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• Re: Best 6X4? - yrly 15:09:34 01/30/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Best 6X4? posted by Fjr on January 29, 2004 at 18:48:20:

  Tung Sol 6X4WA works for me, best I have tried so far.
  
  

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• Re: Best 6X4? - PRM 01:55:39 01/30/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Best 6X4? posted by Fjr on January 29, 2004 at 18:48:20:

  Hi,

  I have used RCA, Tung-Sol, Raytheon, and just recently Mullard that Jim McShane has. All are very good 6X4's to use. All with great results.

  PRM
  
  

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  • Re: Best 6X4? - Shakey 08:39:44 01/30/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: Best 6X4? posted by PRM on January 30, 2004 at 01:55:39:

    I am also using a Mullard 6X4 I bought from Jim McShane with great results.
    
    

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    • Re: Best 6X4? - steven oda 08:58:38 01/30/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Best 6X4? posted by Shakey on January 30, 2004 at 08:39:44:

      Shakey,

      Now, this is going to sound real funky, but... Different Mullard or TungSol 6X4 (even the same vintage) will give the unit a completely different tone.

      I've rolled 6X4's in unit where TungSol's sounded better than Mullards, and vice-versa. And there was no correlation to the tube tester results. Even, different TungSol's sounded different.

      Try finding a source for those GEC's. You may be surprised at the tone.
      
      

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• Re: Best 6X4? - steven oda 19:07:16 01/29/04 (4)
  In Reply to: Best 6X4? posted by Fjr on January 29, 2004 at 18:48:20:

  Fjr,

  For some oddball reason, the GEC CV4005 made 6X4 or TungSol 6X4W seem to work out the best, tone-wise.
  
  

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  • Re: Best 6X4? - ShiFtY1000 21:07:42 01/29/04 (3)
    In Reply to: Re: Best 6X4? posted by steven oda on January 29, 2004 at 19:07:16:

    I have a sylvania 6X4W, ruggedised version. It has thick glass, large plates and extra support rods. I use it in a guitar amp, sounds great and looks like it will last a long time.
    
    

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    • Re: Best 6X4? - steven oda 21:10:53 01/29/04 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: Best 6X4? posted by ShiFtY1000 on January 29, 2004 at 21:07:42:

      S,

      Which guitar amp uses the 6X4? Is it an SET amp?
      
      

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      • Re: Best 6X4? - ShiFtY1000 22:14:24 01/29/04 (1)
        In Reply to: Re: Best 6X4? posted by steven oda on January 29, 2004 at 21:10:53:

        Nah its a DIY SE EL84 geetar amp. Loosely based on the AX84 project. sounds pretty good and has a decent amount of power too!
        
        

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        • AX84 - steven oda 07:17:42 01/30/04 (0)
          In Reply to: Re: Best 6X4? posted by ShiFtY1000 on January 29, 2004 at 22:14:24:

          S,

          That is a great little project amp. What kinda EL84 are you running? I kinda like the tone of the 6V6GT, in single-ended form.

          And Weber 8-inch speakers REALLY sound great, in these amps.
          
          

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