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Only $ 20

Posted by Mechans (A) on March 21, 2016 at 10:29:12

In Reply to: "Been out of the game for awhile." posted by FenderLover on March 21, 2016 at 08:25:24:

Where did you arrive at that budget? Tubes that inexpensive tend to be inexpensive for a good reason. It would be a reiterative process with more losers than winner if I had to predict the outcome. I don't want to sound like an elitist oligarch swine. Let me explain, the 12AX7 is one that the guitar amp guys like as much, if not more than the Audio guys. Thus Big Demand and for NOS the supply for real ones is diminishing rapidly now. The price for true NOS if you can find them is astronomical, for examples you might want to watch a few E-bay auctions of true clean and well known and liked 12AX7s.
Fortunately Current production is pretty good now as explained but the really good ones such as'Gold lions with the gold pins while truly excellent (if you like the rich lush and somewhat warm, with superb treble) are more money than your budget. The good news for you is that they sell the GL with steel pins, less money and prob less rich I don't know I haven't auditioned them.
Some of the heat has left the 5751 market where you might be able to get really good tubes for about your price.
The less sought after NOS 12AX7s, such as the Tungsram as was explained above.
Finally some rare advice put a free Ad in the Asylum market place asking [for 12AX7s. Somebody may be able to help you.
I may have some to sell I will look. Please don't think I wrote this response to sell tubes I honestly didn't . I merely that about helping another tube lover, that's all.

BTW I saw an ad in E-pray buy a older guy with radios like Mazola He is claiming that a pair of GE 12AX7As are equivalent to and are in fact 803s. He only wants $375 for the pair that do possess an odd GE factor Gold Pins.
Good Luck,
I think you will become a tube roller like most of o\us here. It is great when you can make serious to your sound quality just by plgging a different tube.

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