[SEL] Vacuum Tubes (Valves) Source

[lightningrod]

Mike wrote: John, can you get me the etols website/contact info? Thanks


John Culp wrote:

> I know they're not the same tube, and not supposed to be directly 
> interchangeable, but nevertheless they've often been interchanged. 
> I've got a modern Electar Tube 10 guitar amp that's clearly designed 
> for a 6V6, the output stage circuit parameters being identical to the 
> Fender Champs that used a 6V6, but they were shipped with 6L6s. 
> Doubtless because of the wide availability and lower price of 6L6s on 
> the market today. Runs that 6L6 hot as hell. (It's really a Russian 
> 6�3C-e, labelled as a "6L6WGC/5881.") It's a terrific sounding little 
> blues amp, BTW. After they sold 'em a while as Electars and got 'em 
> debugged, they changed the faceplate, put in a slightly bigger 
> Celestion speaker, jacked up the price and sell it as an Epiphone 
> Galaxy 10.
>
> Cheapest place I've bought tubes is E.T.O.L.S. in Belgium. Pays to buy 
> 'em there and pay the shipping if you've got a fair sized order. The 
> tubes are mostly the same ones sold here by New Sensor as Sovteks (and 
> some of 'em come already marked and packed in Sovtek boxes from the 
> manufacturer) but most of 'em are stamped with the "Tronal" brand, 
> which is a little different over here. :-)
>
> The online Russian vendors seem a little shady and aren't good about 
> answering inquiries.
>
> John
>
> On Jan 31, 2005, at 6:50 AM, lightningrod wrote:
>
>> 6V6/6L6
>>
>> John :They aren't the same tube! They are not interchangeable. Tubes 
>> ARE pricey, these days.
>> They never quit making them in europe....except England and 
>> Germany.Nothin' sounds like tubes!
>
>
>
> John Culp
> Bristol, Tennessee, USA
>
>
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