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Yes, G10 greenback and some decent preamp tubes and it is very substantially better, also less noisy.
‘I’m looking at a full set upgrade including the EL34s, will update when tested.
Had a quick play through last night, into my 1960A cab. Loved it! Even on 5w, I really couldn't turn it up very much.
What a great wee amp!
Will take it along to rehearsal tonight where I can crank it a bit
(The Marshall labelled JJ has red lettering and the Chinese ones white.)
If you want to try new valves, old-production RFTs seem to have slightly more gain - as well as a really good bright but rich crunchy sound that suits Marshalls better than anything.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I've kept my stock V1 and swapped out the chinese high-gain V2 and V3 for a couple of valves with lower gain. HUGE difference in the amp, reduced the previous thick and muddy mids to classic Marshall sounds.
which valves did you put in?
Question for everyone doing the valve swaps - is it easy enough to do, with no prior knowledge of said procedure?
This is what I wanted to hear, lol.
Just wasn't sure about what I'd heard about matching pairs/biasing etc. Or, is that strictly for power tunes as opposed to pre-amp?
What did you change them for?