Name:    Ed Goforth
Email:   goforthsound@yahoo.com  
Subject: Svetlana tubes
Thread:  162
Time:    Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:40:52 UTC

I really like Svetlana tubes! I would have the bias checked out though. I have a friend that has a HD-150 with Groove tubes from the 80's (6L6) and they still are running strong in that amp! I personally am not a fan of Groove tubes, since I once owned a Soulo-75, and sent it back cause Aspen Pittman was in the background, being very rude about my question. If anyones interested, my question was, "why are the GT EL-34's plates glowing cherry red, and Drawing excessive amounts of current even after adjusting the bias? I know Class-A runs hotter, but the plates should not be redder than the pilot light!" I also bought a Bias Probe from them back in the 80's, since I do amp repair, anyway, Aspen in the background said, (parental discession advised!) "Those god dammned people with their god damned bias probes atta shuv those bias probes up their fucking asses!!!!!" REALLY, he said that, Paul the guy on the phone was totally embarassed! And I told him, "Thats ok Paul, I am taking the amp back to where I bought it, and Aspen can keep his griggin amps!" I have decided that if he can't stand behind his product, and respond with that kind of langauge, how can he eat with the same mouth and sell anything to hard working musicians dollars? Piss on him! haha! Sorry, thats why I don't bother with GT anymore. THere are better tubes out there, and you can get better quality matching from many sources, for much less! I love Svetlana tubes though! I am right now looking at a MM RD50-1-12 for about $250. Does anyone know who Cris Caine is? He uses MMRD12 I believe, and gets incredible blues tones! Check him out!


Ed