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From: dpower–(at)–eeves.la.utexas.edu (Daniel A. Powers)
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Subject: Re: Ruby Tubes – opinions?
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 22:30:23 GMT
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In article <433hoa$33--(at)--ilbert.dnai.com> Stan Jacox writes:
>From: Stan Jacox
>Subject: Re: Ruby Tubes – opinions?
>Date: 12 Sep 1995 08:52:26 GMT

>dgreen–(at)–hoenix.kent.edu (Dona Greene) wrote:
>>Sovtek tubes are good tubes, but their 6V6′s are not as forgiving of
>>the voltages required of them as NOS American tubes. Noone today
>>makes 6V6′s that will survive in guitar amps like the NOS tubes,
>>unfortunately. I guess that’s why there’s a plethora of EL84 amps on
>>the market (and 6L6 amps).
>>
>> -Brad Bolton, whose Deluxe developed runaway current
>>on Sovtek 6V6′s.

>Try the Ruby Chinese 6V6GTBC, it’s a very heavy duty tube that easily
>handles the plate voltages found in any guitar amp, even Jim Kelly amps.
>We use all types of tubes as needed to satisfy the wants of our customers,
> but for high stress circuits we have gotten the best reliablity from the
>6V6GTBC. Most other chinese tubes (with the exception of the Ruby GZ34)
>are not as rugged as their European cousins.

>Stan Jacox
>Studio Maintenance Center
>1-800-918-3300
> SMC WEB site http://www.dnai.com/~stanj

I agree. I just had my ’68 Deluxe Reverb worked on. The guy at the shop
said they only use Ruby 6v6gtbc in the old Fenders they service. I don’t
know if it was the cap job, the screen resistors, or the tubes, but my
tweaked Deluxe is the sweetest thing I’ve played through in the past 20
years.

Cheers,

Dan
Austin,TX