ENGL Artist Series Bias & Thoughts on Tube Life

[@danmartin1200]

Great channel. You are entertaining and know your stuff!! I am in northern California and repair/ do builds for people in Santa Cruz area. Keep up the videos!

[@DATT]

Nice ! Thanks man !

[@marcelduh9528]

First! First time in my life 😂 like your videos, keep ‘em coming

[@DATT]

First time in your life what ? And Thanks !

[@marcelduh9528]

@@DATT to make a first comment on a video 🫣😂

[@DATT]

@@marcelduh9528 Ohhh ok.

[@angepozzo6162]

I like your videos, thanks for them ! 👍

[@DATT]

You're welcome, Thanks for watching them !

[@gibsonfan159]

The "don't put your head on your cab" is an interesting concept. Does that mean combo amps wear tubes out faster?

[@DATT]

Oh yeah that's a thing. If you read the comments and reviews related to some tubes on sites where they sell them, like for example, the Sovtek 12AX7-LPS on the tubestore website, they sometimes make mention that a tube may or may not be good in a combo due to being microphonic prone. Now as I tried to express, the KIND of wear is up for debate. They may electrically be fine, but the vibrations will loosen them over time which could lead to feedback, or a looser sound.

[@wazupwazid]

Are you located in the GTA ? I would love to have you do a setup / bias my JCM 800 2203.

[@DATT]

Ah no, I'm not in the GTA. I'm in Ontario, but far enough it would be very costly to get me to do it.

[@TheCyberMantis]

You really know what you are doing. ( After seeing inside that amp, those things are NOT worth what they are charging for them. ) I also don't like how they mount those PCB's "component side down".

[@DATT]

Well, engineering . . . and where it's made. This thing is made in germany as far as I know, so I would imaging it's using decent quality components and made by people in germany getting a living wage. Compare that to marshall that many of their main line amps and parts are being made in asia but they are still asking $3000+ for them.