Dear Myles,
I was wondering if you could give me some advice on what tubes to use when retubbing my amp. I play many styles, Classic Rock/Blues/Fusion/Jam Band stuff mostly. The amp I am using is a Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKII, through a 4x12 with V30s, though I've been thinking of trying out an Xpattern with some green backs I have laying around. The amp runs on 4 EL34's and 9 12ax7's, currently loaded with Ruby's. 3 dual channel amps, basically I like channel 1a very clean, 1b with some bite, 2a remindes me of a JMC800, 2b great classic rock crunch (I love claptons tone with cream), and 3a and 3b with smooth yet high gain. Any recommondations for this tube novice? I've been playing about 13 years but have never before really owned a good tube amp that I ever wanted to change anything with. I usually play a Les Paul or my Strat. Thanks.