talltxguy
Well-known member
I've never been impressed by gold-plated pins in tubes. All of the Gold Lion 12AX7's come with them. I've heard that these are good tubes so I bought a high gain one and tried it out.
The clean sounds still aren't as good as a good NOS 12AX7, but the clean sounds are certainly respectable - as good if not better than any new production tube I have tried to include JJ's, Tung-Sols, Groove Tubes, etc.
The distorted tones absolutely ripped! I dimed my gain and was very impressed. Threw my SD-1 in front of the amp for a bit more sustain and just loved it. I cannot recall any new issue high gain 12AX7s that I was able to dime and be satisfied with the tone and lack of noise.
I realize that most Boogie players don't need high gain tubes in their amps. :lol: But for those of us with "lower gain" Boogies, you may wanna check these out. I paid $46.95 for mine, but I did get free shipping because I ordered over $100 worth of tubes at Tube Depot.
The clean sounds still aren't as good as a good NOS 12AX7, but the clean sounds are certainly respectable - as good if not better than any new production tube I have tried to include JJ's, Tung-Sols, Groove Tubes, etc.
The distorted tones absolutely ripped! I dimed my gain and was very impressed. Threw my SD-1 in front of the amp for a bit more sustain and just loved it. I cannot recall any new issue high gain 12AX7s that I was able to dime and be satisfied with the tone and lack of noise.
I realize that most Boogie players don't need high gain tubes in their amps. :lol: But for those of us with "lower gain" Boogies, you may wanna check these out. I paid $46.95 for mine, but I did get free shipping because I ordered over $100 worth of tubes at Tube Depot.