Hello Rich!
RL> DS> Well, the only problem is that one of the old tubes shattered, so no 

RL> DS> don't have the old ones...
RL>Oops.  Do you have any friends that have 6L6 amps?  Borrow a pair.
I do in fact...I might just have to try that...or let him try mine 
RL>Seriously... I don't think Randall ever actually made tubes.  The US 
akers
RL>were RCA, GE, and Sylvania.  Philips is often thought of as American, but
RL>they're European.
I figured that Randall never actually made their tubes, but I thought
that perhaps like Mesa Boogie all of their tubes were of the same
type so that if you needed to replace them you wouldn't have to re-bias
your amp (ie, if they were GT they would all be, say, 5.5 or something)
RL>Every amp company used to buy tubes that were relabelled for them.  
urrent
RL>Fender tubes are Sovtek.  Randall undoubtedly did the same thing.  Mesa 
nd
RL>even GT do as well.  GT's Sylmar plant was badly damaged in the Northridge
RL>quake and it was shut down.  GT's are relabelled Chinese tubes.  They are
RL>supposedly tested, but as I told Tom, I put a set of GT 12AX7s in my 
arvin
RL>and I'm not happy with them.  The gain is lower than the Rubys that I took
RL>out, and I think one is microphonic.
I have not had all that much experience with GT's, so thank you for your
imput.  I just chose them because they are sold locally here at
Woodwind/Brasswind.
RL>Best bet is to contact AES (www.tubesandmore.com) and order some NOS 
US-made
RL>tubes.  They're more expensive than Sovteks, but I don't think they're 
ore
RL>than GTs, and two NOS 6L6GCs certainly isn't going to break the bank.
Too true.  I am willing to try just about anything, and while I am at it
I might just have to pick up some 12ax7's while I am at it.  I am not
sure what condition they are in, but they don't seem to have any arc
marks on them.  Although spending $50 on pre amp tubes doesn't sound
like fun either.  Thank you again for your advice!  If I solve the
problem, I will let you know what it was.
-Doug
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