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New Golden Age of Tubes Re: The End of Timeless Instruments? (Craig Anderton editorial)
Luckily we are in the New Golden Age of Tubes, with demand AND supply
rising, thanks to Russia and China.
~Tim
> [Original Message]
> From: Adrian Likins <adrian@likins.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 11/1/2005 1:11:24 PM
> Subject: Re: The End of Timeless Instruments? (Craig Anderton editorial)
>
> goddard.duncan@mtvne.com wrote:
> > >>TUBES are probably the most important sound factors 'in my world'.<<
> >
> > I agree. I would use more tube-based kit if I possibly could. at the
> > moment, I have a couple of valve tape decks in the studio, while on
> > stage both I & my guitarist use valve heads (he has marshalls &
fenders,
> > I play my basses through an old orange 120).
> >
> > it's all about even-order harmonic distortion vs the odd-order variety
> > one gets from silicon-based life-forms....
>
> Of course, it wasn't that long ago that the future of tubes looked
>in
> doubt, as the suppliers all started drying up.
>
> Adrian