New Golden Age of Tubes Re: The End of Timeless Instruments? (Craig Anderton editorial)

["Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

Luckily we are in the New Golden Age of Tubes, with demand AND supply
rising, thanks to Russia and China.
~Tim


> [Original Message]
> From: Adrian Likins <adrian@likins.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 11/1/2005 1:11:24 PM
> Subject: Re: The End of Timeless Instruments? (Craig Anderton editorial)
>
> goddard.duncan@mtvne.com wrote:
> >  >>TUBES are probably the most important sound factors 'in my world'.<<
> > 
> > I agree. I would use more tube-based kit if I possibly could. at the 
> > moment, I have a couple of valve tape decks in the studio, while on 
> > stage both I & my guitarist use valve heads (he has marshalls &
fenders, 
> > I play my basses through an old orange 120).
> > 
> > it's all about even-order harmonic distortion vs the odd-order variety 
> > one gets from silicon-based life-forms....
>
>       Of course, it wasn't that long ago that the future of tubes looked 
>in 
> doubt, as the suppliers all started drying up.
>
> Adrian