lqdsnddist
Axe-Master
I like low wattage class A tube amps. Manageable volume, get all the nice aspects of tube tone, and just one or two tubes to worry about.
My ToneKing Gremlin for example takes a 6l6 or kt66, or 5881 etc without rebiasing, I have a few kt66 on hand already, and with just one power tube it not breaking the bank like when you need to do a full retube on a Dual Recto or similar.
Tube amps will fill a little niche, just like tape machines still have their fans.
Might be rare to do full sessions to tape, just as not much use for a 100 watt heads, but still pretty fun to track something to an old reel to reel for “character” just as it’s always going to be fun to play through a little cranked Gibson 5 watt or a Princeton or tweed Champ or similar.
Can’t say I expect that overall playing experience will ever totally go away as it’s such a classic part of music and rock n roll history, After all, people still play classical music on traditional instruments right ? Not just all 100gig sample libraries even though the tech is there and those can sound great too, the real deal will still have its fans
My ToneKing Gremlin for example takes a 6l6 or kt66, or 5881 etc without rebiasing, I have a few kt66 on hand already, and with just one power tube it not breaking the bank like when you need to do a full retube on a Dual Recto or similar.
Tube amps will fill a little niche, just like tape machines still have their fans.
Might be rare to do full sessions to tape, just as not much use for a 100 watt heads, but still pretty fun to track something to an old reel to reel for “character” just as it’s always going to be fun to play through a little cranked Gibson 5 watt or a Princeton or tweed Champ or similar.
Can’t say I expect that overall playing experience will ever totally go away as it’s such a classic part of music and rock n roll history, After all, people still play classical music on traditional instruments right ? Not just all 100gig sample libraries even though the tech is there and those can sound great too, the real deal will still have its fans