Author Topic: Do tube amps really sound better than solid state? (Read 106116 times)

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Halatang di mo alam pinagsasabi mo. Ang dami dami tube amps na makukuha mo sweet spot kahit nasa 3 lang volume. Kahit condo levels, makukuha mo sweet spot ng tube amp.

Audible ka nga 2kms away. Tunog utot ka naman tapos suffering ang headroom mo dahil sa wattage at cab choice mo. Wala pa rin.

honest question dahil noob pa ako sa noob about sa tube amps. subjective ba ang sweet spot? gusto ko yung distorted sound ng amp (orange dark terror) ko kapag nasa 10-12 o'clock yung volume. (signal chain, orange dark terror -> 1x12 cab with a celestion rocket speaker, para detalyado)

stringman · « **Reply #391 on:** October 04, 2013, 06:20:05 PM »

I don't have a tube amp right now. But I owned a jcm800, peavey classic 20, some tube pre-amps (Marshall, Hughes & Kettner) I have tried the Soldano and I say nithing comes close to the saturated sound of a cranked tube amp.

As for the Line 6 Spider, it's ok as a stand alone amp pero I never really liked it. I'd rather gig with a 1st gen Valvestate.

freemansj · « **Reply #392 on:** October 04, 2013, 06:26:32 PM »

Quote from: juwanfidle09 on October 04, 2013, 06:02:49 PM

honest question dahil noob pa ako sa noob about sa tube amps. subjective ba ang sweet spot? gusto ko yung distorted sound ng amp (orange dark terror) ko kapag nasa 10-12 o'clock yung volume. (signal chain, orange dark terror -> 1x12 cab with a celestion rocket speaker, para detalyado)

This is an interesting question... Alex and Miks?

batang80s · « **Reply #393 on:** October 04, 2013, 06:34:46 PM »

The link above shows how sweet a tube amp can be. Please give it a minute to watch. With good speakers/headphone.

dtmateo · « **Reply #394 on:** October 04, 2013, 06:36:16 PM »

Quote from: ericbaquiran on October 04, 2013, 04:25:01 PM

way off off topic:

<3 IBM Model M keyboards!

Ang dami niyan sa SOS/HMR back in the late 90's/early 2000's. P300 lang isa noon.

OT:

Yep. They are now very hard to find in good condition especially the space saver models. I used to lug around my keyboard from home to work and when traveling so I got another one. The second one I bought cost $270 plus very expensive shipping

I got a laptop at work but I still use the keyboard. It's plugged to my Mac at home. When you work 10 hours a day at the command line no other keyboard compares. It's an obsession.

MR_BIG · « **Reply #395 on:** October 04, 2013, 08:19:07 PM »

My take is a SS amp doesnt cleans up well using the volume knob, for somebody who leaves his od on all the time, that is important

DiMarzSiao™ · « **Reply #396 on:** October 04, 2013, 08:21:17 PM »

Quote from: ryechua on October 04, 2013, 03:38:06 PM

this thread is getting way off topic and entertaining at the same time

gusto ko sana i-post yan., kaso...

BTT:
Re: Do tube amps really sound better than solid state?
-Yes

shredmaestrobri · « **Reply #397 on:** October 04, 2013, 09:28:49 PM »

Scarlett ftw <3

No offense dtmateo, but I have tried firemodel's amps. Though I love my Line 6 Spider IV 212 very very much, I don't think my amp will "beat" his Diezel. To that degree I know where he is coming from. And his Marshalls are too die for. Those are toanz. And BoltThrower's 6505+ will certainly kick arse. And skill/talent is entirely a different subject when it comes to amp tone.

You get to appreciate tube amps at that level when you get to play and spend some time with them.

But again, we have our purposes, wattage preference, overall volume/sweet spot preferences, tone preference, budget, and marami pang iba, and taken collectively, that is somehow where we find/define our "niche" at the moment so to speak. Mine, I found it in the Line 6 Spider IV 212 now and I am not afraid to show it off in a gig. I'm actually looking into the ZT Club now since I want something really loud but lighter (freemansj fb ulit tayo haha).

But do they sound better than Alex's Diezel? Malabo ata. Hehehe. But I'm happy where I am now at my GAS journey.

Just be happy guys and play loud!

lykenhowl · « **Reply #398 on:** October 04, 2013, 09:39:39 PM »

had a peavey bandit 110 and a laney lg35r before, had great cleans but the problem is you need to tweak your dirt pedals a lot just to find your sweet spot and hell the list of pedals ive used were awesome but still sucked! check the list below:

mi audio crunch box
sansamp gt2
3 vox cooltrons
seymour duncan twin tube
seymour duncan tweak fuzz

after getting a laney cub 10 all those pedals came to life no need to spend a lot of time tweaking and I just enjoyed playing. now im just using a kld head thru a blackstar cab and some joyo od's and I feel content.

So to answer the question YES tube amps are better.

juwanfidle09 · « **Reply #399 on:** October 04, 2013, 09:56:00 PM »

Quote from: shredmaestrobri on October 04, 2013, 09:28:49 PM

Scarlett ftw <3

No offense dtmateo, but I have tried firemodel's amps. Though I love my Line 6 Spider IV 212 very very much, I don't think my amp will "beat" his Diezel. To that degree I know where he is coming from. And his Marshalls are too die for. Those are toanz. And BoltThrower's 6505+ will certainly kick arse. And skill/talent is entirely a different subject when it comes to amp tone.

You get to appreciate tube amps at that level when you get to play and spend some time with them.

But again, we have our purposes, wattage preference, overall volume/sweet spot preferences, tone preference, budget, and marami pang iba, and taken collectively, that is somehow where we find/define our "niche" at the moment so to speak. Mine, I found it in the Line 6 Spider IV 212 now and I am not afraid to show it off in a gig. I'm actually looking into the ZT Club now since I want something really loud but lighter (freemansj fb ulit tayo haha).

But do they sound better than Alex's Diezel? Malabo ata. Hehehe. But I'm happy where I am now at my GAS journey.

Just be happy guys and play loud!

kaya kita labs e <3

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