EL34's in my Mesa Roadster

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EL34's in my Mesa Roadster

Post by CAR-15 » Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:19 am

I changed my power tubes from 6L6's to EL34's tonight and HOLY COW what a difference! Sound unbelievable. Nice midrange boost. Can't believe how much more open the amp sounds now. May give my Rockerverb 100 MKIII a run for it's money!
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Re: EL34's in my Mesa Roadster

Post by a.hun » Thu Dec 17, 2015 11:41 am

Glad you're linking the change. Yeah all other things being equal you'll usually find that EL34s are noticeably richer in the (important) mid frequencies than 6L6s. You've just pushed your amp a bit across the Atlantic Ocean, away from the US and more in the direction of 'British' amp sounds.


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Re: EL34's in my Mesa Roadster

Post by thejay » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:37 pm

When I had a Roadster I did the same thing and loved the amp much more with EL34s vs the 6L6s.
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