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2006-07-06, 02:45
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New Blood
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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questions about amps
big noob question: whats the difference between a valve amp and a tube amp. i tried a marshall jcm 600http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&item=300002292322&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&rd=1 out and loved it and i thought it was a tube amp but online it says valvestate amp or something.
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2006-07-06, 06:10
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Metalhead
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Texas
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Originally Posted by chronman23
big noob question: whats the difference between a valve amp and a tube amp. i tried a marshall jcm 600http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&item=300002292322&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&rd=1 out and loved it and i thought it was a tube amp but online it says valvestate amp or something.
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A valve is a tube. Valve is a British term for a vacuum tube. A Valvestate Marshall uses a tube for the preamp while the power section is solid state. |
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2006-07-06, 09:45
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Jono
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney
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Yes,valvestates have 'tubes'.
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2006-07-07, 03:24
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Metalhead
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Texas
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Originally Posted by chronman23
big noob question: whats the difference between a valve amp and a tube amp. i tried a marshall jcm 600http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&item=300002292322&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&rd=1 out and loved it and i thought it was a tube amp but online it says valvestate amp or something.
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Nope its all tube. 4-ECC83(12AX7) and 2-EL34's Did you buy it? I have never played one but have heard quite a few good things about them.
handbook:
http://www.marshallamps.com/downloa...20hbk%20Eng.pdf
Schematic:
http://schematicheaven.com/marshall...0_60w_revch.pdf |
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2006-07-07, 03:25
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Jono
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney
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Fuck yes JCM's are all tube.
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