Need answer before end of action

[fireman257]

Does any one know which is a newer model of the PV Classic 50/50 power amp one has a blue line like on the front and the other one is all black but with gold tubes on the left side here are some pictures of both


http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/08/4d/5176_1.JPG

http://i10.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/05/7e/83bc_1.JPG

If so I need an answer before 8:45 tonight central time thanks for any help.

[ninja636]

Hope this helps dude(Google is amazing :biggrin:)

http://omaha.craigslist.org/msg/802906581.html

[fireman257]

Yep that helped it said the black one is the newer one guess I may buy it tonight then lol I lost out on my mesa 50/50 last night we was practicing and I lost track of time and the auction was over with by the time I realized lol I am tired of waiting so just going to get the peavey I guess lol thanks dude I did a search on Google but didn't find anything that indicated which was newer lol hmm should have maybe used different key words lol

[MrSandMan]

Git teh Mesa :w:

[fireman257]

dang thing went to high guess I am still waiting lol might find a mesa now lol

[MrSandMan]

What did it close at?

[fireman257]

$387.00 I would have went $350.00 but that's all lol guess I am still waiting

[MatrixClaw]

Not sure how much you're willing to spend, but I remember seeing a 20/20 or a 50/50 over on Harmony-Central for sale for like $500 I think it was.

There was also a Quad preamp on there for $500, but I'm sure it's gone by now.

[fireman257]

Well I lucked up found a mesa 50/50 and bought it only set me back $522.50 with shipping and all so looks like I am on the Mesa band wagon now lol hope it gets here soon cant wait to try it out. Hmmm guess I should order my speakers now also lol

[MrSandMan]

Well I lucked up found a mesa 50/50 and bought it only set me back $522.50 with shipping and all so looks like I am on the Mesa band wagon now lol hope it gets here soon cant wait to try it out. Hmmm guess I should order my speakers now also lol


Great score man. Congrats :2thumbups:

[fireman257]

Wounder what tubes will be best in it JJ's or Groove or the factory Mesa tubes or some other brand I know I want clean tubes that don't break up to early I will let my preamp do all the breaking up lol any thoughts on this anyone. It has 4-6L6's and 3-12AX7's

[MrSandMan]

I don't like Groove Tubes so much. I do like JJ and Mesa labelled tubes (which I read are Sovtek). And I like Sovtek. --Though there are some 'budget' Sovtek that make people dislike the Sovtek.

[ninja636]

Hey man, maybe this will help?

http://thetubestore.com/accessories.html

Check out the whole website it helped me make a tube decision and I don't even have my amp yet. I think I'm gonna go with the Tung-Sols.

[fireman257]

I looked at that site before I bought the amp lol if I get any tubes ( which I am sure I will ) cause I don't like Groove tubes that much either I will more then likely get the JJ's or Phillips they had the high ratings on harmonics and clarity but now to also decide if I want low numbers or high guess I will wait and see what numbers are in it now and see how soon they breakup and go from there if I can tell what numbers they are lol.

[snapascrew]

the one with gold is the newer one. blue one is older. but the old one sounds better.