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So the EL34's are pretty good as power-amp tubes anyway, so not much point in replacing them? As far as replacing the V2 tube though with a GT, Tung-Sol, or JJ 12AX7...isn't the ECC83 that's already in there the exact same as a 12AX7?

Hi all, I've been perusing the threads about tubes to get a little bit of knowledge (I am a tube newb), but also wanted some advice regarding replacing the tubes in my Stage 60. I really like the clean sound from the amp (and rarely use clean since I play mostly metal), so I think I'm going to leave...

Hmmm...my girlfriend says I molest her box all the time, but I've never heard of anything like that

I wonder if it has 3 pre-amp tubes because it's one tube for each channel to shape the sound, and 2 power-amp tubes because it's one tube for each speaker?

I'm like the OP, I have no idea what all this stuff means, as the Stage 60 is my first full tube amp. What exactly is V1/2/3? Do those equate to the clean/OD1/OD2 channels? How many tubes does the Stage 60 have overall? Are EL34's the norm for "stock" tube amps like this one?

How did you get that tone? What settings/FX are you using? That sounds fantastic. I have a Stage 60 but I'm still messing around with getting my ideal tone from it.

I was searching for an OD pedal to add some boost to my Blackstar when I spotted it and figured I'd try it out since I had never even heard of it. It totally blew me away. It's more of a distortion pedal than a strict OD pedal, and while it wasn't really what I was looking for, I just had to have it...

I just got a Boss Power Stack a few weeks ago, and it's incredible (hence, why I bought it :D ). It does a really good job of replicating a half-stack tube sound, and doesn't have any of that "tinny" sound normally associated with Boss (and many others) when playing lead. It's very punchy and ballsy...

I've actually been messing around with moving my amp around to different power sources/locations, and at some, the hum is almost negligible, so I guess it may be more telling about the wiring in my house than the amp

A Noise Gate will KILL all of your tone. Just remember, this amp has loads of gain and you just may need to turn down the gain a bit. I use the HT-100, with a Marshall 4x12 and my Les Paul studio and I get some squeal if I turn it past 1 o'clock. BUT, I did notice when I changed the stock tube to a...