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gwEm

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new valve day - mullard action :)
« on: March 31, 2008, 11:55:31 AM »
i stuck some used mullards in my amp a few months ago.

anyway, i mentioned this to my old man, thinking he might be interested as hes an electronic engineer too. he goes to me, i think my pal ken has some old valves, and he worked for mullard for a while.

he went to see him recently and picked up four ECC83 mullards as a present - two of them are unused military spec ones. the old man posted them and they arrived this morning, can't wait to try them. my marshall jmp50 already sounds well tasty with the standard mullard used tubes.

spring has started, and this is marvellous good fortune. i reckon a nice present for my old man's mate is in order!
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Re: new valve day - mullard action :)
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 12:28:41 PM »
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i reckon a nice present for my old man's mate is in order!


You're right. Those would be worth well over £100 on ebay.  Very nice tubes ! And an especially nice gift.  
   You should be sorted for pre-amp tubes for life now !   Good NOS 12ax7's just never seem to die !
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 01:45:51 PM »
Mullards-pah utter rubbish I wouldn't put them in old radio let alone my amp

Oh, and the mil spec ones are really cr@ppy......  I wouldn't even try them. I do know someone who could take them off your hands though................ :wink:
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 03:28:56 PM »
i had some in my old dallas scala combo and tried them out in a few different amps - they are pretty special
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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2008, 06:58:35 PM »
Sounds like a result to me gwEm. Nice job.
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2008, 09:13:46 PM »
Nice score, the mil spec ones aren't necessarily any better in tone terms, but they will have closer matching between each triode, selected for lower noise and possibily have thicker glass or more interal supports for reduced microphonics.  they should last you a LONG time if they're 100% NOS.

Seeing as everyone is already envious, at this point I won't mention the shoebox full of Mullard & Brimar ECC83s I have under my bed  :lol:
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2008, 07:12:49 AM »
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Seeing as everyone is already envious, at this point I won't mention the shoebox full of Mullard & Brimar ECC83s I have under my bed  :lol:


Now that's just boasting !  :wink:
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2008, 08:48:37 AM »
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Seeing as everyone is already envious, at this point I won't mention the shoebox full of Mullard & Brimar ECC83s I have under my bed  :lol:


How much are you selling them for... or, wait... you want to send me three for free? That's cool. THANKS!  8)
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« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2008, 10:18:24 PM »
boasting yep - guilty   :wink:

sell them or give them away for free - Charlton Heston's words of "out of my cold dead hands" come to mind  :lol:
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