exbest182
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So I picked up a 5150 III the other day.. it needs new power tubes, and I'm ready for a retube... however, this being my first non-Mesa, non-fixed bias amp in a decade... I'm not sure what to get... I talked to Doug from Doug's Tube who recommended his cocktail of preamps, and ruby 6l6gcmstr's... I have that setup in my recto, and I dig it. However, I've read places that those amps are meant for JJ's... I've never been a huge JJ fan, and actually prefer stock mesa tubes to JJ's (at least in Mesa amps) - has anybody with a 5150 III, tried a different tube setup... I was also considering putting in some Mesa str-440s for the power section, and then dougs preamp cocktail... thoughts?