Western Electric to the rescue! They’re gonna make more tubes.

[Amp Mad Scientist]

I like the EF86 AC-15 amp UK made the Chinese made Vox are disposable when they fry look made from the finest MDF
this is a AC-30 China looks nice on the outside but poor construction on the inside.

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Those China Vox amps are horrible. The insides are comical.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

Tube school with Dr. Z

It sounds like he's reading my posts from the Marshall amp forum.
Except that I roll the preamp tubes...quite understandably.

 

[67plexi]

I got this unit for my 1959 Fender Concert amp but has been a mainstay on my work bench.

https://vintagesoundworkbench.com/

 

[Inspector #20]

So Robert,
what "is" Fender going to do with tube amp production?
Have you heard anything?
Just about All the tubes they were using in new amps production were Soviet tubes, under the FMC Groove Tubes label...

Are they just going to start using JJ (like Mesa does)?
Are they switching over to China tubes? (Groove Tubes already has China tubes but did not use them in new Fender amplifiers)
Groove Tubes only sold the China tubes in retail stores.

Or, is Fender putting new tube amp production on hold? Pending a review of substitute suppliers.

I've posed these questions to the amp gods on Mt. Olympus.

 

[dmatthews]

I've posed these questions to the amp gods on Mt. Olympus.

I tried that once but I got voicemail. No reply either

 

[Iron1]

Interesting all the hysteria over tube supplies.

I gigged with (2) Marshall DSL40C's for 2-1/2 years, 5 nights a week (and some weekends) and never had to replace a tube.

I think this situation is similar to the hysteria over toilet paper hoarding...

Totally agree. I used to run my JCM900 at 8+ volume for 5-6 hours a day, 5 days a week for years and never once had a tube issue. Also, never pooped enough to need to clean a store out of toilet paper, but other people seem to have a different experience...

 

[Inspector #20]

Fender uses Groove Tubes bearing both a GT and a Fender logo, as shown in this photo snapped today.



Sources say the supply is so vast, that no concern is given to current events with regards to amplifier production.

 

[67plexi]

Fender owns the Groove Tubes name they are just rebranded Russian or Chinese tubes.

This just kills me they sound lame I got 8 quads for $1,000.00

Genelex Gold Lion El84 Quad Set. | Reverb

perfectly matched quad set,these quads sell for over 400.00 on every selling platform, thank you.

reverb.com

 

[eSGEe]

glad I have some tubes in a drawer......... they are out performing my 401k by a LONG SHOT!
at this rate I might actually get to retire ......

wow