Classic 30 yesterday and, after rushing home in a monsoon and praying that our power wasn't out, plugged the sucker in (with original Sovtek tubes still in place) and was generally pleased with the sound...had to go somewhere and after arriving back home installed your matched set of JJ tubes and all I can say is WOW!!! You weren't kidding about the difference- your tubes are way cleaner and much more powerful than the originals!!! I would have sworn that there were 2 different amps!!! You can bet that I'll be singing the praises of JJ tubes to all my music buds! thanks again!
Ben Ash
Birmingham, AL
----- Original Message -----From: "Robert Sadowski" <
robertsadowski@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 5:05 PMSubject: New Tubes--Thank You
Bob,
I had purchased a set of JJ E34Ls and 3 12AX7s from you last week and installed them into my '72 Marshall JMP 50 watter today. To be honest I thought all the information on your website was marketing BS, but I figured I would try some different tubes. I cannot believe how much better these are than the Electro Harmonix EL34s and 12AX7s I was using previously. The JJs are exactly how you described them! Nice low end but tight and focused, great thick mids, and really smooth highs. The louder I turn up the amp the better, sort of like turning the amp into a monster. What's really nice is that the amp sounds very well balanced now, whereas before the amp's frequencies seemed to be fighting each other. Plus the tone controls are much more responsive. The EHs or should I say Sovteks, sounded like shit. Excuse my profanity but there is no other word to describe those tubes. The bass was non existent, the mids sounded like cardboard, and the highs were brittle and shrill. When I cranked the amp, the sound seemed to 'splatter'. They also were a much weaker tube. When I had them installed in my amp, the amp felt like it put out much less than it's rated 50 watts. The JJs on the other hand are strong and powerful, the amp is a 'real' Marshall again. Well needless to say I will be ordering an extra set from you soon as well as possibly some EL84s.
Thanks for the help and great service Bob.
Sincerely,
Robert Sadowski
----- Original Message ----- From: lk To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 8:37 AM Subject: JJ tubes did the trick
Bob,
thanks for sending the tubes for my Classic 30 via Priority mail. As we discussed
on the phone I was considering getting a Mesa Mark III or IV, but after putting
the JJ tubes in the little Peavey I've changed my mind.
The tubes that came out were sovtek EL84/12AX7's, and pretty much had mediocre
tone, nothing to get psyched about
The JJ's made such a difference in both high and low end. Playing through a strat,
the amp now has very clean brilliant sweet highs, but not tinny or trivial.
The lead channel break up is very smooth, controllable, and much nicer
Thanks for the quick service, and a great product
sincerely
Lex
----- Original Message ----- From:
paul young To: eurotubes Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: Re: ordering informationHi Bob,
I couldn't believe that your shipment arrived on Saturday morning. It's just what I needed!! First, thanks for your great customer service and fast shipping. I research the hell out of what ever I buy and then go for it. I wasn't disappointed at all (which is very rare!!!!). I'm amazed at the clarity, punch, articulation, and "fun factor" that your tubes have given to my rig. It's the sound that I've been searching for (for a long time).
First, I tubed the Boogie 20/20 and thought, OK, tighter, warmer, more compressed (a good thing in my low volume environment). Also, I was impressed with the low noise that the tubes imparted. Then I put the ECC83's into my ADA MP-1 Classic and WOW!!!!!!!!!! Actually, I'm so impressed with the JJ tubes in my ADA MP-1 Classic (all analog preamp) that I might not even try them in the TubeFex (but that's another weekend).
Thanks again for shipping so fast. I'll definitely refer you to all of the tube guys out there!!! The only question I have is, "How safe is your supply of tubes?". I'd hate lose this tone!!!!!!
Paul
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Hi Paul:
Very cool! I'm glad you like the tubes! JJ Electronic is a family owned company and is growing, expanding and firmly ensconced in a beautiful little town called Cadca in the Slovak Republic ( half of old Czechoslovakia ). The stability of their country and their company are excellent so I think we have a very long term supply of very good tubes!
Thanks
Bob.
----- Original Message -----From: <
brianh2obury@adelphia.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 9:35 PMSubject: MY JJ 6L6'S ARRIVED AND....WOW!!!!!!
Hi Bob,
I received the order for my matched pair of JJ 6L6's and wow! I put them in my VHT 50/CL head and they kick ass like no tomorrow!! I didn't think they would make such a dif, but it's amazing what an improvement in tone and clarity. I can use less gain and get a punchier sound with them, losing some compression to get the amp to cut through better! I have used Svet 6L6 and EL34's, they don't even come close and don't have the character of the JJ's!
Thanks and best regards!!
Brian
----- Original Message ----- From:
Enrique Bertran de Lis To: eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 11:11 AM Subject: Re: order on ECC83 SDear Bob
I received the tubes yesterday.
First of all I have to say that I´ve been surprised about the quality of the tubes. After playing for about 15 hours more or less in my Triaxis, just a few words about my feeling with the ECC83S (if you want to use this email or parts of this email for your web of course you can do it):
a/ Dinamics. My first impression was that the JJ had less dinamics than the Sovtek LPS but no, it's just unother kind of dinamics, more linear and much more controlable.... beautifull dinamics.
b/ The lows are the most defined I´ve ever had in the TA (I´ve used GE´s, Sylvania´s, and the LPS´s plus the original Mesa tubes.
c/ I agree with what you say about the mids (harmonically very rich, and very rounds) and the highs very clear and sweet (maybe a little less highs than the LPS´s but that could be a feeling because of the harsh highs of the LPS´s.
d/ I had to rebuild my favourites pressets (10 pressets) but the result is that my TA has never sounded as wonderfull as it does now. Also, now is much more easy to find good sounds.... I'm very very happy. Thank´s Bob.
Regards
Enrique
----- Original Message -----From: "allister" <
allister@tampabay.rr.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:35 PMSubject: Re: Suggestions on Replacing Tubes in a Hot Rod Deluxe
Bob,
Howdy! I received your tubes on the exact date that you said they would come. I have been extremely busy and have not had a chance to get online to let you know they arrived (in perfect condition, might I add). It's been a while since I installed the new JJ tubes. When I installed them, I could hear a difference immediately -- it was great. I fingered a couple of chords and I could most definitely hear a better sound coming out of the Hot Rod Deluxe. The horrid howling-like noise that sounded like a wolf in the mist hours of the night went away, as well. The drive and more-drive channel has been sweetened, too, and has a nice sounding distortion that I just love. I've been playing nonstop almost, since I got the tubes. (:
I just want to say thanks for providing us with great products for our musical aspirations and I will no-doubt give you an email incase I am in need of more tubes.
Regards,
Allister
----- Original Message -----From: <
Ripix@aol.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:57 PMSubject: Re: Order recieved
Hey Bob,
Been playing on the JJ's for a day now. No contest, these made a huge difference for the better. The bottom is tight as hell compared to the Mesa quad and Sovtek front that came with this thing. Really really nice - I need some earplugs, cranked the punch lives in your bones, the second you stop playing you want it back. Clean, the highs are bright but thick and not piercing. I'm actually using the bright switch and preferring it. Distortion is way different and I haven't quite made friends with it yet - it sounds great, I'm just still figuring settings on how to get my preferred balance and tones from it. I dimed the Master on both channels, and again, I need earplugs - I had no idea this amp breathed like this! Yeh, you feel it a lower volumes, it's a pretty loose amp, but where the other tubes crapped out in a flat way, these JJ's seem to be having none of it. With the Master out of the way they maintained control and the SD30 simple roared, I mean, roared. Sooo glad I soundproofed. Lord don't stop me now. I *better* get those earplugs.
Thanks Bob, great recommendation!
-Rick
----- Original Message ----- From:
Roy Choueri To: Eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 8:18 PM Subject: Thanks for the OrderDear Bob, I rec'd the order this afternoon, and dropped them into my TOL100. Wow. I see why Yngvie is endorsing these. I posted a review at Egnater user goups at:
http://jaredcoberly.com/egnater/Thanks bro, righteous technology! I'm a convert -
JJ/ECC83S (s) and Matched Quad JJ/6:6GC—JJ/EL34L Review:
My TOL100 had all Russian tubes in it, probably Sovteks. The now live in the trash can as environmental unfriendly waste. I replaced V6 first with the "balanced current" JJ/ECC83S, and V-1 to V4 with JJ/ECC83S (s), then replaced V7-V10 with the JJ Matched Integrated Quad EL34L/6L6GC. Set bias to 36 and it was right on with dual matched EL34Ls in the middle, and dual matched 6L6GCs on the outside.
Round 1: No Soak, MVOL 4-6, 40-60 watts output power, into 1960BV Reverb 5-30%, Mix 0-100%, Resonance 6 BBE 462 (B6 T6) in the SND-RTN loop CH1, Gain 6, CHVOL 6 CH2, Gain 8, CHVOL 4 B6, M4-7, T6, P6, Bright off both channels. BBE OFF: Bright country (M4) to Fat Bluesy (M7). The midrange came to life whereas it was anemic before.
BBE ON: CH1: Sounded even better (more Tonemaster clean // bogner classic-ish) CH2: Brought out a Vox/Matchless quality to Channel 2 depending whether I set the mid to 4 or 7 CH3, Gain 8, CHVOL 4 CH4, Gain 4-8, CHVOL 4 B6, M4-7, T6, P6
BBE OFF On both channels 3 and 4: Plexi mode came alive and very very articulate as a real plexi would Modern 2 brighter in the midrange and more sensitive BassMidTreble relationships Modern 1 became more of a true rock monster
For shits and giggles I turned the Mid to 0, Bass 8, Treble 8, Gain 8 and voila: Early Metallica MarkIIC+ nailed to the bone .. at least I thought so. Then turned the BBE 462 ON, turned the mids up to 4, BBE Bass 8, Treble 8 WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW …
Before I dropped the JJ in, Treble at 8 sounded like razor blades. Bass at 8 had no definition, man'o'man, I dialed in EVH 5150 tone (B3, M4, T6, P6// BBE B6 T6), then I dialed in Bogner Classic, Recto Red, VHT, Bogner … this has become a truly versatile tone monster. CH 4: turned down the gain to 4 and nailed a Dumble. This is like having a pod in a TOL LOL.
Round 2: Same as above, with speaker output to PGA 04, Master volume 80 percent, out into MOSVALVE 500 into 1960BV. CH3 sounded better cooked on "Plexi" than my 68 SLP ever sounded. Modern 1 nailed the Peacemaker samples on Victor's site at Mojave. Its gotta be the balance between the 6L6GCs and the EL34Ls. The bottom end finally came out clear and punchy, the top brown british on MOD1, and the best of Free to AC/DC to 80s modded plexi on "Plexi and MOD2."
Round 3: As a point of tonal reference, I went back to Eggmans email and tried combinations of ECC83S (s) and other 12AX7A(s) -- I replaced V1/V4, V1/V2, V2/V4, V3/V4 with EH Premium 12AX7s with the other slots keeping ECC83S (s). It became brighter and unbalanced on all channels. Then I tried an assortment of other 12AX7As I had laying around, No contest. These ECC83S babies are smooth and ferocious.
I could not dial in a 50 watt Plexi cranked. The Egnater circuit is too rich and the output transformer has to have a lot to do with it? Maybe? I dunno. My 50 watt 73 plexi has KT88s in it. I think the only way I am going to dial this in somehow is by trying a combination of JJ/KT88s outside with EL34Ls inside or 6L6GCs inside, but I don't know how to set two biases on the TOL. Maybe if I just used 2 JJ/KT88s outside at half power, but the tranny will still be off … We'll see.
Summary: The ECC83S(s) V1-V4 are great with the matched JJ/quad pairs. I also replaced the V6 as stated above with a balanced current valve. The head really came alive tonight, not as if it was dead before, rather taking an already superb eq circuit and gain structure to the next level where it just came alive with BFMFMT. Relationships between the Bass/Treble and Mid/Gain became more sensitive and tasteful. If you are a player who always has his/her mids on 0-4, you might not notice the difference. My mids stay on 7 all channels most of the time, and never go below 4. The harmonics are to die for. SH4/TB4 in the bridge position helps …………………..
Most productive $105.50 I ever spent. Ordered these last night and they arrived this afternoon. I totally understand why Yngvie is endorsing these now - If your'e not a classic rocker, 80s rocker, or neo-classical metal player ,,, these might not be your cup o'tea.
Best regards to all,
/vr/rrc/
----- Original Message ----- From:
sequoia40@comcast.net To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 5:54 PM Subject: New TubesJust a quick word of thanks. I ordered tubes for my CVR about a month ago. Your recommendations and service were outstanding, I have since spread your name around to a number of my friends. The new tubes sound outstanding, a dramatic difference. Thanks again, Greg.
----- Original Message -----From: "Brewer, Joshua (JP)" <
jpbrewer@dow.com>To: "'eurotubes'" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 6:58 AMSubject: RE: Marshall dsl50
Bob,
I just wanted to say thanks for all of your help with my tube purchase, you had an answer for every one of my questions and never flinched a bit, even though some of them might have been a tad "stupid". First of all I must say I was surprised that my tubes were setting in my mailbox last night upon getting home, which I think is superb customer service considering I ordered them on Friday. I put the set of tubes in my DSL 50 and powered it up and experienced a brand new amp. The tone response is more even and there is a noticeable low end improvement. It's not boomy but it seems to have more of a thud over my stock tube set up I had been using. The mid range is great, it seems to swirl and has that awesome Marshall crunch but it isn't harsh, it really sings. The top end is what really has changed, I can take the treble knob past five without peeling the paint from the walls. That was a major complaint before I re tubed the amp, for some styles I play my guitar sounded a little dead, but I couldn't turn the treble up without piercing everyone around me. Now it's much sweeter and alot warmer.
Thanks again for all of your help and without hesitation I can say you have a life long customer, I may even ship some of my amps out to you in the future since the Indiana scene is so barren.
Josh Brewer
----- Original Message -----From: "sterling munro" <
sterlingmunro@attbi.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 10:53 PMSubject: Followup: Tubes for Peavey Delta Blues 15
Hi Bob,
I've had the new JJ tubes in for about a month, and they are working well. Marvelous tone on both the clean and gain channels. Lately I haven't bothered with using a separate distortion patch on my effects: getting plenty of that now from the amp, beautiful and sustaining.
Well done sir!
Sterling
----- Original Message ----- From:
Dave Miller To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:43 PM Subject: JJs in my SuperleadBob: I've had the E34Ls and ecc83s in my Superlead for a few weeks now. Gone is the extremely piercing high end, graininess and mud at volumes over 7. They really allow me to crank the amp up and adjust the gain and tone with the volume and tone controls on my guitar. Good stuff and great service.
Thanks,
Dave Miller
aka Dboy
be like water
----- Original Message -----From: "Sirhuck" <
sirhuck@gmx.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 1:33 PMSubject: tubes :-)
Hi Bob,
Sorry I did not get back to you sooner, but I wanted to actually try the tubes out on stage before making any comments. My JMC2000 TSL sounds great. It seems like it has quite a bit more power. The JJ E34L tubes have a very, very nice bottom end that I never had before. Very smooth. And depending on how I set the amp up, it can be quite tight when running a lot of gain. I tried just putting the power tubes in and the inverter tube so I could make a better judgment and as I said, I was quite pleased. Then I replaced all the preamp tubes and my, what a difference! Lots of mids and highs, without any mush to speak of. Running the clean channel it almost sounded like a blackface fender, but better. So, thanks very much for your help, and the great tubes.
Also, thanks a lot for the CD. I especially like Danger Boy. Great band! Wish I was closer to come hear you in person! Your female vocalist is great; reminds me of early Gracie Slick.
I'll recommend your tubes to anyone who asks!
Ray
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garfesis an cyndi To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:26 PMHey bob I just wanted to say thanks. I installed the tubes for my mesa .50 caliber two days ago. I could not believe the difference it made. These tubes are awesome. The highs are nice and smooth , and the mids are angry, and the bass is nice and tight. You have a costumer for life. Thanks again for your help and fast shipping.
Garth
----- Original Message -----From: "Samuel Ortiz" <
samuel_ortiz@aganet.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:28 AMSubject: Review and info regading your Tubes
A few moths ago I purchased a full set of JJ tubes from you for my 5150. These were a full set of preamp and power tubes Bob recommended I purchase to provide a smooth, warm, "Brown" tone. Suffice it to say these tubes work beautifully. To maximize the potential of the power tubes I had a very expensive bias trim pot mod done on my 5150. Long story short I have the power tubes running at around 50mA, so they're HOT AS ALL HELL. But the sound is about as warm and smooth as you can get. And my current rig allows for almost any tone I want, especially the "brown sound": Fender '84 American Strat with a Seymour Duncan EVH pickup in the bridge - BOSS GE-7 -> Pharaoh Amps Boost Pedal -> Raven Labs True Blue Parametric E.Q. -> High Gain input on 5150. In the loop I will have an Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb pedal - MXR Re-Issue Smart Gate.
What do you think?
-Reuben
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Hi Reuben:
Your running right at 80% calculated at 30 watts dissipation which is on the hot side but I will admit that I run lots of my own gear this hot and LOVE the tone!
Thanks
Bob.
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john deleon To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:12 PM Subject: product reviewHey there Bob, I just wanted to thank you again for all the things you're doing. Eurotubes is by far the best company I've ever dealt with online or over the phone. The customer service is excellent and should set the standard by which all others are judged! I've ordered from your site twice and both times my tubes arrived within two days! That's amazing. I've already referred three of my friends to your site. Now for the review.
I waited a while before posting the review because I wanted to give myself some time to get used to the subtle nuances in tone before writing about it. The first time I ordered from the site I purchased four KT88's and four ECC83S's. All were graded and matched to run pretty hot. I was replacing all the tubes (four 6550's and four 12AX7's) in my power amp, a prototype that Lee Jackson made for Ampeg (100W stereo). I bought it used and had no idea how old the tubes were at the time of purchase. I bought the power amp as an upgrade to a solid state marshall power amp. Anyone else who's done the same knows how much better your tone will be after that. Well after the retubing was done with the JJ's I got to relive the experience. It' wasn't until I was able to hear my tone in the context of a full band setting that I realized what I had done. My tone now had some serious balls in the low end that were completely lacking before. After a few songs I realized that these sub frequencies I was hearing were coming from me and not our bass player. Our other guitarist uses a Metal Zone and an EQ to boost his bottom end and I had just as much running straight into my amp. The highs were also mega sweet and crisp. My Les Paul cut through a bit more than usual and even more so when I'd do some lead stuff up on the higher frets. Harmonics just jumped out and screamed whenever I'd hit them. I did notice a bit of a loss in the midrange frequencies, which was a little disappointing at first but with a few tweaks here and there I fixed that right up to the nice, THICK, low end crunch that I thought I'd never have. The differences these tubes made was enough to make me want to retube my preamp as well. I couldn't believe that such an impact in tone was possible by retubing just the power amp.
I retubed my Marshall JMP-1 with some ECC83S's graded and matched for high gain a few weeks later. I had some groove tube ECC83's in there before, which it turns out were actully some of the older JJ's stamped with a GT logo. I didn't know this until I looked at them held together and realized they were structurally identical. Because I was essentially replacing the same tube there were not too many differences in the tone. The newer ECC83S is a little fuller in the low end and much brighter in the high end. The mids are nice and creamy and they are very responsive to the player. These tubes will bite hard when you need them to and they purr sweetly when you want them to. I am very happy with the way my amp sounds now. It's still not a rectifier but nevertheless I can't believe the amount of gain and punch I have running straight into it. I play mainly metal as of now but I like to dabble in blues and some jazz as well. These things can do it all because of how well they react to the player. I have always admired Adam Jones of Tool for his thick tone and dynamics and now I feel that these new tubes are giving me the same flexibility in my tone and opening new doors in my ability to express myself. I've got you to thank Bob. JJ's are the Sh*t, hands down. It's been a pleasure doing business with you. You have a customer for life!
John D.
----- Original Message -----From: "Ben Burroughs" <
bgb22@yahoo.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 12:22 PMSubject: Re: replacement tubes
Bob,
I received the tubes today and put them in my amp, ( Peavey Delta Blues 210 ) and they sound absolutely amazing! They did everything you said they would. I greatly appreciate your helpful emails and prompt shipment. I'll drop you a
line if ever I need tubes in the future.Thanks a lot!
Ben
----- Original Message ----- From:
James Hough To: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:55 PM Subject: ThanksHi Bob;
Just a quick note to say thanks. I received the tubes today ( Budda SuperDrive 80 ) and they sound great. The tube substitution that you recommended for V2 along with the balanced tube for P1 has taken out that raspy high end sizzle that I did not like. I can now turn the amp up more which gives me much more head room, a great tight bottom end and a top end that sings. The notes seem to jump off the fingerboard.
Thanks again,
Jim
----- Original Message -----From: "NORM" <
norm1023@earthlink.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:45 PMSubject: They arrived!
Greetings
The tubes arrived today. I installed them and the problems I was having went away. I bought my amp new in April 98. The amp (Johnson Millennium 150) sounds great again! The cleans are lemony fresh and the dirtys make me want to slap my sister until she spits teeth. I really love my amp and I don't know what I would do without it. Thanks for helping me to set it straight again. If anyone else I know needs tubes, rest assured I will make them come to you.
Clif Burnes
Tucson AZ
----- Original Message ----- From:
Steve Wilt To: eurotubes Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 4:09 AM Subject: Re: TUBES!Bob,
Got the tubes today and wow what a difference from previous experience ( I bought some 12ax7 JJs from the tube store) I was a little concerned about the pre amp tubes being to dark but they sound great. Warm, smooth, and clear is how I would describe them. The amp is a lot quieter also.
Thanks for the great tubes I'll be ordering more soon.
----- Original Message ----- From:
Felix Dozier To: 'eurotubes' Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:14 PM Subject: RE: Your Website, Tubes, Tone, etc.Bob,
I just wanted to send you a note on how wonderful the new tubes are. The drive channel on my Classic 50-410 sounds great. Nice warm, almost Marshall sounding overdrive, especially when cranked, but the clean channel is where the amp now shines. The sound of the clean channel is warm and I guess the best description is round. The low end isn't flappy sounding anymore and the highs aren't this brittle ear piercing shrill anymore. The sound is just excellent from low end to high. When I stomped on my tube screamer through the clean channel...WOW! Stevie Ray, eat your heart out. The tubes seemed to have just "made" the amp. As I mentioned last week, my band and I were in the studio this weekend and the engineer kept commenting over and over on how good the amp sounded. He was simply blown away by the sound coming out. What a difference. I really had no idea that good tubes could make THAT much of a difference. Anyway, I want to thank you again for your knowledge, help, and expertise. Keep up the good work.
Thanks again,
Felix Dozier
----- Original Message -----From: "Oak, Fred" <
Fred.Oak@stratus.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:13 AMSubject: Another happy customer
Bob
Thanks for the tubes and help. My Carvin Belair now sounds the way it should. I had been avoiding playing it because it sounded so bad. It was a jumble of highs and lows and you couldn't really distinguish much at medium to high volumes. I replaced the tubes and what a difference. Everything was so much more clearer, but I still wasn't quit satisfied, so I re-adjusted the bias like you suggested, and WOW what a difference. I have also done 3 modifications to the soak channel that I found at the Carvin discussion site, and this amp is now all that I had hoped for. I just love it. Thanks again.
----- Original Message ----- From:
Michael Mattson To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:37 PMHey Bob,
Just wanted to say how great the JJ's made my Carvin Belair 212 sound. Like a different amp with more useable tone controls, and the drive channel is much less gritty, more musical. I also like them in the Fender SRRI, and my buddy likes how they smoothed out a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. We'll be sending more orders your way from other friends who should be trying these tubes vs. NOS. Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Mike Mattson
mmstrat@msn.com
----- Original Message -----From: "DENNY MCPHEE" <
lyndenmcphee@yahoo.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:57 AMSubject: re-tubed Carvin Vintage 16
Just put your tubes in-WOW!!! What a difference! Much smoother all across the spectrum. Tighter, no more mud, no more honk. Just smooth tones, nice overdrive, all easily controlled by the volume control on the guitar. I'am almost to the sound I've been hearing in my head for 30 years now. Intersetingly, when I pulled the supplied tubes, one of the pre-amp tubes was a GrooveTube! But no matched set, like yours. Thanks again for an inexpensive cure for tube-driven blahs.
----- Original Message -----From: <
david.p.schmidt@att.net>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 5:21 PMSubject: Re: Info Request on Tubes
Bob,
Received the tubes yesterday and all work great. The EL34 and 6L6GC outshine the comparable tubes I already had. And I see why you call the KT88 THE BOMB! It's really amazing the range of tones these tubes give me through the Univalve, in various combinations with your preamp tubes (also mixing and matching with various other 12AX7's).
Appreciate your great service.
David
----- Original Message -----From: "MadMos" <
madmos@yahoo.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:33 AMSubject: retube of tremoverb
Bob,
I retubed my Tremoverb with your integrated quad and the ecc83s tubes last week. What a difference. The complexity of the tone is awesome. I am really diggin all the modes of the amp now. the clean is much nicer and the crunch has such sweet harmonic content, I am assuming from the el34's or maybe the preamp tubes or more than likely both. I bought this amp used and was considering getting rid of because I felt it was not delivering the goods. Well I now have a keeper. this amp is going no where. It fits in the arsenal perfectly. I have a couple of other amps I will be needing to get in touch with you about. Specifically a prosonic and a blues pearl that I think will benefit greatly from a retube. After hearing the difference in this amp I am sold on the jj tubes. They sound as good as anything I have ever tried including some of my boutique stuff with nos tubes.
Thanks for all your help. Eurotubes in on my "A" list.
----- Original Message -----From: "Christopher Biciste" <
chrisab24@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:29 PMSubject: AMAZING!!!!>
Hi there, I received the preamp tubes I bought for the Triaxis and I can't believe how great it sounds. I can't even put it to words. I will be ordering the power amp tubes for the 2:90 within the next 3 weeks. I can't even imagine what my amp will sound like with your 6L6's in it......I can't wait. Thanks sooo much for putting a huge smile on my face while playing through my amp....I'm telling everyone I know about you, even non-musicians.
Thanks
Chris
----- Original Message ----- From:
David Holmes To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:29 AM Subject:The matched quad of E88CC tubes arrived safe and sound!
And talk about sound! These are awesome. I've only played a few albums through them, but I can say they are so much quieter, with low microphonics. For customers with Hi-Fi uses I definitely recommend the extra cost to get the tubes closely matched. These have their new home in my Joule Electra Stargate monoblock SET amps and I much prefer them to factory original tubes they came with. Could I have blown the big bucks on some big name NOS tubes? Sure, but why?, these are quite close and leaves more money for music!
I much prefer to do business with smaller well run companies, and yours is no exception. I found Eurotubes quite by accident on the web, but very glad I did. You're bookmarked now and I will return in the future for great tubes at great prices. Keep it up!
-David.
----- Original Message -----From: "Garrett Mitchell" <
gizzi_mitchell@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:18 PMSubject: the tubes
Bob,
I'll make this as simple as possible.....Your tubes kick ass, the service was excellent, and i'm very pleased with the tone of my amp. Thanks for all your help.
-Garrett
----- Original Message ----- From:
steeda To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:07 AM Subject: Tubes you sent meHi Bob,
It's Chris from Santee, CA. I called and ordered 2 12AX7's for high gain ( 114 ) a couple of days ago for my ADA MP-1. Well I got them tonight and installed… WOW! These *SMOKE* the ones I had in there before ( unknown Chinese ). The distortion clarity is incredible, and real powerful. I can't wait to get my Mesa 20/20 power amp! I'll be ordering new EL84's from you! Glad I found out about you, you are a great resource!
----- Original Message ----- From:
Maurice MR. Richard To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 6:25 AM Subject: Tube RecommendationsHello Bob,
I recently ordered power tubes and pre amp tubes from you, They arrived within one week and I scurried off to my amp tech and had the Tubes installed and the Bias set as per your recommendations. The amp is a Marshall 2555sl. The Difference is simply amazing, Big Bottom, Smooth Highs and quite frankly the best that this amp has ever sounded. I jam with some friends every couple of weeks and at the last session they did not stop commenting about the tonal difference with my amp! Thanks for your help and input. (Ps don’t tell too many people about the recipe that you gave me, this tone is all I have)
Another Satisfied Customer,
Maurice Richard
----- Original Message -----From: "Matthew P Williams" <
whipinmyvalise@anime-revolution.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:05 PMSubject: Re: tubes for my peavey classic 50 212
Bob:
I came home on my lunch break and found my package waiting for me. I was able to pop the tubes in and try the amplifier out in a matter of minutes. I am absolutely overwhelmed at the sound that is produced from my Peavey Classic 50. It just has such an immaculate tone now. I can immediately tell the difference that the balanced phase inverter makes; each note on the fretboard just SINGS. The overdrive channel has simply incredible balance and articulation. I bought the amplifier used from a friend a while back and this is the first time it has been treated with a fresh set of tubes. It had some Chinese 12AX7s and Sovtek EL84s. Lately the tone has been dead but even with the old tubes in there I thought it sounded great. Now, like I said, the tone is absolutely immaculate. I am totally floored. You really know your stuff. You knew just what I was going for in terms of sound. Thank you so much for your expertise and phenomenal service. I will e sure to send my friends your way for all their tubing needs.
Your now fanatically loyal customer,
Matt Williams
----- Original Message -----From: "Jason Ran" <
jranalli123@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:19 AMSubject: Message For Bob
I don't know if these emails get to Bob but if they don't could you please forward this to him:
Bob, greetings from Delaware. I just wanted to give you a heads up on the pre-amp tubes I ordered from you a few weeks ago. I have a Peavey Triple X which was a good amp but I still felt was lacking something. I ordered a set of ECC83S's from you along with an ECC832 to tame the gain of the amp. BINGO....these are "the" tubes for this amp and my style of playing!!! I eliminated some of the buzz by using your power tubes a few months before but putting in the JJ pre-amp tubes further got rid of any remaining high-end fizz. I have a nice grinding punch now. Also by taming the gain, I can get so many more in between type sounds that I couldn't get before while still being able to tackle the high gain stuff with ease. I really can't believe how well these tubes suit this amp. I can actually get a nice power tube breakup grind sound now that I couldn't get before. Very nice sounding and it sounds almost Marshall-esqe in a sense. A word about the "darkness" of these tubes....yes they do chop the treble a bit but in a bright amp such as the XXX this is completely negligible since the XXX is a bright amp to begin with. These tubes get a bad rap in my eyes. In case you are interested here are some links to some clips I made and also posted on the Harmony Central boards...which many people liked..
http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/VirtualStudios/Listen/detail.php?eltid=3610
http://www.digitalsoundplanet.com/VirtualStudios/Listen/detail.php?eltid=3611
You can be expecting to hear from me in the future regarding another order...thanks for the great prices and great tubes!!
Kind regards,
Jason Ranalli
----- Original Message -----From: Shannon Adams To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: Killer Tubes
Hey,
I never did tell you how great these tubes are I am super happy, even my technician who is hard to please likes them, it was a matter of actual having them too hot, then we went back in and set them like you said they were great, the amp is a marshall tsl 122 which my tech didn't like until now, he built me a marshall standard out of a jcm 800 that just screams ( very EVH like ) but now this amp sounds pretty much as good. So thanks I'm very happy.
Thanks, Scott
----- Original Message ----- From:
Gian Paulo Virzi To: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: the best.Your tubes are the best!, I like my new marshall even more. I used a Bias meter to set the bias and could not believe how well matched are the power tubes, one read 40.0mA and the other 40.2mA. The noise it was making is also gone, and of course the tone is awesome.
Thanks.
Gian Paulo
----- Original Message ----- From:
T. Tompkins To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:52 AM Subject: Thanks!Just wanted to say how impressed I was with the JJ 12AX7's you sent me. I took the time and compared them to NOS telefunkin's using the same guitar and amp "79' Marshall JMP 50". The JJ's seem to have more bass, and mid response than the tele's. The tele's seemed high and brittle compared to yours. I know that some die hard NOS guys would argue with me but I prefer the JJ's better. It's a good feeling to have people come up to me after a show and say "man, that Marshall kicks"
Thanks again,
JT
----- Original Message -----From: "Verdon, Bill" <
Bill.Verdon@delta.com>To: "'eurotubes'" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:46 AMSubject: RE: ECC83S
Bob,
You where right on the money with those tubes! My Legacy sounded good but now it has more clarity and a little more bite to the tone! They got here quick too! Thanks so much for taking the time to explain how the gain stages work and what the role of the phase inverter does. Now I see why everyone recommends you so highly on the Carvin bbs and on HC!
Thanks again.
Bill
----- Original Message -----From: "CC & RM Blakely" <
cblakely@ihug.co.nz>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 9:14 AMSubject: Re: Peavey Classic 30
Hi Bob
The tubes arrived this morning. I put them in straight away and have been playing flatout since. The difference was immediately obvious. So this is what everyone is raving about! Am very happy with them, they are perfect for the music I am gigging with..........just love the superior tone!
Thank you for your excellent service
Kind Regards
Colin Blakely
----- Original Message ----- From:
Chip Errigo To: 'eurotubes@cnnw.net' Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 8:15 AM Subject: to bobHi Bob,
I took your advice from your web- site and put ECC832's in V2 and V3 of my Prosonic. have to say that the results are wonderful, I am really pleased with how these tubes have tamed my amp a bit. I am primarily a blues and clasic rock player and the tube change has really opened up my amp quite a bit.
I really find that it is a little brighter when I use humbuckers. Prior to the tube change I was unhappy with this amp and H-buckers but the JJ tubes have helped tremendously. When I am ready for new power tubes and rectifier for this amp and my Princeton Reverb amps I will order JJ's from you.Your wife took my order since you were out of town and I was amazed with how quickly the order was processed, especially since I am located on the east coast. Thank you wife for me for the great service.
Best Regards
Chip E.
----- Original Message -----From: "Ron Rumsey" <
rrumsey@mailer.fsu.edu>To: "Bob Pletka" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:22 AMSubject: Re-tube using JJs
Bob,
Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. Life has been crazy busy lately. But on to the point... I put the JJs in my Peavey Classic 30 and I love 'em. The difference is astounding. I've got volume, clarity, and sweet-sweet tone. The change in the lead channel is amazing, too. That which was not usable is now very usable!
So, you were correct. I did find a little piece of "the moon" along with the seven tubes (three ECC83S and four EL-84) you sent me. I'm very pleased. I'll be back. And I'll make sure my friends know where this fine tone comes from, too.
Thanks again,
Ron
----- Original Message ----- From:
Chad & Carrie Price To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:57 PM Subject: tubesI just finished installing my matched JJ6L6 tubes in my Marshall JCM900 and the difference is incredible. I've always been looking for a little extra gain and now I've found it. I'm getting rid of my Digitech processor. The service you gave me was excellent. I received my tubes two days after placing the order. I can't say enough about these tubes. Thanks.
Chad Price
Fort Wayne, IN
----- Original Message -----From: "Donaldson, Brian" <
brian.donaldson@viasat.com>To: "'eurotubes'" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 2:37 PMSubject: RE: Tube recommendations
Bob,
The tubes are in and man did this amp ever come alive. I know that you must get millions (almost) of mails like this, but who cares. Thanks for the recommendation. The ECC83S tubes are very warm sounding. The clean has taken on a new life. Each note rings with it's own character. No matter where I play on the neck, I can hear each voice as distinct as if it were a solo voice. Chording proves the same with each voice very individual and warm. The high gain channel just growls with authority. This is the amp I was looking for and knew the Legacy could do it. With the JJ's in there now, my tone is so well defined. My sound is so distinct. I will be going up against a few Marshalls this weekend but I have no fear.
Again thanks for hte help and advise. Next set of tube will be coming from you.
Brian
----- Original Message ----- From:
Joe Rees To: eurotubes Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:19 AM Subject: Re: I Need you againBob, Bob, Bob,
I don't know how you get 'em here so fast. They're here, they're in the Pro Jr, and they cook! After one hour of playing I have some impressions to share;
Changes in tone -
~Overall more responsive. Seems to be darker, but more articulate at the same time.
~I can run the amps tone control full treble without it being piercing (especially on the neck pu).
~I can also run the tone control full bass without it turning to mud.
~Breaking up as low as 4 if I dig in. (just what I wanted).
~Breaks up gradually from 4 to 9, then really breaks loose in a great way to 12.
~Even with amp on 12, rolling back guitar's vol to about 4 gives a clear, warm clean on neck pu, twangy clean on bridge. This thing is going to stay on 12 permanently!
~With amp on 12, guitar vol full, neck pickup, I can get speaker cone breakup in the bass when hitting low chords. That's not a bad thing, in fact it sounded great on chords. Not sure it would be appropriate for single bass notes, but more playing will tell. I am certainly putting this little cabinet through some hell. The speaker has to be put in a separate cab to isolate tube rattles which are unavoidable under loudest playing.
~With amp on 12, guitar vol full, an open A chord goes into a luscious warbling that sustains for a good 15 seconds before decaying into a wicked cool feedback wail, and fades to silence. I'm going to have to record a song using that as an ending.
~PEDALS!! Holy crap, I have never heard it do this before...I spent the whole hour switching back and forth between straight in, and a Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive (which has true bypass when off). It's the only pedal I tried so far, but I just may can the rest. I couldn't want for more than the Sparkle Drive is giving. Whether as a clean boost, or with the TS808 prominent, it's feeding this amp beautifully. With the amp's volume on 4, it turns the Pro Jr into a low volume version of it's cranked self. With the amp cranked, it's like Nitrous Oxide. I can get an insane level of gain. Chimey, squealy, feedbacky, but still ballsy-articulate. With the volume on the Sparkle Drive only on 4, it literally scared me to attempt pushing the front of the amp any harder. Surely I'm going to smoke something. Hehe.
Bottom line is I'm impressed with JJ tubes and impressed with this amp in general. In fact, I'm thrilled.
Customer for life,
-Joe Rees-
----- Original Message ----- From:
guus besselink To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 10:34 AM Subject: tubular blissHi Bob,
Last week I wrote you an email about the fact that the tubes you sent had not been delivered yet: and indeed, the next day the package was there (this is a very common phenomenon: the strange relationship between two seemingly unconnected actions/happenings..... Should we call in Einstein's Theory of Relativity for this..... ?????).
Today I installed the new tubes. I am extremely happy with the sound my Peavey Classic 100 head produces now ( I think that the original tubes were never changed before).
The new sound of the clean channel is brighter and yet warmer than before. It also has a lot more definition. This sound has BEAUTY!!!
As for the lead channel, the differences here are greatest. The sound with the old tubes was rather muddy and lacked even the slightest form of definition. With the JJ's the lead channel is warm and complex, and can be overdriven in various degrees. I still can hear subleties fed into the amp by the signal. It now serves all the needs I have for this channel.
Well Bob, thanks for your advice and service: you have (again) a new customer and produced a happy musician.
Guus
The Netherlands
----- Original Message -----From: "Dustin Teichelmann" <
plurr4all@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 12:47 PMSubject: Tubes for TOL100
Bob,
Hey, I got the tubes and rebiased my amp. Now it sounds better than it ever did...this is my first re-tube on my eggie and it really sings now like I've never heard before. I got it with Svetlanas in Power Tube section and 4 Sino Chinese and 2 Sovteks in preamp and I really know now they aren't that good.
They especially didn't have any gain. I had to pull two power tubes to get more power amp distortion and now I have 'em all in (~120 watts of power) at bedroom level and am getting the distortion and tones I've wanted! I wonder what It'll sound like CRANKED!!! All i can say is...WOW, thanks man!
A greatly appreciated customer,
Dustin
PS Grreat turnaround as well!
----- Original Message ----- From:
victor soto To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 4:24 PM Subject: Thanks for the tubesHi Bob. I'm the guy from Costa Rica.
I'm sorry I hadn't thanked you before, but it was until yesterday that I could try the new JJs. Just wanted to say that thanks to your suggestions and tubes, I finally found the tone I'd been looking for since I started playing....... My DSL roars like a lion now, that's more than what I was actually expecting. I thank you now whilst my neighbours curse the day I knew about Eurotubes
Believe me, the chances for the Studebaker to become the most popular car again are greater than any other tube overtaking the place that yours already have in my amp.
Thanks Bob.
Victor Soto.
----- Original Message -----From: "Jason Rudd" <
jasrudd@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 4:45 PMSubject: 5150-bias mod!
Hi Bob!
I had the bias mod done on my 5150 today. Un-freakin believable!! Even the guy who did job has never heard a 5150 sound so good. All I can say to all of you who read this is, listen to Bob Pletka he knows his business! Bob you are the best! I cant put my guitar down!
Jason R.
Charlotte, N.C.
----- Original Message -----From: "James Fletcher" <
james@inlauderdale.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:09 PMSubject: JJ is Awesome!
Bob,
Just a note to tell you how pleased I am with the tubes I bought from you last month. Since then, I bought a NOS Sylvania 5751 (greyplate) to try out since it's so "legendary" in certain circles. I listened to it for the past week and thought it was OK but not as detailed as I like. It made things a little syrupy or dark. Same (but less so) for the Philips NOS you sent. But then tonight I decided to switch it out for the JJ ECC83-S I got from you in the first shipment. Wow! What a difference! That inexpensive JJ made my whole amp and listening experience come alive. It is so warmly musical, smooth and vibrant with great depth, space and detail. I may never do any more tube rolling with this amp ever. I am just amazed.
Thanks again for your recommendations and for taking care of my order so perfectly. I will definitely recommend you to everyone I know.
James Fletcher
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
P.S. Please tell the Jurchos that there is yet another very pleased American over here who is super impressed with their quality.
----- Original Message -----From: "Stinson Family" <
4stinsons@primary.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:43 PMSubject: attn: Bob
I just received my J/J tubes in the mail today. I cannot describe how extremely happy i am with my purchase. My 5150 has a much fuller, thicker tone. No more raspy sounding highs. Everything seems so much smoother sounding. I was afraid i would lose some gain, but I was so far from that. It just sounds incredible.
Thanks Bob!
Greg Stinson
Saint Louis, MO
----- Original Message ----- From:
April & Ed To: eurotubes Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 9:50 PM Subject: Re: tubes for a 5150I have to say that these new tubes are great they have really warmed up my amp. Also my Les Paul sounds better then it ever has. The neck pickup always seemed kind of wooly with the old tubes and now it sounds great with a nice tight bottom end. Just about everything sounds better now that I have changed tubes. I can't thank you enough for opening my eyes to quality tubes I will be a customer of yours for as long as your around.
Thanks again
Ed Lamaide
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Mid-Atlantic Investigation Bureau 11-2192 To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 9:23 PM Subject: Review on ECC83-SHey Bob;
I just want to thank you for the outstanding service you gave me. I received my pair of ECC83-S tubes in 2 days! I installed the tubes and went to practice that night. I was really amazed how clean my clean channels were and still are. The distortion channels are even greater. To give you an example, I was playing some REO Speedwagon music tonight at practice, and we went over " Can't Fight this Feeling Anymore " I went into my solo Lead in that song, and surprisingly to the others, the sound was identical to REO Speedwagon's sound. Very nice warm and clear. Before I installed the tubes, the sound was good but was slightly distorted out or what some call muddy. The tubes I removed were not even a year old, and only had about 70 hours on them.
This past Sunday the group played for the church and we decided to play FreeByrd by Lynyrd Skynyrd. When I went into the lead solo, it was absolutely awesome. The members of the church were on the edge of their seats and really getting into the music. We also did
" Soul Man " performed by the Blues Brothers and that was also awesome. My Lead fill-in sounded so bluesy now. These tubes "ECC83-S really make a big difference. I play through a Johnson JM150 and these tubes makes this Amp sound even better than it did before. With all the choices I have to choose from between all the amp models, the 2 X ECC83-S is ready to make them all sound great.
Again I would like to thank you for the out standing service you provided me. I will make sure I buy a pair from you every 6 to 8 months to ensure the best sound quality I can maintain.
David
Portsmouth Virginia
----- Original Message ----- From:
w3@soundworks.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:20 AM Subject: Bob - You Da Man!!!Dear Bob,
I received your tubes last week & my eBay Peavey Classic 50/410 on Friday evening. After an easy & straightforward tube installation, I spent the next 3 hours in heaven. You nailed it exactly, Bob! The Springsteen tone is so accurate it's scary! To say I'm pleased is an understatement.....
Best Regards,
Bill Wade-Manager
Sound Works/Music Works
w3@soundworks.com
----- Original Message ----- From:
David Bonser To: eurotubes Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 7:37 AM Subject: ECC83s in AMPEG VL1002 Lee Jackson custom head.Bob,
Just letting you know that the ECC83s tubes sound fantastic. Using the combination of a balanced phase inverter (driver) with the 4 preamp tubes (rated between 105 and 110) has really brought my amp to life. I was really happy with the amp before – I thought no other amp could touch it – but now it just sings! The tone is extremely 3-dimensional (compared to the flatter sounding 12ax7LPS) and the bottom end is bigger and warmer. I also noticed that there is a lot more sustain to the notes I am playing. From reading the information on your website I would guess that this has as much to do with a balanced inverter as it does nice sounding preamp tubes. Thanks for all your help in giving me the best tone I have ever had – PERIOD!
Looking forward to doing ALL my tube business with you (plus all my friends – about 7 tube amps). I am going to convince everyone to give JJs a try. Like me, I am sure they won't be disappointed.
Regards,
David Bonser
P.S. For your records the amp is an AMPEG VL-1002 Lee Jackson 100W head. Outfitted with 4x JJ KT88S tubes, a balanced ECC83 inverter, and 4 ECC83s (rated between 105 and 110). The other two tubes feed a spring reverb, however I don't use reverb at all (it's disconnected and out of the amp) so I just have some old 12AX7LPS' in there to keep the dust out. The plate voltage on these amps is 470V.
----- Original Message -----From: "bruce.h" <
bruce.h@PHARMENG.COM>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:43 AMSubject: My upgraded Peavey Alphabass
Bob,
I don't know if you remember, a little while ago I purchased some JJ tubes for my Alphabass (a complete re-tube). I really like the sound of my amp now. It sounded ok before with the stock Peavey tubes (incidentally, I did get a chance to test them and they all test 100% ok), but now the amp seems to have less distortion, more "growl", and a more open sound. When I first played with the band, the other guys noticed that it sounded nice and "more growly". The JJ tubes seem to have thicker pin connectors so they sit nice and snug in the sockets. The Peavey tubes were a little loose and I think one was losing contact from the vibration of the bass cabinets causing the sound to drop out. I was originally going to sell my amp and get a Eden Time Traveller (lighter, more portable and comes with a headphone jack for "quiet" practicing) but now I'll be keeping my amp and looking for a bass headphone amp.
Thanks for finding and selling such great tubes. An excellent upgrade that is a very inexpensive alternative to buying a new amp! (I found another guy with an Alphabass amp who was going to sell it on eBay but I may have him convinced to re-tube his amp as well.)
Bruce Haugh
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
----- Original Message ----- From:
Kevin J. Lechleidner To: Eurotubes Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: Great ToneHello Bob,
First I want to tell you how nice it was to do business with you. A real pleasure...As you could tell I am new to dealing with tube amps.
I put the tubes in as we discussed, (ECC 832 in V2 & V3 of my Prosonic Combo) and the tone really opened up. With the old set up (stock Groove Tubes) Gain 1 was only usable from 1-5. Anything over that sounded grainy and lacked tone. Now I have the whole spectrum available from 1-10.
I know that these tubes have a lower gain output but it seems that I still have the same amount of usable gain. I just seem to have a lot more control of it and the overall tone is much better. Clean has a ring like clarity, the drive channel is soo ... sweet.
Thanks again for all of your help. I'll be telling people about you and your shop. Hopefully you will get some more South Fl. business.
By the way I heard about you from the Fender Discussion Page.
Thank again,
Kevin
----- Original Message -----from: "Jason Rudd" <
jasrudd@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 4:20 PMSubject: 5150( new tubes)
Hi Bob!
Just wanted to let you know that I put the new tubes in my 5150. These are insane! The gain is so clean and tight. The clean channel is just beautiful. I ran the re-tubed 5150 against my other 5150 with stock tubes. My girlfriend and I just started laughing, there was no comparison. I am in tone heaven, but I still have to have the bias mod done. I cannot wait. That is being done on Tues. I will be in touch!
JJ tubes are the real deal! Your the best!
Jason
Charlotte, N.C.
----- Original Message ----- From:
StarGuitar@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 6:57 PM Subject: Bob is the man!!!
I just wanted to send you an email thanking you and advising you I couldn't be happier with the tubes I have been buying.
The ECC832's are do die for. The took a fantastic amp..(The Triple XXX) and turned it into even more of a tone monster. I didn't think that was possible.
For the record. I record with different power tubes and configurations with the XXX because it is switchable. I use JJ 6L6's JJ El34L. The JJ Integrated quad of EL34L's and 6L6's and even a quadSovtek 6L6's...(sorry about the last choice they came with my amp). What those preamp tubes did to all the possible configurations of power tubes in nothing short of amazing. With normal ECC83's it sounds wonderful. But useable gain is at it's saturation point about half way up the dial. Since the EQ and the preamp tubes are part of the same circuit you get too much EQ past half the dial. It sounds too artificial. Things get pretty messy or over exaggerated after that. I tried ECC81's in the preamp but that cut the gain too much. We wont even talk about EH 12AX7's. In my opinion those things shouldn't even be on the market. They have a terrible nasal quality about them.
The ECC832's in the V2 and V3 slots work great. I tried it on the V1 clean channel slot but since it is the first phase of the gain stage it cut things a bit too much. So in that slot I use the ECC83s's. The ECC832's woke my amp up a lot. A wonderful tube no doubt.
Thanks once again Bob. You have no idea how much your are appreciated by most of us on the Peavey forum as well as elsewhere I have read.
I believe you and your business are going places. It won't take long before you are noticed by the big guys.
----- Original Message ----- From:
The Wall To: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:25 AM Subject: Re: new valves ???Hey there bob !!
ok just gotta say that i have had my peavey 50/50 power amp, mesa/boogie triaxis, VHT 292 power amp all re-valved with jj valves. why ? well i was unhappy with the sound i was getting from my triaxis and decided to try out some different valves. i tried svetlana, EH harmonix and jj's
the jj's just seemed to wake the amp up, they did not cut my ears off and the bass end thumped instead of farted !! i was so happy with the huge bass response and sparkling high end, not to mention the detail i could now hear i decided to re-valve all my gear !!
suprise, suprise all of my gear sounded amazing !!! i even put my triaxis up against my friends triaxis on the same settings, going through the same power amp and lets just say that my friend was convinced his triaxis had something wrong with it. He had it serviced and the valves replaced ( with more mesa valves ) and lo behold my amp still kicked its ass !!
not only do the valves sound amazing but the service is the best iv experienced !! i had my valves shipped over to the uk and it took less than a week ! also there's some guy..... erm bob i think his name is ? well he will go above and beyond the call of duty to get you what you need, and answer any questions. (he almost feels like a brother to me)
needless to say jj's have found a customer for life !
i'd just like to finish by saying thanks to bob ( you're the man ) and to everyone at jj's, and to any one out there whos thinking of buying jj's DO IT !!!
P.S. i am a very happy customer, not an employee
THE WALL ( RIOTCAGE )
----- Original Message -----From: "Mike Oria" <
mikeoria@attbi.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:55 AMSubject: kudos!
bob,
thanks for the EL-84's and the ECC83s' for the Mesa 20/20. This amp never sounded so good! It's really like having a whole different piece of equipment. wow! also, you were right on the money with your tube suggestions for my Fender Blues Deluxe. Those 6L6GC's sound so big and full on my clean sound! There's a whole bottom end that i never got to hear before with this amp. Also the ECC 81 really helps keep it clean on the front end.
Your service is outstanding!
Mike Oria
----- Original Message -----From: "Hippy on Guitars" <
hippy@rshb.zzn.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 4:14 AMSubject: Finally, they got THE big test :))
Hi Bob,
Finally, I can get back to you and let you know the JJ's sound simply awesome!! The guys of the band returned from their vacations and boy did I have a rehearsal!!
Swamping the old tubes wasn't that hard as I expected it would be. Half an hour or so, including dust-removing. I had them burn in for over an hour before I switched it off stand-by mode and hell what a difference in sound. It's really everything you promise at your site and in your e-mails. It's cristal-clear, has a lot more body than the original ones and I don't wanna try them at 75% of their power (I think we all will be blowen out of the rehearsal room). I really can't exactly explain what they do to an amp but already, I started to recommend these tubes to everybody who wants to know why my amp sounds different than other amps. I even considered to have that potmeter installed for proper biasing but considering you living on the other side of our planet I consider myself more than happy enough with the sound I hear from my amp sinds the JJ's came in.
Anyhow, thanks for the tecnical information and of course for your heart towards the JJ company and your energy to spread their beautiful products all over the world. Keep up the good work!!
Marco
According to my band, Rampstad Herriebureau: The overal guitarsound make the whole band sound even tighter ;)
----- Original Message -----From: "Ridge Ashmead" <
r.ashmead@maatwerk.nl>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 11:50PMSubject: Re: Betr.: Re: Replacement tubes
Hey Bob,
Just wanted to let you know that the tubes that I ordered arrived in perfect condition on monday the 12th. That's 7 days delivery time to The Netherlands. Now I know why those guys on the Peavey forum are always singing your praises! I, (we), had a gig in Belgium on the 17th and that same morning I plugged the new tubes in. What a difference! I knew that my old tubes were not sounding too good, but... That night my tone was great! I think that it might have improved my playing as well!
Thanks again for your expert advise and for backing that up with your excellent service!
All the best,
Ridge
----- Original Message -----From: <
CrgBsh@aol.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:54 AMSubject: jj's have arrived!
Bob:
I just got the set of JJ #37's in my Classic 30 and they sound incredible!! The clean channel is way more balanced, with the breakup occuring much more smoothly. with more usuable headroom. The OD channel is incredible... more power, smoother breakup, less harsh grit. The amp sounds much more musical. To anyone wondering about whether to order these tubes... they deliver.
Thanks
Craig
----- Original Message -----From: "Joe Lampinen" <
joe@gearsongs.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 7:44 PMSubject: Got my JJ tubes - thanks!
Bob -
Received my tubes (4x JJ 6L6GC and 4x JJ ECC83S) this afternoon and installed them this evening. All I can say is "Wow!" what an improvement. These JJ's are the real deal. I didn't know how good my Mesa F-100 could sound until I installed the JJ's. The clean channel really sparkles and both the clean and OD channels now have much more depth and dimension.
Thanks again!
Joe
Joe Lampinen
Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
GEAR
www.gearsongs.com
----- Original Message -----From: "Parkinson, Dale (MED, GEMS-IT)" <Dale.Parkinson@med.ge.com>To: "'eurotubes'" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:39 AM
Subject: RE: Carvin Bel Air 212 tubes
Bob-
I had received a new Carvin Bel Air 212 and was very disappointed with the tone. I use a Strat with single-coils (with an old DiMarzio Fat Strat in bridge position), a Tube Screamer and a Zoom GFX-4 for effects. The amp was way too loud to get any blues/rock tone by pushing the stock Sovtek power tubes. I was also very disappointed with the tone and drive of the gain (2nd) channel. The soak preamp volume added scratchy, gritty distortion, and I ended up putting the Treble control to 0 just to get rid of the high-end raspy/buzziness from the gain channel. I talked to Carvin, and they said "that's just how it sounds when using single-coil pickups..". I saw your site and exchanged a few e-mails that included great advice and support from you. I ordered a Matched Quad set of JJ EL84's and five JJ ECC83S pre-amp tubes. You sent them out quickly, since I needed them for a gig later in the week.
NOW, the amp sounds GREAT! I get very defined clean tones from the Clean channel, and creamy overdrive from the gain channel. I can get everything from chicken-pickin' "Hot Rod Lincoln" sounds to "Sunshine of Your Love" warm sustain, with no more scratchy, raspy, noise!
Thanks again for your honest help and suggestions, and quick delivery!!
I'm recommending these tubes and your site to everyone I know using tube amps!
----- Original Message -----From: "Rich Taylor" <rich@zigzagzen.net>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 12:00 PM
Subject: RE: Spare Tubes for a Peavey Delta Blue
I am sure I have said before but here it is again and if feel free to quote me on this... Buying JJ Tubes from you has been a godsend - not only has my sound quality greatly increased but so has my piece of mind, I can always couldn't on getting high quality matched tubes fast.. Thanks a million!!
> Rich
----- Original Message -----From: "Kyle Scholz" <kyles@nsuinc.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 11:55 AM
Subject: My Customer Review
Hi Bob,
I received the tubes two days after I ordered them from you, thanks for the fast shipping. Well I spent three hours yesterday installing/tinkering with my Mesa Dual Rectifier Tremoverb 2x12 combo. I pulled out the 6L6s and installed the EL34Ls first and fired it up. I could noticed a different feel from the amp, not so glassy and honky sounding, more dynamic and more sustaining for sure. It sounded OK with the Mesa preamp tubes put I knew the JJs would sound better. I first attempted to take all the Mesa preamp tubes out and install the JJs and this didn't work, their was way too much microphonic noise and it sounded like a thunderstorm was going on in my amp. So I read the manual and it recommended to do each preamp tube in order, starting with V1. So I did this and immediately it made the amp sound really good. The distortion sounds very Marshally now, but not a muddy Marshall distortion, real defined. I installed one after the other I replaced all the Mesas with JJs and it worked great. I was thinking about not replacing V4, V5 or V6 with the JJs because they were not dealing with the gain stage, they were the reverb driver, effects loop driver and phase invertor. But I did change them all with no noise as a result. I says on the back of the amp that the tube rectifier works better with EL34s and this is right, now I am running the amp on the tube rect. setting/spongy. Before I had it on the Silicon/bold setting for the best tone with the 6L6s. It's really has great dynamics now and the distortion sound is great along with clean which didn't flab out at all. But the biggest improvement I say was when I removed the two inner power tubes to play it at half power. This was when I started to grin. The volume was cut considerably and the gain channel was so sustaining and when you crank it a little bit it gets even better. Very power tube distortion like. I am overall very impressed with the JJ tubes and I think I am going to be happy with my tone. And I can't wait to play it on stage. Thanks for such good service and high quality tubes.
Kyle Scholz
Houston, TX
------ Original Message -----From: <gbross@umich.edu>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:31 AM
Subject: The JJ's are fantastic
Hi Bob,
Thanks for the great advice on the JJ preamp and power tubes for my Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. The tubes arrived two days after I spoke with you on the phone and placed the order. Excellent lead time, thanks. I installed the tubes and set the bias to around 40 like you suggested. The results are incredible! The bass is much tighter sounding, not the low level hum that I was experiencing and thought was acceptable. The mids are fuller and the highs sing. Chords sound much cleaner too, each note can be heard distinctly and clearly. Two note double stops really ring out, the overtones created by the harmony are musical and add to the overall sound. There also seems to be more headroom. I attribute this to the 6L6 substitution for the original 6V6's.
Thanks again. You have a customer for life.
Gerald Ross
Ann Arbor, Michigan
---- Original Message -----From: "Clifford McClanahan" <
clfmack@msn.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:34 AMSubject: Good Evening Bob
Dear Bob,
My name is Cliff McClanahan. Recently I ordered a set of replacement tubes for my Hot Rod Deville 212, The order came very quickly and I cant even get my brother to sent me anything from Oregon quickly. I live in Detroit. I recently had my amp retubed with Sovteks 6l6's in the power section and Groove tube 12ax7's (Chinese) in the other 3 positions. I was very disappointed in the way my amp responded to this change. I have had this amp for 5 years and had it retubed 3 times. The tubes were noisy and I did not get the detail and warmth that this amp has always given me. I have seen reference to JJ tubes on the net and the reviews seemed genuine enough. So I called you. You were patient with my lack of tube knowledge and reminded me of the Phase inverter tube which should be balanced. What I do know is 1. blues 2. good tone. I purchased 2 JJ6L6's and 3 JJECC83s you balanced the tube I would use in the phase inverter section.
The results were excellent. Good chime. very responsive to every attack. The fact that chords and leads alike are exceptional is amazing. The distortion is better, low end tight and punchy through both of my strats. I love the highs. (This amp is bright and can get brittle with bad tubes)..
I've never reviewed anything before. I just figured good service deserves the extra time this is taking. Like I said I play the guitar, I dont service amps or do anything electronically. Thanks again for your help. I just hope that your business doesn't get too big that the outstanding service like this is compromised. I will retube my Hot Rod Deluxe with your tubes. It is my back up now. I will recommend these tubes to anyone who wants good tone...Cliff McClanahan
Excellent value!
----- Original Message -----From: "Richard Matthew Lynch" <
gte337j@prism.gatech.edu>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 4:05 PMSubject: 6L6 Reviews
Hey Bob,
I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I'm really impressed so far with the JJ 6L6's in my Dual Recto. These tubes definitely have a more pronounced low end than the Sovtek tubes, and it is also tighter. The biggest improvement I noticed was that the sound stayed nice and thick when I increased the volume. With my old tubes, the amp sounded kind of thin or brittle on the high gain channels with the volume up at a decent level. This problem no longer exists.
Thanks for your advice and some great tubes.
Matt
----- Original Message ----- From:
Rick Lewis To: eurotubes Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 5:51 AM Subject: Re: Tubes for Peavey Classic 30Bob,
Great tubes you sent me! Had a chance to A/B them against a stock Classic 30 yesterday at the local guitar shop. The sound was much fuller with a rich tone in both the clean and lead settings. The shop employees and tech from the audio repair store next door listened and agreed this was a great upgrade to the stock tubes. Thanks again!
Rick
----- Original Message ----- From:
Phil Goodson To: eurotubes Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Thank youBob,
I got the EL84s & ECC83s ( new Classic 30 ) today (Do you have your own jet plane to deliver so quickly?);-)
I'll admit I was a bit skeptical about how much difference the JJ tubes would make.
But, by golly, you were RIGHT! No question how less "muddy" the amp sounds. Clear definition in the clean channel and MUCH smoother drive channel. I can now even play a chord through the drive channel without wincing!
Thanks again for your expertise and rapid delivery. I'll be back!
Phil Goodson
----- Original Message ----- From:
Jarlaziz To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 11:47 PM Subject: Very, very happy!
Hi Bob!
Just wanted to let you know that my matched set of E34Ls and ECC83s arrived in perfect condition today. I popped 'em in and oh my ... I can't sing the praises high enough. They make the amp sing, growl, and punch like nothing else!
Thought I'd carbon you the post I just made about them in the Peavey.com amp forum
"Ok boys n' girls ... I loved my XXX when I got it, factory tubes n' all.
But now I got hooked up with a JJ special E34L/ECC83 Matched everything, and all I can say is GREAT GOBS OF TARTERSAUCE!!!
Thick n' creamy, plenty of fat-fat tone, and just a hint of sweet n' sour pickle in the mix.
No more grainy overhead noise, no more feedback loops ... just the sweetest most melodic tones I've heard from an amp, EVER!
Peavey has made a masterpiece in the XXX, and JJs just made it priceless."
--Phrostbit
Keep up the good work Bob, your selling hand blown gold in those glass tubes ;-).
--Jeff Leischner
----- Original Message -----From: "Gary Mears" <
gary.mears@verizon.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 6:59 PMSubject: JJ tubes and my Delta Blues
Dear Bob:
I've installed a complete set of JJ tubes into my decade-old Peavey Delta Blues - four EL84's and three 12AX7's. I didn't expect to hear any appreciable difference through a simple tube change (thinking I had to buy a vintage Fender amp to get the Blues sound I was after), but I was wrong! The sounds that are now coming out of the amp are simply amazing, and I find myself grabbing my Strat to play every chance I can to hear them again! The quality of your tubes are first-rate (and they are nicely priced), but it was your expertise and the "personal touch" you provided over the phone that made it all possible. Thank you for making this wonderful sound transformation happen!
Gary
Wilmington, DE
PS: You sent the tubes from Oregon late on a Wednesday, and I received them here on the east coast the following Friday...how did you make that happen?! That's customer service!
----- Original Message -----From: <
Skylark72m@aol.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 8:01 PMSubject: Im gonna cry...
Bob you did it again, i just got my tubes for the triple xxx, sovtek 12ax7s suck so bad! They sound just like you said "like Cardboard". Ive been playing for 3 hours strait since installing the JJ's. I cant believe it! Im gonna break down in tears, i still have chills going up and down its sooooooooo thick n' creamy, and it has absolutley killer tone when cranked
and not that nasty nasil tone. I still havent installed my V 30's yet, im still going through sheffield 1290s and still! Words cant express how happy im am with these tubes! Why wouldnt you want your amp to sound like this?Thank you again Bob! Sincerely,Mark Johnson.
----- Original Message ----- From:
Nate To: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Peavey Classic 50/50Hey Bob, the tubes arrived today, Wednesday. I got them installed, and they sound GREAT! The tone is much more full, the power amp has more headroom, the preamp has more gain and tighter lows. The power amp, like you said it would, has a much more usable mid range. The power amp had sovtek 12AX7s, sovtek EL84s, and JAN 12AT7s stock. JJs are such an improvement over ALL of these tubes! I thank you very much! The price you charge is lower than anyone else and the tubes you sell are better than anyone else's.
Thanks again!
Nate
----- Original Message -----From: "jpmjr 2" <
jpmjr2@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:05 PMSubject: Re: need some tubes
The tubes are outstanding - normally I get a good product and say "Wow, I got what I paid for...that's great". But I wanted to let you know that I really appreciate your recommendations, and to let you know that you went above and beyond what any other company treats its customers. I had heard many good things about your tubes, but now I can emphatically say, "I am a Believer!" Thank you for unlocking the tone that I knew my gear ( Peavey Classic 50/50 ) had in it.
Thanks,
Matt
----- Original Message -----From: "VonGoober" <
sshumake@unlserve.unl.edu>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:23 AMSubject: Tubes for Marshall JCM2000 DSL50
Hi Bob!
Just wanted to let you know that the pre and power amp tubes arrived in record time as always. I popped the ECC83 S's into my Marshall JCM2000 DSL50 right away and there was a noticeable difference in the gain....more of it, but smoother, warmer and less harsh than the tubes Marshall had from the factory. My bandmates commented on it at rehearsals over the last couple weeks. I finally got hooked up with my amp guy and had the E34L's put in on Friday and each tube biased to 38mA as you suggested. Had rehearsal last night and GREAT GOOGLY-MOOGLY! What a difference!!! I've sworn by JJ's for 2 years now, but I'm continually amazed by what they do for amps. I recently became a Marshall convert and so I'd been anxiously awaiting the transformation that I knew the JJ's could make to an already kickass sounding amp. WAY above my expectations!!! My bandmates thought there was no way possible for the amp to sound "warmer" than it already did, but they are now believers in the almighty power of JJ's. I've got my endorsement for JJ's and Eurotubes plastered on my amp page:
http://knuckledeep.net/band/steve/equip/marshall.html Thank you so much for providing an outlet for these great tubes at such great prices with above and beyond the call customer service.Customer for life,
Steve Shumake
----- Original Message -----From: "Peter M. Jagielski" <
peterj@insight.rr.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 1:03 PMSubject: Got My Tubes
> Dear Bob:
> My new JJ ECC83S preamp tubes arrived today, and I promptly installed them in my Marshall TSL. I can't believe the difference! I've used the stock > (Chinese) tubes, Svetlana tubes, Groove Tubes and Ruby Tubes, but nothing compares to the JJ's! First, they're virtually noise free. Second, my TSL's > clean channel is cleaner, warmer, almost chime-like. Third, my TSL's crunch channel comes very close to the famed Van Halen "brown" sound - > absolutely killer, with all strings in chords clearly audible (ie. no mud) and plenty of punch. Fourth, my TSL's lead channel just screams - thick, thick tone > and very harmonic, with sustain that just goes forever. Finally, unlike the aforementioned preamp tubes I've used, I can *really* hear the difference with > the JJ's between my Les Paul and Strat on the crunch and lead channels. I've heard other people say that the JJ's make for a darker overall sound, but I > do not find that to be true. All in all, I couldn't be happier!
> P.S. Feel free to quote me on your web site!
> Peter M. Jagielski
----- Original Message ----- From:
Kevin McCarthy To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 7:42 AM Subject: Thanks for the tubes!I just want to thank you for the outstanding tubes and all of you help you gave me in deciding which ones to use. I put the new JJ's in my Peavey Classic 30 last night and was amazed by the difference they made. It's like a completely new amp. I had no idea your tubes would make such a dramatic difference. Before your tubes I was keeping the gain at about 6 because it would get really fuzzy and lose all of it's definition anywhere above that. Now it's on 10 with perfect clarity and note separation. Also, I used to keep the bass, mid and treble set pretty low (around 3-5) because anything more sounded really harsh. Now, they're set around 6-8 and the amp just screams. A mere $60 and I'm in hog heaven. Thanks!!!!
P.S. keep my info on file, I'll be buying allot more of the little wonders from you in the future.
Kevin McCarthy
Baltimore, MD
----- Original Message -----From: <
Dmjr101@aol.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:35 AMSubject: Thank you.
My 5150 combo arrived yesterday. So did the tubes. I plugged in the amp, cranked it a bit and...it sounded like CRAP. I was worried. It was not at all like the ones I tried at the store. I thought I was sent a piece of garbage. My fiance, who has a great ear, told me I got reamed.
Then, I pulled out the old tubes. There was a Sovteck, and a Groove Tube for the two power tubes and the 5 stock pre amp tubes. I took them out and cleaned with the contact cleaner...
When I put in the JJ's...all I could say was, "WOW!!!" My fiance's eyes were bugged out of her head. That amp sounds like no other 5150 I have heard. The lows are fuller. The mids are cleaner. The highs shine through without being harsh AT ALL. I only messed around for a couple of hours, but I was able to dial up several tones I REALLY liked. I researched the amps a ton. I played a lot of them and NONE sound ANYTHING like this one does with the JJ's in them. The tubes are just as described. I couldn't be happier.
Thank you so much for your help. You sell a great product and give even better service. You have my buisness as long as you are in buisness!
Once again, Thank You!!
Dennis Mulrooney
----- Original Message -----From: "Jackson, Zan" <
Zan.Jackson@rexam.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:27 PMSubject: Tube Order
Bob,
I got my new set of tubes in for my Mesa/Boogie 50 Cal. amp. I installed them the following day with great anticipation as to the new sound of my amp. I've had the 50 Cal. amp for abut 11 years and for the past five or so years I haven't been able to get the sound that I remembered when I bought the amp. About two years ago I totally retubed the amp with Solvtec tubes. Every since then the clean has been very bright and the distortion was very harsh. I started buying different pedals to try and solve my problem and even considered selling the amp! Much to my delight, when I plugged my strat in the new JJ Electronic retubed amp I was BLOWN AWAY. The sound that came out of the amp was even better than I remembered it being when the amp was new! Even subtle nuances of my playing come through now and the tone is the best I've heard from any amp I've played recently. Thanks for being a sincere business man and pleasing to do business with. I've told my friends about your web site and you can bet I'll be a repeat customer.
Thanks again,
Zan
----- Original Message ----- From:
Freted@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:43 PM Subject: ThanksHi Bob,
A couple of weeks ago I asked for your tube recommendations for my Carvin Belair. I explained my style of music and the sound I was looking for. Well, the JJ tubes that you sent me transformed an all-right amp into a dynamic tone machine. The improvement is amazing! I don't understand why companies like Carvin don't use your tubes as
standard equipment. They would have a lot more satisfied customers! Many thanks.Sincerely,
Ed Grilli
----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Casey To: eurotubes Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 10:17 AM Subject: jj 6l6'shi bob,
just thought i'd drop you a line and let you know how pleased i am with the jj's in my carvin x-60-b. they rock! i put some hours on them and they opened up. wooooow! sweeeeet! i re-tubed the pre amp section of my marshall dsl 100 with the jj's and noticed an improvement in tone immediately. i plan to put a few hours on them so they stabilize before i retube with the e34l's. can't wait. hope to take it in this week sometime and have that done. i'll get back to you on that after i put a few hours on those too. when i do a side by side comparison of jj's to other tubes.. the jj's just stand out as a better quality tube. put them side by side and there is a visible difference. that difference translates to your sound. jj's are just a better quality product. very high quality.. and your prices can't be beat either. i plan to continue to use jj's in my amps because they are among the highest quality current production tubes available.. that and i like what they've done for my amp. good-bye mud.. hello tone!
thanks for selling a great product! jj's kick ass!
dave casey
----- Original Message -----From: <
arepal@bellatlantic.net>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 4:26 PMSubject: Re: Tubes for my 5150 Head
> Bob,
> I have succesfully installed the full tube overhaul to my 5150 and it sounds great! I can't believe I was happy with the previous tone and volume
> compared to now. Thank you for your time and assistance and education about the world of tubes. I will be referring others to your site and the JJ's in > the future.> thanks
> Luke
> NY, NY
----- Original Message ----- From:
Larry Raymond To: eurotubes Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:10 PM Subject: RE: My JJ's and moreBob, just thought I would drop you a note and tell you that I received my JJ tubes this past Wednesday. That balanced 12AX7 for the phase splitter must have done the trick, because the "low end notes dieing off" problem went away.
May I also say that my Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier seems like it can "breathe" now. I hadn't realized how "choked" it sounded. It seems like it has more headroom and much better harmonics. It's also brighter and not so dark. At first I wasn't sure if I liked that, but with a few small tweaks of the dials I got it just the way I like it and my "clean" channel is FINALLY usable. It used to be so dark and cold sounding. Overall the amp seems to have a better "voice" and now the three channels actually sound different from each other. Thanks!
Larry Raymond
Romulus, MI
----- Original Message -----From: "Joseph Frascati" <
josephfrascati@yahoo.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:34 PMSubject: KT-88's
> Every time I buy tubes from you I send an email like this. I hate to sound like a broken record, and you probably get this all the time, but I have to say > this: Holy poop on a stick !! These tubes are amazing! I just got the KT-88's I ordered Friday and after 10 minutes of playing my VHT I am giddy as a > kid. Those
tubes SMOKE my Sovteks (my tiny little Sovtek KT-88's compared to these gigantic JJ's). You told me a long time ago that Sovtek > KT-88's are just 6550's with big shoulders. You were right. My VHT finally sounds like a $2500 amp. It sounded good before, but DAMN! It has SO > much HEADROOM and the sound is very rich and complex now. (I switched to JJ pre-amp tubes too). I'm rambling, but I'm sure you can relate to the > feeling you get when you get great sound.> THANK YOU!
Bob, my quest for the Van Halen "brown sound"
seems to have ended in success. Thinking I could buy a peavey 5150 head
and running it through my
1960 Marshall 900 cab would do the trick, but
it still sounded grainy, lacking saturation and warmth....until I heard
of JJ electronics. Taking your advice, we switched out the stock sovtecs
and replaced them with ecc83s's and 6L6GC power tubes. That added the proper
warmth the amp needed, but still lacked the saturation. The 5150 in stock
form has crazy amounts of gain, but not the right kind of gain for an early
Van Halen sound. Takng your advice once again, we swiched out a 1/4 watt
resistor, replacing it with a 50k ohm trim pot. Increased the resistance
in the power tubes to get 42mA of bias and boy does this scream now!!!
I recommend these tubes and this mod for any Van Halen junkie like me...You
will not be dissapointed!!!
Thanks for eveything, Frank Zanakis
e mail: Bigdaddycarlos1@aol.com
----- Original Message -----From: "Amber & Dave" <
a.harvey2@sympatico.ca>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 8:27 PMSubject: review
> A Week ago an eagerly awaited package arrived @ my door from Eurotubes including tubes for my 2 Amps. For my 70s Traynor Custom Special I got > 2 normal ecc83 s, 1 ecc83 s, balanced for the P I and an integrated combo (2 6L6, 2 EL34L). The amp sounds WAY better!! Great dynamics, a sweet > top-end that I didn't think the amp even posessed. At last weekends' gig everyone in the band said how good my rig sounded. These guys wouldn't have > said it if they didn't mean it. The integrated combo is the best option I have ever heard for a 100 watt class amp. Thank You Bob! You'll be seeing > orders from me & anyone who asks me again..
> Dave Smith (irongater)
----- Original Message -----From: "Glenn M. Eades" <
gmeades@rcn.com> To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 5:34 PMSubject: JJ ECC83S's in a Conrad-Johnson CAV50.... :-)
> Hi Bob,
> I'm not sure if you're familiar with the Conrad-Johnson Premier 16LS preamp, but I brought one home to audition for the past couple days.... I ran both, > the 16LS and the CAV50 using the preamp outs, into a Conrad-Johnson MF2250 (120w) power amp for fairness, for the sake of comparison. The > 16LS is Conrad-Johnsons next to the top of the line preamp and lists for $8,200... the CAV50 is a lower line Integrated amp which sells in the $2,495 > range.... I have a wide selection of CD's and looking for something with fine detail and requiring a high level of resolution, I put on Emma Shapplins > "Carmine Meo" to begin with. The opening track has some very faint ocean waves crashing about 100 yards away and it's night time it seems, and as the > track continues, it appears that one is being shown the view along a boardwalk or something, with the sound continuing to come closer, growing slightly > louder little by little, going past people where you are overhearing snippits of their conversation as the sound continues getting nearer.... until finally you're > brought to the position where one is listening from, and track 2 begins. All of this was absolutely transparent and effortlessly conveyed by the 16LS.... > however, I was totally amazed at how much of the information didn't even come through when I first tried it on the CAV50.... it was as if the information > wasn't even there... the ocean waves were nearly indistinguishable, just abstract sounds that were occurring, you couldn't tell it was night, and as the > sound grew louder, you could barely make out that there were people talking as you were going past, etc.......until I put the JJ ECC83S's in.... then, to > my great pleasure, ALL of the detail suddenly appeared.... the level of detail being conveyed by the CAV50 was so improved, I switched back and forth > between the 16LS and the CAV50 about 4 times to see if my ears were playing tricks on me, and to hear just how very closely the sound really was > between the two units.... it was absolutely amazing..... the JJ Electronics ECC83S's gave my CAV50 the level of detail and resolution to put it on a par > with the $8,200 Premier 16LS... and the tubes I'd had in the CAV50 weren't some poor quality tubes either, they were Mullard CV4004's which had > been cryovac'd... I'd thought the CAV50 was about as good as it could get after trying numerous tubes in it in all the various positions.... of course, I > tried playing quite a selection of other material too after that, as well as doing some direct tube comparisons (Mullard, Sylvania, Phillips, GE, Electro > Harmonix) against the 16LS as long as I had it to compare to, but none produced the high level of detail, the inner resolution, or the soundstage depth > that the ECC83S's did.... I'm very happy with these 12AX7 replacements, as you can imagine, (putting it mildly)... and the price certainly can't be beat.... > this level of improvement is absolutely incredible for such a small price... anyone looking for more detail and resolution in their hi-end audio gear would be > well advised to put a pair of JJ ECC83S's in it.... I don't think any greater improvement can be had....
> Glenn M. Eades
----- Original Message -----From: "Richard Dimitrov" <
kegger@n2net.net> To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 6:39 AMSubject: got the tubes yesterday
> Bob,
> Thanks for shipping the order so fast. I took the Shiva head to my amp tech and he put it on the bench. Everything checked out fine; we then put in the > e34l's and the very first thing that I noticed is that the bottom end tightened up tremendously. Those ecc83s tube are much smoother than my old > Chinese 12ax7s. Did you ever have hot buttered popcorn and a chocolate shake? That's what my amp is doing for me now. I can't stop playing it. Hats > off to ya man; I'm at peace with the world of guitar...
> Regards,
> Rick
----- Original Message ----- From:
rockola To: Eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 5:09 AM Subject: tubes & speakers
Bob, I just wanted to tell ya how pleased I am with your tubes & Mr Weber's speaker. I got the C10NR, & this amp has left the "Practice Amp" category!!!!! This lil bad boy sounds more like a Twin Reverb if ya crank it. Those JJ tubes working with this Weber speaker created a whole new amp. The sound is so surprising it just blows me away! Get ready to sharpen up your pickin skills on this one, because it will almost amplify the sound of your Breathing! This is some serious ear candy!! It's like the magic you felt, when ya first started learnin a few licks on your first guitar. Like I said before; anybody who isn't using JJ's from Eurotubes & some of Ted Weber's speakers, has not REALLY heard their guitar amplified yet. It really makes you play above your head, & that is progress! Keep on rockin-Ya got my business-I'll put the word out!
Thanks again, Murphy---Mesquite, Tx
----- Original Message -----From: "Chris Bradley" <
chris.bradley@freeuk.com>To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:22 AMSubject: Chris from Ireland---WOOOOHOOOO
Hi Bob
What can I say....? You are the MAN. My Carvin Belair now sounds awesome. I can't believe how much difference these valves have made to it. The drive channel used to be muddy and flat sounding, now it just sings with no dead spots. Before when I turned the volume up the sound became brittle, now it gets rounder and smoother. Can't wait to gig this baby again. Its even made some of my effect pedals redundant, just no need to hide this sound. I really can't believe it, it's like you just sold me a killer amp for 85 bucks. Also your customer service is superb, especially with a techno-newbie like myself.
Many thanks for your advice, patience and of course the VALVES. :)
Best of luck
Chris Bradley. Ireland
----- Original Message ----- From:
Dan Theoret To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 8:57 AM Subject: Recieved the EL84 quad todayHi Bob,
I just got the quad of JJEL84 that I ordered. I put them in my Traynor Studio-Mate and biased them to 20 ma each at 415 volts...Sweet ! They sounded nicer than the JAN Phillips and they were just as smooth as the Mullard$$$ for much less money. Thanks a bunch for the good deal.
The Sovteks didn't even come close, and the JJs were fuller sounding than my Sylvania 7189 set.Daniel Theoret
Milton,VT
----- Original Message -----From: "Martin, Bernie" <
bernie.martin@hants.gov.uk> To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:46 AM
Subject: RE: Enquiry
Dear Bob, got back from Costa Rica yesterday to find a lovely box of your valves awaiting me for my Classic50 410 and fighting off the dreaded jetlag, got the screwdriver out and fitted them. Ran my Strat straight in and What a lovely sound! The first thing that hit me was that someone had secretly replaced the speakers with much more expensive ones so I checked `em out - no, the same old speakers. What a difference! It's like a load of old foam rubber has been cleared out of the cab and has let the more delicate side of my guitar to ring out. Thanks, Bob. If anyone makes an enquiry over your valves and uses the same set up as me - feel free to refer them to me for an endorsement of your product.
Regards, Bernie.
----- Original Message ----- From:
Harley To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:44 PM Subject: Delta BluesBob;
I can't thank you enough for your expertise. You called it on the problem with the amp ie; the weird noises...10sec. heart beat (tick) and the unaccounted for feed back. Although it wasn't a cell phone I soon realized it was the cordless phone...haven't had a problem since separating the two (amp and phone). Your JJ's are the ticket and totally made the Delta Blues come alive and breathed life back into this hurting unit. (side note...Sovtec's suck) I still can't believe how it makes the guitar nuances outstanding, when switching through each pickup position.
I have only one request.....PLEASE....DON'T....disappear on me, now that I've found ya. In those famous words of the actor Arnold S............"I'll be back"...........for sure.....I've already posted on the peavey amp chat board the following and every chance I get I'm name dropping your website. Hey, hope those ribs are healing up real good for you.
Posted on the Peavey Amp chat board (the last entry of please for; help for purchasing and fixing the Delta Blues).....
Well Gentlemen....I got'em, the tubes that is. Installed 'em and......They're great. Many thanks to Bob at eurotubes.com, he is very knowledgeable about amps in general and knows specifically about the Delta Blues as well. It was a ruff start though as I've learned another lesson about tube amps and cordless phones....they mix all to well. There were some unaccounted for feedback sounds as well as a ten second on the button heart beat that scared the shorts off a me. Bob read right through the problems though. Needless to say the phone doesn't come any where near the amp anymore.
The LIFE is BACK in the amp, the JJ's are great, and all is well in Guitarzville.
Thank you to all of you who gave of your knowledge and wisdom, I appreciate all of the help. This amp is the tone trick of all time in my opinion, and look forward to many years of making other players jealous of that sweet tone :) Later
YOU'RE THE BEST BOB, THANKS AGAIN for making GREAT TONE AFFORDABLE......Harlz
Bob,
I would like to say that you have the best service with no questions asked. I'm impressed with the speed in which you respond and deal with matters. This includes my situation with the tubes for my Prosonic. I put in a order for jj tubes on Wednesday and they arrive Friday (THAT'S FAST!). With great anticipation I put the tubes to work in the Prosonic and the sound was AMAZING. But something happened and I lost almost all the jj tubes you had sent. I have jj tubes in my Hot Rod Deville and they are solid and I don't doubt the quality of the tube. I emailed you and within a day you reply, you didn't bat an eye and offered replacements. You back your product 100%.
Thank you,
David Severson
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
----- Original Message ----- From:
Mstritt To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 1:18 PM Subject: Tonal HeavenBob,
I just got the new tubes for my Carvin MTS 3200 head. (4-6L6GC's, and 5 ECC83S's) I must say that the tone is phenomenal!!! The clean channel sparkles, and has plenty of low end. The distortion channel is unreal!! In one word huge! I have got balls galore with these tubes. Thanks for shooting straight with me, and for supplying me with the best tubes in the world.
Tone Crazy,
Jeff Strittmatter
(pre & power amp) for my amp. I received the tubes very promptly and after installing and test driving them I was shocked at the difference in my sound! Now the amp sounds like I always wanted it to sound! I'll never buy tubes anywhere else! Great job!----- Original Message ----- From: David Luther To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 3:28 PM Subject: Peavy Classic 50-410 tubes
Bob,
Thanks for your help in selecting the proper tubes
David Luther
----- Original Message -----From: "Richard Shuman" <starhero@verizon.net>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: RE: ECC83's
Hi Bob,
I know I was supposed to do this a long time ago, but I've had a busy time looking for work, etc. My apologies. I wanted to let you know how much I liked the JJ ECC83S's I received for my Van Alstine Super Pas 3i Preamp. I couldn't be happier. I have now been listening to a wide range of music, from George Winson to Creed to Miles Davis to The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra to, well, you get the picture. The tubes that I originally got in the preamp (an eBay purchase) were hard, almost brittle. I was experiencing a bit of buyer's remorse when I came across your site. I figured, in for a penny, in for a pound, and ordered a quad. This is what I wanted a tube preamp for! Your tubes really sealed the deal. Followed by my Adcom GFA-555 and Paradigm Monitor 7's, the system has given me a warm, enveloping sound with plenty of punch. Pianos, saxophones, vocals, even the choir on Carmina Burana (Philips 422 363-2) are so well presented by this system. You can bet that I'll be keeping you in mind for recommendations, and you never know what I might pick up next.
Best Regards,
Richard Shuman
Weymouth MA
----- Original Message -----From: "Joe Brown" <jkcp@ix.netcom.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: a customer review
Just wanted to put in my two cents about these wonderful jj tubes. I think I know now what my Carvin Bel Air was intended to sound like! It only took me 5 or 6 years! The jj tubes are outstanding. Playing straight into the amp on the clean channel gets that swirly, top end glisten usually only heard on expensive Vox's or boutique amps. The ECC83's seem to provide more tonal range - in that all of the frequencies are usable and complex sounding. Before, with the stock Sovteks, I had to basically stick with one dialed-in tone, and even then things could get ugly. The EL84's from jj are just gorgeous to my ears. Literally drippy with top end glisten - this amp defines glassy, even with humbuckers. When I take out 2 of the EL84's, she gives it up VERY nicely. AC30 top boost country - so punchy and aggressive, with just the right amount of trebley-overdrive, tons of bottom end. The Weber CA12's don't hurt either, as they handle all frequencies with taste and punch. But these JJ's are it for me. I will be ordering more very soon. Carvin Bel Air users, don't despair - you can turn a good amp into a great one no prob. And Eurotubes has THE best prices. I researched alot before I bought from Bob, and he easily has the best deal going on JJ's of all kinds. Try 'em, you will not be disappointed.
Joe Brown
Moline, IL
----- Original Message ----- From: Doug and Lisa To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 7:25 AM Subject: JJ Tubes a big success !!
Hey man, my hat is off to you! What a big difference these JJ el-84's have made in my rig!! Oh, yeah, my rig is an '83 Mesa-Boogie Mark IIc with the THD Yellowjacket tube converter sockets (converting 6l6 to el84).What a total change in depth and articulation, especially when playing chords, etc. Thanks for the premium graded ecc-83 tube recommendation for the phase inverter position, what a change in the gain area, very pleasing! By the way, and here's the coolest thing, although it doesnt have anything to do with JJ Tubes, you recommended instead of trying to find a descent (currently manufactured) 6V6 tube for my Rivera-era Fender Princeton Reverb II ,that I just plug in a pair of 6L6 tubes as a substitute, and, to my complete amazement (especially since I had no idea you could do this) the Princeton II took on a whole new sound (remember these amps are point to point hand wired) almost simular to a Twin in depth and sparkle, and, when the amp is dimed, is the best Fender chunk and grind I think I have ever heard!! What a tip!! What service!! Bob is like talking to your neighbor ( an A+ in this world of cold corporate who cares)!! I got the tubes in 2 days from Oregan to kansas!! I don't think I'll buy tubes any where else, and $15.00 for a pair of el-84's of this quality!! Get outta here!! Bob and Eurotubes will get all my business, and probably all my friends business in the future!! Doug Ginther / Wichita,Ks.
From: <manfred.persson@se.abb.com
To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:11 AMSubject: Spares
Hi Bob!
Thanks for the quick and great service. The tubes I ordered got here in great condition and faster than I would have thought. I've been held up here at work during the week so i haven't been able to really test them until now. I must say that they're just great. With the ones that were fitted when I got the amp I could hardly use the controls. If I turned the treble up it got earpiercing, if I turned the bass up it got muddy. So I just had to find one setting where everything was balanced and not change anything afterwards. Since my amp (Mesa/Boogie MkIV) has a few ;-) parameters to tweak, it kinda sucked not being able to do it. All that has changed now and the less bright character of your tubes really matches my guitar, which is a bit on the bright side, really well. I thought that I should keep the old tubes as spares but now I know that there's no way those are going back into my amp. Hence I would like to order a full set of spares from you.
Thanks again for great products and service.
Manfred Persson
----- Original Message -----From: "Mark Cylinder" <m.cylinder@worldnet.att.net>To: <Eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: WOW
Bob
WOW
I am speechless - You've turned my very mediocre Blues Jr. into a MONSTER!
Thank you.
Mark Cylinder
----- Original Message -----From: "joedh" <joedh@msn.com To: "Bob" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 6:25 PM
Subject: Tubes for Blues Junior
Bob,
I received the tubes today and installed them in the Junior. I really didn't think the difference was going to be dramatic, but I was wrong. The dammed amp sounds sweet! The tube change was well worth it. Also, just like you said......I get breakup if I push it a bit......just what I wanted.
Thanks for your time.
Joe Hendrix
----- Original Message -----From: "Stuart Hall" <
sturob@onebox.com>To: "eurotubes" <
eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:32 PMSubject: Re: JJ E34L order
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to let you know that the E34L tubes are just great in the ST-70. Much better than Golden Dragons (maybe that goes without saying), and surprisingly better than Svetlanas . . . the E34Ls are both more detailed and have better bass.
Thanks again!
Stuart
----- Original Message -----From: "McLaughlin, Ed" <
Ed.Mclaughlin@voicestream.com>To: "'eurotubes'" <
eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:37 AMSubject: RE: Unbelievable Ampeg tubes
Hi Bob
I just wanted to say thanks for the awesome tubes, and GREAT advice! My VT22 is BACK ( listen out the window, can you hear me? ) This amp rattles my Garage, my earplugs, the neighbors house and virtually the entire neighborhood! And the tone is rich and creamy !
I am currently writing a new song, dedicated to you, called
"MODEL THIS !!!"
You now have another loyal customer for life!
----- Original Message ----- From:
Ed Love To: eurotubes Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 10:29 AM Subject: WOW!!!!!!!I need to order 3 more ecc83s's
I had already tried the E34L's so I knew they were the best new power tubes out there. And I could in no way justify the $300.00 difference for any slight difference of a set of mullard EL34's But I must admit I was much more wary of the JJ ECC83S preamp tubes, But after plugging into my marshall.....WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the JJ and my prized $65.00 NOS mullard ECC83.
Unbelievable!!!!!!
I have actually left the JJ in my amp in favor of it over the Mullard.
I will never buy another NOS tube again.
Bob you are the MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
----- Original Message ----- From:
Jimmy To: eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 3:59 PM Subject: Re: Tubes for a Peavey Ultra PlusHi Bob,
Just wanted you to know that these tubes are AWESOME. With a much deeper tonal quality and superb consistency at all ranges these have definitely given me the improved performance I was looking for. Peavey would do well to ditch those tinny stock tubes in their heads and make a deal to include JJs. Thanks again Bob.
James
----- Original Message ----- From:
John Rogers To: Bob@Eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 8:06 AM Subject: AWESOME!!!!!!!!BoB,
I just have to say..... MY 5150 ROCKS WITH JJ TUBES FROM EUROTUBES!!!!!!
As mentioned before, my stock 5150 block letter had the original tubes in it. The amp had the inclination of blowing other amps out of the water. I thought I had what I needed/wanted. Until I retubed with JJ tubes from Erotubes. The cleans are cleaner, the dirt is more pronounced, and overall, the poweramp section is VERY responsive to the most subtle touch.
Thanks again Bob.
John Rogers
Clearwater BC
----- Original Message -----From: "Matthew Carstens" <
mscarstens@msn.com>To: <
eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:35 PMSubject: Re: Peavey Delta Blues 210 Tube Replacement
Bob,
I got the tubes today and put them in. I'm sure you hear this a lot but I can already notice a difference. The clean sounds more touch-responsive and the overdrive is tighter. The 38 mA's were the right call -- the amp still has the overdrive that I liked with the stock tubes but with more sustain and punch.
Great product. Thanks for your help.
Matt
----- Original Message -----From: "Drums Rule" <
drumsr@hotmail.comTo: <
eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:29 AMSubject: Tubes Arrived!
> Bob:
> Got the tubes for Triple XXX yesterday. Man, what a HUGE difference in my amp. Peavey should ship their amps with JJ E34L's!!!! > > Christ, your tubes made my amp come alive.
> Thanks again@
> Jaye Isham
----- Original Message -----From: "James Saunders" <
jamessaunders@com.au To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 9:25 PM Subject: RE: jj 12ax7
hi bob. got the tubes yesterday. i put one in my little amp. as i said
before i have not been happy with the sound of this amp since i got it built (1 x 12ax7, 1 x 6v6, tube recto). i played the amp for over an hour last night. now its got the best clean sound of all the amps i own. i didn't get a chance to really crank it up though, previously it had a fairly good dirty sound when cranked and pushed with a les paul & o\d pedal, very neil young kinda tone, the squashy tube recto thing. can't wait to try this out with the jj in there. the tone control actually works now too, very noticeable difference. previously with the sovtek wa i could turn the tone control all the way around and would only notice a slight difference when turned all the way to the left. same with the volume and tone controls on the guitar, the amp really responds to those now too. i think because this is such a simple circuit the quality of the valves really comes into play. if it was a complex circuit maybe it wouldn't matter so much. i guess those crappy sovteks are used in so many modern hi-gain style amps because of this. anyway this has been a major eye opener for me. i am going to put the other valve i got into my goldentone bassmaster. this is an old australin amp built in the 60's that is pretty similar to a fender bassman. this amp already sounds pretty darn good with a sovtek, i can't wait to hear it with the jj in there! thankyou bob, the jj saved that little amp from getting totally rebuilt, and in doing so saved me a bunch of money! it just sounds fantastic now. i really can't believe what a difference it made, as you know i was very skeptical. i know you probably get these kind of emails all the time but ihad to let you know!
----- Original Message ----- From:
dave s To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 8:44 AM Subject: TubesI received my tubes last night and with great excitement quickly put them into my hot rod Deville. WOW no more mud, my prs has never sounded so good. The clean channel is warm, responsive and my strings sound very balanced. The dirty is great to. I still have play around with the tone I think the new tubes have a different affect on them. I am very pleased with the end result.
Thank you,
David
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
----- Original Message ----- From:
mark grant To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:41 PM Subject: great tubes!hey bob thanks again for you service and the tubes.
i still cant believe how much of a difference it made with the jj el34's..i was currently running siemans,and they were not even in the same category....the jj's were smooth...it made my mesa sound like zakk wyldes tone, AWSOME..to say the least...even my wife came into the room and said geez what did you do to your amp it sounds different? she thought i bought another guitar and came running to grill me about it heheheheheh.....later mark grant
----- Original Message ----From: "Snyder, George" <
gsnyder@telogy.comTo: <eurotubes@cnnw.netSent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 6:47 AMSubject: Mesa to JJ ecc83s update
> Hi Bob,
> I just wanted to let you know I received the ecc83s on Saturday (thanks to USPS for quick delivery). I swapped out the mesa 12ax7s >in both the Triaxis and the 20/20 and fired her up. I thought this system sounded great before but I was wrong. The JJ tubes added >whole new dimensions. The clean channels show some improvement but it's the lead channels that really shine. Lead 1 crunch sounds are >much more open with excellent string definition. And the max gain setting just nails the Blues. Lead 2 high gain settings have much less >compression and incredible dynamic range. It gives me both singing sustain and great pick response. These new ecc83s plus the JJ el84s >I had already installed in the 20/20 have turned my rig into 'one badass rack'.
> Thanks for your great products, great prices, and great service. You will be my first choice for all my future tube needs.
> George
----- Original Message -----From: "Larry F" <
quo_fan@hotmail.comTo: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 3:20 PMSubject: Your tubes/my amp> Yo Bob.I just put your tubes in my Blues Jr amp. HOLY SH*T !! What a difference! Through the stock speaker my Gibson Firebird sounds awesome. Plugging the Blues Jr into my Marshall 4x12 Celestion equipped cabinet is just unreal. H U G E sound. Warmth, chime and sustain for days man. Gonna order another set of tubes soon to have for spares. Thnx again, Larry.
----- Original Message ----- From:
Rob Caruso To: )" title=eurotubes@cnnw.neteurotubes (by way of ww <ww@solmetex.net>) Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:20 AM Subject: RE: Awesome!Hi Bob,
I put my 12AX7S's and 6L6's in last weekend, and WOW! what a difference, my sound is so much fuller. Distortion is just what I was lookin' for, tight, fat bottom end with plenty of sustain. The clean is just beautiful, plenty of headroom, just rings like a bell......love it! Thanks for your help, and guidance. As long as I own a tube amp you'll always have a customer. Talk to you when I re-order, Thanks again Bob!!
Rob C.
----- Original Message -----From: "Darata, Bruce (TS - Frankfort)" <
BDarata@ATS.BWAUTO.COM>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 5:19 AM
> Dear Bob:
> I received the ECC83S's yesterday. I was a little sceptical that tubes could really make a difference, but there were some things about >my Blues Jr that really annoyed me, so I felt it was worth a shot. Everything we discussed on the phone was true. The grainyness of the >previous 12AX7EH's - GONE. The filament rattle - GONE. Low end flab - GONE. Definitely more headroom, and more of a linear >distortion vs the harshness and sudden onset of distortion that you get with some of the other types of preamp tubes. I also agree that this >amp was designed for 12AX7's. Perhaps people are putting 12AT7's and 5751's in to counter the harshness of other brands of >12AX7's. I don't know, but the best sound to my ears is three JJ ECC83S's. Anyways, thanks for the quick service, and for spending >the time on the phone explaining these things to me. I am a lifelong customer!
> Sincerely,
> Bruce Darata
----- Original Message ----- From:
EME1347@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 8:30 AM Subject: Re: Tube InquireryHello Bob,
I just wanted to let you know I got my tubes this morning and I am very pleased with the results. This was money well spent and I appreciate your expertise and you have me as a regular customer.
The improvement is in several areas. First thing, the head room has increased by one number, the harshness in tone is gone, much warmer across the board. I love the sound of what seems to be more compression in the strings. I guess that has to do with tube saturation, and the distortion channel is so smooth and creamy, even the more distortion is great. I also found that I was able to run the treble control from 6 to 8 and still have that thick warm tone without the ear piercing highs that Teles are known for.
I guess you can tell that I am very pleased, and this amp sounds more like the tone I have been looking for. I never realized how much a role tubes play in the tone qualities of an amplifier. I am happy I found you.
Thanks again,
Earl Erb
----- Original Message -----From: "Brantt Hamilton"
bhamilton@dohio.org To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:19 AMSubject: HEY BOB
> I had a great pair of gigs this weekend with the JJ tubes. They are absolutely kick-ass in my Kalamazoo harp amp. I will be referring >people to you as I was referred to you. You will one day be America's King of All Tubes. My amp sounded great before, and I kept >postponing buying the tubes just because I didn't think they'd make THAT much difference, but I'm hooked for life.
---- Original Message -----From: <
ARCWLDR69@aol.com To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:18 PMSubject: 5150/ jj tubes / bias
Thanks for a very informative website. About 2 months ago I bought another 5150, I used to have one but sold it due to the buzzy distortion. I stumbled on to your website on a Van Halen link. I called the next day and ordered 2 sets of tubes. One for my Soldano HR 50+XL and one set for the 5150.I put them in and and both amps sounded sounded so much better. Still, the bias for the 5150 was still in the back of my mind.50.00 is not much for killer tone , so I did it. To make a long story short, My Soldano is gone, most of my pedals are gone, I actually use my amp and I still can't believe the sounds. It is everything and more I had been looking for, and spent so much money to find. Thanks again, I am in tone heaven, I look forward to a long relationship with Eurotubes.
Matt Schwarz
----- Original Message ----- From:
Shine24752@aol.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 8:47 PM Subject: (no subject)Hi Bob
I got my el84 tubes today. I couldn't stop playing. They really brought the classic 50 back to life. It sounds like a tube guitar amp now it was really missing something before. Chords are really defined and leads just totally sing and the bottom end is killer! These tubes really do everything that everybody says (and some) It's like I have a new amp. I'll bet if Peavy put jj's in there amps from the factory they would sell alot more amps. Why don't they? it seems to me since they run there fixed bias amps so cold that they would get tubes to compensate and give real good tube tone. anyway thanx again for the tubes and your advice I have a feeling I now have an amp I'm going to keep for at least 10-15 years. I was going to sell it and keep my slowly dying Laney. But I can actually use the bright channel for an authentic "british tone"ie Marshall. This amp is so versatile with the new tubes. You can't dial in bad tone. The new tubes make it much more musical sounding.
Thanks again Bob.
Jim in Ok
----- Original Message ----- From:
brian.clark@conexant.com To: eurotubes@cnnw.net Cc: breakersjb@earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: Enjoying My JJ TubesBob,
Last weekend, I finally got a chance to play some music with my new JJ 6L6s. I was very impressed with their performance. The matching you did was superb - the best I have ever had done!
As you may recall, I play surf music with my wife in our band, the BreakerS. My amps are the Fender big-boys - Showmans, Bassman 100, Twin Reverb, etc. I just replaced the power transformer in my custom Showman head, and threw in the JJ 6L6s. Not only is all my power back, but the JJs add a nice "girth" to the sound, which I cannot get with the Svetlanas. The Svetlana tubes are made well, but I have had trouble with some of them getting noisy, and I was not pleased with their clean tone. The JJs have no such problems, and their clean tone is great.
I also put a JJ 12AX7 in the first triode position, and the sound is very clear and articulate, with no noise problems. Obviously, I have not tried all the tubes I ordered yet, but I am very pleased with your product quality and friendly service so far. Finding someone like you makes fixing tube amps more enjoyable, since I can trust my parts supplier. Thank-you for offering these quality products at reasonable prices, and doing it with good-natured and friendly service. In my book, that is a winning combination for any business, and I will gladly recommend you to others.
Thanks again,
Brian Clark
Modjeska, CA
----- Original Message ----- From:
Denise Verni To: eurotubes Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 7:35 PM Subject: Thanks ..these things rock
I recently purchased a set of Eurotubes for my all stock Blues Jr. I play lots of SRV and Hendrix with my custom Warmoth swamp ash strat loaded with a set of Kinman AVn Blues sc pups. BEFORE the tubes were changed, the sound was ok ..but less than inspiring...the clean sound was dark with weak mids and high end. The overdrive was sort of buzzy...with horribly floppy low end. Even with my Voodoo Sparkle Drive ..the poor qualities of the tone were just magnified.
Once I put a new set of JJs in (with power amp tubes matched at 38ma and three 12ax7s)....all I can say is "wow". It was that much of a change. The clean sound was full with more high end clarity, while the overdrive was now clean , strong , and smoooooth . When I kicked on the sparkle drive...the clean boost sound with my neck/ middle pup was classic quack...think Little Wing. When the gain was kicked up.......gobs of smooth overdrive with great sustain........with heavy vibrato, the notes will hang on until the hairy edge of feedback....sweet.
Bob....you are a true gentleman and guru of tone...thanks to you, I can concentrate on playing with my guitar, not my eq knobs.
----- Original Message -----From: "Kyle Hemly" <
kyle.hemly@cshqa.com To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:21 AM Subject: Amplifier Transformation> Bob,
Thank you very much for the tube recommendation for my Peavey Classic 50-410. I can't believe the difference the JJ's made. After installing the #36 JJ's, the clean channel is incredible. It breaks up beautifully, and responds to pick attack so much more than it did with the Sovtek tubes. In addition, my lead channel is now actually usable. Before it was somewhat brittle and sharp at medium to high gain settings. With the JJ's, it has a warm, brown crunch with incredible harmonics! Thanks again Bob!
> Kyle Hemly
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence,Larry"
larry.lawrence@sage.com To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:41 PM Subject: Tubes for Fender Concert II 1-12> Bob -
> Just wanted to tell you how happy I am with the JJs I got from you for my '84 Fender Concert II. Definitely tightened up the low end and just overall made it sound more 'musical'. These things look VERY durable. Man I got them quick too - 2 days! I had also ordered a new set of Svetlana 6L6GCs 'cause I had heard good things about them as well. I got them about a week after I put the JJs in. I put in the Svetlanas and right away wondered where my creamy sound went! Too harsh for my ears. I had the JJ 6L6s back in within an hour.
> Thanks, Larry
----- Original Message ----- From:
Robert Spagnoli To: eurotubes Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:08 PM Subject: Re: Order requestBob,
I received the tubes today. What a difference! They're everything you said they are. The treble notes have a bell-like tone, detailed and sweet. And the low end is nice and tight. Overall, the sound is warm and smooth. The harshness is completely gone. And the lack of microphonics from the preamps is amazing. I had to try about four different combinations of the previous Electro-Harmonix tubes just to get the amp quiet enough to prevent feedback every time I engaged my fuzz pedal.
With these tubes, I just plugged them in and everything was nice and quiet -- and no feedback, no matter what volume level. Maybe I was lucky enough to hit the right combination right off the bat. But I doubt it. And at the price you're selling these, there is no better value on the market. Those Sovtek and EH tubes can't hold a candle to the JJ's. Great tubes from a great vendor, who provides excellent service. I know where I'll be buying all my tubes in the future. Thanks a lot.
Sincerely,
Bob Spagnoli
----- Original Message -----From: "Marcus Mora" <
mdmora@hotmail.com>To: <eurotubes@cnnw.net>Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 7:04 PM Subject: Re: JJ 6L6( JJ 6L6GC's in a Twin )
> I set them at 49mA (443vdc) per tube and they sound fantastic! I'm VERY impressed with the tone these tubes have. I have more than enough headroom. The low end is killer.....very tight.
> They really are better sounding to me than my blackplates.
> Thanks Bob,
> Marcus MOra
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to let you know how much I love the retube on my Prosonic with your JJ's. I could only open up the amp for about 20 minutes after I swapped the tubes, but it was obvious what an improvement it was. I A/B'd with my other stock Prosonic, and there's no contest.
The retube is smoother, cleaner, with a lot more musical quality to the definition, sweet harmonic richness as well as excellent response to pick attack and volume changes. The stock sounds somewhat choked by comparison, and definitely lacking the luscious layers of clear frequencies. I haven't gotten into overdrive too much yet, but I have a very good hunch I'll love what I hear.
Ya got a loyal customer! I'll be ordering another set in a few days, and I'll definitely talk this up on the Fender Discussion Page with other Prosonic owners.
Thanks so much for all the help, and your passion for great tubes - this is such a great discovery. And I'm sure you know how nice it is to stop feeling dependent on expensive NOS.
All the best,
Geoff Brandenburg
----- Original Message ----- From:
Bill Hughes To: eurotubes Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 4:58 AM Subject: Re: Prosonic tubesHey Bob. Got the tubes yesterday, thanks for the quick shipping! I put the tubes in last night and all I can say is HOLY S**T! It's like a took a blanket off the speaker cab! I run my Prosonic (I have the combo) through a 2x12 Mesa cab. I do this by unhooking the 10's in the amp and running the main speaker out into the 2x12,...much better than the 10's. I actually wish I would have bought the head version of this amp,...oh well. Anyway with the JJ's have provided slightly better low-end, more growling mids (in the drive channel) and sweet highs that really cut through but are not grainy or harsh at all. But the thing that is the biggest difference is the overall "sparkle" and presence the JJ's give the tone, clean or dirty. The amps eq seems to respond better, it's more sensitive to changes, is that possible or I'm I just imagining it? Not to sound like a dork, but it's really made an amazing difference. It still baffles me how changing over to "better" quality tubes can make this much of a difference. Thanks alot.
Just wanted to let you know how well the JJ's work in my Prosonic. Thank again.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Hopkins" <nos12ax7@yahoo.com>
To: "eurotubes" <eurotubes@cnnw.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: Tubes for Budda Super Drive 30
> Hey Bob
>
> Played two gigs with my newly re-tubed Budda
Superdrive 30 since the last time I was over at your shop. People are coming
out of the woods geeking over
> my tone. The JJ's really cook. I just got a
Nashville Power Tele (Mexican with a Strat pickup in the middle stock)
and single coils sound phenomenal with these
> tubes, maybe even better than the ES335 humbuckers,
especially on leads.
>
> dave
> headless human clones
http://www.headless-human-clones.com
Just installed
the ECC83S and ECC81's and biased the JJ KT88 tubes. Sweeeeeet!!! So this
is what this tube amp is supposed to sound like.( Jolida 502 ) I'm listening
to Michael Hedges Oracle and on track two I swear I can hear the flute
players lips touch the flute while he delicately breathes in the notes,
and then he inhales for his next run. Then I am startled when Hedges comes
back on the attack. Whew! And the tubes and cables still need break in
time. These tubes are well worth the money to me. Thanks Bob.
Dennis
I was just going
to e-mail you again to relate how the bass is getting deeper and tighter
as I am listening. Just played "love Thing" from Satch's Crystal Planet
and I am absolutely slain!! I am used to my rock recordings sounding less
than stellar but even they are much improved in depth of soundstage and
detail. There is no background noise, only a deep black void for the music
to be created in. I am currently using an old but decent pair of Design
Acoustics (a Technics subsidiary at the time of purchase) loudspeakers.
Damn, the sound is still opening up as I type. This is bizarre!
Dennis
It feels good to be apart of the JJ family
Billy
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From: The Iceman tspeaker@myvzw.com
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 04:34 PM
Cheap!
The E-Mail address is retire-wealthy?
Anyways
I was asked once if I would rather have the perfect
woman or the perfect tone.
Guess what?
I'm single now with perfect tone and a new girlfriend.
Glad you found yours!
Thx
Ice
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From: mike baggett mikebaggett@hotmail.com
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 06:12 PM
Wow! Wonder what J.J's would do for my Delta
Blues?
Mike Baggett
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From: bill in seattle william.spesshardt@rocketmail.com
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 06:16 PM
On 8/16/01 6:12:00 PM, mike baggett wrote:
>Wow! Wonder what J.J's would
>do for my Delta Blues?
>
>Mike Baggett
caution...they've been known to blow your socks
off in the Delta Blues....... :-) and now a word from jeffytune?????
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From: tazzboy gibsonguitarplayer1977@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 06:53 PM
The JJ's work awesome in my Delta Blues 1x15
Brent Harmon
gibsonguitarplayer1977@yahoo.com
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From: pvholic pvholic@aol.com
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 09:25 PM
Here's the facts! I have been playing for 43
years. I have owned and played tube amps from my first new, (not reissue)
1965 Deluxe Reverb amp, and tried RCA's, GE's, Sylvania, Sovtek, (Groove
tubes were the first replacements, I put in my DR )and I now own 4 Peavey
tube amps,(two, non-tube Transfex 208S also!LOL) and I have JJ's in everyone
of them."I play Peavey,...or I DON'T PLAY"!!! They're the best, I've heard,
for the sound and tone I personally, have been looking for. My Classic
50 410 with a (new to me) 115E cab, sounded so good to me, I had goose
bumps on my arms. This is the first time in my life I have reached that
kind of tone, and my Classic 50 I bought new in 1991. Are they for everyone,
No!, but they are for me. And Bob's second to none,service and very reasonable
price, cannot be beat. Nuff Said! Keep Jammin!! Charlie
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From: BillJam billy@retire-wealthy.com
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:04 PM
I'll second that. They're definitley for me too!!!!
> Hello Bob: Received my new JJ's in 2 days from
Oregon to Virginia....Excellent....Well, I put in the new tubes in my Peavey
Classic
> 50 w/410s...You were "right on the money"...These
tubes have more power, presence and blow the Sovtek's away...I was
also thinking about replacing
> the stock Blue Marvel speakers with Eminence,
but a rep at Eminence told me they made these speakers...So there you go....This
amp is "alive" and can't
> think of a single thing I need to do to it
now...I even have an amp cover on the way....Just in case you decide to
post this review on your web site, I
> want all to know that my amp is brand new...I
didn't replace my tubes because they were worn out..I replaced them for
a MUCH better tone...I, like
> others will now be a JJ tube man for life...Thanks
Bob...You are just as good as these tubes...
>
> Scott "Guitarman" Robertson (Virginia)
Dear Bob: Last night at 1 in the morning I couldn't stand it any longer and I had to hook up my preamp and hear those new tubes. As you know my amp is in the shop so I had to run my system through a type of headphone amp so I could hear the preamp. I am THRILLED to say the least!! My guitar actually responds to me again. I think this has given me my life back literally. I haven't heard this kind of pure tone in years!! I will use the JJ tubes exclusively from now on. By the way I took one of the JJ 6L6's and compared it by hand and sight to to the tubes Mesa was sending me ans the JJ felt and looked like a tank next to those other tubes. I threw them all away. I am really excited about this and wanted you to know how much this means to me as I have been searching for years now for a great tube. Thanks Bob and I will keep in touch.
Bobby Vogel
Loretta Lynn Enterprises
Nashville, Tenn.
How many people have given up their beloved tube
gear because the cost on retubing was getting to expensive or they could
not find exellent quility tubes that were also great sounding. I must admit
I was one of those people until I met Bob Pletka of eurotubes. You see
my last amp I owned was from a well known and respected manufactrer I will
not mention their name but I owned the amp for a year and a half. When
it came time to retube I was apalled when I called my local tube man and
he warned me that the amp was known to blow resistors
if the tubes were not perfectly matched. I called the manufacturer and
the price to retube was $550.00 dollars I thought that was a little steep
anyways I sold the amp and bought a Mesa Baron. When the Baron was ready
to retube I bought 12 perfectly match E34L JJ tubes from Bob for less than
half the cost of my other amp and the tubes sounded better than the Gold
Arrow tubes they replaced. I also needed some 12AX7 tubes for my EAR
phono stage Bob sent me some old Telefunken tubes
to compare to his JJ tubes and I had some Mullard 4004 to compare to the
JJ tubes needless to say I now use the JJ12AX7S in my phono stage. My tubes
always arrived in a couple of days after my order thanks Bob I will keep
my tube gear as long as your around to sell me new JJ's,
Thanks michaelmen@worldnet.att.net
Boze here. First off, thanks for the quick delivery of the tubes. I got them right on time and I took them to the theater rehearsal that night to put them in the plexi & the ADA. I set-up the night before with the old tubes in and frankly, I was beginning to think I made a mistake in choosing to use the ADA w/plexi for this gig. The sound was just "jaw-droppingly bad!" I was ready to borrow a friend's combo with a Boss pedal for the next 3 weeks for these theater shows I got contracted for.
Anyway, to get to the point, I went early and replaced the tubes in both ADA & plexi. I played for about 10 minutes when the bass player asked if I was using a different amp or guitar because the sound was so much together than last night! Those words are just touching the surface. The JJ-EC88S-equiped ADA was super quiet and I even noticed the clean sounds had more sparkle in them. The gain was just what I was looking for! Tight, Quiet, Warm, and best yet, very, very Musical, with lots of gain to spare! The plexi's sound was also noticeably better. More head-room and the 2x12 cab came ALIVE! I also noticed that I could push the "Presence" alot more on the plexi with the JJ-EL34s in than with the Russian Sovtek EL34Gs, without getting that ear-piercing buzzy high-end that made me pull the "Presence" down in the first place. This war a BIG Plus because it gave the over-all sound a kind of "shimmer" to it. Plus, I was getting the warmth & depth that I knew the plexi had but thought I lost.
"Super Thanks" to you and to these tubes. I'm
sold on them BIG TIME!! When it comes time to replace the 12AX7s in the
plexi and all of the tubes in my
5150, well, lets just say I've got your phone
# on my Speed-Dial.
I'm looking forward to the next 3 weeks of doing
these theater shows because
of the sound I'm getting NOW!!
"You ROCK" Bob!
Sincerly,
Ken "Boze" Barboza.
> Hi Bob,
>
> I just completed the shootout between the JJ's,
JAN Philips 6922s ( E88CC's ) and JAN Philips 7308s in my Njoe Tjoeb
4000 CD player. The JJs and the JAN > Philips 7308s blew the JAN
Philips 6922s away. However, I had a very difficult time telling the difference
between the JJs and the JAN Philips 7308s. Both were
> clean and clear on the high end with plenty
of low end to spare. I swapped them back and forth about four times
trying to tell a difference. At first, I
> preferred the JAN Philips 7308s but then as
I listened more, I could tell the JJs had better detail and clarity
on the high end without being overly bright.
> I left the JJs in.
>
> The JJ 6922s ( E88CC's ) are VERY nice sounding
tubes!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave
> hi bob,
>
> i got your tubes last tuesday. i played my
amp before and after putting the JJ's in and i must say it did make
a big difference. my blues junior is much more responsive > and sounds
cleaner and less muddy. i just can't believe that i lived with the old
tubes. i must say i was pretty skeptical. i thought that if i changed the
tubes, i wouldn't > hear any difference. i've done this with other
tubes, and it seemed like switching them didn't matter.
>
> thanks again,
>
> jeremy
I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am
with the stunning results of the power and preamp tubes that I installed
in my 5150 head. The EQ is more
sensitive and you can actually hear the differnce
in the EQ 5 times better than the sovteks. The overall distortion is more
audible, notewise, I can
actually hear the notes in the saturation, much
much more carily that the sovteks 12ax7 tube, before the change to jj the
notes would be loss in a sea
of saturation.We played at the metalfestIII in
Tuba City, AZ and one guy had a 5150 head with ruby tubes and used a boss
metal zone pedal, needless to say his tone
was complete mud. He freaked on my set up and
did not know very much about tubes and tweaking his equipment to get a
decent tone. Thanks for the super
fast service and quality tubes, I am a huge fan
of JJ tubes.You can bet I will be back for more tubes, let me know of any
developments in tubes
for the 5150.
Sincerly,
ANJ-Amos Neztsosie Jr.
> Bob,
>
> Thanks for the fast and well-packed shipment.
>
> I re-tubed my Carvin Bel-Air with the JJ's
and really like the results. On the clean channel the tone is better,
more bell-like at low volumes
> due to the 12AX7's. At higher volumes it has
a warmer, rounder, fuller sound due to the #40 EL84's breaking up sooner.
In my small basement
> studio I was never able to turn up the clean
channel high enough to get this kind of tone without it being too loud.
>
> The Bel-Air was a great sounding amp to begin
with, and now it's even better!
>
> thanks,
>
> -Ray
Bob,
Just wanted to let you know that I re-tubed my
Mesa Tremoverb with the 6L6GC's and the ECC83S's and it sounds great! Warm,
rounder highs and, tighter low end with no loss of that distinctive Mesa
growl! I'm very pleased. Thanks again for your help!
Bill Hughes
> Bob,
>
> Sometime last week I received the 12AX's and
the EL's that I ordered for the replacement in my Carvin 33. I was just
about ready to sell this little
> amp but your tubes saved it. I can't begin
to tell you how much better this little unit performs now.
>
> Thanks so much for your help and expect an
order from me soon.
>
> Joe Glass
Just popped in some JJs in my new Blues Junior. I just bought it last week. What an incredible difference from the Sovteks. My EQ pots actually make a difference in the sound now. And the tone, the tone, the tone... I have to give credit where credit is due. I used to hang out at the Peavey board when I owned a Classic 30. Everyone was raving about Bob at Eurotubes.com and the JJ/Teslas he sells. Well, I faxed Bob a letter inquiring about his tubes, and he called me that night and talked with me for the better part of 30 min explaining tube theory and discussing what tubes would suit my style of playing. Long story short, I bought a set. What a difference. Bob has got my business forever. If you are not happy with the way your BJ sounds, or if it's time for a re-tube, check out these JJs.
Naked Clarke USA Jun 28th, 2001 05:48 PM Power or pre amp tubes? What specific tubes did you get? NC
Gary Lamb USA Jun 29th, 2001 08:41 AM NC, I can't speak for h but I'm assuming he's talking about the JJ EL84 power tubes. Makes me want to try some in my Vox AC-15...:-). GL
MadMos USA Jun 29th, 2001 08:47 AM I put the jj
el84's in a laney lc30 I had. the tone on the amp was good before but awesome
after the change.
guitar4mikey No, we don't play Creed or DMX....
Jun 29th, 2001 11:29 AM I can attest to that Laney LC-30 with JJ's. I bought
it from MadMos and it sounds wonderful! ~Mikey
hatton3 USA Jun 29th, 2001 12:29 PM I replaced all 3 of the 12ax7s and both EL84s. All for $37.50 (plus shipping of course)I used the ECC83S tube for the preamp and 35mA plate current tested EL84s. Nice warm sound.
supermodified canada Jun 29th, 2001 01:31 PM I've been using the 6L6's for some time now. Best current tubes on the market IMHO.
FDP Forum / Fender Amps: 1985 - Current / Oh man,
got new tubes, got new tone!
>I put your tubes in the Peavey 5150 combo last
night and THEY ARE INCREDIBLE!!!! Thanks for your input. I will post a
thread on
>www.jemsite.com about them.
>Regards,
>Gregory Prioli
Glad you are enjoying them.
Mrs. Bob
Hi Bob,
I recieved the EL-84's and put them in the Peavey
50/50 amp on Monday before a show.
Remember me telling you that I took half the
tubes out of the amp so I could crank it harder? Well, I elected to put
them all in one side of the amp where I also have two Hungarian 12AT's,
and the other side has four of the original Audio glassic Russian tubes
which I'm sure are Sovtecs. The side with the JJ tubes is much warmer,
and more dynamic. I tent to use the volume control on my guitar more because
those tubes keep their sonic integrity when being hit with a lighter signal.
Needless to say I'm very happy with that
>Bob,
>I installed the tubes you sent me in my VC-508
and they sound great.
>Thanks.
>John
-----Original Message-----
From: jeff l tiller <jlt208@juno.com>
To: eurotubes@cnnw.net <eurotubes@cnnw.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 11:13 AM
Subject: tubes
>
>Hi bob;
> You retubed my db 115 about a month ago.The
tubes you recommended sound
>great and really improved the amps tone.Thanks!
>Hi Bob
>I received your package last Friday and retubed
my 5150 this weekend. I just wanted to tell you that the tubes really upgraded
my amp.
>Both channels got completly new lifes.
>
>Many thanx
>
>All the best
Retubed my VTM 60 last night with the JJ's, and I must say they make a distinct difference in the tone. I replaced the power and preamp tubes.
Cranked the amp up with these settings, the most common ones I use:
Pre 10
Post 5
Low 10
Mid 4
High 6
gain 1, 2, comp, low1, low2, high1 high2 switches
ON
Presence 6
Guitar jacked stright into the amp, no pedals or effects. Guitar is a Les Paul Studio Lite w/ stock pickups.
I must say I was impressed with the change in the tone. The distortion was smooth and very deep, I got the best sustain and sustained feedback that I've EVER gotten out of this thing, it just went on and on until I stopped it.
The low end is simply massive at these setting with these tubes, whereas with any other tubes I've tried it only been adequate. It's over the top now. I'll finally have to turn down the low settings on this amp for the first time in over 10 years. Jeez.
Mids are also a LOT fatter.
Highs are beautiful,distinct and a nice cutting tone.
Of course the amount of gain that I'm getting now is also over the top, instead of kicking this amp in the rear with a pedal to get the amount of distortion I need, I think I'm going to have to turn the gain down a notch.
Bob told me when I ordered these tubes that I would have to treat the amp like it was new, maybe try some different settings, and he's right. I've never heard this head put out like this before, it is like owning a new amp. He also mentioned that my eq would "finally work" with these tubes and he was right about that also, it almost works too well now. :)
I don't even want to get into how massive the sound got when I put my GE7 into the effects loop.
I've used quite few type of tubes in this with varying amounts of satisfaction. I loved the original tubes it came with, a full set of Mesa (made in USA!) tubes that I had about 4 years ago were my favorites up until now, and some GT remarked Sovteks that I had recently were pretty good. But none of those tubes compared to these JJ's IMHO.
I'm sold on these things, Bob just got himself a lifelong customer.
Thanks again Bob.
Jim
My 5150 half-stack was my first tube amp (even though I've been playing for years). I purchased it used around 3 years ago and starting visiting the Peavey forum... At that time, I didn't see any particular mention of JJ tubes, but I did notice that all the 5150 owners were suggesting that the stock tubes be replaced immediately. So... I decided to purchase some new tubes. I went with the "brand" I heard of the most... Groove Tubes. I was so excited when I received them that I installed them right away. Let me tell you that I didn't even notice a difference in tone AT ALL. I was so disappointed and immediately starting thinking that all these "tube" heads were just imagining that they heard a difference in tube brands... I wasn't sold AT ALL... I figured it was all "hype" and there's really not much of a difference. I thought it was a psychological thing. And yes, I now understand that Groove Tubes just matches tubes and doesn't actually design or manufacture them...
I then purchase a Peavey Classic 30 a few months ago. I noticed that one of the tubes was microphonic, so I decided to purchase a set of JJ's from www.eurotubes.com. I received them and right away noticed a difference in the tone of this amp. The highs were smoother and more "silky", mids weren't annoying (I'm not a midrange kinda dude), and the lows were tight and, well, thumpy (pun intended)... Cool... I began to think that the tube thing was real...
Just a few days ago, I decided to replace my 3-year old 5150 "Groove Tubes" with a new set of JJ's. I received the tubes and installed them right away... I broke down in tears and laid in the floor for hours, just crying... I cannot believe the difference these tubes made with my "buzzy" sounding 5150! I'm in love and completely sold on JJ tubes! I am still in amazement... I'll get to crank the amp up to "gig volume" this weekend and I know it's gonna be great! The tones are smooth and tight. I can hear every note and LOVE IT... It's dirty, yet defined. Crunchy, yet smooth. WOW!
Thanks again Bob, from a new loyal customer...
Thump
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From: picknfool picknfool@aol.com
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 11:15
PM
Hey Thump, Welcome to the brotherhood of JJ's
...hehehehe
Picknfool
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From: tazzboy ranger_man1977@usa.net
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001 12:12
AM
I have JJ's in My Peavey Ranger and I really
like it alot. It has more
Dynamic then I could ever imagin.
Brent Harmon
hoodoo_man23@hotmail.com
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From: wylde5150 tracyandcraigk@hotmail.com
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2001 03:58
AM
I put JJ's into my 5150 combo...I couldn't believe
the friggin difference! I was pissed in the first place that I had a tube
blow, but then I was even more pissed that I waited for one to blow to
change to JJ's. Do yourself a favor and switch over when you get an extra
70 smackers. Long Live BOB!! Bob for PRESIDENT?
Amp - Marshall Tripple Super Lead head, Classic 30, Mesa Dual Rectifier head.
Cab - Marshall 1960BV 412 with vintage 30's
Guitar - 59 Les Paul, Ernie Ball Axis
This is not a long review I mainly just get to the point:
Clean
The new JJ's had a sweet, round top end in the Marshall on its clean channel. My notes that I took stated "bell like highs with a velvet type chime." The mids were smoooooth but articulate in all the amps with clean setting. The Mesa still had a gritty top end but smoother and not so harsh. The bottom end is very bold and punchy in all of the amps. I notice that the bottom end was cleaned up a bit and not so muddy as the original JJ's. Maybe a little more low mid. The New JJ's still retain the low boom effect it has though. One thing both of the JJ tubes have is lots of gain compared to LPS and Svetlana. My Marshall TSL has an enormous amount of headroom and just will not clip into distortion with the Svetlana 12ax7's. The JJ's will allow the Marshall to breath a little bit more and clip in to a slight gritty distortion with gain all the way up.
Overdrive
The New JJ's have more of a articulate mid crunch when pushed into distortion compared to the original JJ's in most all of the amps especially in the Peavey and the Marshall. The Mesa still retained its brutal, kick in the pants distortion but a lot more musical with both JJ models. The Mesa seemed to suck the mids right out of the svetlana 12AX7's but retained a great high end and good low end. Sounded great for today's music. But I prefered the JJ's in the Mesa for overall musical tone. The Marshall and Peavey just shine with JJ's being overdriven in the preamp. My mouth dropped when I heard the new JJ's in my Marshall with full saturated distortion. Very thick without being muddy and sloppy. Huge bottom end and the highs retained the velvet chime as I stated earlier for the clean channel.
Conclusion
I would say that the new JJ's are about a notch
or two better than the original JJ's. Theres not a drastic difference but
I will say that everything I didn't like about the JJ's before have improved
with this new S tube. I feel, and this is only my opinion that the Sovtek
LPS and both JJ ECC83 and S are the best current production preamp tubes
made today. But the JJ's have an edge for being the best value. $7.50 each
for JJ ECC83 and ECC83S v/s $9 - $11 each for the LPS.
So, I'll detail the history of what all I did.
1. Had a bias pot installed, 500k mini pot. This
was done almost two years ago now, if I remember correctly.
2. Completely retubed with JJ tubes, HUGE difference
even before I had the amp biased.
3. Got a new set of tubes after a year and a
half, still JJ. Messed up the bias pot somehow and my amp sounded waaay
cold. It stayed like this until around June this summer.
4. Called up Bob for some new 6L6's, cuz I suspected
the set I had was bad (one was rattling like something was loose inside,
though it still worked). Being the great guy he is, he sent me a new set
no questions asked. He also recommended I yank the 500k pot for a 100k
pot since 500k is a LOT of sweep, waaay more than 100ma's, so obviously
more than I'd need.
5. Bought a Radio Shack 100k linear taper pot
and swapped out the 500k pot (soldering is fun!!). Noticed a much smoother
range of bias after that.
6. Bought George Alessandro's dual bias probe
at Bob's recommendation. Used it to set the new 6L6's he sent me at around
42ma's, what the box had them rated at. Sounded pretty darn good, but I
was still searching for "the tone"
7. Decided to pull the Sheffield 1230's for Celestion
Vintage 30's. I'd heard great things about them, and they seemed like a
logical choice to give a little more clarity and rock tone to my setup.
Purchased one at first to try out, and I was blown away! Cleans took a
little getting used to, but I liked it much better than the stock Sheffield
(sorry Peavey). For those who are adventurous, it didn't quite mix well
when combined with the Sheffield 1230, but sounded good on its own.
8. Thought that I'd give the E34L's a try for a smoother gain, so I phoned up Bob yet again and he sent me his hottest pair (26ma's current draw stock!). I got 'em in, and after I figured out that 26ma's was really cold, cooked those puppies up to around 40ma's. I was blown away by how warm the sound was, though my clean channel now suffers from the lowered headroom a bit (still VERY sparkly, just breaks up early).
9. Of course I wasn't happy with only one Celestion, so I went back to Zzounds and ordered another one to fill the gap. I just got it in today, and MY GOD, this tone is PERFECT. Clean channel still lacks clean headroom, but seems to stand out a lot more, very clear, not muddy, still has a little bit of a bluesy breakup to it. The distortion channels are EXCELLENT. With the channel volumes maxed, bass on 5, mids on 1-2, and treble on 8-9, and master on 2, these channels sound absolutely marvelous! Very "british" tone, but also very unique. I have no problems getting an awesome WARM hard rock sound with my G&L, and with my detuned crappy Kramer 200 POS guitar I can do some great chest rumbling metal riffs.
I can honestly say now that I've found the tone I've been looking for (though I am still waiting for my Teese RMC3 wah pedal :P) with this setup, and couldn't be happier. With the 2 Celestions, palm mutes register on the Richter scale!
I can also honestly say that these mods aren't for everyone. Those who like the Ultra for death metal and grindcore, etc, will probably not like the sound of this amp (A WHOLE BUNCH MORE MIDRANGE). But for hard rock akin to Stone Temple Pilots, AiC, etc, I think these mods make a world of difference. Probably the most immediate thing I would do is try out the Vintage 30's in there. They're more efficient than the Sheffields, which means they're louder, and have a bigger magnet as well, which means tighter bass response.
Only thing I see doing now is drilling a hole for the new bias pot. Not really a tone issue, but an accessability thing. Sucks having to take the amp out of the cab every time I change tubes :P
If anyone has any questions just ask! And thanks
Bob for once again being the coolest tube guy in town!!! (btw, when are
we gunna get sound clips of the 5150EX??????)
One happy camper,
~V~