Tubes for F2B (What model #?)

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Author Message sricabla Junior Username: sricabla Post Number: 36 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 12:37 pm:    What's everyone using in their preamps? bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 1217 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 12:53 pm:    I haven't changed the tube in my F1-X, but I will soon. I also just put a JJ Tesla long plate in my SWR Baby Blue II. The JJ sounds great, very full and warm. The amp seems a bit punchier in the mids now. Barring any super rave reviews here, I will probably order another for the F1-X. I would also look over at TalkBass for reviews on preamp tubes. There's been a lot of good discussion on those forums, including a couple tube shootouts. dela217 Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 687 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, July 03, 2006 - 8:43 pm:    I have tried a bunch of different tubes. My least favorite was the Groove Tube brand. Yuck. VERY harsh midrange, kinda honky. Right now I have a set of Sovtec tubes in my F2. They are used, I got them from a guitar player that did not like the sound of them. I remember him describing them as sounding "stiff". Whatever that means. But in my Alembic preamp the sound wonderful. I don't know if it is because they were broken in by a guitarist or what, but they are perfect. Michael