preamp tube for metal

gemm012 · 10th December 2006, 04:43 PM

I'm looking for a good preamp tube to use to get a ripping metal sound. I have a seymour duncan dimebucker for my bridge pickup, if that helps. I don't own one yet, but I'm looking my guts out for a carvin v3 at a reasonable price (e-mail if you can help me out please!) so that is the amp I'd hopefully be putting it in.
Galen

phn · 10th December 2006, 07:16 PM

I don't play. But I think the usual junk will do, 6SN7 or 12AX7.

In case you wonder about my musical tastes, this is the best Sweden has (had) to offer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2MBUo2j7W0
Crust, not metal, but close enough.

Ragnar · 21st March 2007, 10:52 PM

ECC803S/12AX7A, no doubt. hi gain, is very simple to mod a circuit with this tube. when you design an amp well eith this tube, it kicks ***.
ECC82 has too low gain, ECC88 is the best for high end, ECC84/5 is vf radio tube...
again, 12AX7, no doubt..

I play, guitar and bass so I sould know..

SY · 21st March 2007, 11:08 PM

12BZ7. Spectacular distortion spectrum with lots and lots of high order stuff. Cheap. Terrible for hifi, perfect for guitar.

10th December 2006, 04:43 PM	#1
gemm012 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2006	preamp tube for metal I'm looking for a good preamp tube to use to get a ripping metal sound. I have a seymour duncan dimebucker for my bridge pickup, if that helps. I don't own one yet, but I'm looking my guts out for a carvin v3 at a reasonable price (e-mail if you can help me out please!) so that is the amp I'd hopefully be putting it in. Galen

21st March 2007, 10:52 PM	#3
Ragnar diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: in front of my amps	ECC803S/12AX7A, no doubt. hi gain, is very simple to mod a circuit with this tube. when you design an amp well eith this tube, it kicks ***. ECC82 has too low gain, ECC88 is the best for high end, ECC84/5 is vf radio tube... again, 12AX7, no doubt.. I play, guitar and bass so I sould know.. __________________ Noone insult tubes ! :P

21st March 2007, 11:08 PM	#4
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	12BZ7. Spectacular distortion spectrum with lots and lots of high order stuff. Cheap. Terrible for hifi, perfect for guitar. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

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phn diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004	I don't play. But I think the usual junk will do, 6SN7 or 12AX7. In case you wonder about my musical tastes, this is the best Sweden has (had) to offer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2MBUo2j7W0 Crust, not metal, but close enough.

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