With that being said, at least you know what to expect. Matching power tubes has been part of tube history since the beginning. Sold as single tubes, matched duets, quartets and sextets, groove tubes are standard equipment on professional fender tube amps. Groove tubes was started in the late 1970s by aspen pittman, who had a lifelong fascination with tubes and tube tone. Some electron tube devices rely on the properties of a discharge through an ionized gas. Groove tubes started in southern california, and through innovative design, rigorous selection and testing, gtpowered amps have rocked the world in some of the most famous rigs ever played from studio. Gtecc83s tubes pass every groove tubes premium certification for micro phonics, hum, physical characteristics and function. Since the dawn of the electric guitar, musicians have loved the sound of a really great tube amp. From the the tube amp book by aspen pittman, founder of groove tubes. For over 30 years, groove tubes have been trusted and demanded by touring professionals and their techs around the world. If youre replacing a tube with the same type of groove tube tube model and rating, you do not have to rebias your amp. Free shipping and free tech support for groove tubes guitar amp tubes.
Vox, ampeg, gibson, hiwatt, mesaboogie, matchless, groove tubes. Also featured are groove tubes founder aspen pittman s personal collection of over 100 vintage guitar speakers, dozens of modern speakers, vintage tubes, vintage amps and preamps. So if you want to upgrade your amp and get the most out of it, especially for live performances, check out the rectifier tubes we offer at sweetwater. Buy tube amp book 4th edition by pittman, aspen isbn. If your amp currently has groove tubes in it and you have questions about replacing them, or about biasing your amp with non groove tubes, ask us. Groove tubes stpg studio pre amp 1987 black bob s reverb. Get the best deals on groove tubes when you shop the largest online selection at. This deluxe revised edition contains 40% new material, with a. For a 2 tube amp it is worth buying in matched pairs, mainly so you know someone has fired the tube up in a tester and verified its current draw. He finally gave up on the amp and decided to get the dsl 40. Simply stated, this is a complete 25 watt all tube guitar amp with a classic design that is similar to many of the old fender amps you already know.
Groove tubes are quite simply the best tubes you can buy that are specifically designed and tested for musical instrument amplification. Alltube circuits, uses any of 25 output tubes and a variety of preamp tubes without rebiasing, effects loop with blend, classic styling, highquality speakers. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Oct 03, 2012 aspen pittman is the founder of groove tubes and a true pioneer on designing guitar amps, pre amps and microphones. All of our rectifier tubes are powerful, smooth and resistant to feedback. Nice shape, and this was one of the first modern amp books published about the world of guitar amps and modifications. Groove tubes at least are a a consistent supplier if you always buy the same rating, youll get consistent service. Nov 07, 2008 pittman also penned the tube amp book, considered a bible of tube technology, mainly to keep from spending all his time advising techs.
I have a jcm2000 dsl 40 and its 20yrs old and is still using the original sovtek tubes it came with. For other parts of the pre amp stage in guitar amps this service is not necessary. What is the difference between a matched sections tube and a regular tube. The choice for many pro players who use groove tubes in their favorite amps for recording and rehearsal. In any other case, you should always have a qualified amp tech reset your amp s bias whenever changing your tube type or rating number. It really does make a difference in the overall sound. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. In a five episode tutorial he gives an extensive insight in how tubes work, what. I used to read it every night to learn how amps worked and finally understood the concepts of signal flow and push pull amplifiers. Good reference book for explaining tubes, and how tube amps work, plus it covers lots of tubes amps that are available. Some tube amplifiers even utilize a tube for their rectifier circuit, adding a more responsive feel to the amp.
A decade ago, fmic entered into a joint agreement with groove tubes to equip fenders tube amps with gt tubes. Pittman founded groove tubes in 1979, and set about. With all the strides in transistor amp technology, guitarists still prefer tube amps. Make offer 2 groove tubes, tube gtkt88sv low duet matched, fender, brand new in box. If your a gt fanboy, then this book is really for you.
More electron tubes can be found in the tube store collection of new old stock nos if you are looking for a tube shop carrying the very best tubes for your amplifier, youve come to the right place. Its rugged and can take the very high current that the vox and similar cathode biased amp subject them to. Preamp tubes are usually the smaller tubes in your amp. Histories, specs and schematics for fender, marshall, vox, ampeg, gibson, hiwatt, mesaboogie, matchless, groove tubes, gretsch, rivera, dr. Up for sale, a groove tubes soulo 75 head and 2x12 blonde speaker cabinet in excellent condition and in perfect working order. For example, fender amps often have a 12at7 that is used this way. Browse models 6l65881, 6ca7el34, 6v65992, 6550, 6bq5el84, 12ax7ecc83. Groove tubes speaker emulator reactive load, cabinet. The device can be used as an electronic amplifier, a rectifier, an electronically controlled switch, an oscillator, and for other purposes.
Aspen pittman groove tubes tone talk for tube amps. This is a somewhat hardtofind first edition of aspen pittmans selfpublished the tube amp book, long outofprint. Get verified and independent inside information about the customer relations of pungkook saigon two corporation. And the cover shows aspens famous collection, which he sold off awhile back at a big warehouse sale. Groove tubes the tube amp book 2 1988 mykes reverb. Vacuum tubes mostly rely on thermionic emission of electrons from a hot filament or a cathode heated by the filament. Chinese 6v6gt available in singles, matched pairs or matched quads please select from list. This fascination led to aspen and a team of technical experts to reevaluate the way tubes were tested and matched. But for matching tubes out of an amp, i rely on my french navy metrix 310ctr, which conversely to hickok, use the real and official tube datasheet to be dialed for the test, and not a proprietary chart more or less obscure, to be honest, since its determination protocol is unknown and has never been disclosed by hickok, afaik. Weve added an extra stage of gain and a selectible midboost section to get that heavy metal overdrive sound, but you can switch these off to return to a classic clean n crunch. They sent him millard tubes to replace the bad tubes. Get this book for the extensive collection of schematics and cool amp pictures, ignore the sales pitches and especially the tech info, as much of it is incorrect. May 07, 2008 for most small wattage amps, you can run whatever tube is specified.
Nov 08, 2008 groove tubes founder aspen pittman, meanwhile, was on the shop floor cutting deals with customers and signing copies of his tome the tube amp book. A meticulously handmade amp with custom designed transformers and heavy duty double sided pcbs, the soulo is designed to use a wide range of power tubes and is an incredibly versatile tone machine. Product title groove tubes gtecc83 european pre amp tube. Aspen pittmans excellent carengine analogy when talking to the late, great tube guru aspen pittman of groove tubes who authored the authoritative the tube amp book about the muchmisunderstood topic of biasing the power tubes in an amp, he likened it to the idle setting on a cars engine. Away from groove tubes, however, aspens most significant contribution to the world of amp building was his book, the tube amp book. Groove tube el84 russian amp vacuum tubes el84 types most common low power pentode, popularized in early vox ac30 amps. Z, trainwreck and many more by aspen pittman goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Groove tubes guitar electronics w aspen pittman and steve. Groove tubes july 2012 illustrated price list fender bass amplifiers and speaker enclosure owners manuals archive effective march 20, 2020 fender fuse has been discontinued. Supplier profile of pungkook saigon two corporation top. Both bob and ken fischer used aspens groove tubes in their amps, as well as many other amp builders.
Some of the common groove tubes part numbers are listed below with a cross reference to the original brand and part number to help you figure out what your groove tubes are. Groove tube valves, selected and matched by groove tube to a premium standard real email address is required to social networks please enter your email address below to create account. There are others i would like to try but the groove tubes is the first one i went with. Feb 04, 2016 personally i really like groove tubes. They sent more tubes and they were microphonic as well. Rediscovered by matchless amps and now currently used by nearly every tube amp company. Confused about groove tubes rating scale the gear page. The guitar world mourns the passing of aspen pittman, groove. Supplier profile of rr donnelley asia printing solution. Groove tubes started back in the late 1970s when aspen pittman, founder and visionary, hired some technical folks to explore why tubes performed and sounded so different. Guitarists both yesterday and today can be linked by one piece of equipment. I got aspens tube amp book more than 20 years ago now, before www it was my main source for. Refine your search availability in stock 8 brand x groove tubes. Mar 11, 2021 get an oldtime rockandroll sound with plenty of midrange punch when you install the 6l6b quartet tubes from groove tubes in your amp.
Groove tubes guitar amplifiers for sale in stock ebay. Our speaker emulator standalone product came a few years later and signaled a new and innovative approach to recording a classic tube amp. The tube amp book by pittman, aspen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. Bought this to replace the stock tube in a bravo ocean tube amp. The guitar world mourns the passing of aspen pittman. Outstanding and consistent performance for mixing and matching to get a signature tone from your amp. Now, groove tubes are the mostused tubes in guitar amps and a favorite of tone aficionados. Bookalready known as the bible of tubes and tube amps, the tube. Information you might have wanted regarding those cool groove tube electronics from mr. Groove tubes started in southern california, and through innovative design, rigorous selection and testing, gtpowered amps have rocked the world in some of the most famous rigs ever played from studio to stage.
Tube amp book groove tubes autographed by mark lindsay revere. Groove tubes tube amp book first edition aspen pittman. Already known as the bible of tubes and tube amps, the tube amp book is now even better. Aug 12, 2019 back about 15 years ago, the gerald weber book was practically the only tube amp book you could find in stores and the aspen pittman book came out later which was written more clearer and came with all the schematics. If you arent sure about which valve you need, or what tubes you can substitute, let us help you. The stock tube sounded kind of harsh to me so i did some googling. Groove tubes gtel34m medium duet amplifier tube 55501557. Groove tubes tube amp book first edition aspen pittman john. For over 30 years, groove tubes have been the goto tubes for technicians, amateurs and superstars like slash and nils lofgren. Theres just something totally authentic about the power and tone that one of these iconic amps can produce. However, its true, this book is truly a commercial for grovetubes.
For the best pre amp performance possible, use matched and balanced pre amp tubes. Groove tubes started in southern california, and through innovative design. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. A bibliography of must have tube electronics books aiken amps. The fusion with fender musical instruments was a long time coming. He would sell the groove tubes brand to fender in 2008, but stayed on as a consultant to both companies. Pittmans indepth guide to valves and valve amp circuits which includes myriad technical tips and indepth electronic specs has become the bible for amp builders both big and small, and has sold over 120,000 copies as a result. Get verified and independent inside information about the customer relations of chienvietnamfurniture mfg. The tube amp book by aspen pittman hard cover spiral deluxe revised. Simply stated, this is a complete 25 watt all tube guitar amp with a classic design that is similar to many of the old fender amps you. Reference guide with some history and information of how tubes and tube amps work.
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