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Thanks! For now I'm running the original Boogie tubes but eventually will need to get a new set of power tubes and will probably keep the Boogies as back ups. I was aware that the 44 is the same amp as the 440 and have that manual in my amp file folder. Thanks for the tip on the V4 being...

Can anyone provide me with a reliable supplier of tubes matched as per amp model for Mesa Boogie amps? I have been doing a net search and what I find is kind of confusing with lack of detail providing any assurances. My amp is really sounding sweet since installing the original tubes, so I...

OK Thanks IronSean

Thanks for your comeback! These JJ tubes were a complete set from AES as I remember and were not especially selected for my particular Boogie. The 4 EL84 power tubes were a matched set. I figured they would work. The amp works but very bright and stiff with the JJ's. The first thing I did...

I purchased this amp about 10 years ago used. It sounded really good, no problems. I decided somewhere along the line to replace the tubes. Nothing wrong with the old ones other than they were original and figured they should be replaced rather than wait for them to die. I installed a set of JJ...

I picked up this up yesterday from a friend. Well I tried it out last night and really impressed. This is my first Boogie. I'm old school and a big fan of Fender Blackface kind of clean and would say I can get that from the rhythem channel but I also like some nice distortion and I really liked...

This is an old thread but I was doing a search for my Belton BS3BB3E tank with a broken spring out of my Rocket 440. They never came back and posted the results of the new tanks! I was interested in possibly using the leads from the old Belton that plug into the board and wire splice in new...