Why do some modelers have a 12AX7 tube and why doesn't the Axe?

electronpirate said:
Had a triamp. Loved it. Sounded great and had plenty of comments on how cool it looked.

But it was like an anvil with tubes to carry around.

To the original question: I had many other preamps that had a tube in it, they never sounded 1/2 as good as the Axe even in its first iteration. It was a cool marketing thing...and I bit too.
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I had a GM36 before I got into Fractal - loved that amp - but - love the flexibility and sound of the III even more. I'd get a H&K amp again if I were going to get back into amps.
 
I think marketing has a lot to do with it, but having a tube in the signal path can still affect the tone. It really depends on how it's implemented. Doesn't the Butler Tube Driver used starved plate? You just shouldn't expect a low-voltage tube to function the same as high-voltage. That doesn't mean they're merely cosmetic. It really depends on the design. By comparison, I've played bona-fide high voltage tube amps that I thought sounded worse than my old Peavey Backstage ;-)

In modelers though, I think it's mostly marketing.
 
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