best tube pedal???

Started by electrictabs, September 13, 2004, 02:54:38 AM

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electrictabs

ok help me to decide which one to build
shaka tube
tube driver
pentode driver
real mc tube
hotbox
etc etc...

lightningfingers

If you don't mind the (relatively) high voltages, I vote for the McTube (use a 12AU7 it sounds sweet :mrgreen:).

If you'd rather stick to low voltages, then build the shaka tube (I also like a 12AU7 in that one)

They're both great tube pedals  8)
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Steben

I'ld go for a complete tube amp! :mrgreen:
No I'm realy serious: Check out the FireFly at Doug Hammond's site.

No offence, but I like to see tubes in amps and diodes and trannies in stompboxes. But that's only me. :wink:
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Paul Marossy

I built the McTube and the Shaka Tube. Both are great sounding circuits.

Ansil

what kind of sound do you want.. why not take it tot the next level

build a jcm 800 in a box. complete with tone stack.

plexi in a box.

take any amp schematic and build a preamp in a box.

some of them will take careful layout and have a high parts count but there are things you can do to make them simpler and more reliable.

do you need somehting that will do all the gain of a boogie but back off and have a nice sounding grind to it that cleans up.

try an bogner xtacy.

i say if you are going to take the time to build a tube pedal then go all the wya with it and build the sound of the amp that you want.

but thats just my .02