I'd certainly not use the drive channel on my HRD for anything than a slightly dirty clean sound. Pedals for the rest. Though the Bassbreaker versions of the Hotrods with EL38 valves (lower powered amps) and EL34 valves (higher powered amps) in sound a lot better when driven.
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
I've been really getting into the sound of EL 34 power valves, my Marshall amp uses four of them (Groove Tubes branded EL 34) to produce something like 100 Watts of audio power, a good mate of mine seems to prefer 6L6, KT66, and EL84 power valves, the 6L6 power valve has a more "American" sound to it whereas the EL 34 power valve has a more "British" sound, the EL 84 power valve can be though of as a lower powered version of the EL 34 (they are both Pentodes), and the 6V6 is like a lower powered 6L6 (both are Beam-Power Tetrodes), the Pentode and Beam-Power Tetrode incorporate different ways of eliminating a shortcoming of the Tetrode valve.
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