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Tip O' the Week - Think before you buy tubes

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Mon, 11/01/2010 - 12:39
Expert Skip Simmons
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Before "re-tubing" your amp, keep in mind that good tubes will usually last for many years in a well-designed tube amp. Also, don't expect a tube change to dramatically affect the tone unless a tube is actually bad or you are swapping for a tube with a different amount of gain, like subbing a 12AX7 with a 12AU7.

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