old mullard valves

[paul91157]

just found some old mullard ecc83's in the loft, anyone think it's worth fitting them into my vintage modern combo ?

[Slashwannabe1]

um YES.

[musicman]

Give them a go in V1 & V2 but I didn't find much difference why I tried some.

[DeanM]

what the fuck??? how do ya just "find old mullards"?? lol

no harm givin em a go! V1 and V2 as musicman said or if there isnt much goin on in those positions try V4 aswel.

[Tnjpekar]

no, don't waste your time with old junk like that,
just send them to me

[paul91157]

Thanks for advice folks, they came out of my old Marshall "Rock n Roll Baby" which I revalved in the 80's, totally forgot about them until the other day !

[kissfanps]

i wish i could just find some old mullards!!!!

[DeanM]

yeah sure give em a try and see how they sound. if they dont change the sound that much. . . .sell em off for a nice profit!!! how many did ya find? 3 or 4?

[paul91157]

yeah sure give em a try and see how they sound. if they dont change the sound that much. . . .sell em off for a nice profit!!! how many did ya find? 3 or 4?

I've got 4 ecc83's & 4 EL34's

[musicman]

Nice !!!!

[slowpokerhino]

Sometimes I'll find a $5 bill in the dryer. That's about as good as it gets around here.

[MartyStrat54]

Those old tube testers found in stores were just emissions testers. Basically, all they did was prove the tube would pass current. A real good tester back in the day was a transconductance tester.

Right now, there are two excellent testers being made, but they are really expensive. The Amplitrex AT1000 and the Maxi-Matcher.

[rjohns1]

I have a pair of Mullard 12ax7 tubes out of a hammond organ. They are from 1962. I've noticed in several amps I have owned, and 2 of them were Marshalls, that the difference was really noticeable from the CP tubes I had. I compared them with a TungSol 12ax7 in the v1 position. There was a noticeable difference in the highs. It was clearer without getting brighter. You could tell that it was a better quality tube. It's hard to describe, but it was enough that anyone would have noticed it. On a G chord, the individual notes seemed to jump out more, and it had a little more "Kerrang" to it.