meek20

Hello, Myles. I have 2 questions for you: I have a Mesa Maverick 4x10 with all of the original tubes. The sound is starting to fluctuate--volume-wise. I'm assuming this could be a failing tube? I've had this amp for about 22 months now (original tubes). (1)Should I replace all of the preamp, power & rectifier tubes now? I have always paid someone to change the tubes in any of my other amps in the past. I am not confident in my own abilities to change out tubes, since I've never done so before. (2) Would it be wise to pay someone to replace the tubes for me again? I will most likely order the tubes directly from Mesa. Thanks, in advance, for your valuable help!

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meek20....... In your amp I prefer EL84S in #6 for the output tubes, and in V1 and V2 I use 12AX7R3 that I pick for specific measurements (SAG stuff). Thanks for the response! I don't know if you've ever tried the Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere before, but I was considering replacing its original tube before long. The tube is a Ruby ECC83-CZ. If this one was yours, what might be your first choice for a replacement? Thanks!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by meek20: Hello, Myles! I was hoping that you could help me with this one. I've had my Mesa Maverick 4x10 for about a year now. I enjoy the tone of it, matched with my PRS CE-24. Since it is a class A amplifier, I know that it will be time to replace the tubes before long. Does anyone have suggestions about what might be some good replacement tubes (pre-amp & output), when the time comes? Will I need to stay with Mesa replacements, or would it be better to look at some alternatives? Thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- meek20 .......... Mesa sells their tubes at great prices, and they do a great matching job. You can use other tubes, just stay in the 4-5-6 range, as Mesa tubes need to be in a very narrow range. This is all covered in my tube primer, mentioned in another post somewhere on this forum. I prefer different tubes than the stock ones, and if you have more than 300 hours on the stock EL84s it is long overdue for replacement. -------------------- Myles S. Rose Thanks for the response. When you said that you had other preferences other than the stock tubes, which ones were you referring to? I'm just looking for some well-informed ideas. Thanks! --Meek20

Hello, Myles! I was hoping that you could help me with this one. I've had my Mesa Maverick 4x10 for about a year now. I enjoy the tone of it, matched with my PRS CE-24. Since it is a class A amplifier, I know that it will be time to replace the tubes before long. Does anyone have suggestions about what might be some good replacement tubes (pre-amp & output), when the time comes? Will I need to stay with Mesa replacements, or would it be better to look at some alternatives? Thanks!