can anyone recommend a physical shop in london that sells tubes

winter_reverb

I need to get a 12ax7 before christmas 

thanks

ecc83

I can have one in first class post by 9am tomm' if you PM me an address. Not new but only tested for a few hours.

Dave.

FelineGuitars

i have a bunch of good tubes - all as new . Sovteks & EHX etc & some JJs I think - all tested
We're in Croydon South London and open tomorrow

jpfamps

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

usedtobe

Plumbers merchants..?

Sassafras

What are these "tubes"?

winter_reverb

jpfamps said:

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

Would have been a convenient option but I can't tell if I'm being mocked so will try elsewhere

digitalscream

winter_reverb said:

jpfamps said:

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

Would have been a convenient option but I can't tell if I'm being mocked so will try elsewhere

What a strange choice. How on earth is that mocking?

FelineGuitars

winter_reverb said:

jpfamps said:

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

Would have been a convenient option but I can't tell if I'm being mocked so will try elsewhere

I don't think you were being mocked, unless there is some hidden subtext that I missed .
An ampmaker/repairer in Denmark St just said that they had tubes in stock and gave a link to his site.

My offer is still open too if South London suits you

Jalapeno

winter_reverb

Well, the comments after about plumbers, 'what are tubes?' and the couple of 'lol' reactions to the post I quoted suggest I made some faux pas by saying tube not valve. The post I quoted may not have intended that, but they may have.

FreddieVanHalen

winter_reverb said:

jpfamps said:

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

Would have been a convenient option but I can't tell if I'm being mocked so will try elsewhere

I have met @jpfamps ;, used his services and found him to be decent and respectful.

Very strange response from the OP!

winter_reverb

yeah fair enough you are probably right

ecc83

If the gentle ribbing you get here on Frets upsets you FCS don't go to any American forums!

I too shall resist the encroachment of "imericanisms" to my dying breath! (tho' I must admit to the term "redplating!)

Dave.

DLM

winter_reverb said:

jpfamps said:

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

Would have been a convenient option but I can't tell if I'm being mocked so will try elsewhere

Bring back facepalms!

As no one else has spelled it out: "tubes" is what "valves" are called on the other side of the Atlantic. I sometimes use the terms interchangeably, as I have always consumed a lot of North American guitar media and also experience interference from working in German, where Elektronenröhre is abbreviated to Röhre, or "tube". In jest, I sometimes reference eastern European languages, where this word sounds like "Lampe", which can be the German word for a light bulb. The idea of fitting a 100w halogen because you've run out of EL34s is pretty funny, especially combined with the concept of Soviet-era budget bodges.

Sassafras

"Bottles".
That way everyone knows what you're talking about.

richardhomer

I just hope the OP finds a store in time for the holidays, gets in his auto, puts the pedal to the metal and manages to pull the trigger on one, ready to put it under the hood of his amp....

winter_reverb

DLM said:

Bring back facepalms!

As no one else has spelled it out: "tubes" is what "valves" are called on the other side of the Atlantic. 

I don't think it needs spelling out, I'm aware of the difference but I also use it interchangeably, it is one of those things that really doesn't matter

DLM

winter_reverb said:

I don't think it needs spelling out, I'm aware of the difference but I also use it interchangeably, it is one of those things that really doesn't matter

If you truly do use the terms interchangeably and it doesn't matter (to you) which term is used, why did you dismiss @jpfamps above?

His site even says:

"We also sell amplifier spares, including valves (or tubes if you’re from over the pond), vintage parts, and the excellent British made Tayden speakers."

and

"We specialise in repairing vintage and classic valve guitar amps (that’s tube amps to our US customers) including Fender, Marshall, Vox, Ampeg, Hiwatt, Gibson, Selmer, Orange, Laney, Matamp, Watkins, Wem, Sound City, Kelly, Traynor et cetera, but work on all types of amplifiers including modern valve amps such as Mesa Boogie and Peavey, and transistor amps such as Roland, Ashdown and Trace Elliot." 

(My bold)

You might also be interested in reading about the Rosetta Project and language preservation.

jpfamps

winter_reverb said:

jpfamps said:

We sell valves.

www.jpfamps.com

Would have been a convenient option but I can't tell if I'm being mocked so will try elsewhere

I was not mocking you at all; I was trying get some business by being helpful.

I use the term "valves" as a matter of course. Plenty of people I know call them "tubes".

As a general rule I don't find insulting customers a good business plan.

winter_reverb

apologies