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Shipping Delays
We’re behind in shipping out orders and I apologize.
I’ve had a great 20 years making these old parts for everyone, but I’m not making handfuls of capacitors by myself in my little hillside workshop anymore, I’m making thousands of these in a big shop downtown, and my...
All of these Western Electric derived circuits are so simple, they're really hard to F***k up. The only thing that sets them apart from one another,
is the attention to detail of the builder, and the parts selection.
I'm with ren on this one. There is most definitely a sonic difference between NOS and currently manufactured tubes.
And there is damn sure a difference in manufacturing quality, and longevity. It's really not even close.
Got any pics of those boxes of NOS tubes....?
Back in the early 90's I sold a 1965 Showman head & matching 2-15 cab...I know where the cab is, head could be anywhere by now..
It has a hole drilled through the S in Showman from a removed master volume some dumbass put in it before I got it...