My Mini Rec was born in 2012 and as far as i know the preamp tubes are the ones it left the factory with. I'm beginning to think they might be past their best, its a bit undefinable but lately its not been satisfying me tonally - I replaced the el84's a couple of months back with did make a difference (JJ's, gave it back some punch and sparkle).
I've also noticed just lately that i'm getting a bit of unwanted hiss when using certain pedals on my board which i dont remember happening when i first got the amp - But that could be down to the pedals or power supply.
So my question is to you guys that have retubed your Mini Recs/Rectoverb 25's, how long did your original's last? I know its an open ended question (how long do preamp tubes last..?) but i thought it would be interesting to hear others point of view.
For the record i've gigged it a fair bit in the 9 months i've had it and also lots of loud band practises - It gets a good work out!
I've also noticed just lately that i'm getting a bit of unwanted hiss when using certain pedals on my board which i dont remember happening when i first got the amp - But that could be down to the pedals or power supply.
So my question is to you guys that have retubed your Mini Recs/Rectoverb 25's, how long did your original's last? I know its an open ended question (how long do preamp tubes last..?) but i thought it would be interesting to hear others point of view.
For the record i've gigged it a fair bit in the 9 months i've had it and also lots of loud band practises - It gets a good work out!