Bross63 said:Does anyone know the brand and model of the Mesa 6L6 str 441 as well as the other Mesa 6L6 offerings (6L6 str 440, 6L6 str 445, and 5881 str 425)?
Have any of you tried the 441 tubes in place of the 440?
Thanks for any input.
domct203 said:Using any tubes other than Mesa branded tubes voids your warranty, period.
Everybody already knows that Mesa does not make tubes, they never have. They have always used Sovtek, Shuguang, etc since day one, their current 12AX7 is a Mesa branded JJ ECC83S. There are only a small handful of vacuum tube manufacturers despite the bevy of different names on the glass.
Mesa stringently screens their supplied tubes to ensure that they will not fail or damage the amp, and provide consistent tone. That is the root of the warranty clause. You need to use tubes that meet Mesa spec’s or you risk damaging your amp if you don’t know what you are doing.
domct203 said:https://mesaboogie.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/360043844133/US___Canada_Limited_Five-Year_Warranty_for_Amplifiers_and_Cabinets.pdf?mobile_site=true
Please read the second to last sentence under ‘owner maintenance’:
” This Warranty becomes void if any tubes other than genuine MESA tubes are used.”.
It’s your amp, do as you wish, but I think you have been given poor advise..... I know I’m not risking my warranty on a $70 pair of tubes.
Your statement above was misleading and incorrect, sorry you can’t handle being called out about it. If that is indeed what Mesa Hollywood told you, you were misinformed.Mr.Wolfe said:I know there’s been confusion on other threads about not using Mesa tubes voiding your warranty. I’ve talked to the owner of Mesa Hollywood on a couple occasions and he said that’s false, since they obviously use 3rd Party tubes from Tung Sol stamped Mesa anyways.
domct203 said:Your statement above was misleading and incorrect, sorry you can’t handle being called out about it. If that is indeed what Mesa Hollywood told you, you were misinformed.Mr.Wolfe said:I know there’s been confusion on other threads about not using Mesa tubes voiding your warranty. I’ve talked to the owner of Mesa Hollywood on a couple occasions and he said that’s false, since they obviously use 3rd Party tubes from Tung Sol stamped Mesa anyways.
If someone is posting incorrect information like that I am going to correct them.
I’ll freely post as I like and won’t succumb to your ‘cancel culture’ reply.
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