what are some good sounding replacement tubes for the hot rod devile amp? 212, 60W.

i want more defined gain channels and still have that lush clean sound. any suggestions would be helpful.




kc

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I would say you have to start with the preamp section. For modern tubes, I personally would go with JJs. But I can tell you that you won't be sorry going with some of the less expensive NOS tubes and be much more satisfied. It's a much more involved process, but the results are well worth it and then some.

If you're looking to get some relatively quick, I would go with all JJs preamp and power tubes from Eurotubes. E-mail them with what you want to hear, and they'll personally help you out.

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With vintage amps there is also the possiblilty of tweaking the tone by trying alternative rectifier tubes. They can actually have a profound influence on the amp's overall volume and tone. The Deville uses a solid state rectifier but that doesn't mean you couldn't study the effects of rectifier values and choose to find a substitute made to different specs. Maybe try posting this question (or a link to this thread) in the "Modern Tube Amps" forum. You may have better luck attracting responses from people who really know amps inside and out. That's where a lot of them hang out.

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For NOS preamp tubes that are reasonable and well thought of, you can go with a Sylvania or Raytheon blackplate 12AX7 and maybe 2 EIs or an EI and Valvo 12AX7.

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