Which has better tones? Tubes or Valves?

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Which has better tones? Tubes or Valves?

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12ax7s or ECC83s? Discuss.
My collection:

Mesa (Mark IV long and short head, Mark III red and blue stripe, Dual Rec 2 channel Rev G and Tremoverb)

Marshall (2203x, 2203KK, DSL50, JVM410)

Peavey (Butcher, VTM 120, Ultra 120, 6505)

Odd balls (Splawn Quickrod and EVH 5150III)
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Equivalency.
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Tubes=merca. Valves=british=bad teeth.
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primeholy wrote:Tubes=merca. Valves=british=bad teeth.


What about dem ruskies then?
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nakedzen wrote:
primeholy wrote:Tubes=merca. Valves=british=bad teeth.


What about dem ruskies then?





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waiting for the other shoe to drop...................
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Bri-ish

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primeholy wrote:
nakedzen wrote:
primeholy wrote:Tubes=merca. Valves=british=bad teeth.


What about dem ruskies then?





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wat
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I use a combination of both
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Tulves.
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Vubes
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Tommy Eisen wrote:12ax7s or ECC83s? Discuss.

tubes=valves.

12ax7=ecc83.

american-british.

fucking dumb noob.
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They're the exact same thing. Two different names, nooblette.
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mamberg wrote:Vubes


Correct.
My collection:

Mesa (Mark IV long and short head, Mark III red and blue stripe, Dual Rec 2 channel Rev G and Tremoverb)

Marshall (2203x, 2203KK, DSL50, JVM410)

Peavey (Butcher, VTM 120, Ultra 120, 6505)

Odd balls (Splawn Quickrod and EVH 5150III)
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paul88lx wrote:Tulves.


Correct
My collection:

Mesa (Mark IV long and short head, Mark III red and blue stripe, Dual Rec 2 channel Rev G and Tremoverb)

Marshall (2203x, 2203KK, DSL50, JVM410)

Peavey (Butcher, VTM 120, Ultra 120, 6505)

Odd balls (Splawn Quickrod and EVH 5150III)
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I prefer toobs.
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NeloAngelo wrote:
Tommy Eisen wrote:12ax7s or ECC83s? Discuss.

tubes=valves.

12ax7=ecc83.

american-british.

fucking dumb noob.


OverDriven wrote:They're the exact same thing. Two different names, nooblette.


Not sure if srs.
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madrigal77 wrote:I prefer toobs.



I prefer boobs. Till my amp stops working. Then still boobs I guess.
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Re: Which has better tones? Tubes or Valves?

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TyroneBiggums wrote:
NeloAngelo wrote:
Tommy Eisen wrote:12ax7s or ECC83s? Discuss.

tubes=valves.

12ax7=ecc83.

american-british.

fucking dumb noob.


OverDriven wrote:They're the exact same thing. Two different names, nooblette.


Not sure if srs.

google motherfucka, do you use it?
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NeloAngelo wrote:
TyroneBiggums wrote:
NeloAngelo wrote:
Tommy Eisen wrote:12ax7s or ECC83s? Discuss.

tubes=valves.

12ax7=ecc83.

american-british.

fucking dumb noob.


OverDriven wrote:They're the exact same thing. Two different names, nooblette.


Not sure if srs.

google motherfucka, do you use it?


OP sarcasm mother fucker, do you detect it?
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i use a combination of the two.
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trans-tubey
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Re: Which has better tones? Tubes or Valves?

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Tubes give you the American sound, valves give you the British sound.
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