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ketiov

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Hey guys, I'm the kind of player that likes clear distortion and really little else matters. I don't notice nuance differences in tone.

I have a teacher that is a total tone junkie, and I thought it would be cool to buy him some sweet sounding NOS tube for his Vox AC30. I need to buy him a thank you gift for writing me a college recommendation and this seems like a better idea than a Starbucks giftcard or something like that.

He loves classic rock, he's not really a metal head like me. He loves this band called The Hellacopters, they've been his favorites for a few good years now, just so you can gauge what kind of tones he likes.
 
ketiov said:
Hey guys, I'm the kind of player that likes clear distortion and really little else matters. I don't notice nuance differences in tone.

I have a teacher that is a total tone junkie, and I thought it would be cool to buy him some sweet sounding NOS tube for his Vox AC30. I need to buy him a thank you gift for writing me a college recommendation and this seems like a better idea than a Starbucks giftcard or something like that.

He loves classic rock, he's not really a metal head like me. He loves this band called The Hellacopters, they've been his favorites for a few good years now, just so you can gauge what kind of tones he likes.




what kind of budget did you have in mind?
 
topcat0399 said:
ketiov said:
Hey guys, I'm the kind of player that likes clear distortion and really little else matters. I don't notice nuance differences in tone.

I have a teacher that is a total tone junkie, and I thought it would be cool to buy him some sweet sounding NOS tube for his Vox AC30. I need to buy him a thank you gift for writing me a college recommendation and this seems like a better idea than a Starbucks giftcard or something like that.

He loves classic rock, he's not really a metal head like me. He loves this band called The Hellacopters, they've been his favorites for a few good years now, just so you can gauge what kind of tones he likes.




what kind of budget did you have in mind?
Maybe up to like 50 bucks?
 
You might want to see if he has a few of something already that he likes. Sometime those tone junkies can be particular :). Wouldn't want to drop $50 on something only to find out he has that and doesn't like them, or something like that.
 
blazer986 said:
You might want to see if he has a few of something already that he likes. Sometime those tone junkies can be particular :). Wouldn't want to drop $50 on something only to find out he has that and doesn't like them, or something like that.
He says he's running the stock set :) Vox AC30 Custom Classic. I don't know if this is the newer reissue or what.
 
Try to find a vintage Mullard shortplate 12ax7, does not have to be NOS, vintage used is good!Also Amperex 12ax7 shortplate, RFT 12ax7, Raytheon black plate 12ax7 w/Baldwin (organ company) yellow label. These will all sound nice in that amp. Make sure that the gift tubes are not microphonic. This is a start. Others will help here...

Peace

PS this is a list of best of best affordable vintage tubes for that amp IMO...
 
sylvania long grey plate is a pretty juicy tube as well, and not all that expensive.
 

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