El84 Tubes

[Josh James]

So, I replaced all my power tubes in my Crate v3112 USA Model. I could not find any matched quads though, of anything! I got a matched set of Groove Tube EL84 - 6 rating and then a TAD and a JJ. I was told that they do not have to all be the same brand, is this true? I know Groove tubes are the only one's with a clip rating, so that is weird, I just don't want to blow up my amp! I have read all over the net that this amp is auto biased and a class a, therefore no taking it to the Amp Tech.

 

 

I did fire it up and it had a weird smell that I had not noticed before I changed the tubes and when I turned on my pedals, it would start to fade in and out. Then I turned it off because I was scared something bad was going to happen. I then restarted it and let it warm up for 5 minutes or so, and it seemed to be ok... I dunno? Any thoughts?

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

J

[DiamondJig]

I've order from them, fast and no problems, if you order 2 match pairs they will send a match quad set

 

http://thetubestore.com/el84review.html

[deepblue]

The tube store is a 10 minute drive for me.....They get orders from all over the world.

[Californiaman]

Did you remove the plastic from the tubes?

[RichCI]

I've bought from Doug's Tubes before and they've been good. They'll do matched pairs/quads.

 

http://www.dougstubes.com/

[Josh James]

So, mixing and matching tube brands should not be a problem then? Next time I'm taking ya'll's suggestion and just ordering up a quad so I can have a matched set. You would think with all the damn tube amp's out there that tubes wouldn't be so hard to find in any major city...meh

 

 

 

J

[RichCI]

I don't think it'd be a problem, probably just not optimal when using unmatched tubes. Somebody more tech savvy than I might dispute that claim though.

[Josh James]

Thanks Mr. Rich =)

 

 

 

J