can anyone recommend a physical shop in london that sells tubes

digitalscream

winter_reverb said:

apologies

Lighten up, man In this place, on-topic stuff is just about the only thing that's taken seriously...especially when money's concerned.

Besides...trust me, you'll know when you're being mocked

usedtobe

There's not a lot of nastiness on this forum - especially in the ON topic areas. Thankfully.  Lots of good natured joshing, though. No offence intended, mate! 

ToneControl

I thought them  'muricans called them Toobs?

IvisonGuitars

This thread gets a Wow from me....

Voxman

US calls them tubes, UK calls them valves, a 12AX7 in the US is an ECC83 in the UK.  All terribly confusing...I prefer their proper technical description of  "little glass thingies with bits of metal sticking out from them that (usually) get hot and glow when plugged in".  But not everyone on here is as clever and technical as wot I is!  

winter_reverb

Edit: as below 

winter_reverb

edit: old post only just got approved, guess I was flagged or something, no longer relevant so I deleted it

Nerine

Yeah. We know all the swear words around here, so you'll definitely know if some bro has beef. 

TheBigDipper

Some of the differences between American English and British English can be interesting. We Brits often name something according to what it does, Americans often name it for what it is. It is a vacuum tube, but what it does is act as a thermionic valve. 

But in the UK, you can't "get" a coffee. Not in a cafe, anyway - that's the job of the staff. 

Just sayin'...  

Gassage

Here you go:

Bombardier in E6.

http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles.html

Voxman

TheBigDipper said:

Some of the differences between American English and British English can be interesting. We Brits often name something according to what it does, Americans often name it for what it is. It is a vacuum tube, but what it does is act as a thermionic valve. 

As I said, "little glass thingies with bits of metal sticking out from them that (usually) get hot and glow when plugged in" - which is much clearer ....and works both sides of the pond!

Cacofonix

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/people-who-highlight-minor-grammar-points-are-amazing-2013082378916