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    6AR6WA v. 6L6GC?

    Hi all,

    I saw these on sale online for a fraction of the price of a 6L6GC or equivalent; aside from the extra .3A in heater current, bias adjust, and a socket rewiring, any reason I couldn't use these in my amps (Bassman 100 & BF Bassman)??? The price and other specs look right. I can safely do all the work myself... Most concerned about the heater specs? But hey, worth asking first...

    Thanks for any help y'all can give!

    Justin Thomas
    "Wow it's red! That doesn't look like the standard Marshall red. It's more like hooker lipstick/clown nose/poodle pecker red." - Chuck H. -
    "Of course that means playing **LOUD** , best but useless solution to modern sissy snowflake players." - J.M. Fahey -
    "All I ever managed to do with that amp was... kill small rodents within a 50 yard radius of my practice building." - Tone Meister -
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    Originally posted by Justin Thomas View Post
    Hi all,

    I saw these on sale online for a fraction of the price of a 6L6GC or equivalent; aside from the extra .3A in heater current, bias adjust, and a socket rewiring, any reason I couldn't use these in my amps (Bassman 100 & BF Bassman)??? The price and other specs look right. I can safely do all the work myself... Most concerned about the heater specs? But hey, worth asking first...

    Thanks for any help y'all can give!

    Justin Thomas
    This link says you can.
    Tung-Sol 6098 / 6AR6WA
    Terry
    "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil in the House of Commons." Winston Churchill
    Terry

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    • #3
      Thanks, Terry... Heater current?

      Thanks Terry,

      That's actually where I was looking at buying them from... I checked the data sheet for the 6AR6's, and- I was wondering about the heater spec - the 6AR6 pulls an extra .3A per tube; was wondering if that'd be a problem in my Fenders, ya know, burning up the PT. That's 1.2A and .6A in the Bassman 100 and Bassman, respectively. Anyone see any problems with that? Are the PTs up to the task?

      Justin
      "Wow it's red! That doesn't look like the standard Marshall red. It's more like hooker lipstick/clown nose/poodle pecker red." - Chuck H. -
      "Of course that means playing **LOUD** , best but useless solution to modern sissy snowflake players." - J.M. Fahey -
      "All I ever managed to do with that amp was... kill small rodents within a 50 yard radius of my practice building." - Tone Meister -

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      • #4
        That price is for a single tube.
        $30 a pair, for 21 watt tubes
        For the additional work, Myself I would just stay with the 6L6s.
        Tung-Sol 6L6 STR New Production
        You can get these for 40 for a matched pair of 30 Watt tubes.
        Let's see what others think.
        Good Luck,
        Terry
        "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil in the House of Commons." Winston Churchill
        Terry

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