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JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:40 pm
by PlayboyChris
I scored a quad of JJ EL34s, new pulls from a Bogner amp, for 30 bucks. Good price? I thought so.
I've had good luck with JJ EL84s; how are the EL34s? I'm not looking for ejaculation-inducing tone necessarily; just keeping them on hand to swap into my Tremoverb if I feel like it.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:59 pm
by benjamin801
I like them a lot. I've used them in Dual Rectos and Marks. They currently occupy the outside sockets in my Mark III. I think of them as pretty deep bass and balanced for an EL34 - EL34 with a hint of 6L6, if you like. They're also tough.
They don't have a ton of personality; if I was using an amp that depended on EL34 crunch for its sound, rather than most of the tone coming from the preamp, I think I'd shell out the extra scratch for Winged Cs.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:06 pm
by CrunchBerries
They are fantastic. I don't care what "reviewers" say out there anymore. I listen to my ears and people I trust on here. I like the EL34's best for a "rock clean", to get the plexi types crunch, and they add a nice sizzle to high gain as well. I like the JJ's.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:15 pm
by Dickarms
they work, but im not the biggest fan. im digging ruby EL34B-STRs
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:18 pm
by Zozobra
They're okay but for the same price I'd take the EL34B-STRs
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:22 pm
by NaturalBornBoy
Y0UNGBL00D wrote:they work, but im not the biggest fan. im digging ruby EL34B-STRs
Zozobra wrote:They're okay but for the same price I'd take the EL34B-STRs
All these
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:23 pm
by soundgardener75
NaturalBornBoy wrote:Y0UNGBL00D wrote:they work, but im not the biggest fan. im digging ruby EL34B-STRs
Zozobra wrote:They're okay but for the same price I'd take the EL34B-STRs
All these
Same here.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:45 pm
by CrunchBerries
Never tried the str.. ill give em a whirl next time.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:20 pm
by nakedzen
soundgardener75 wrote:NaturalBornBoy wrote:Y0UNGBL00D wrote:they work, but im not the biggest fan. im digging ruby EL34B-STRs
Zozobra wrote:They're okay but for the same price I'd take the EL34B-STRs
All these
Same here.
Me too. Or better yet, just get the Shuguang (Sino) labeled ones without the Ruby rebranding for half the price.
Edit: Looks like the price difference isn't that big in the US for these.
http://www.thetubestore.com/Shuguang-EL34-B
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:29 pm
by Tom
Depends on the amp for me. I really like the JJ EL34's in my Marshall. Kinda a touch darker tone and that's exactly what that amp needed.
In my Peters I prefer the Gold Lion KT77, Gold Lion KT88 and SED =C= el 34 or KT88.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:32 pm
by Filter500
Y0UNGBL00D wrote:they work, but im not the biggest fan.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:26 pm
by ValveQueen
JJ power tubes have had some reliability issues as of late. Also many of their EL34's run hot and I would be concerned about running them in a Mesa without a bias mod to ensure that they are running in a "safe" range.
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:09 pm
by PlayboyChris
ValveQueen wrote:JJ power tubes have had some reliability issues as of late. Also many of their EL34's run hot and I would be concerned about running them in a Mesa without a bias mod to ensure that they are running in a "safe" range.
Important safety tip. Thanks, Laura!
Re: JJ EL34s: opinions?
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:25 pm
by Mesa/Kramer
I think they are best suited for taming brighter amps like marshalls for example.
They sound great in my DSL