Recommended tubes for an AD200ba MK-III

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Mr.Pomodoro
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Recommended tubes for an AD200ba MK-III

Post by Mr.Pomodoro » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:06 am

Hi! I've got an ad200ba in the second hand market :) . It is in mint condition, but the courier mistreated it at some point of its shipping and one of the four 6550 tubes is broken. :cry: I'll need to replace the entire set, I'm afraid. Please, could somebody tell me what 6550 do you recommend to respect the original sound of this amp?

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Re: Recommended tubes for an AD200ba MK-III

Post by OU818 » Sat Jul 08, 2017 11:41 am

I recently had mine retubed with Sovtek 6550WE. It had been fairly mistreated before I got it so I can't speak for the sound beforehand but I am loving it since the retube.

The Sovteks have a bit of a mid bump when pushed which is great for the style I am going for, ballsy but cuts through when you dig in. Also sounds great with overdrive.

https://www.tubedepot.com/products/sovt ... acuum-tube
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