Tubes, their gain ratings and effects on Tone

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RedEyeJedi

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Hi! can anyone give me some insight into tubes and their gain ratings, as well as which ones you dig for their tone/response etc...

I have a mesa boogie studio .22+ and i find it breaks up very early (like at about 3-4 on master)
This has a lot to do with the low wattage as well as my EMG pickups but i want to know if there is any tubes, as opposed to my 12ax7's that have lower gain and will give me a bit more clean headroom and cleaner cleans...

I hear the 5751's and 12at7s are lower gain, will that work at all??
 
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