Hello,
After almost 5 years playing my Mark V with stock tubes I finally tried it with EL34 tubes and I am very happy with the results. IMHO depending on the guitar, pickups and style, the EL34 is a perfect match, and the same is true for the 6L6.
That is why I’m thinking how cool would be if I could quickly swap the tubes, and I realised I could add an external power amp like a Mesa 2:50 with EL34’s (or 6L6) and just switch cables instead of tubes. Does anyone here is doing that? Any disadvantages I should know? What features will I “lose” with a external power amp?
After almost 5 years playing my Mark V with stock tubes I finally tried it with EL34 tubes and I am very happy with the results. IMHO depending on the guitar, pickups and style, the EL34 is a perfect match, and the same is true for the 6L6.
That is why I’m thinking how cool would be if I could quickly swap the tubes, and I realised I could add an external power amp like a Mesa 2:50 with EL34’s (or 6L6) and just switch cables instead of tubes. Does anyone here is doing that? Any disadvantages I should know? What features will I “lose” with a external power amp?