(Continued) Again, this has some merit .. but it’s still not as good as using tubes that are matched in the fi rst place because compensating for the
Some of the other recommended biasing, “methods” — such as
Now some players may like the sound of their amp altered by tubes with extreme characteristics and with the bias set to help compen- sate. But often it is the mere novelty of change that they’re really responding to and when the amp goes back to the proper original way, we’ve seen them be far happier still!
Because every part in every one of our designs has been meticulously evaluated, compared and stressed over — no matter how seemingly insignifi cant it might be. And with every design we look for a “sweet spot” where all the parameters — including the bias
—come together to give the best sonic performance, consistently and reliably. Every part and voltage is important — yet no one complains that these other parameters aren’t available for tinkering.
Consider our patented
and changing one voltage also changes the other. Great care goes into getting this just right and we think we’d be asking for trouble
to have it adjustable for the world to play with ... unless you like paying to have your amp messed up. Sorry, I meant to say, “Uh, ...
your amp needed biasing.”
If that doesn’t appeal to you, then merely plug a matched set of MESA tubes into one of our amps and you’re ready for tone. Guar- anteed. You’d be amazed at the number of service calls we fi eld every day that lead to a diagnosis of
Please, don’t think this is a blanket indictment of the other guys selling tubes — it isn’t. And their tubes aren’t all bad either. It just doesn’t make sense to pay more of your hard earned cash for tubes that were probably made in the same Russian or Chinese fac- tory and which have the possibility of being outside the performance window we select for your amp. And it pains us to hear the hype and mystique built up around biasing when
Our rigorously tested and hand selected tubes are available at your nearest MESA/Boogie Pro Center or from us directly. Nobody offers better price, quality or warranty than we do ... so why swerve?
Next time we’ll talk about our part in developing the great Sylvania STR 415 type 6L6 and how we’re on the verge of seeing something fairly close reappear on the market. Remember, we still have some of these super rugged
—Boogies only please! Until then, Relax, Breathe and Nourish your soul!
Cheers!
MESA/Boogie Ltd.
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