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New territory for me (as a confirmed tranny fan, ooh er!) but I have acquired two valve amps that need new valves. Neither are worth spending too much on, so I'm looking for some cheap tubes to stick in and see what they are like.
I need (for a Peavey Windsor head), 4 x EL34 and 3 x 12AX7 and (for a Laney LC15), 3 x ECC83, 2 x EL84.
Can anyone help?
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you probably need to read up on the difference between fixed bias and cathode biased amps: AFAIK both of your amps are fixed bias, and so will need bias checking or adjustment when changing the power tubes
There is not really such a thing as cheap tubes, JJ ones are full pro quality, and are not expensive - they are often the cheapest ones people sell, whereas you can pay a lot for vintage or rarer ones
You need to find a local amp tech anyway - you can change preamp valves, and cathode biased power tubes and rectifiers yourself, but to replace fixed bias valves yourself, it either needs to be a calibrated amp, where you buy matching rated valves every time (like GT sell) - no-one does this much AFAIK, or to use bias probes and meters.
How do you know they need new valves btw?