Favorite current Production 6L6

[rreiser]

I tried searching for this info on the forum but nothing came up. There are quite a few choices, Groove Tube Black Plate, Ruby, TAD, Winged C. What do you like and why ? Thanks

[Jarrett]

I like the Winged C, but I have only tried those and the JJ. The JJ were just a little more cold/sterile feeling to me. The Winged C has clarity and big bottom end, but still has a vibey feel. Power tubes are so nebulous and subjective though, they only make a slight feel, headroom and EQ difference to my ear.

[rreiser]

Bump

[pbradt]

I like Winged Cs, but I blew up a pair in my Super (5F4) so I'm back to JJs. If I can't trust them, I can't use them. I DID like the sound.

[go7]

For new production and to my ear the "Winged C". Good Luck!

[Jay Strange]

I've had good results with GT 6L6 GE's.

[electroid]

I've sold MANY Winged C and JJ 6L6s. For best tone, WC wins my vote in most amps by a slight edge. JJ is a little darker and "chunkier" sounding to me.

As for reliability, I find a lot more problems with the JJ during initial testing than I do with WC. That being said, after I weed out the bad ones, the long term failure rate seems to be similar for both types with WC having a slight edge.

[blackba]

Winged ''C" IMO, very nice 6L6. The JJ 6L6's are not bad though...

[screamtone]

I'm using Winged C's in my Super Reverb and I love them.

[trap]

my vote is for the tad short bottle.

[wingwalker]

Winged C's are great and in fact thats whats in my Twin Reverb right now, the TAD tubes are nice as well (both the tall and short bottles) I have also had decent luck with the Sovtek's...

[ChrisGS]

So far, TAD short bottles are my favorite, but I haven't tried the WingC

[mik777]

I done some research and for fender amps, I hear nothing but great things about The TAD.http://thetubestore.com/tad-6l6wgc.html