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Dragonsarc wrote:

sleepeatplay wrote:Quite a while. When a tube goes bad you'll notice a huge volume/gain loss.

how much volume/gain loss will it have? will it be very noticeable?

Quite noticeable. BTW, I always try and have a spare pre-amp tube available.

I bought an HT Drive to boost my JCA 20H. It works great. Like all Overdrive pedals, it is a bit noisy when you stop playing. Today I replaced the Sovtek tube with a low noise JJ, and it really warmed the tone up. I did spend a bit of time EQ'ing the pedal with the amp, but I'm very happy with it.

Quite a while. When a tube goes bad you'll notice a huge volume/gain loss.

It is a matter of taste. I have two HT-5H's, one has a Tung-Sol RI, and the other has a JJ. Very different tones. I just didn't care for the harsh bite from the Sovtek. Everybody likes a different tone. Now you have a spare tube!

I have 2 Ht-5-H heads. Swapped out preamp tubes with no problem. I also make sure the power supply is unplugged from the outlet. Any amp has a tendency to vibrate things loose. Also try being delicate replacing the tubes. Been doing tube swaps on amps for over 30 years without a problem.

Hi All, I've been enjoying my ht-5 combo amp.. perfect for what I bought it for. After doing some research I purchased a Tung-sol 12AX7 tube which should be arriving soon. Now, this is my first tube amp and from what I've read it's basically just a drop in procedure for the preamp tube...take out o...

I actually picked up another HT-5 combo to replace the one I sold. I put in a Mullard 7025 and a Brimar 12BH7A and it sounds great. I've learned from another forum that the HT-5 has a cathode resistor and the two trim pots are for fine tuning. And does this mean that replacing tubes with same type ...

VENTGtr wrote:Reverb.

This. Pedal reverb just doesn't cut it for me.

Guitar Goober wrote:

sleepeatplay wrote:My latest endeavor....

Looks awesome!!

Thanks! Sounds huge running two amps, slightly different EQ settings of course.

Updated HT-5 setup, I'm running dual HT-5 amps. Sounds great!!! I'm putting Celestions in the Lead 12 cabinets this week. Very cool.


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