JeffBlue
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- Sep 16, 2012
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Just notified that my NEW cheap tube pedal is now just shipped. TC Electronics Tube Pilot $59.99. I like TC Electronics. I am looking forward to swapping out the tube for an NOS tube.
Why? Seems to me most all of them things run on way to a voltage to make any kinda good tube sound. I wouldn't waste a NOS tube myself, but everything does sound different so…?
Hi Big Al, how are you? I have found that even in a starved plate function, NOS are still a much better sounding tube. And using a tube in a starved plate mode, how badly are you going use that tube until failure? I do have a stash of tubes and different types to tube roll and find what I like best. Good tone is everything when it comes to guitar. I do find that there are tube pedals that I really like.
Hey Jeff, you know I love the tinkerers! I asked because I went through whole bunches of stomp box 12AX7 type overdrives, distortion and preamps and just found no benefit to low voltage tube, for my taste. The mosfet and most non tube pedals sounded better. I am in the minority.
Not to Hijack & I've not tried the TC tube pedal but I've tried lot of others. Overall to me the concept sounds better than the actual tone. That is except for the new Friedman tube pedals, especially the Fuzz. I've never played a Friedman amp but the tube Fuzz is amazing. It's not cheap but you can power it with the Strymon power supply's. You can set it up to so that it cleans up really nice when you back off the volume or use a lighter attack.
Let me know how your new pedal sounds. At that price point, if it sounds decent it might be good to have around.