Mr. Foxen

[quote name='vocrockguitars' timestamp='1383061100' post='2259666']
Are you saying you purchased your rocket tubes from China. What did you think of the tone.
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No, just generic chinese valves without branding, branding is cost that contributes nothing. The tone depends on the amp, as long as the valve is right, the circuit is the determining factor in how things sound. The ones that ineeded 'help n the area of microphony' get binned, as do the ones that are enough under spec to affect tone of the amp got binned. If I knew what manufacture these were, I'd be able to get more specific, hence asking in the first post.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1383044794' post='2259366']
This is absolutely not the case - no-one else uses our speakers, they are our design and ours to use alone!
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Think the review predates that, back when the gen 1/2 cabs were 'new'.

[quote name='vocrockguitars' timestamp='1383047919' post='2259441']
A lot of Negative comments. Presumably you guys that have bad things to say have all tried these. Where did you buy them from.

Just to clarify the Clean ones are 10% lower in gain and offer more clean headroom than the Nitrous ones. As a point to note, we test thousands of valves a year and actually all the 12AX7 we have come across (direct from the main factories still producing valves and pre tested) come with gain ranging anything from 90 to 114. 100 is just a ball park figure in the valve specifications. Before anyone comments on original Mullards they also have a massive gain range. Due to the nature of how innards are put together and always has been. Being a valve tone junky I quite like the character and variation you get from tubes anyway.

What we can say about these Rocket tubes is that we like the sound a lot. Can the guys that are dissing them expand on what you don't like about the tone or are you speaking from not having tried them.
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I bought them from China, just like these were (unless they are rebranded Russian ones, which I've also tried, but I got those from redistributors in Europe who test and grade them and don't pretend the bad ones have a special feature). I didn't put them in magic jackets though, if they need help with microphonics I put them in the bin. There are only about 4 places making valves in the world, who make maybe up to half a dozen 12AX7 variants each, and something like 200 rebrander on those same valves.

Also, original Mullard tolerances were much higher than a 24% range. 40 year old Mullards may well have a poor tolerance due to the ravages of time.

That quote including pulling and refitting the transformer, or just the rewind?

http://www.edgeguitarservices.co.uk/rout_serv/nut_geom.htm

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1382979358' post='2258725']
These guys are in Nottingham


[url="http://www.chambonino.com/"]http://www.chambonino.com/[/url]
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He's good, but don't bring it to him with nice vintage valves in it. Also think he is semi retired and might only do stuff if he feels inclined.

If you can go as far as Sheffield, take it to BCer Umph.

[quote name='gillento' timestamp='1382944147' post='2258127']
[size=5][color=#000000][font=Helvetica]I don't necessarily want to ship it back to the US due to shipping charges and re-importing taxes[/font][/color][/size]
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If its going back for work, shouldn't need to pay import stuff again, need to do forms before it goes out.

Get a valve amp that doesn't have the mid scoop only Fender tone stack, and a decent power supply, and don't need to worry so much about losing the attack speed.

Think Matamp are about rack width. Wide is good in valve amps, can spread stuff out more for lower noise.

Yeah, that isn't a great price. could sort you a fair choice of 100w British made S/H fully serviced 100w valve amps for that. Tap them up for gut shots anyway.

he price is really good, should be able to move on without taking a hit, I've liked the Ashdown valve stuff I've tried, Peacemaker and Little Bastard. Two 6550/KT88 is definitely a cool power section. Gutshots if you get it please.

Had he released anything since that Metallica collab? I'd kind of hate to have that as the last thing I did.

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1382889920' post='2257605']
I would totally get these bulbs on visual design alone!
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http://www.heatshrink-online.co.uk/heatshrink/cat_146272-Blue-Heatshrink-21-Ratio.html

[quote name='matybigfro' timestamp='1382869726' post='2257284']
Those labels make it look awfully like they're just rebranding any old crap
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That's how all valves produced in the last 20 years are sold. Even "as an added feature, these valves don't work properly" isn't even a new one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxvVNlRiKs

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1382830607' post='2257110']
Interesting... I have the completely opposing view. No matter how good my music/playing sounds, it's those guys who dictate how the audience hear it, so I try to keep them sweet
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Hmm, at most of my recent gigs, the reason there is a mic in front of my cab is so I can indicate the engineer is to blame for me being too loud out front. This is a lie, I file under 'showbusiness'.

Uh, what's the other one in there?

Reliability is massively more down to how you treat it than who makes it though.

I've assembled one for someone, works out pretty nice.

Only £2 in. Testing out new drummer.

https://www.facebook.com/events/658000497578070/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

My Burman Pro502 has been solid, my most used amp too. Starting with a proper service is key.

[quote name='rhythmbug' timestamp='1382729298' post='2256121']
So I stumbled onto this soaking with meths technique. Bought a few bottles of Surgical Spirit from Sainsburys and left my strings to soak for 24 hours in a round container. Took them out this evening, bunged them in the oven for 5 mins to dry them off and restrung the bass. Result - strings sound dead as doorknob, knackered. Ok I wasn't expecting a miracle but to significantly more dead than originally, now that's odd. Could it be I used the wrong type of fluid? I don't understand how using a pipe could give a good result but using a container worsens them. Any scientists in the building?
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Problem is that you used surgical spirit not meths. Surgical spirit has lots of water, so corrodes strings.

Message him and ask.

If its the Korean made G400, I'm always on the lookout for them, nice instruments aside from rubbish hardware. Generally have guitarists in my bands play my one, because it deals with the requirements of what I do.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1382635506' post='2254832']
Also afaik there are very few valve factories in the world so unless you commission one to build to your specs (rather than just badging them for you) surely you are left with grading what they send you.
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The come in a tolerance range. These seem to be tested and the on spec ones labelled "nitrous" and the 10% under spec ones labelled "clean". The +10% ones presumably go elsewhere.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1382545280' post='2253498']
- Analogue gear is expensive to buy and maintain. It also tends to be heavy to lug about.
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That doesn't work at all.