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[quote name='Ashborygirl' timestamp='1361703770' post='1989371'] Well the 3 that really intrigue me are the Dingwall Super P, the Xotic XP & the Lull. I don't see much mentioned about Mike Lull but what I do see suggests he makes a very special bass. [/quote] Indeed he does. Here's mine with a jazz width neck:

[quote name='Teobass88' timestamp='1360661159' post='1974017'] Sorry if I'm asking something stupid..I'm new in the "valve camp"! Thanks a lot! [/quote] The only stupid questions are the ones you already know the answers to.

Yes, I do. A '96 Sterling. However, I have hot-rodded it with a Nordstrand MM4.4 and an Aggie OBP-3 with the midrange tuned to 250 Hz. I'm also prone to show up with some variety of a P or J or a Warwick Flashback or Star Bass. It depends on the gig and my mood.

There's a 16 page thread on this very subject on Talk Bass. Lots of opinions, some quite intelligent and informative: [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/genz-benz-streamliner-tube-rolling-796088/"]http://www.talkbass....rolling-796088/[/url] I've re-tubed my own Streamliner with a NOS Jan Phillips 5751 in the V1 position and found that it noticeably tightened up the bass response without significantly reducing volume. A 12AT7/ECC81 has even less gain (60mu) than a 5751 (70mu) and a 12AU7/ECC82 (19mu) is pretty useless in a MI preamp and is best saved for home hi-fi aficionados. I also replaced the V2 & V3 with some old RCA 7025's (those are military spec 12AX7/ECC83's) which are subtly warmer and quieter, but in a loud band situation are indistinguishable from the stock tubes/valves. I also push it all into a Barefaced Compact (soon to be joined by a Midget). Mercy, mercy me, it does sound so very good. Warm, deep, huge and punchy tone no matter how loud you go and stays that way up until the police arrive.