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Old 04-12-2008, 02:41 PM   #1
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what is the differents between a valve amp and a tube amp??? please help me iam confused
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Old 04-12-2008, 02:45 PM   #2
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Depends on the nationality of the person referring to it.
We say 'valves' and the Americans say 'tubes'. Because they're stupid.
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Because they're stupid.
Or choobs, as the Scots would say!
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ok thanks (english by the way) so wut is an amp called that doesnt use valveslike theew ones?
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We say 'valves' and the Americans say 'tubes'. Because they're stupid.
Or, we say 'valves' because that's how they work, Americans say 'tubes' because that's what they look like.
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Old 04-12-2008, 03:18 PM   #6
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ok thanks (english by the way) so wut is an amp called that doesnt use valveslike theew ones?

Transistor amps
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Or, we say 'valves' because that's how they work, Americans say 'tubes' because that's what they look like.
And Slavs say "lamps" because they think they look like lightbulbs!
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Transistor amps
a.k.a;

tranny/ies
solid state

Youll also get hybrid amps where a valve is used at some part of the circuit, usually the preamp stage ie vox valvetronix and marshalls AVT series.

As well as them you can have digital amps which are mostly solid-state but are more like a computer than a normal tranny amp. ie, line 6.
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Old 04-14-2008, 09:08 AM   #9
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Or choobs, as the Scots would say!
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