There are times I think that we take for granted the advances in technology that we have seen over the past several decades. The current generations might not be able to appreciate, or even comprehend,…
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Here’s an excellent post we thought you might like from producer, engineer, and musician, Kieran Whitehouse. If you’re anything like me then you have your guitars hung up on the wall at home, in pride of…
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Help! You sent me a tube without any pins!!! It isn’t unusual for us to get calls or emails from customers in regards to mysterious missing vacuum tube pins. The pins appear to be cut…
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If you have an old-school tube amp without a master volume, then you know the only way to get breakup is by turning up the volume and moving some air. These old amp designs stretch…
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Tube shields and retainers get zero love in most guitar and audio journals. At some point in time a person thought that they were important and they’ve been used ever since. Why do we have…
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Richard Gabriel has kindly allowed us to republish this article – thetubestore.com. Richard P. Gabriel In 1999, Spencer Reiss, one of the senior editors for Wired magazine, asked me to write a short essay having…
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Are you looking to replace the vacuum tubes in your amplifier and need guidance selecting just the right set for your needs? With our Shop by Amp Section simply: Locate your amp – Choose the…
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You may call it a valve, electron valve, electron tube, vacuum tube or simply a tube but we all love them just the same. We use them in our home audio and guitar amplifiers for…
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We are often asked how to determine when a tube is bad without access to a tube tester. You’ve probably been there. You’re doing sound check before a gig, something sounds wacky, and now you’ve…
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AMPLIFICATION: TUBE OR SOLID-STATE? There is no shortage of opinion about the answer to this question. Most people do not really care; they just want to hear music as they go about their business, and…
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