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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Pleasant [mailto:]
>
> I've got some questions about this stuff too.. Tubes
> go for pretty cheap, but what's this about rebiasing?
> Does that cost a lot of money and what exactly does
> that do? Also where do you recomend purchasing NOS
> tubes?
>
>
Hi, I am certainly not an expert, perhaps Dick Messick or someone else can
chime in here. Rebiasing, as explained to me, is kind of like setting the
idle on your car. It is only done on power tubes. I think the goal is to get
a set of power tubes to play together nicely. Sometimes you see tubes sold
as a set and if you install them together no rebiasing is needed (because
the manufacturer feels these tubes have "close enough" characteristics). To
confuse you worse, some tubes don't need rebiasing. If the tubes aren't
adjusted right to work as a set, they can draw too much current and burn
out, or even take out your transformer too.
Check this page out. You can buy NOS tubes from them, plus they have lots of
FAQs and links to other tube sites. I've seen these guys recommended on the
Fender Forum. If you poke around on here long enough you may find some
answers.
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