The heart of Boogie amps are the ever elusive and mysterious Vacuum Tube. Legend, myth and some cold hard facts abound about these magic "tone" bottles. Although thought to be obsolete after the advent of the transistor, they refuse to relinquish their power grip in the area of tone generation. So popular are tube amps that the cost of tubes has increased dramatically over the past several years. This coupled with the closure of any domestic tube production has added to this price increase. To fill the supply demand several former Eastern Block nations were enlisted. Although this was a welcome solution, it has not been without pains. Ensuring uniform quality and performance has been a serious issue. Lucky for players MESA Engineering has maintained its commitment to quality in all aspects of vacuum tube technology. As a Boogie player, all one needs to do is get a set of Robo-Tube tested tubes and one is set. No worries about quality, sound, performance and least of all BIAS!!
Now one issue is that MESA offers a whole range of tube models. It can be daunting to figure out what is the right tube for you. Again MESA comes through with a chart to outline the various specs on their line of product. Read on and enjoy.
For more information on how tubes work, various tips and general information check out Svetlana, The Tube Store and Vacuum Tubes Inc.